A MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER
2 020! I don’t think I need to talk too much about this year. I’d just like to extend my warmest wishes to you and to your loved ones, giving thanks for your continued support. The TNT family has much for which we are grateful. The close of 2020marks the end of our 37th year in publication, and this achievement is a credit to our team that has worked tirelessly to make TNT the best Toy Group Publication in the industry. Year after year, Top Notch Toys has gotten better because we continuously challenge the possibilities of who we are and what we can do. This year, however, has been a particularly hard year. We lost our Editor In Chief, Joseph Neil McGinnis. Special person like Joe can never be replaced. But the rest of us who are here can and will get better (not just to continue the quality of our magazine, but to make it even better.) Personally, whenever I’ve lost someone who has been really close to me, I don’t collapse. If anything, I try to add all of their strengths to my own, so that they are always present. Of course, this is an almost impossible task, but I try. After all, the best we can do is try! Joe, you will be missed, but you will never be forgotten. Bonnie, I and rest of our TNT family will make you proud. I have said that I won’t talk much about 2020, but I must say how impor- tant it is for us to be with everyone who has been deeply affected by the pandemic, I am truly sorry, but please stay strong. This too will pass. Our history tells us this is true, and our history has always been right. I’d like to offer my sincerest appreciation to our clients and readers, and to our hardworking staff and talented contributors, for making our suc- cess possible. I couldn’t be more thankful, nor could I be more excited about the plans we have for next year and for the opportunity to continue to serve ALL OF YOU. May you and your family enjoy the happiness of the holidays and the very best at the year-end shows. See you at a show site near you!
Yours Sincerely,
AJ ARAPOVIC, OWNER & PUBLISHER
16 • T op N otch T oys , N ovember /D ecember 2020
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