# The family business: Market Distribution Specialists, Inc (1984-2012) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 18, 2020, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-business-market-distribution-specialists-inc-1984-2012/923289 "2020-10-18T23:39:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 33
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2021, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-business-market-distribution-specialists-inc-1984-2012/923289/33 "2021-11-02T05:30:31Z")
Y’all have been patient enough, and with the project undergoing a hiatus until the beginning of the year (well, the interviews and such) because of the death of John Knapp, I went ahead and published a teaser: > [@The Campground (A MDS story)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-campground-a-mds-story/953669): > > Authors note: This is a companion piece to [this thread about my family business](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-business-market-distribution-specialists-inc-1984-2012/923289). It can be read as a stand alone, or in conjunction with the original thread. I’m placing it as its own thread because, frankly, I want a wider audience than would be allowed if this were post 35 in a thread which hadn’t been bumped in 4 months. This is a story about my maternal grandparents, who feature very prominently throughout the first third of the MDS project, and whose spirit infuses the entire journey. Not … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-family-business-market-distribution-specialists-inc-1984-2012/923289)._