Good times and free Grog

Yes, its the our seventh birthday today! Its hard to imagine, but it's exactly seven years since Skyfox first made the site to practise his HTML skills. Two new games, several revised designs and a near death experience later, and The Monkey Island SCUMM Bar is still going strong!

Except, er, when I say exactly seven years ago, I really mean seven years and one month. In all the hustle and bustle of coming back after the hacking fiasco, the precise date may have slipped our minds, but we reckon one year and one month birthdays are more fun anyway.

To celebrate, the ultra talented Dan Lee has kindly drawn us a piece of birthday fan-art for our optical pleasure. Its fantastic work as always, especially since he only had a days notice in which to do it in. Ahem.

Lastly, thanks to all those who have helped us get where we are today, including you, the Monkey Island fans for visiting the site over the past few years. Heres to another seven!

Update: We've added some more birthday art from staff members Thrik and Flamestrike.

Comment from Gabez

I really can

Posted Oct 17, 2003

Comment from PTDC

That looks rushed. I'm sure thrik's would have been much better ;) Happy Birthday. CRETINS! And I mean that in the nicest possible way.

Posted Oct 17, 2003

Comment from The Huz

So er, how do I claim my free grog? Where are the good times? Shouldn't they be killing me or something? This is all a big con, isn't it? Am I going to stop asking questions? Who knows? Who are you, what am I doing here? Leave me alone.

Posted Oct 17, 2003

Comment from Gabez

THAT'S the spirit. ;D

Posted Oct 17, 2003

Comment from MrManager

I think it's more like two games and seven designs later, but who's counting? Excellent Dan Lee stuff!

Posted Oct 17, 2003

Comment from Thrik

Nah PTDC, mine was just cartoony shit. Dan Lee = God.

Posted Oct 17, 2003

Comment from LucasTones

Yippi-dee-yay! 7 Whole years! Why its older than the weakest link. Ye Gods! Such a site and people actually visit it. Its like a mad wet dream where you realise you haven't packed any KY. Ah well, what can you do.

Posted Oct 17, 2003

Comment from Herman Toothdecay

man, this site has really grown up... and shut down... and re-formed... and grown up some more... and shut down... and re-made... and crashed... and re-done... and crashed... and ended... and resurrected... and re-done... and its growing up! =)

Posted Oct 17, 2003

Comment from Jayel

Thrik, your cartoon is hilarious! Hehehe, the cake is shaped like a '6'...

edit: btw Gabez, '1 day' was put in just in case you couldn't check your e-mail until the next day.
Plus I think it's funnier.
:D

Posted Oct 18, 2003

Comment from Tyraa Rane

Happy seventh (and one month...and one day...) birthday! Love the drawings, Dan and Thrik..."previously owned cakes" indeed...

Now, um, where's this free grog you mentioned...?

Posted Oct 18, 2003

Comment from Gabez

Heh yeah, I guessed that the might have been the case. I agree it's even funnier though. ;D

Posted Oct 18, 2003

Comment from Paco

Happy Birthday Scummbar!
Great artwork as always Dan :)

Posted Oct 18, 2003

Comment from Blondebeard

Yeah, happy birthday "The Monkey Island SCUMM Bar" and congrats Dan Lee for such a great artwork!

Posted Oct 18, 2003

Comment from Flamestrike

YAY Happy Birthday site I never get news to update it first because I'm not on in the morning! Er- SCUMM Bar. I wants my grog. GROG! *goes behind the bar of the said SCUMM Bar and passes out all the grog* GROG FOR ALL!

Posted Oct 18, 2003

Comment from Pedgey

I sincerely wish you all a crappy birthday, and I hope that the site doesnt live to see number 8.

Posted Oct 18, 2003

Comment from Gabez

Oh Pedgey, you do make us chortle!

Posted Oct 18, 2003

Comment from Captain Andy

Hope you had a crappy sort of psuedo-ish birthday-type celebration...and enjoyed it. And I slobbered all over my computer screen when I saw the birthday artwo-uhhh, forgive me, it's been one of those days.

Happy Birthday!

Posted Oct 18, 2003

Comment from supermax666

sincerly....for 7 years i tought there would be more celebrations! But i must say: Happy Birthday Scummbar and i wish you will be there to announce Monkey Island 56!! And please: no more joke about closing that wonderful site! I dont want anymore heart attacks!

Posted Oct 19, 2003

Comment from Gabez

Hehe. We'll do something big for our 10th. ;D

And Captain Andy - originally I had "a piece of birthday fan-art for you to drool over", but for some reason I changed it.

Posted Oct 19, 2003

Comment from Dalixam

Happy birthday Scumm Bar!

Posted Oct 20, 2003

Comment from Haggis

Congratuladations.

Posted Oct 20, 2003

Comment from Strutter

Very much Happy birthday SCUMM bar!
i really like this site.

Posted Oct 20, 2003

Comment from Morto

GROG GROG GROG.

I mean happy birthday.

Posted Oct 21, 2003

Comment from GregD

Happy bday Scummbar looking foward to another 7YRS 1 month and 1 day ;)

Posted Oct 24, 2003