Oh, my God, yes. We can't live without them -- the place will die. We are trying to attract younger people, then talk them into joining.

It wasn't pandemonium, just a whole bunch of people having a good time.

If people stay away from the big ones, we hope it will do something. We're trying to get the word out, that's all we can do.

That was the worm on the hook. We'll make contact with them one-on-one for more serious conversations later; let's show them a good time now.

I was about 10 yards from the explosion, trying to move people back. I took shrapnel in my left shoulder and my left leg.

God willing we'll have nearly 200 people there. We are trying to showcase what we do and get more support.