diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index f08dc3b..d2cbc5f 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ var customUsage = func() {
 	fmt.Println("")
 	fmt.Println("EXAMPLES:")
 	fmt.Println("")
-	fmt.Println(os.Args[0] + "--hostname test.hostname.wit.com")
+	fmt.Println(os.Args[0] + " --hostname test.hostname.wit.com")
 	fmt.Println("")
 }
 
@@ -128,31 +128,14 @@ func parseConfig(defaultConfig string) {
 	// always override the debugging flag from the command line
 	config.Set("debugging", *debugging)
 
-	for _, addr := range config.Strings("arr1") {
-		log.Println("addr =", addr)
-	}
-
-	map1 := config.StringMap("map1")
-	fmt.Printf("%#v\n",map1)
-
-	log.Println(config.String("map1.key1.jwc1"))
-
 	for account, _ := range config.StringMap("cloud") {
 		port	:= config.String("accounts." + account + ".port")
 		proto	:= config.String("accounts." + account + ".proto")
 		hostname := config.String("accounts." + account + ".hostname")
-		fmt.Println(account, hostname, port, proto)
+		log.Println(account, hostname, port, proto)
 	}
 
 	if (config.String("nogui") == "true") {
 		log.Println("DO NOT DISPLAY THE GUI")
 	}
-
-	if (config.String("debugging") == "true") {
-		log.Println("ENABLE DEBUG", config.String("debugging"))
-		log.Println("ENABLE DEBUG", config.Bool("debugging"))
-	} else {
-		log.Println("DISABLE DEBUG", config.String("debugging"))
-		log.Println("DISABLE DEBUG", config.Bool("debugging"))
-	}
 }
diff --git a/eventChannel.go b/eventChannel.go
index fa4abe3..3ba1515 100644
--- a/eventChannel.go
+++ b/eventChannel.go
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ func processEvents() {
 		if (currentMessage.Type == pb.Event_DEMO) {
 			log.Println("processEvents() do Event DEMO")
 		} else {
+			log.Println("processEvents() NEW PROTOBUF")
 			gui.Data.State = "NEW PROTOBUF"
 		}
 		log.Println("processEvents() END on channel")
diff --git a/gorilla.go b/gorilla.go
index 5de8225..30626d5 100644
--- a/gorilla.go
+++ b/gorilla.go
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ import pb "git.wit.com/wit/witProtobuf"
 
 var gorillaConn *websocket.Conn
 
-func readGorillaConn(conn *websocket.Conn) {
+func gorillaReadProtobuf(conn *websocket.Conn) {
 	for {
-		log.Println("gorilla START readGorillaConn()", time.Now())
+		log.Println("gorilla START gorillaReadProtobuf()", time.Now())
 		mytype, message, err := conn.ReadMessage()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Println("read:", err)
@@ -29,25 +29,28 @@ func readGorillaConn(conn *websocket.Conn) {
 			if (err != nil) {
 				log.Printf("readConn() something fucked up happened in Unmarshal")
 			}
-			log.Printf("readGorillaConn() successfully read protobuf from gorilla websocket")
+			log.Printf("gorillaReadProtobuf() successfully read protobuf from gorilla websocket")
 			addEvent(protobufMsg)
 		} else {
 			log.Printf("recv: %s", message)
 			// log.Printf("type, err = ", mytype, err)
 		}
 		time.Sleep(time.Second)
-		log.Println("gorilla END readGorillaConn()", time.Now())
+		log.Println("gorilla END gorillaReadProtobuf()", time.Now())
 	}
 }
 
-func gorillaSendProtobuf() {
+func gorillaSendProtobuf(msg *pb.Event) {
+	log.Println("gorillaSendProtobuf() START", time.Now())
 	if (gorillaConn == nil) {
 		log.Println("gorillaSendProtobuf() gorillaConn == nil")
 		log.Println("Need to re-open connection here")
 		return
 	}
+	/*
 	msg := pb.CreateSampleEvent()
 	msg.Name = "test echo over gorilla websocket"
+	*/
 	data, _ := proto.Marshal(msg)
 	err2 := gorillaConn.WriteMessage(websocket.BinaryMessage, data)
 	if err2 != nil {
@@ -93,7 +96,7 @@ func gorillaDial(hostname string) {
 			gorillaConn = conn
 
 			// handle inbound messages on the channel
-			readGorillaConn(conn)
+			gorillaReadProtobuf(conn)
 			closeGorillaConn()
 		}
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5dd4304..9f20468 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import "runtime/debug"
 import "github.com/gookit/config"
 import "github.com/gobuffalo/packr"
 
+// import "github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
+import pb "git.wit.com/wit/witProtobuf"
+
 import "git.wit.com/wit/gui"
 
 var GITCOMMIT	string	// this is passed in as an ldflag
@@ -155,8 +158,9 @@ func buttonClick(b *gui.ButtonMap) {
 		}
 		if (b.Note == "SHOW") {
 			log.Println("\tTRIGGER DISPLAY ACCOUNT")
-			gui.Data.State   = "READ WEBSOCKET"
+			gui.Data.State   = "SEND WEBSOCKET"
 			gui.Data.AccNick = b.AccNick
+			count := 0
 			for {
 				log.Println("Sleep() in buttonClick() gui.Data.State =", gui.Data.State)
 				time.Sleep(200 * time.Millisecond)
@@ -178,6 +182,13 @@ func buttonClick(b *gui.ButtonMap) {
 					}
 					return
 				}
+				count += 1
+				if (count > 10) {
+					log.Println("ERROR: waited too long for a resposne")
+					currentMessage = nil
+					gui.Data.State = "done"
+					return
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		if (b.Note == "BMATH") {
@@ -229,14 +240,21 @@ func watchGUI() {
 			log.Println("\tTRIGGERING BMATH HERE")
 			log.Println("\tTRIGGERING BMATH HERE")
 			log.Println("\tTRIGGERING BMATH HERE")
-			gorillaSendProtobuf()
+			event := pb.MakeGetEvent()
+			gorillaSendProtobuf(event)
 		}
-		if (gui.Data.State == "READ WEBSOCKET") {
+		if (gui.Data.State == "SEND WEBSOCKET") {
 			log.Println("\tTRIGGERING WEBSOCKET HERE on AccNick =", gui.Data.AccNick)
 			log.Println("\tTRIGGERING WEBSOCKET HERE on AccNick =", gui.Data.AccNick)
 			log.Println("\tTRIGGERING WEBSOCKET HERE on AccNick =", gui.Data.AccNick)
+
+			event := pb.MakeGetEvent()
+			event.Token = config.String("accounts." + gui.Data.AccNick + ".token")
+			log.Println("\tTRIGGERING WEBSOCKET HERE with event.Token =", event.Token)
+
 			if (gui.Data.AccNick == "bmath") {
-				gorillaSendProtobuf()
+				gorillaSendProtobuf(event)
+				gui.Data.State = "READ PROTOBUF"
 			} else {
 				gui.Data.State = "NEW PROTOBUF"
 			}
diff --git a/resources/test.json b/resources/test.json
index 35502a3..9b2564b 100644
--- a/resources/test.json
+++ b/resources/test.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 			"hostname": "v000185.testing.com.customers.wprod.wit.com",
 			"username": "bmath@wit.com",
 			"port": 9000,
+			"token": "eyJhbGciOiJFUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ4IjoyLCJyIjoiIiwiY3NyZiI6Ik9rR0JWenphV2cxQjVlN0R5YjRXSzIyWCIsImV4cCI6MTU1OTE4NTc1MiwiaXNzIjoid2l0Iiwic3ViIjoiYm1hdGhAd2l0LmNvbSJ9.vdOAXyt3VIovqEIbivgt6upqR8glZv2UdzFcyudzCmGV-msdZWi_9TZaATyQMxEaVD3K6gRunakyOWK0jw4xxeDUbQym86IKMU2UOjp0tN0z72OmH822NmQ8_AgWiKNI",
 			"proto": "tcp"
 		},
 		"jcarr": {
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
 			"username": "jcarr@wit.com",
 			"port": 3333,
 			"proto": "tcp",
+			"token": "eyJhbGciOiJFUzM4NCIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ4IjoyLCJyIjoiIiwiY3NyZiI6Ik9rR0JWenphV2cxQjVlN0R5YjRXSzIyWCIsImV4cCI6MTU1OTE4NTc1MiwiaXNzIjoid2l0Iiwic3ViIjoiYm1hdGhAd2l0LmNvbSJ9.vdOAXyt3VIovqEIbivgt6upqR8glZv2UdzFcyudzCmGV-msdZWi_9TZaATyQMxEaVD3K6gRunakyOWK0jw4xxeDUbQym86IKMU2UOjp0tN0z72OmH822NmQ8_AgWiKNI",
 			"rows": 18
 		},
 		"jcarr2": {