Tonight, I write to affirm the greatness of Meatfest, not because of the size of our meat, or the power of our marinades, nor the blousness of our attire; our pride is based on a very simple premise, started by the quest of our MF forefathers: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all Meatfestians are created equal.”

There have been others in Montauk, who have been preying on your fear. These spin masters and negative ad peddlers envision a Meatfest torn; a Meatfest divided, between clicks and factions, lovers and x-lovers, friends and enemies. They prey on these fears, trying to convince you that the only solution is to cut back our Meatfest ambitions. They try to persuade you that their message is “bringing us back” to a time where Meatfest values were upheld.

I say, I have never felt more confident that the B.U.M has every intention of not just upholding, but strengthening the values of Meatfest.

I say to them tonight, there is not your Meatfest and my Meatfest, there is only our Meatfest—a United Meatfest of Montauk. There’s not your x-boyfriend and my x-girlfriend, there is just our friends. There is not your guest, and my guest there is just our guests.

Meatfestians, tonight, if you feel the same energy that I do, if you feel the same urgency that I do, if you feel the same passion that I do, if you feel the same hopefulness that I do, if we do what we must do, then I have no doubt that you will join me, and stand with The Brotherhood for a United Meatfest.

“E pluribus unum” – out of one, many.

May the Blous be with you.

God Blous Meatfest.