Six  months later, towards one of the last issues on Internet Underground,  "Bert is Evil!" was included in the "Weird Wide Web".  I was so happy! I got what I wanted. I was so content with my life  I could have died the next day and it would still be ok.

But  this is where the horror started... After the article in IU and some  other publications and mention in Radio Talk Shows, "Bert is  Evil!" started gaining a following of people who needed to be  fed new images and stories. I couldn't stop now. I had to continue.

Around  this time submissions for inclusion into the archive started coming  in. Many were funny, most were done well but few stood out. Some of  the better contribution came from Victor J. Zuylen, N. Ross Gilbert,  Wout Reinders and Jasper Hulshoff Pol. I posted their works along  side the ones I did. This was a big help because I was running out  of ideas for the site.

Around  December of '97 an email came in announcing that "Bert is Evil!"  was nominated for the Webby Awards, and it was gonna be held in San  Francisco, I invited all the contributors to join me to see our chances  at the award but only Wout and Jahupo could make it.

We  met up in San Fran, me from the Philippines and Jahupo and Wout from  the Netherlands. We had tons of fun walking around for three days  then the big night came. Our website won "Weirdest Website"  and the "People's Voice Award"

With  all the recognition this site has gotten, we are still wondering when  the Children's Television Workshop will sue us.

This  website was such an experience from the day I first started it. It's  been a fun 3 years. Thank you for the support.