$inz, the reason cgchat has to vote from 30+ logos is because none of them are as ICONIC or powerful as ol' Greentooth. hawken did a great job with him last year, and as much as I liked my submission, the smiley is more fun and iconic.
thanks vig, no worries. i have actually gotten tons of thank you so much pm's its very encouraging.. and switching teams wasnt even orginaly my idea, but there are a few of us that feel like we need to level the playing field a bit.. all in good fun..