John said:

AHEM, everybody, can I have your attention please...If anybody is in the sideroom, please ask them to come out....Anybody outside smoking?

As most of you know, the last few years have not been the best ones of my life. But there are some aspects of those times that have been truly wonderful. I have many of you to thank for helping me through some times that I would not wish on anyone. As they say, in every cloud there is a silver lining, and you all are part of that lining. Of course there is someone who is a silver cloud all by her self, and of course I mean Joanne. As I introduced her to all of you, my friends and family, you all to a person, told me how wonderful you thought she was. So much so that I was fond of saying that I thought you all liked her better than you liked me. Well, I have to say that I think she is pretty wonderful too. In fact, I think she is so wonderful, that I have asked her to marry me, and she has foolishly accepted.