I have a Somali cat named Lukas, and am extremely grateful to Alan Smith and Russ Crossman for their continued support of this endeavor. Sherri Grady is current Vice President. The club often refers to her when we have a memory lapse. As a member, you receive an official membership card, an exclusive photograph, a bumper sticker and four quarterly newsletters, The Springfield Journal, which feature exclusive interviews with the actors on the show. The interviews are always approved by the actors prior to printing.
Nothing is printed without their permission.
We try to interview new cast members as soon as possible and then re-interview them a couple of years later to see what has changed in their life from being on the show. The first Gathering was held in 1982 with a small group of cast members and their fans. It has grown each year since and we have had from 15 to 36 cast members attend various years. Fans attendance is approximately 500 and the price includes a sit down dinner, question and answer session, raffle for prizes, sometimes entertainment by the cast and finally a photograph and autograph session where you get to meet, talk to and get photographs of yourself with the cast. It is always a fun weekend enjoyed by fans as well as the cast who generously contribute their private time to spend the weekend with us, some of their most loyal and dedicated fans.