If Music Could Talk

I think Gene was the youngest in the early days.

Sort of boggles the mind I'm 35 now.

I had no kids when I joined here and now I have 2 adults!!!

Inder wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 7:40pm

I think Gene was the youngest in the early days.

Yet the oldest.

101Walterton wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 7:43pm

I had no kids when I joined here and now I have 2 adults!!!

I wonder what it will be like in, say, 300 years time for people to look back on what their ancestors were jabbering out about if forums like this are still archived.

101Walterton wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 5:55pm

Olaf wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 6:34am

Definitely not 20 years ago. More like 16 or 17.

So if he is now turning 32 he could have been 16 back then.

Sounds about right.

Inder wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 7:40pm

I think Gene was the youngest in the early days.

Sort of boggles the mind I'm 35 now.

I was almost your age when I joined. I'm almost 50 now!

I was 26 when I joined here. I just turned 44.

Wolter wrote: ↑

14 Jul 2020, 1:39pm

I was 26 when I joined here. I just turned 44.

Follow up: when I first joined almost everyone seemed to be either 15-19 or 35-45 on here. It’s wild that there are people now within 2-3 years of my age.

Heston wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 7:43pm

Inder wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 7:40pm

I think Gene was the youngest in the early days.

Yet the oldest.

Certainly one of the moustachiest.

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 7:06pm

Heston wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 7:04pm

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 7:03pm

Heston wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 7:00pm

Olaf wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 6:34am

Definitely not 20 years ago. More like 16 or 17.

I've been here 17 years in December and I can't remember Steak dude at all.

SalsiburySteakJr. You're lucky if you blocked him out. He was like Pitchfork made flesh.

I've read of his legendary shitness but pretty sure he was gone when I joined.

No way. Our tenure is around the length. You substance intake has had definite positive effects.

Or affects.

Spiff wrote: ↑

14 Jul 2020, 2:34pm

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 7:06pm

Heston wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 7:04pm

Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 7:03pm

Heston wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 7:00pm

I've been here 17 years in December and I can't remember Steak dude at all.

SalsiburySteakJr. You're lucky if you blocked him out. He was like Pitchfork made flesh.

I've read of his legendary shitness but pretty sure he was gone when I joined.

No way. Our tenure is around the length. You substance intake has had definite positive effects.

Or affects.

Or defects.

JennyB wrote: ↑

14 Jul 2020, 1:24pm

Inder wrote: ↑

13 Jul 2020, 7:40pm

I think Gene was the youngest in the early days.

Sort of boggles the mind I'm 35 now.

I was almost your age when I joined. I'm almost 50 now!

Almost. You're a yungin.

This was the first "online community" I ever joined. I didn't know rules or etiquitte or anything. First is best.

tepista wrote: ↑

15 Jul 2020, 5:54pm

This was the first "online community" I ever joined. I didn't know rules or etiquitte or anything. First is best.

In the 90s, I was part of the Trashcan Sinatras listserv. The best parts of it and this place meshed very well—decent, clever people who like to argue and yak about music like assholes. Can't remember how the listserv died. Something about switching to a new guy in charge and the mood of the board changed and people slowly stopped participating. Made one really solid friend and several decent ones from that.

This was my first and only really (not including the odd Snews invasions).
I stalked all the Clash / Strummer trading sites for a long time without contributing. I think Joe’s death changed all that.