He was associated with POE-Red by way of Seanbaby, and owned the X-Entertainment forums, from which I can count at least a half dozen active POETV contributers as original members, if not very good, close, personal friends.

I could have sworn I commented on this, but for some reason it didn't show up. I've been a fan of Matt since the X-E days, and I'm happy to learn others here are too. I'd also like to point out that the Purple Stuff Podcast is great.