2/7/97 "Hey Deb! Well, I have finally found the site that I have been waiting for for a long time! I, like many other of your other visitors, have a passion for Joe. I miss him so much that I do not even watch football (hardly) any more. I have his rookie card, and it is my prized posession. My office is a shrine to Joe.

Funny story: You know how Joe is the spokes model for Hanes? Well, at the local Wal-Mart there was a big display of him wearing a nice grey sweat suit, and I begged the lady to let me have it when they took the display down. She told me that when the display was taken down, it would be crushed before she would be able to salvage it for me. I begged a little more, and she went over to it and took it down to give me Joe. I was thrilled, my husband was not! Actually, my husband buys me Joe stuff. My big Christmas gift last year was his book in hard back- autographed. I almost fainted! Anyway, I love your site and plan to visit often.....great job! Sincerely," Roni Lewis-Cripple

Hi Roni! I've seen two different wall size pictures of Joe at Wal-Mart. They are gorgeous! I tried to talk to the managers, too, but no luck. They wouldn't do it for me. The best I could do was speak to the Coors Distribution Center in Anaheim, and they gave me a full size cardboard standup of Joe from his promotion for Coors. You might give them a call and ask to speak to the manager, and if you pay the shipping, I bet they'll give you one, too. Roni, it was great to hear from you!! Please keep in touch.

2-1-97 "Hello Debbie. I just finished touring your Montana website. It's very well put together. Being a Niner fan, it was enjoyable to view. I am curious about a few things...Are you a Niner fan or a just a Montana fan? Secondly, I noticed you have several links. I am trying to find someone that has a copy of the SF/Dallas catch game on video. Would you know anyone from your links who would sell a copy. Lastly, I am curious how someone would go about creating there own website. Thanks for any info you can supply." - John Murphy.

I'm a Montana fan first. I got disgusted when the Niners let go of Joe over Steve Young, so I followed Joe over to the Chiefs. But I still root for the Niners. As for game tapes, I don't know anyone offhand. However, you might try lurking around the Dallas Cowboys sites and see if you have any takers. Now for a quick lesson on "how to write a web page."

I wrote all of my html code from scratch. This is not to say I didn't look at how other pages were written. If you are a WordPerfect person, it would make sense to you to say "It's just like formatting in reveal codes, only with different commands." Every web page starts with an "html" command and ends with an "/html" command. Every command you give your page has a beginning and an ending command (what ever you turn on, you have to turn off). This is just the very basic stuff. I would suggest looking at other people's source code for their pages to get an idea on how they have theirs set up. I use Netscape 3.0. When a page has completely loaded on your browser, click on "view," and then click on "document source," and you will see how the page was written. I apologize if this is very cryptic. There is a lot to learn about it, but once you understand the concept, it's very easy. Search on the net for "how to write html" and read their instructions. Then get a good ftp uploading program like "CuteFTP" to upload to the server. I hope I haven't confused you more or discouraged you. Good luck!

Hi Jeff! Thanks for the high praise! I'm not sure of the picture, but I will keep a look out for it. If I can locate it, I'll email you back. And if you ever run into something you'd like to see put on the page, let me know. Take care!

1-28-97 "Hey Debbie! I loved your Joe Montana site. Great to see that so many people appreciate 'The Greatest' QB of all time. I followed football with a passion during his years at San Fransisco and Kansas City, when he retired my interest waned, football just wasn't the same without him. Probably the most poignant football memory I have was when the Giants beat the 49ers for the 1990 NFC Championship (the year SF were going for the ThreePeat), Joe was knocked out of the game, and the 49ers crumbled. I was so gutted that I had to sit in my car for an hour before I could drive home. Other images that spring to mind include 'The Catch' and the drive that won Superbowl XXIII against the Bengals. Also going to San Fransisco just after Joe left for the Chiefs and finding the sports shops there full of Kansas City #19 Shirts!! Again well done on your site, it's brought back a lot of memories." - Robin Munt

Thanks, Robin, for your kind words.

1/28/97 "Debbie, It's so nice to see that there is someone else out there that appreciates Joe Montana like I do. I also have my entire work area covered with Joe Montana and of course the KC Chiefs!!! I am from a small town outside of Kansas City. I have always been a Joe Montana fan and a 49er's fan. So you can imagine the joy in my house when I heard that Joe signed with the KC Chiefs. I, too, have always dreamed of meeting Joe. I even went as far as to attend a SUCCESS 96 siminar in KC put on by Peter Lowe. I had wounderful seats and was only about 20 feet away from Joe. Believe me I was in HEAVEN. I took an entire roll 36 pictures just of him, however, none of the pictures came out. Maybe some day I will get a chance to meet him and have a picture taken with him and my 2 kids. My son who is age 6 has been able to tell people who Joe Montant is since he could talk. My daughter who is 3 1/2 also knows but doesn't care. My husband on the other hand is a John Elway fan, imagine being in my household. Well I am sure you receive alot of e-mail so I will let you get to the rest. Good Luck on meeting Joe, believe me if I ever get the chance I will send him your way. Your web site is wounderful and you have a lovely family. Best to you always." - Cheryl Whited, Centerview, Missouri

Cheryl, I know exactly how you feel. You actually got to see him in person! I am sitting here typing with a big smile. Someday... we will both get to see him. These days, I am having to be satisfied with only seeing him on the Endurox commercials. My hubby is a Dan Marino fan. This week I've had to stay home because I had surgery on my foot last Friday. So between hopping around on crutches, I've had to have my foot propped up. But my remote for the VCR was nearby, so I watched my two Joe Montana videos. Recently I was very lucky to be able to get my personalized license plate for my firebird, it says SF16 FAN. (Somebody already had KC19 FAN. Oh, and by the way, if you can contact your nearest Coors Brewery Distribution Center, call them and ask if you can have the 6 foot standup cardboard photo of Joe. I have one in my office, and it is great! I hope you can get one. If you don't have any near you, try calling the Coors Distribution Center in Anaheim, California, and ask to speak to the manager. I bet if you pay the postage, he will ship one to you. He gave me one a few months ago. Anyway, thank you so very much for emailing me! Keep in touch!

1-18-97 "I am very impressed with your tribute to my hero JOE MONTANA, I didn't have a lot time to go through everthing in this tribute. but with what I saw on here there is no beter man or football player you could have done this for.I have been a very big fan for a long time I remember watching a game in the early 80's and could not belive a man could play with all of that passion and drive to win a game for his team. I love fighting with my friends about who the best quarterback is, they say Aikman or Young, but they don't even hold a candle to his talent. thank you for the opportunity to see this this tribute on JOE MONTANA." - L.A. Williams

Keep coming back. I'll add new items. Take care!

1-18-97 "Hey! Great Web site. I totally enjoy what you did with Joe's image. You are the best joe montana website I have seen so far and I've seen all of them. Just wanted to congratulate you and let you know I'm putting a link to your website on mine." - Ander Vazquez

Thanks, Ander. I'll be sure to check out your site soon.

1-4-97 "Visiting this site for the first time I fell in love all over again. I am getting married in August and want Joe to come to the wedding (it's the closest I can come to marrying him). "Look for your invitation in the mail, Joe!" Thank you, Debbie, for this wonderful site." - Christine Collins, Barberton, Ohio.

Congratulations, Christine! I'll cross my fingers, and maybe he'll see this!

1-3-97 "Hey..Deb on the Web! Thanks for a great site !! Joe became a positive influence on me when he became the QB of the KC Chiefs. That signing also made me a KC fan for life, as much a 'Joe' fan. I just love the guy. NO ONE could toss the ball and find receivers like Joe. 'Doubt anyone ever will. I have MANY Joe cards, autographed and un-auto'd. I wish I had more walls for posters !! I was so sad when Joe hung-it-up at KC. I felt if he stayed, we would have been at the big one. At least we have him on tape and that GREAT MNF at Denver game. What a heart stopper !!" - Joseph Madajewski

Out of wall space? Sounds like you need to buy a bigger house!

1-2-97 "Congratulations on your homepage tribute to the greatest quarterback. I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area until recently and have been a 49'er fan since John Brodie was at the helm. I attended many games and met Joe several times. We were greatly privileged to see Joe play his entire career. I echo all the sentiments read on this page. The 49'rs will always be my team, but it will never be the same without Joe. Thanks very much for the hard work you put into this excellent tribute to an exceptional talent and a fine human being. Please email me the address to contact him. Keep up the great work!" - Ken Jones, Fort Bragg, CA

Ken, I'd be happy to forward Joe's email address at IMG. I envy you. Take care.

1-1-97 "Mom, this site is bitchen! I am at my friend's house, and we thought we would check out your site. The response from them was "Hey, Paul, this site is bitchen." Well, we better not take up your time." - Love, Paul

Thanks, sweetie. I love you. Did you finish your homework??!