Welcome to the June issue, the annual show issue for JCK Las Vegas! As always, this year’s edition reflects the excitement around the JCK show, with nearly 250 pages packed with terrific editorial and stunning ads. It follows fast on the heels of JCK’s May issue, which rocked a 330-page portfolio!I’m so proud of the success of JCK. When I first took this position in 2004, there were five industry trades, each running thousands of ad pages annually. Despite the fact that JCK falls squarely into a trifecta of industries that have seen their share of challenges—trade publications, print magazines, and jewelry sold at independent retailers have all taken a hit in recent years—we are still here and still producing beautiful, vital, informative, and entertaining content.O captain! During April’s AGS Conclave in New Orleans, Omi Gems’ Manos Phoundoulakis, Vic, and I had a memorabl