BREAKING NEWS---Rural, Missouri. 

Today, The ATB reaches its 1000 hit. Sure , some are bots but hey, it almost counts.   I would like to thank  the little people who helped along the way.. ..I almost said ME. (cause I'm short)  Thanks to the ones that support this oddysey, or at least let it go. Everyone else can sit on a ....hmm. Not sure I can say that.    Everyone else can "pound sand".

With a THOUSAND hits in the bag, I am sure I will be moving to the Castskills and doing standup (between movies, of course)  for the rest of my life. ah, bright lights and big cities....

Enjoy your day and your success. 

-Mark Burkenbine

Editors note: at 11:11 The ATB breached the 1000 hit level.  Mark Burkenbine , the man who practically is the ATB  had this to say , "yea...we made it. 1000 hits. Confetti, ticker tape parades...promotional tours. Another couple thousand hits and I am practically a church. Bring on the false idolatry. That's where the money is."