Friends Not Forgotten

[Just Walkin']

With Robert Fuhrel's passing, I am reminded once again of the many friendships we've made here on rmd and how fragile life is. With Don Freeman's passing, we've now lost at least 2 group stalwarts in as many years, that we know of. This causes me to remember all the great posters who have passed here through the years and what may have happened to them. Off the top of my head, I wonder what happened to:

Pilgrim
ironhills
Mr. Jinx
bobette
frinjdwelr
treadleson
Bernie Woodham
Barbara
wilburslice
francois
Brother Jumbo
Martin (both)
poisoned rose
teferet
crazytimes
zigleveidtbshthoonk
red stranger
badlands
terry
johanna4ever
temporarilylikeachilles
mlebanc
maureen
monique
nicole menacci
golda
Jolene/The Hysterical Bride/Roach
keith

and many, many more I cannot recall without further research at this time.

[Willie]

I applaud you for including Poisoned Rose (great friend of Bruce the Bloomfield Buddy).

[Tim]

Poisoned Rose (Eric) was last spotted modeling himself for inclusion into Usenet's Mount Rushmore.

Whereas Nazi-(Bruce) was last spotted posting on Rec.Music.Beatles, composing yet another black recording artist "list" while licking James Brown's tombstone .. all at the behest of his cradle robbing dominatrix-girlfriend, DianeE.

[M. Rick]

On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 6:23:53 PM UTC-7, Tim wrote:
>all at the behest of his cradle robbing dominatrix-girlfriend, DianeE.

If a 90-year-old dates an 80-year-old, that's cradle robbing?

[Tim]

No, I'd inded have to cut them a break, so long as he still enjoys changing her diapers at the home where they'll be blissfully residing.

[DianeE]

"M. Rick" <insomn...@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:2f594c73-5703-47f4...@googlegroups.com...

> On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 6:23:53 PM UTC-7, Tim wrote:
>>all at the behest of his cradle robbing dominatrix-girlfriend, DianeE.
>
> If a 90-year-old dates an 80-year-old, that's cradle robbing?

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As Dorothy Parker once said in a different context, "They do these things so
well in France."

[RichL]

On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 7:21:25 PM UTC-4, Just Walkin' wrote:

> With Robert Fuhrel's passing, I am reminded once again of the many friendships we've made here on rmd and how fragile life is. With Don Freeman's passing, we've now lost at least 2 group stalwarts in as many years, that we know of. This causes me to remember all the great posters who have passed here through the years and what may have happened to them. Off the top of my head, I wonder what happened to:
>

<snip>

> Bernie Woodham

I was in contact with Bernie for a while through Facebook after he stopped posting here and in rec.music.beatles, but his participation in Facebook sort of fizzled out.

> poisoned rose

As I understand it, he still posts from time to time on other newsgroups. Not here, however, because we're all too stupid for him.

> temporarilylikeachilles

He's posted here on occasion over the past couple of years.

> Jolene/The Hysterical Bride/Roach

is Rachel, n'est ce pas?

[Tim]

On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 8:53:18 PM UTC-7, RichL wrote:
> On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 7:21:25 PM UTC-4, Just Walkin' wrote:
> > With Robert Fuhrel's passing, I am reminded once again of the many friendships we've made here on rmd and how fragile life is. With Don Freeman's passing, we've now lost at least 2 group stalwarts in as many years, that we know of. This causes me to remember all the great posters who have passed here through the years and what may have happened to them. Off the top of my head, I wonder what happened to:
> >
> <snip>
>

> > Jolene/The Hysterical Bride/Roach
>
> is Rachel, n'est ce pas?

For that matter, does Rachel even know Dolly Parton's become jealous of her?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWy5_H3xrUQ

[Rachel]

don't forget dave from dylancover who died in that horrible fire! :-/ :-(

[Just Walkin']

Which one?

[Willie]

On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 7:21:25 PM UTC-4, Just Walkin' wrote:

Some additions:

John Howells
Tumulty
Lloyd Fonvielle
Alan Fraser
Paul Bullens
Craig Jamieson
John Bauldie
Of course, Olof Bjorner

[gj]

Which one was/is the baseball player?

-GJ 2.1

[marcus]

Poisoned Rose left this ng years ago because he became tired of being shown up by everyone and Don's lists (which I enjoyed) annoyed the shit out of him.

He then began to prey upon posters in rec.music.beatles full time and left sometime late last summer because he and his giant ego weren't being appreciated enough (he had gone once before for awhile then returned because he thought RMB needed him to make the newsgroup good again).

Look for him to return to RMB. The criminal always returns to the scene of the crime.

[marcus]

On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 9:23:53 PM UTC-4, Tim wrote:

> Poisoned Rose (Eric) was last spotted modeling himself for inclusion into Usenet's Mount Rushmore.

That may be the funniest thing you've ever posted.

But, considering it's the only funny thing you've ever posted, Usenet is most grateful.

[Will Dockery]

On Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 7:21:25 PM UTC-4, Just Walkin' wrote:

"A toast to those who are gone." -Phil Ochs

[gj]

On Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:04:44 -0700 (PDT), marcus <marc...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>> I applaud you for including Poisoned Rose (great friend of Bruce the Bloomfield Buddy).
>
>Poisoned Rose left this ng years ago because he became tired of being shown up by everyone and Don's lists (which I enjoyed) annoyed the shit out of him.
>
>He then began to prey upon posters in rec.music.beatles full time and left sometime late last summer because he and his giant ego weren't being appreciated enough (he had gone once before for awhile then returned because he thought RMB needed him to make the newsgroup good again).
>
>Look for him to return to RMB. The criminal always returns to the scene of the crime.

What crime was that?

-GJ 2.1

[khematite]

A very good start. Speaking of crazytimes, in April 2011, he/she gifted us with this memorable list--even if I doubt the claim that it actually represents votes cast by the readers of and the posters to rmd. A lot of names here that I wouldn't want to see forgotten as rmd nears its 30th anniversary in July 2019.

crazytimes
04/12/2011

Gawd, not another non-scientific Top 100 list...

100 Greatest rec.music.dylan Posters of All Time - as voted by the
readers/posters of rec.music.dylan...

1. Hysterical Bride...
2. John Howells...
3. Peter Stone Brown...
4. Bill Pagel...
5. Dudley...
6. Seth Kulkick...
7. Martin...
8. Tif...
9. Don Freeman...
10. Mr. Jinx..
11. Just Walkin'...
12. Jumbo...
13. Patricia Jungwirth...
14 Linn Carpenter...
15. devoramuse...
16. Zuke...
17. Silvio...
18. Who Me...
19. Beppe...
20. CPyle...
21. Alan Fraser...
22. badlands...
23. GemJack...
24. Shiphour...
25. Dennis J Green...
26. Bentz Kirby...
27. warrenbarr...
28. YoJimBug...
28. frinjdweir...
29. Delia...
30. Glenn Cooper...
31. Bob Stacy...
32. Bob Meyer...
33. Peter Callas...
34. Jokerman...
35. John Henry...
36. Paul Sweeney...
37. KeithAnna...
38. Ken Wilson...
39. Timothy Herrick...
40. John Lettiere...
41. Pete Oppel...
42. Rib O'flavin...
43. TBone Frank...
44. Paul Williams...
45 WS Krispy...
46. Richard Feir...
47. KReilly...
48. Tumulty...
49. Frank...
50. PGPearson...
51. Sarah P. ...
52. Outfidel...
53. bobette...
54. Bob Gill...
55. Martin Blank...
57. musicaner...
58. Lloyd Fionville...
59. Martin Grossman...
60. LeoK...
61. Mr.Rick...
62. SilkUpholsteredChair...
63. poisoned rose...
64. Dale Houstman...
65. maxenglish...
66. Nate Smith...
67. Will Dockery...
68. Ragged Clown...
69. J Buck...
70. NotDarkYet...
71. Barbara...
72. Denis...
73. Bkindmoore...
74. Joe Cliburn...
75. Debra Lind...
76. Joe Bendik...
77. LonePIlgrim...
78. serveyerself...
79. Trev Gibb...
80. user00...
81. Alias...
82. JohnB...
83. Oumer Teyeb...
84. Wilbur Slice...
85. Gray Flannel Dwarf...
86. Bill Kawalec...
87. Bernie Woodham...
88. Janice ...
89. khematite...
90. St. Annie...
91. Babs...
92. Andodoug...
93. tom...
94. Ron Fowler...
95. crazytimes...
96. RockinghorseWinner...
97. 52stations...
98. rwalker...
99. Joey...
100. BobDylan...

[Just Walkin']

Thanks, man of ore, so many names I missed. Good names; great people.

I remember this list when crazytimes posted it. So many new ones to add since.

But I don't remember the group being such a rat's nest. Oh we had arguments, and the occasional shill would drop by to make us appreciate moderation. But such vitriol I don't remember. Do you?

[M. Rick]

On Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 2:39:03 PM UTC-7, Just Walkin' wrote:
> Thanks, man of ore, so many names I missed. Good names; great people.

Each of these people owe me six bucks. The executors of their estates can cut me a check.

[gj]

On Wed, 14 Jun 2017 14:39:01 -0700 (PDT), "Just Walkin'"
<kens...@gmail.com> wrote:

>But I don't remember the group being such a rat's nest. Oh we had arguments, and the occasional shill would drop by to make us appreciate moderation. But such vitriol I don't remember. Do you?

We're a reflection of our environment.

Time to leave the earth.

-GJ 2.1

[gj]

On Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:42:30 -0400, gj <geminij...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

It's driving me nuts. One guy that post somewhat regularly here years
ago was a pro minor league player somewhere. Khematite, help!

-GJ 2.1

[gj]

>>>and many, many more I cannot recall without further research at this time.
>>
>>Which one was/is the baseball player?
>>
>>-GJ 2.1
>
>It's driving me nuts. One guy that post somewhat regularly here years
>ago was a pro minor league player somewhere. Khematite, help!
>
>-GJ 2.1

J Buck!
http://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/buckjo01.shtml

-GJ 2.1

[stephanpi...@gmail.com]

Shalom & Erev tov...and this troll ranks with the two virulent Yehu'di haters who have called for our murder and silence. I would witness his cutting his tongue off, and silencing himself here.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
STEPHAN PICKERING / חפץ ח"ם בן אברהם
Torah אלילה Yehu'di Apikores / Philologia Kabbalistica Speculativa Researcher
לחיות זמן רב ולשגשג

THE KABBALAH FRACTALS PROJECT

[Tim]

Why must you keep forgetting that inside your "make believe world" realistic things are never quite as they seem for you.

[Tim]

Never realized your hopeless masochism was in such dire need for even more of PR's endless ass-reamings which you always joyfully took, vaseline free.

[khematite]

I was kind of thinking that that's who you were thinking of, but jbuck was pretty definitely not a baseball player. Tracked down an old post of his from 2008 where he said "Well, I went 2 for 3. A .667 batting average. If I was a baseball player I could make a pretty good living." That pretty much implies that he wasn't a baseball player.

Actually, a few people thought he might be the sportscaster Jack Buck. But he threw cold water on that one too. I think jbuck lived up in Maine and I seem to recall him taking a lot of flak for the crime of posting through WebTV.

[Just Walkin']

On Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 6:18:42 PM UTC-5, Gemini Jackson wrote:
> On Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:42:30 -0400, gj
> >>

> >>and many, many more I cannot recall without further research at this time.
> >
> >Which one was/is the baseball player?
> >
> >-GJ 2.1
>
> It's driving me nuts. One guy that post somewhat regularly here years
> ago was a pro minor league player somewhere. Khematite, help!
>
> -GJ 2.1

Are you sure you're not thinking of Bruce of the Lubinsky family (founders of Savoy Records)aka dogshit aka Bloomfield Buddy? He is/was an umpire and wrote extensively about baseball.

[Just Kidding]

After taxes and fees you're only going to get about two bucks a head,
you know.

[khematite]

Very hard to compare different times, particularly since the past tends to become vaguer in one's memory, while the present generally seems very stark, by comparison. In fact, I believe that one of the earliest forms of utopian thinking involved the Greek belief that there had been a Golden Age at the outset of mankind's history and then a steady deterioration coming up to the present.

It does seem to me that whatever vitriol we had here twenty years ago was more rooted in religious disputation than in politics, while the reverse is true today. We had some pretty intolerant religious fundamentalists back then, perhaps because we were closer to the time of Dylan's gospel phase, which resulted in the creation of a type of Dylan fan we see much less of these days--at least in these precincts.

Actually, the phenomenon that I find most curious nowadays is that of some rmd posters Who post regularly, but who seem to have very little (if any) interest at all in Dylan and regard it as bizarre that anyone else would have such an interest.

[luisb...@aol.com]

Nope. Sorry. One of the better additions to these threads...by a lot.

[M. Rick]

On Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 5:25:21 PM UTC-7, stephanpi...@gmail.com wrote:
> Shalom & Erev tov...and this troll ranks with the two virulent Yehu'di haters who have called for our murder and silence.

Unlike many RMD posters past, present and future, I haven't called for the murder of anyone.

>I would witness his cutting his tongue off, and silencing himself here.

That's very religious of you, but you still owe me six dollars.

[Will Dockery]

On Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 10:36:26 PM UTC-4, khematite wrote:
>
> Actually, the phenomenon that I find most curious nowadays is that of some rmd posters Who post regularly, but who seem to have very little (if any) interest at all in Dylan and regard it as bizarre that anyone else would have such an interest.

Those are the folks I try to avoid and ignore.

:)

[marcus]

It's very funny that you don't realize that I won most of those battles between Eric and myself...and why.

[marcus]

Oh please...I don't remember the exact topic or who the poster was that got the better of him, but he left RMD with his tail between his legs. And then went on to devote more time to telling RMB how smart he was and how glad the posters there should be that he graced them with his presence.

[Tim]

Okay, I get you, Marcus.And If you choose to remain deranged, that's fine with me.

[marcus]

What you don't realize, apparently, is that with Poisoned Rose, for most of our "discussions" from about 2001 on, I borrowed a technique from my hero, Muhammad Ali, that Ali used against George Foreman called "Rope-a-Dope". I would deliberately lean against the ropes while ole Eric punched himself out, totally frustrated and confused.

[Tim]

Indeed (I suppose) I just don't how could I have possibly forgotten those many days, you speak of, when the Sun rose in the West .. in your neck of the woods.

My bad, over and out.

[gj]

On Thu, 15 Jun 2017 09:29:04 -0700 (PDT), marcus <marc...@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>> Nope. Sorry. One of the better additions to these threads...by a lot.
>
>Oh please...I don't remember the exact topic or who the poster was that got the better of him, but he left RMD with his tail between his legs. And then went on to devote more time to telling RMB how smart he was and how glad the posters there should be that he graced them with his presence.

Reality is perception.

-GJ 2.1

[Janice]

On Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 7:36:26 PM UTC-7, khematite wrote:
.
> > > 88. Janice ...
> > > 89. khematite...

Clearly this is a bogus survey, I beat you in the standings, and that's just crazy.

...

> Actually, the phenomenon that I find most curious nowadays is that of some rmd posters Who post regularly, but who seem to have very little (if any) interest at all in Dylan and regard it as bizarre that anyone else would have such an interest.

True that. And/or, dislike him so completely.


~`~
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmWU2ZWNnFg

[khematite]

On Friday, 16 June 2017 13:15:48 UTC-4, Janice wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 7:36:26 PM UTC-7, khematite wrote:
> .
> > > > 88. Janice ...
> > > > 89. khematite...
>
> Clearly this is a bogus survey, I beat you in the standings, and that's just crazy.

Thanks for the kind words, Janice. But as all those Oscar-losing nominees say, "It's an honor just to have been nominated." And anyway, what's one notch in the standings between friends?

[Just Walkin']

You can have my spot; you deserve it more.

[nate]

On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 1:15:48 PM UTC-4, Janice wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 14, 2017 at 7:36:26 PM UTC-7, khematite wrote:
> .
> > > > 88. Janice ...
> > > > 89. khematite...

that was 6 years ago! 04/12/2011 it says.

- nate

[khematite]

Thanks, J.W., but I really don't feel as though we're in competition here. And as Nate points out, it's a six-year old list. In addition, I don't think it was ever really meant to be taken entirely seriously. I only reproduced it to jog our memories a bit about some illustrious past contributors to rmd.

[gj]

Wow. I rememebr when it was posted. I would have thought it was just
a few years ago. This is a rare case of usenet making me feel old.

-GJ 2.1

[Will Dockery]

I'm so old I consider 6-7 years to be recent.

:)

[Will Dockery]

Wasn't it just a list... we were not actually being ranked were we?

[marcus]

I consider 15 years to be recent!

[Grave Digger]

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fifteen minutes and it's old news

love and hate
nor

[nate]

On Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 10:14:51 AM UTC-4, Will Dockery wrote:
>
> Wasn't it just a list... we were not actually being ranked were we?

wasn't it ranked by the number of posts in rmd?

- nate

[Just Walkin']

I agree, khematite, but fwiw I think you've made some pretty good contributions here. I mean you help keep the historical record straight much the way frinjdwelr did when he visited this group. (I wonder what happened to him?)

But so many names I couldn't remember when I first posted! Thanks for the reminder.

[Willie]

No, that was this one, a response to K in that thread:

> But if it's quantity you're looking for, rather than mere quality:

> http://groups.google.com/group/rec.music.dylan/about

> All time
> 14251 Jolene
> 8978 Jolene
> 8441 Just Rachel
> 8099 reallyr...@shaw.ca
> 6660 Brother Jumbo
> 6105 vernon__bris...@hotmail.com
> 5623 Martin
> 5102 jbuc...@webtv.net
> 4471 Pilgrim
> 4428 Dr_dudley

> 30,000 posts from Rachel alone. Talk about your oeuvres!

Then there was an update to this "number of posts" list a couple of years ago, during a period in which Rachel had dropped out of sight for a while, in which Will had gained serious ground--he might have even reached an order of magnitude of Rache.

[Willie]

Sorry, a response *by* K in that thread. That link in K's post shows the most prolific active recent posters (luisb), and all-time (Rachel/Roach/Rachel; Will, you are next now).

[Tim]

~Like~ Now if I could only remember what I had for breakfast, this morning.:)

[Grave Digger]

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damn....I didn't make the list.
I've been here for many years under another name and a another address...
Sometime i guess around two thousand and something the NG was invaded with bullshit. I was addicted to trading....but all things must pass.

love and hate
ron

[gj]

On Sun, 18 Jun 2017 09:34:10 -0700 (PDT), marcus <marc...@yahoo.com>

...and then I remember how old you fuckers are.

It's a joke, I kid! Happy Father's Day everybody! <blows horn>

-GJ 2.1

[Tim]

Someone please pass these kind sentiments along to my beloved daughter, who four years ago, got herself diagnosed by her head doctor as having bi polar disorder. And as my just reward, she hasn't spoken a word to me, nor responded to my many inquiries as to her well being in over three three years of gruesome minimizing my very existence.

"Oh bla di, oh bla da - life goes on" - yeah right.

[marcus]

I am sorry to hear that.

[Tim]

TY, Marcus.

[Grave Digger]

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I was gonna send a Buddha quote....I figured I'd just say that you stay strong my brother

love
ron

[Tim]

I've no choice here, Ron. I now thrive on the strength this ordeal has slowly taught me.

TY noR - obmiT

[JD Chase]

GD, you don't seem to realize that some of your comments are really rather offensive! Your comments about Bernie and Elizabeth for example... they are heroes and role models, Imo... you don don't seem to realize that Trump, the man you seem to adore, is an ignorant idiot, a conman, a bully, a bigot, a buffoon, a narcisstic, a scumbag, a mendacious nutcase and monster- and those are his *good* qualities!

[Grave Digger]

On Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at 10:58:48 PM UTC-4, JD Chase wrote:
> GD, you don't seem to realize that some of your comments are really rather offensive! Your comments about Bernie and Elizabeth for example... they are heroes and role models, Imo... you don don't seem to realize that Trump, the man you seem to adore, is an ignorant idiot, a conman, a bully, a bigot, a buffoon, a narcisstic, a scumbag, a mendacious nutcase and monster- and those are his *good* qualities!

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so...I'm offensive and your not....It's the typical liberal point of view.You love free speech as long as its the language that you speak.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCbtX7IiX9A
If I feel that Trump is fucking up I'll drop the mother fucker like a
hot potato. And I don't give a shit what my neighbors may think....I never accepted any of their kool-aid even on a hot muggy day.
if you need a super hero you might want to go with chi cavera and the beard instead of bernie and Pocahontas.
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The communist countries are doing very well right now..and the land is cheap.
It's all about location,location,location.
LOVE AND HATE

GD

[marcus]

I have no problem with you saying anything you want, but you have to understand that when you say something offensive or stupid, you may be called on it.

[Grave Digger]

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I appreciate you being so kind as to extend those liberties to me and and I in return extend the same liberties to you. You have my number...just don't be too quick to dial it.

I love you my brother

Love And Hate

Nor

[Tim]

Offensive or stupid as decided by you, of course. Thus you yourself have just been called out for lying, yet again,as decided by me, your personal group moderator.

[marcus]

Ummm, in case you haven't noticed, it ain't me who is usually calling the Digger out...there are a few others.

[Tim]

In that case, know that I'm still waiting for you to cease using the term the term "others" and list the names and their pecking order within this group's leftist blitzkrieg, that often put upon the right at a 10 to 3 anti-Trump ratio.

Meanwhile I will relent by presuming that you, Marcus, were only allowed into their fold, here, to serve as your Commissar's group secretary. :)

[Grave Digger]

>
> > Ummm, in case you haven't noticed, it ain't me who is usually calling the Digger out...there are a few others.
>
> In that case, know that I'm still waiting for you to cease using the term the term "others" and list the names and their pecking order within this group's leftist blitzkrieg, that often put upon the right at a 10 to 3 anti-Trump ratio.
>
> Meanwhile I will relent by presuming that you, Marcus, were only allowed into their fold, here, to serve as your Commissar's group secretary. :)

====


that's just the way they operate
They want to get so far to the left of reason they sometimes wonder within a drunken daze and then creep too close to the edge of the boulevard.
One must always keep their eyes and mind open.

love and hate

ron(thx mit)


love and hate