BiC Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Humm, I've been thinking... when one of US die, I guess the only way that we will know it is when we don't hear from that particular person anymore. Then again, just because we don't hear from someone ever again doesn't mean they are dead! Here we are reporting the deaths of our fellow musicians. But who is going to report OUR death on here??? I guess we will never know FOR SURE, unless there are those on here who know each personally and can report the news. Just something I was thinking about because all of us are going to die sooner or later, and we ain't get'n any younger. Peace & Love "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiral light Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Originally posted by BiC: Humm, I've been thinking... when one of US die, I guess the only way that we will know it is when we don't hear from that particular person anymore. Then again, just because we don't hear from someone ever again doesn't mean they are dead! Here we are reporting the deaths of our fellow musicians. But who is going to report OUR death on here??? I guess we will never know FOR SURE, unless there are those on here who know each personally and can report the news. Just something I was thinking about because all of us are going to die sooner or later, and we ain't get'n any younger. Peace & Love I'll post details of my death on my web site. www.windhamhill.com - Shameless Advertising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Björn Fröberg Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 I've thought about this myself.. How should we know? - Bob Freebird A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 You all can split my gear when I go to my Heavenly Daddy! "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMcGuitar Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 That's a good question, BiC. I never really thought about it. I'm not sure there is a way that we would know. I've met a few of the forumites personally, but it's not like we stay in touch regularly. Hmmm.... May all your thoughts be random! - Neil www.McFaddenArts.com www.MikesGarageRocks.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 I believe that I'll tell my Wife that if anything ever happens to me... to include a serious accident, to tell you all about it. "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 I suppose I could let my wife know to leave a message on here. I think it would also be a good idea that if anyone decides that they have had enough of this place and want to leave, they should leave a good bye message. Or have a friend leave a message if you lose internet connections etc. That way, if someone goes missing and we don't hear from them, it would be a good time to worry. Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Compact Diss Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 I told my wife a long time ago to leave a good bye here if I died. She would probably be too distraught to do it anyway--maybe not... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Strat Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated. BlueStrat a.k.a. "El Guapo" ...Better fuzz through science... http://geocities.com/teleman28056/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedster Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Kinda funny thought...I mean "odd" funny... This whole thing is really new. Although it seems like we've been here for a long time, I came here in Sept. of 2000...almost four years ago...and that seems like a long time, but during that time I've seen people come in and establish themselves...and then drift off. New folks come...old folks sometimes stay...but, who's gonna say whether this forum will still be going 10, 20, or 30 years from now. Will something new replace the internet in that time? Will we look back on this stuff the way we now think of ham radio operators using Morse code years ago? While we have been here, a lot of us have shared our own personal triumphs and tragedies, BiC, you, for example, with the news about your grandmother (hope she's doing swell, BTW!). And, I've also seen concern expressed when a well-known member doesn't show up..and usually the story is good ("I heard from so-and-so, they've just been busy, or moving, or what not"). So, I reckon, we'll just figure these things out along the way, and enjoy each others' company in the meanwhile. "Cisco Kid, was a friend of mine" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Well, I guess we'll all just have to get famous so that it'll be well reported when we die. Well, Ted's right. A lot of folks have come and gone over the years here and sometimes we don't know how they're doing. Usually if they've been around long, someone or other in the same town has met them or been in touch with them so if anyone's concerned, that person will know. Perhaps each of you who's concerned about being missed could make sure you email or PM your phone number and other contact info to someone on the board you trust. That way if you turn up missing that person can try to contact you and make sure you're OK. I'd be happy to be a repository for any forum members' contact info... I have been informally anyway. Weird that this topic came up... I've been running a mailing list for almost 10 years and one of the regulars, a true treasure that we all love dearly and has been on the list forever, is 82 and in failing health. I've emailed and called him to check on him, but he recently gave me his daughter's number too just in case. I know nobody is really "replaceable" but this guy is just beyond irreplaceable, he's experienced more in one lifetime than most of us would in four or five. If you're so inclined, a prayer or good thought for him would be appreciated (even though he's not really the praying type)... I won't reveal his real name here without his permission, but he uses the handle "Tvoivozhd" which is Russian for "Your Leader." That gives you some idea what kind of character he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shoes Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 It's been a thought I've worked on for years but with a slightly different tangent and the same result. I'll get locked up for thinking like a terrorist but the basic process is tied to my healthy existence and freedom in which the very impairment of such (by a failure to respond to a preprogrammed signal of varying occurrence and form - of which only I know the sequence) would cause an alarm to trigger a response. Email, phone call, nuclear device, beer strike. It involves implants of those GPS tracking tags and barcodes and magnetic tape. It's kind of like the wackiest insurance plan you can imagine but perhaps I can modify it to let you all know I got stuck in traffic for a month and wasn't actually dead. ... we'll use this for Good and the Betterment of Mankind! (Woman & Children included of course.) oh my... it's Friday again isn't it I still think guitars are like shoes, but louder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werewolf by Night Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Originally posted by spiral light: "I'll post details of my death on my web site." Originally posted by Lee Flier: "Well, I guess we'll all just have to get famous so that it'll be well reported when we die." I like you guys! You're not like the other people here in the TV-Room! Here... you can have my med's, too! I've had this cross my mind of late as well, BiC! Though it's not exactly something that's vcery well planned and scheduled (at least, not on this end of the matter ), the idea of letting someone know to let someone know, y'know, is a good one. As is the registry/contact-list, Lee, and even 'playin' it by ear' as Tedster reflects. (I have occasionally PM'd other Guitar Forum members myself when I was reminded of them and their absence. So far, only living Forummites have replied!) I know- we'll all get GPS/iPOD chips surgically implanted into the largest muscles in our bodys, with headphone/line-out and optical I/O jacks on the side; then, when and if... I'd be happy to submit my contact-data to whomever can wisely handle such info, without handing it out too freely, too often... cool by me! Who's it gonna be? Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendmik Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 I'll be discovered mummified in bed, a year after my death, by the 400lbs. nurse I fired, who finally came to the house to collect her last paycheck. This ONLY after years of sitting on the porch with a wet rag draped across my head, drinking Shlitz, complaining about "teenage smoochers" and shooting kids with rocksalt for riding their Big Wheels on my driveway. HA HA HA!!! Sorry folks, too much cough syrup this morning. Whenever you find that you are on the side of the majority, it is time to reform. Mark Twain (1835-1910) -------------------- Reporter: "Ah, do you think you could destroy the world?" The Tick: "Ehgad I hope not. That's where I keep all my stuff!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hariseldon Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Hello guys, It's been a long time since I've posted in this forum but for those of you who may still remember me well, I'm still alive. In my opinion it would be wise to include a forum posting command in our last will. That way we'd be sure whenever anyone passed away. I agree that it's a funny thought and a bit creepy.... Anyway, I'm very glad to be alive and back on the forum again. Glad to find your writing's still as fresh as ever O'Shite. P.D. And on Monday we're getting Bob Dylan back in Spain!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antimatter Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 I just assume that everyone recently died in a tragic accident. Then when I see them post, I get an instant burst of joy! Thank God, He's Alive! I know, bad joke. I'm like marginally stable today, but in a Good way. Positive thoughts for your friend Lee. Hope he gets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henryrobinett Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 I've been involved in a couple of other "forums" in the past that either are no longer in existence or for personal reasons I decided to back out. These forums were a large part of my life actually. But life DO go on. You make friends and then lose track. The internet is like real life except in most cases you never see the personas face or hear the persons voice. Bizarre. The guy might as well as be on Mars or from some distance galaxy. My involvement on the previous lists is the reason I've found a home here. But unless someone has personal contact we'll more than likely never know. All the best, Henry Robinett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A String Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 If it's o.k. with her (And everyone else), I say we leave our info with Lee. She did offer. Maybe those of us who want, can PM your phone number and contact info to her. Don't do it untill she says it's o.k. though! Craig Stringnetwork on Facebook String Network Forum My Music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werewolf by Night Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Hendmik- Hilarious! (Naaa... not enough "cough syrup"... !!) antimatter- You know what? I ran into two girls- sisters- that I had gone to school with ages ago, who had been told by someone that I had died in a car accident; they absolutely freaked out when they realized who I was, one of 'em started cryin'! Anyways- the "burst of joy" plan rocks! That's friggin' hysterical! henryrobinett - I'm glad you're still with us. Uh, I mean, on this Forum. Uh, I mean, I'm still glad you're "still with us"... and that you're not on Mars. Too cold to play guitar outdoors even now, and the thin air makes for crummy acoustics! A String- I nominate MrNiceJazzGuitarGuy to hold that key! (Hey- why am I getting all this weird e-mail and viral spam?!!?) http://www.musicplayer.com/ubb/icons/icon2.gif hariseldon- I'm soooo soooory!! Didn't you ask me for some link or something in a PM sooo veeeery looooooooong ago, and... I still haven't remembered to get it for you? Forgive me, man! (I do have that sudden burst of joy, seeing you postin' here again, though!) Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antimatter Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Originally posted by Caevan O'Shite: A String- I nominate MrNiceJazzGuitarGuy to hold that key! (Hey- why am I getting all this weird e-mail and viral spam?!!?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werewolf by Night Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 antimatter- you could use "Burst of Joy!" as an alternate screen-name... That whole "burst of joy" thing cracks me up!! Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 Thinking outside of the box again... What if this site suddenly ceased to exist??? You just never know when it may "crash". We sure would miss one another! There should be a place we all can meet if it ever happens. Any well-established members have a forum-like website we can meet on? "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Flier Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 BiC, awhile back a bunch of the forum regulars said they'd "meet up" on my band's website forum if this site ever went down. And sometimes, when the site is down for maintenance or whatever for any length of time, people from here do gather over there. Of course, you're welcome to hang out there anyway as well as here! You can head over to http://www.what-the.com any time and go to the forum. And yes, if anyone wants to PM or email me their contact info just in case, I will accept that. And I won't give it out to anyone else without your permission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 That sounds like a plan, Lee! "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiC Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 OK everyone, save Lee's site in favorites! "Treat your wife with honor, respect, and understanding as you live together so that you can pray effectively as husband and wife." 1 Peter 3:7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar Geezer Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 Already a member HeHeHe Lynn G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bbach1 Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Originally posted by Lee Flier: Well, I guess we'll all just have to get famous so that it'll be well reported when we die. me not want fame bbach Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dak Lander Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 CWFNO will likely report my demise, and I will, likewise report, God forbid he cross that Great Divide before me, his. Our Joint "When you come slam bang up against trouble, it never looks half as bad if you face up to it." The Duke... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave da Dude Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 Lee, you are too cool Thanks for the "alternate rock scene" At first I thought that this was in reference to our death being "reported" to the "world" at large, and my answer was going to be ".. the tax man will .." This Forum is a large part of my life, and I it would leave a great, big, empty hole in my life if it were to disappear GP people please take note. Dave Gotta' geetar... got the amp. There must be SOMEthing else I... "need". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werewolf by Night Posted June 12, 2004 Share Posted June 12, 2004 daklander here's hopin' that your demise is repeatedly postponed! "Sorry, pine-boxes 'n' Halos are on back-order... w'don'tcha sit 'n' play yer guit-tar a spell mo'?" Ask yourself- What Would Ren and Stimpy Do? ~ Caevan James-Michael Miller-O'Shite ~ _ ___ _ Leprechaun, Esquire _ ___ _ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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