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[thanatos]

From: Cromwell (dc...@hobbes.itc.Virginia.EDU)
Subject: Slightly revised WnW

Newsgroups: alt.angst
Date: 1996/10/25

Who's Not Who on alt.angst

Last revised October 25, 1996.

Send additions & corrections to dc...@virginia.edu.

This is posted on a strict schedule of approximately whenever I feel
like it. An earlier version is available on Infopocalypse Now
(http://www.io.com/~therion), Therions home page. "Writings available"
can generally be accessed through the corresponding entry there.

Editor's Note: Membership in this list is no indication of your
writing talent, the coherence of your arguments, or your personal
worth. All it means is that someone noticed your postings, wrote a
blurb about you, and sent it to me. If you're bummed that you're
missing, do that, and I'll add you. (The original version of this was
by Duke, but Cromwell has since usurped the responsibility of keeping
it updated. I deleted a few people whom I didn't remember seeing
recently; whine, and I'll put you back on.)

Entries are in alphabetic order, by the name I associate with the
subject.

5150 (Ron Echeverri). ro...@netcom.com
(entry written by: duke william 5150 crystal)

Rarely seen anymore, but one of the originals. His posts were snotty,
funny, cynical, angry, angstful. Still lurks, but claims not to be
angstful since leaving Seattle in March, 1994. Reestablished alt.anger
last year, and immediately flamed theDavid there. Nothing like a good
trip
'round the block on the bandwagon.

Alex Johnston. rac...@scrg.cs.tcd.ie
(entry written by: alexj duke nuala)

Inherited Rachel Chalmers' (aka rage) flat, net account and sense of
pride. Tolerant of nearly everything except persistent assholism. 24
years old, reader/writer/actor in that order. Straight, ever since he
played a bisexual teenager. Refrains from flaming those more tortured
than himself, which he considers to be sensitivity, but which might
just be ignorance.

Described by Nuala (his roomate's girlfriend) as "old-fashioned" and
"intimidating". Discovered "angst" is an anagram for "gnats."
Hopelessly computer-illiterate. Good with children. Enjoys Cioran but
doesn't believe him.

Alan Brown. al...@papaioea.manawatu.planet.co.nz
(entry written by: duke)

No longer on the dole; has "a new domain, 2 cats and running- an-
Internet- site- and- dealing- with-University- politics- to- get- a-
IP- connection- angst." One of his cats disappeared. Formerly used the
nom-de-guerre dogbowl/Kennelmeister.

Alan Jaffray. jaf...@dent.uchicago.edu
(entry written by: alan duke chia)

Formerly confessional and surreal (was once mistaken for sine), but
now rarely posts. Bisexual, juggles, feeds candied ginger to llamas.
Formerly mathematics grad student, now Unix geek. Saved sine's life.
Thanks.

Alex Bienek. abi...@acorn.co.uk
(entry written by: alex, duke)

Englishness tends to prevent posting of deeply personal angst. Has to
resort to angst type quips and sarcasm. Lives in Cambridge, England.
Fufilled long-time ambition to attend an Angstcon.

Amacker (?). ama...@aol.com or abu...@mv.us.adobe.com
(entry written by: duke amacker)

Female. Doesn't prefer sexual toys to men. Her angst did not begin
when part of her upper lip was ripped off by a dog, but that is a good
sign-post. Graduated from UT Austin with a degree in Philosophy.
Transmogrified into a high-tech artist in Silicon Valley. Finds
California beautiful but shallow. Feels compelled to write a
screenplay. Misses Austin and her friends. Allergic to fish.

Beth Lauzon. edla...@mailbox.syr.edu
(entry written by: duke, cromwell)

Doesn't flame much. Now a law student at Syracuse.

Eric Boesch. ebo...@cap.gwu.edu
(entry written by: steven duke)

Much angst, sometimes with an ironic distance. Much loneliness and
anger. Many "vitamins". Sometimes Eric's posts make you laugh, other
times they make you ill. At the best of times both.

Richard (R.) Bown. rb...@bnr.co.uk
(entry written by: duke henri sean)

British. Hates to travel. Mostly harmless. Cycles to work in English
weather on occasion which proves he's both an adventurer and a stoic.
Posts suggest he understands what _trenchant_ means. Discombobulates
unobservant imbeciles who address him as 'BRown.'

Caitlin Burke. cait...@stein.u.washington.edu
(entry written by: 5150)

Beautiful, Jewish, slightly neurotic, loves cats and kids. Very well
informed; don't even think of getting pedantic around her.

Fred Burke. fred...@ccnet.com
(entry written by: duke)

Joined March '94. Posts angry but thoughtful rants. Knows the
difference between unhappiness and angst. Proves the invasion of the
commerical services isn't all bad (he started on America On-Line),
even if he did have nice things to say about 12-stepping. Considers
himself a gen-X-er. Writes comic books (Hyperkind from Marvel). Gay.
Serious about astrology.

Chameleon (Karen Frazer). sfr...@asc.upenn.edu
(entry written by: duke)

Belonged to a Sorority, but no longer blonde. Can separate sex from
emotional committment. Formerly took Xanax for panic attacks. Has bad
reactions to birth control pills. Grad Student at U of Penn. Joined in
8/93.

Chemiker (Joe Kenny). jke...@slacvm.slac.stanford.edu
(entry written by: chem duke)

Self-dubbed "bipolar Zelig" prone to posting nonsequitors and "humor".
Thinks class invidiousness is too often mistaken for angst. Freshens
up each weekday with a 4-hour commute. Plays banjo. Works at SLAC.

Chiaroscuro (Matt Sheahan). ch...@crystal.palace.net
(entry written by: duke, alan, chia, william loopy)
(writings available)

Joined in Fall, 1993. Often posts short, darkly humorous remarks as
followups. In actuality, a romantic, as one "love" thread
demonstrated. This dichotomy is not surprising, given his handle. Has
some kind of unexplained relationship with Louise Rogow, but is
nowadays "hand-fasted" to Gwenneth. Takes offense at being called a
romantic, an extrovert, sensitive, or "Bob." Pagan, Discordian. 21
years old, but seems younger. Has his own newsgroup
(alt.pets.chiaroscuro) and, along with gwenneth,
maintains the angst website and MUSH
(http://www.crystal.palace.net/~angst). Gets into arguments he can't
back up.

Chuck F. Machala. mac...@spdc.ti.com
(entry written by: duke xibo loopy)
(writings available)

Angst Ranger. 36, divorced, has custody of his 16 year old son
(Charles), because his ex is psychotic. Lives in Dallas. Either a
conservative, a nazi, or a libertarian, depending on how you look at
it. Enjoys beer; owns-a-fast-car; trying to quit smoking. Snores
loudly. Has a painting of Nixon on his living room wall, next to the
paintings of the honorable Ronald Reagan and George Bush.

Cromwell (David Bjorlin). dc...@poe.acc.virginia.edu
(entry written by: dirk, loopy)

Looks like "Kenneth Branagh's bastard." Self-effacing, fond of puns,
likes to troll the Irish-Americans on the group. Attends law school at
U.Va. Joined Fall, 1994.

The Crow (Scott Grant). the...@xnet.com
(entry written by: thecrow duke)

29, Windows Developer, lives in a suburb of Chicago. Continually posts
long winded, dull, monologues about an ex-girlfriend he is unable to
get over. Obsessed with "The Crow," and anything gothic, dark, moody,
and bleak. Tried killing himself over Christmas holiday 1994 after a
phone call from his ex. Wound up in the psych ward for most of winter
1995, and posted an amazing Chaucerian series of tales the patients
told in group therapy. Usually kill-filed or ignored. Writes about
himself in the third person, occassionally. Drives a fast car, and is
usually armed to the teeth. Enjoys playing with handguns while writing
his posts.

Crystal Renay Raymond. bw...@yfn.ysu.edu
(entry written by: duke, cromwell)
(writings available)

Occassionally a confessionalist, occassionally a snide comentator.
Father died when she was five. Lives in Pittsburgh, 25, agoraphobic
free-lance writer/poet. Failed attempted moves to San Diego and
Portland, ME. Has decided it's easier on her nerves to simply make her
peace with Pittsburgh. Recently ended relationship with long-term SO,
currently entertains herself by robbing Scottish cradles. Has an
unexplained mermaid fetish, a dog, and a pet attorney. Once described
herself as "a very pretty 23-year old girl... very outgoing... can
usually relax people around me with chatter and laughter and general
kid-sisterness." Duke said the last was a lie, but he quickly recanted
under torture.

Dawn of the Living Dead (the Dawnwitch Horror) (Dawn Albright).
da...@netcom.com (entry written by: duke)
(writings available)

Enjoyed living in Lincoln, Nebraska. Wrote perhaps the most intense of
the confessional postings, about how her husband left her at the end
of very difficult pregnancy. Statistician. Former math teacher; her
underwear once disintegrated while she was teaching. Seems to take the
whole pagan/wicca thing a little too seriously. 33 (born 12/31). Cute.

despair (Scott Hanson). des...@netcom.com
(entry written by: duke chia xibo)

A strong believer that "Every single person is .. vile, despicable,
worthless...." Drinks citrus vodka. Polyamourous. Shows up on
alt.discordia occasionally. Nothing good to say about anyone or
anything. Unresolved feelings about his father. Raised Fundamentalist
Christian.

DJF (Dirk John Fischer). dfi...@alumni.ysu.edu
(entry written by: duke chia cromwell)
(writings available)

Joined Fall, 1993. Ends posts with pithy remarks in quotes between
initials (e.g. D "wise" J "crack" F); although often has more quotes
than available letters. Tends to post short, nasty, humorous
followups. Lives in Ohio; middle-aged; divorced; has children;
owns-a-fast-car. Once helped police divers pull a corpse out of the
water. Worked with the Air Force on imaging systems, but sees
different colors out of each eye. Looks like an Amish biker; talks
about sailing an awful lot. Recently gave a cat to theDavid, for which
the SPCA should begin investigating him any day now. Returned to the
newsgroup after a brief hiatus, pops up on the MUSH occasionally.

DLH (Dennis Hinkamp). den...@ext.usu.edu
(entry written by: duke, lisa)
(writings available)

Tends to post short, nasty followups and stand-up bits. Joined fall
'93. Lives in Utah. One of the over 30 crowd. A stand up comic, but
not for a living--makes a living by writing. Honorary net.ambassador
to the UK. Wears Birkenstocks and long hair.

DR. ROCKET (Ilya Shambat). isha...@DGS.dgsys.com
(entry written by: ilya)

20, Russian jewish immigrant, TheDavid's unfulfilled fantasy and
Layo's keeper. Became a child celebrity in then-Soviet Union with his
bombastic writings and recitations. Unable to preserve his celebrity
upon immigration, he nevertheless managed to retain its rudiments in
the form of egomania, manic depression and semi-Communist mindstate.
Finished University of Virginia in an obsessive rush at 18 and spent
the following two years programming computers and wondering what the
hell to do next.

Duke Robillard. du...@cc.bellcore.com
(entry written by: duke chia xibo cromwell)
(writings available)

Founder of the Whos not Who phenomenon. An angst.cop who occasionally
posts something angst-related, but usually doesn't. Tends to flame
people for mistaking simple unhappiness and lack of sex for true
existential angst. Often posts short, nasty, "humorous" followups,
thinking that people give a shit what his opinion is on every little
non-angst-related matter. Lives in New Jersey, owns two motorcycles,
and is not the Blues Guitar player of the same name. Rabid elitist.
Claims to have left the group, but keeps coming back.

-El- (E.J.Barker). elena....@zetnet.co.uk
(entry written by: duke, alan, el, william)

Joined in Fall, 1993. Female; 22. Originally somewhat polite and
positive for alt.angst, but then got into a war with sine, and is now
as nasty as the rest of us. "Nominally English, but...brought up a
Scot...." Survived British boarding-school and bullimia. Prone to
philosophy; has large breasts.

Faustus (DAL) (David A. Lange). fau...@flood.xnet.com
(entry written by: loopy)

Another of the controversial posters. Outspoken, at times
misogynistic, he
seems to have a preoccupation with opera, guns, and certain
ex-girlfriends.

Gary Dickerson. sl...@mail.utexas.edu
(entry written by: duke crystal sean loopy)

Confessionalist. College Student. DJ in Austin. Has a college radio
show that he uses as an excuse to talk to chicks. We're jealous. Has
an ex that used to make him crazy; now he just ignores the pain (so he
says). Claims to be ugly but reports indicate otherwise.

Gwenneth Tyler. (Firecat) gwen...@earth.planet.net
(entry written by: duke loopy cromwell)

In love with (and now "hand-fasted" to) Chia, the kid that Louise, the
fen-like, pagan-wannabe has some kind of unexplained relationship
with. Pagan, self mutilating, 33 years old, two girls 4 & 8, the older
of which is very nice. Had six abortions and survived an abusive
marriage to a control freak. Runs the angst MUSH (telnet
crystal.palace.net 5150), established angst.org.

hbm. (Henry B. Messenger). h...@bayarea.net
(entry written by: cromwell loopy)

Rachel Perkinss landlord/roommate and another sailing devotee. Has
long hair, owns two yachts, hosts fantastic angstcons. Hates himself
but is adored by just about everyone. A nice enough guy on the MUSH.
Just don't ask him anything political.

j. (Jody Namio) id...@asuvm.inre.asu.edu
(entry written by: chuck duke jody xibo loopy)
(writings available)

Token hippy. Drives a flowered-painted VW that leaks oil like a sieve.
Two daughters: Meghan is a teenage gothlette, whom Xibo belives to be
"definite deathbunny material" and one day hopes to date; Mikaela Rose
Lucine is a baby, who seems to be exhibiting the dreaded red hair. Has
many cats, and an SO ("the evil architect"). Lives in Phoenix. An
ultra-liberal redhead who's still living in the 60's, because she
likes it better there. Ex-husband was an abusive, drunken Republican.
Likes Jackson Browne. "The Old Fart Of Alt.Angst". Joined 9/92.

jason downs. dow...@csos.orst.edu
(entry written by: duke)

An old-timer who keeps dissappearing for months, then returning.
Welcome home, again. Against affirmative action. angry, nasty, sleep
deprived.

Jeanne Leidy. jle...@wariat.org
(entry written by: duke chia crommie)

Doesn't make linguini with pesto at midnight. Formerly enjoyed stress.
Lives in Cleveland, of all places. Has two roommates who eat
everything in
sight. Joined 8/92.

St-Jennifer-of-the-Knife (Jennifer Faucher).
kfr...@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
(entry written by: cromwell loopy)

Has awkward home life: family includes a recovering alcoholic father,
a drugged-out mom, a brother who used to deal, and a Chihuahua named
"Samson." Very shy, self-described "morbid ascetic." Had the
misfortune of meeting Faustus. Currently one of the most prolific
confessionalists.

Jessie Blalock. jcb...@clark.net
(entry written by: duke loopy)

Believes she's ugly. Spent her childhood being depressed and
emotionally abused in many exotic countries. Has a thing for sharks
and old steamliners. Survived some serious personal tragedies. Can be
nasty in flame wars but seems to be a very loyal friend. Joined
12/94.

Joe Geigel (jogle). gei...@psc.edu
(entry written by: duke)

Once thought he could accomplish great things; now hates his life.
Quit his Ph.D. program to go to Pittsburgh, and move in with some
chick. Has a WWW page
(http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/afs/psc.edu/usr/geigel/www/geigel.html).

Joel Bradford Klammer. kla...@acs.ucalgary.ca
(entry written by: duke joel)

Stomach problems. Used "Daddy-o" in a post. Joined 6/94? Trying to
swear off a.a, but failed. Gunning for the department record for
longest time to complete B.Sc.

John Jenks. jo...@access2.digex.net
(entry written by: duke cromwell)

Lurker who was shamed into posting during an Angstcon. Tends toward
short, sharp followups. Thinks too much, sleeps too little. Likes car
racing. Advocates value-neutral WnW entries, even for Faustus.
Frequently appears on the MUSH. Described at an angstcon as resembling
an ethnic Clark Kent.

JuLiE (Julie Fishtein). jul...@titan.ucs.umass.edu
(entry written by: duke)

Thoughtful grad student, with moral problems about her growing
materialism. Knows more sociobiology than anyone else on the group.
Finds the meaninglessness of life liberating.

Ken Rawlings. kraw...@indiana.edu
(entry written by: duke chia)

6'9", 290lbs, beard, long hair. Skis, can't play guitar, follows
college basketball. Writes C++ code and angst flames. "A lot of times
'cynical bullshit' _IS_ the best kind of support. The sooner the cold
hard boot of reality kicks a few teeth out the better."

LawyerBoy (Jason Sims). jjs...@neosoft.com
(entry written by: cromwell loopy)

Law student in Houston. Has own newsgroup (alt.texas.highplains or
somesuch) that my server doesn't carry. Often labels self according to
release numbers which seem to fluctuate at random, sometimes gets into
arguments without knowing all the facts.

Layo Lehmann (Sekhmet). roc...@erols.com
(entry written by: ilya loopy)

Sharp, witty, very frank about sexual matters. Proves that relative
newcomers can flame at least as well as the oldtimers. 25, student,
artist, holistic therapist, astrologer and master head-gamer trying
to stop. Raised by a succession of schizophrenic hippies, with
formative experiences including day trips to her mother's AA and
communal lifestyle with unsavory strangers. Doesn't have many women
friends because she claims to find women tiresome. Regularly swaps
barbs with TheDavid. Has lived with Ilya Shambat since Halloween 1995.

Chris Little. (sno...@vt.edu)
(entry written by: duke)
(writings available)

His first date (at age 14) sneaked off into the parking lot to schtupp
some other guy. Hates "Saved By The Bell." Joined 2/94.

Loopy Lemon (Lucie Melahn). lm...@cornell.edu
(entry written by: duke loopy cromwell paul)

Thinks "The Scream" is a female, raised Catholic, has red hair. Speaks
French, and once described herself as a "phony hag of a French
pretender." Bit hard on a quebecois troll last fall. Has a bad
self-image & consequently has a hard time connecting with men. Studies
kangaroos and equine anatomy, but is leaving grad school after she
gets her MS. Smarter than Cromwell. Once timed the trains in
Switzerland and discovered her quartz watch was losing 3 seconds per
week. Enjoys posting about blood, guts, and creepy crawlies. MUSHes
regularly.

Louise Rogow. god...@access3.digex.net
(entry written by: duke, chia)

Even more serious about paganism than Dawn: Wiccan-Discordian,
"hand-fasted" to a "betrothed." Seems to be infatuated with
Chiaroscuro, or perhaps the other way around. When asked how to break
off a relationship, answered "I usually just stop calling, stop
visiting, and act cold when they attempt contact. But I'm a bitch."
Claimed to be "a very powerful woman." Talks about sex like a
longshoreman, bisexual, denies boinking Xibo, less fat than she used
to be (Size 12 now), and continuing to melt.

Mr. X. mr...@phantom.com
(entry written by: duke)
(writings available)

Formerly Max Plonker from Berlin, but figured out a better access
method. Wrote a post about Kurt Cobain's suicide that still gives me
chills. I feel like I was holding the fuckin shotgun. It's on Ken's
Web Server, under Original-Works. Go read it now. I'll wait.

Bob Martin (Thanatos, among numerous other aliases). rd...@tiac.net
(entry written by: loopy)

Lives in NH, married with kids. A chronic insomniac, he also has some
sort of neurological disorder that makes it difficult for him to
filter out extraneous stimuli. Excellent troller; a master of the dumb
question. Still recovering from having had an abusive father.

Meech (?). kov...@martha.utcc.utk.edu
(entry written by: chuck duke chia loopy)

Brilliant physicist. Hangs out in biker bars and at the VFW. Wears
Jack Daniel's tee shirts. Constantly complained about the backwardness
of life in Tennessee. Generally rails about the misery of existence
and the stupidity of sexual relations. Also flames Chiaroscuro, whom
Jeanne says he resembles. Used to work at Oak Ridge, now living in
Toronto. Belived to have joined 11/91.

Melia Hughes. me...@infohwy.com
(entry written by: loopy)

Teaches language arts in middle school; tends to get into discussions
on linguistics. Bears the scars of carpal tunnel surgery, and of
several very public breakups on a.a. Writes lots of email. Doesn't
like the MUSH.

Nuala Fahey. nu...@mimir.com
(entry written by: nuala duke sean)

Irish, but doesn't like Guiness or believe in 1916. Redheaded,
bisexual, tries to be a dyke with attitude but fails miserably.
Doesn't post much original stuff 'cause she is easily intimidated.
Asthmatic, myopic, depressive redhead. A diplomat's kid, who lived in
New Delhi as a child. Single, left college and Dublin and is now in
London. Discovering that not being depressed doesn't mean that you'll
be happy. "I do something with computers but I'm not a geek. " Not
going home for Christmas this
year.

Paul Callahan. call...@inf.ethz.ch
(entry written by: duke, alan, steven, chia, cromwell, loopy)

Catholic. Very thoughful about religious questions however--makes an
excellent advocate for Christianity. Redhead: looks as Irish as his
name would imply. To increase volume, just add alcohol. Zippy The
Pinhead fan, but when not in zippy-mode, tends to post sober,
sensible, intelligent cynical analyses of other's posts. Frequent
poster to
alt.religion.kibology. Leery of civilization; convinced the suburbs
are evil. An angster from the beginning, recently accepted a postdoc
in Switzerland. He promises NOT to mention the war. Talks just like he
writes.

pHred (fred locklear). beac...@b.imap.itd.umich.edu
(entry written by: phred)

Ex biochemistry graduate student who is now the caretaker of the
alt.angst ice rink. quit grad school to keep sanity. currently at
major crossroad in life. doesnt post much now....posts anonymously
occasionally...lurks more than anything. occassionally chats with tara
marchand on irc. owner of the "leaning jeep from hell" which has a
licence plate which says "my other car is a Zamboni"

rachel perkins. rper...@shell.portal.com
(entry written by: duke, chuck, rachel, cromwell, chemiker)

Often ends each post with "bah." Proponent of Tucson (sunny t00son)
being named as "angst capital of the universe," destined to be nuked
to glass. Now lives in California doing technical writing. Has a
distant and mysterious fanclub, her own newsgroup
(alt.fan.rachel-perkins.bah.bah.bah) and a Zappa fixation. is a
capitalization anarchist. 26 years old, has
grey hairs. Missed an AngstCon in Spring '93 because of an anxiety
attack. Flirts with Puritans on the MUSH.

rage (Rachel Chalmers). rob...@geko.com.au
(entry written by: duke sean)

Writes very nasty things. Female. Formerly involved in the Longest
Distance romance since the end of the Apollo program: Sydney to
Dublin. Has now broken up with the guy. Irish and Proud; Nasty and
Smart. The Anti-El. Back in Sydney and coping with the Culturally
Clueless to the extent that she yearns to teach English in Budapest.
Or Prague. Ominously quiet lately.

Scrounger (Ian Stedman). ste...@netcom.com
(entry written by: 5150)

Loyal British subject. Longhaired Rush fan. Hardware geek. Has good
taste
in beer.

Sean Sheehan. lec...@iafrica.com or alle...@iaccess.za
(entry written by: duke cromwell)
(writings available)

Entertains fantasies of death by car-wreck. Lives in South Africa.
Became a serious confessionalist with story about ex-girlfriend's (cf.
Allison Barrett) S&M rape. Appears to have many stories related to
strange sexual experiences, and many related to violence. Fought in
Angola & raced motorcycles. Good series of posts about a trip to
Bangkok. Controversial; hated and loved. Joined 8/94. Got in a
flamewar with, um, pretty much everyone, following his breakup with
Melia. Widely believed to have invented Allison. Maintains a rival
"who's not who"
(http://mickey.iafrica.com/~alleycat/home1.htm).

Gil Silberman. big...@hooked.net
(entry written by: loopy)

Rides a motorcycle, lives in California. Made a long series of posts
detailing his now-defunct torrid romance with a woman from Hong Kong
who refused to leave her abusive husband. Defends himself well.

sine nomine (Deb Martinson). ll...@palace.net
(entry written by: duke chia alan crommie loopy)
(writings available)

One of the more controversial posters: alternately hailed as a
net.goddess and decried as a pretentous whiner. Writes long,
confessional posts, often dealing with her personal psychiatric
problems and miserable childhood with an abusive, alcoholic
step-mother. Can write; has had soliciations for manuscripts in the
real world. Just moved to Seattle; owns a cat (a male named EVE for
the Extensible VAX Editor); MUSHes a whole lot. When not on
medication, self-mutilates with an xacto-knife and bleeds into plastic
cups. If we're lucky, will continue to resist her urge to suicide.
5'8", 32 years old, between 175 & 200 lbs. Has been officially
pronounced "unpopular" by smoochless.

Smooches (Karen Pinder). kar...@iafrica.com
(entry written by: cromwell)

Not to be confused with the OTHER Karen, below. Moved to South Africa
for grad school. Spent way too much time with Faustus, which created
the grandmother of all "Why do chicks dig jerks? " imponderables.

smoochless (Karen, surname undisclosed). ke...@vnet.net
(entry written by: loopy)

Confessionalist, long-time depressive. 35 year old mother of three;
had her first child at age 16. Currently separated from her husband,
may be divorcing. Posts a lot of angst involving her children.

Sofi (Sofia Tolstoshev). (stol...@cc.swarthmore.edu)
(entry written by: cromwell paul)

Carries magnets in her pockets. Graduating english major in need of
capitalization tutoring and a sugar daddy. Send resumes and 1040 forms
to the address listed above. Thank you.

soul patch (Malcolm D. Moore). md...@netcom.com
(entry written by: chuck, duke, alan, chia, malcolm)

One of the confessional writers. Likes AK-47's. Has a rotten
relationship with his mother. Black. Not with his SO anymore. "trying
to heal myself and am being very lonely in the process." Spells sex
with two "x"'s. 6'4". "trust? later for that."

Stephanie Deter. st...@frii.com
(entry written by: duke chia stevi)

Maintains the FAQ. Lost lens of right eye as a result of cactus
accident.

25, grew up in several small towns and mining camps, all filled with
stupid blue collar proles. Moved every two years or so. Had a "pretty
cool administrative/research job at a think tank." One of the
confessionalists. Posts in order to say "gee, the world sure does
suck, don't it, and to hear many more people say, yup, more than you
thought, too." Formerly had a strange intestinal disorder, cured by
Xantac. Interested in a number of traditionally male subjects, like
guns and cars. Author of "The Angst Boat," a brilliant overview of
a.a. "Call me Steph, and the dog dies." Not Cute.

Stephen Okay. arma...@starburst.umd.edu
(entry written by: duke loopy)

Nice in person, nasty in posts. Big time Science Fiction Fan.
Unnatural obsession with armadillos and dinosaurs. Believed to have
joined 9/91.

Steven Snedker. ca...@diku.dk
(entry written by: duke alan steven)

Created the alt.angst calendar--one quote each day. Created the FAQ.
"dk" is Denmark, native country of Soren Kierkegaard, home office of
Angst. Good at posting short, quiet, irrefutable arguments revealing
the basic, pure, unavoidable pain in everyday life. Uses
"Organization: Things which hurt very much for a long time."
Interviewed in Wired 2.05 (May, 1994) in the article on the
alt.tasteless/rec.pets.cats flamewar. Photo available
at http://www.vow.dk/april/apr005.htm.

Supergenius (Josh Rosenblum). Za...@mars.superlink.net
(entry written by: cromwell loopy)

Not quite thirty, wants a CAT (Cute And Tortured angst.babe, not the
other kind of p well, you know), works for a Republican Congressman
from New Jersey. Claims to eat only meat; this strikes some of us as
an inefficient (and messy) way to eat tacos. Shows up on the MUSH a
lot, though I havent seen him on the group.

Tara Marchand. ta...@calweb.com
(entry written by: duke, chuck, alan, tara, chia)

Joined in Fall, 1993. Lesbian. Describes herself as "an optimistic
realist; moderate liberal; reserved, sometimes shy, ironic, sometimes
solitary." Former grad student in biopsychology; "loves music of all
genres." 24 (born Sept 7). Posted much genuine relationship angst
following a relationship breakup. Blonde, proving none of jokes are
true. Doesn't buy any of this "objective reality" bullshit. Started
"I'm Angstful!", the biggest troll thread alt.angst has ever seen.

TheDavid (David Perry). thed...@clark.net
(entry written by: duke henri cromwell)

Uses more aliases than Remington Steele, perhaps because he is so
often killfiled. Was once beaten by four teeangers with lumber.
Considered by some to be a "fucking asshole," but was bumped off the
"a.a most hated" list by Faustus; even Loopy (whom he pesters 'cuz he
likes her, like in seventh grade) gets along with him now.

Therion. the...@beast.amd.com
(entry written by: therion)
(writings available)

One of the old timers. Holds alt.angst archives back to 1988, but
won't share. Has recently gotten past grad school ("returning adult
student") and has abandoned academia for the world of high-paying
corporate system administration, which allows him to freqently indulge
in high grade single-malts. Thinks there is little difference between
being in love and being insane. Advocates LDR's as a sure form of
emotional suicide. After 20 years of dating, he understands the
dynamics of relationships well enough to advise others, not well
enough to save himself. Current hobbies are information overload,
african and middle-eastern trance drumming, and attempting not to fall
in love with emotionally disturbed younger women.
Has his own WWW Home Page, (http://www.io.com/~therion1).

Jonah Thomas. jeth...@ix.netcom.com
(entry written by: loopy)

Likes to get into long debates. The "Mr.Fixit" of alt.angst, often
rushes in to other people's arguments to smooth ruffled feathers,
sometimes not realizing when enough is enough. Seems to know a lot
about biology.

Tom Price. Thomas...@kanga.fac.cs.cmu.edu
(entry written by: tom, duke, chia, william, cromwell)

Black sense of humor, well adjusted and happy, posts mean snappy
followups and philosophy/sociology flames. Very well read and
culturally literate. Rides a BMW motorcycle, but not one of the cool,
opposed twins. Tried to go back to college after a long absence;
dropped out again. Would Kill and Eat the Ensign to avoid Dying of
Starvation. Fond of beer and good comic books. Sartre business card:
"Tom Price, Obscure Dropout. Backrubs, eats quickly." Raised
Fundamentalist Christian. Sometimes seems to prefer being ironic to
answering tough questions. Appears to be setting himself up as
the anti-Callahan. Recently left university job for a position in The
Real World.

tony s. buchanan. asbu...@ulkyvm.louisville.edu or
asbu...@homer.louisville.edu
(entry written by: tony)

25, 5'11", 195 lbs., brown eyes, black hair (though losing it), nice
calves. Wears glasses and has three earring holes. Is bi-racial and
bisexual and has an amazing lack of jealousy (may be polyamorous but
has never really tried it). Has a ranging (though mostly Christian)
religious background, a philosophy degree, and thinks too damn much.
Tends to post in a confessional manner, though is also known to dump
his bad poetry on the froup. Is known for defending or at least
playing Devil's Advocate with the more annoyingly- behaved posters.
Was the most fervent participant in the abortive attempt at invading
alt.hi.are.you.cute. Has almost as many personae as theDavid. MUSHes
regularly. Has a sucky webpage
(http://www.louisville.edu~asbuch01).

Vladimir (Fred Pullen). vlad...@epmes.pdial.interpath.net
(entry written by: vlad duke william)

28, sysadmin/analyst for large manufacturer. Trying desperately to
work his way into some sort of grad program before daily life here
drives him stupid. Nocturnal, solipsistic, angst-ridden but dealing
with it. Takes the Alexandrian solution to the Gordian knot; i.e.
likes to cut through the bullshit. Used to race sailboats. Joined
9/94. Self-professed angst.cop; may actually mean it. Spent some time
living with his estranged wife--now *there's* a good idea.

William Sargent. u3...@teach.cs.keele.ac.uk
(entry written by: duke william)
(writings available)

Confessionalist. Doesn't do well with drugs. Devout Atheist. British
student, but speaks fluent American. Believes he was meant to read
English, but had to settle for CS.

Xibo (Sean Coates). xi...@mordor.com
(entry written by: duke, chuck, alan, xibo, lisa, chia)
(writings available)

One of the founders--was on the angst email list which preceeded the
newsgroup. The Anti-Kibo. Tends to post about the ridiculous
dishonesty that is male-to-female sexual relations. Proponant of SNTF.
Married since June 95. Has his own newsgroups (alt.angst.xibo.sex,
alt.sex.xibo.not). Lives in NJ, works at a brokerage house, drives a
Toyota MR2. Had some kind of confusing encounter with Louise which
produced conflicting boink-reports. Gifs available on
ftp.math.okstate.edu in /pub/muds/pics/xibo*.gif.

YS (Song). song...@ac.usfca.edu
(entry written by: duke)

Joined 5/94. Angry. Had best first post ever recorded. Male; at first,
didn't understand women; now thinks they're evil. Join the club. In
Law School. Warned by the administration of his catholic school that
"flaming on the internet constitutes a clear violation of the student
honor code...."