Starting form from Sub Main

[El-Phantasmo]

Ok I have an app and I want to be able to execute from command line and from GUI.

I created a sub main

  Public Shared Sub main()

    Dim args As String() = Environment.GetCommandLineArgs()
    Dim arg As String

    If args.GetUpperBound(0) = 0 Then
      ' load user interaction form
      Dim f As New frmNetStat()
      f.FormLoad()

    Else
      frmNetStat.GetCommandLineArgs()

      ' process arguments
      ' no visual display is necessary
    End If

  End Sub

  Public Sub FormLoad()
    lblStatus.Text = "Awaiting command..."
    g_strConnection = "connection info..."
' form shows up and then exits immediately
    Me.Show() 
  End Sub

however, the problem is it pops up the form and disappears w/o any type of input from the user

My sub main procedure is placed just below the
Public Sub New proc...
public sub form load is in the main part of the code
I did change the startup to be Sub Main and not the standard formload.

Any ideas