The best and worst experience you've ever had on a discussion board?

[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

What's the best experience you've ever had on a discussion board, chatroom, forum, email, etc.? What is the worst?

Mine would have to be when I found this site ( :D ) and possibly chatting with my friends at Myspace.

Other than the myspace forums, where some people can get a little rude from time to time I don't think so I've had a bad one.

:)

[brink-]

I think the best is meeting all the people who have at least (or only) one thing in common with each other.
The worst is when the political and/or religious posts appear on a benign forum. Not only rude but disrespectful to the group as a whole. General interest topics rule.

[ March 27, 2006, 18:52: Message edited by: brink- ]

[LSH]

I'll have to agree with brink on this one. This board is a place where everyone should feel comfortable. For most people, it's a time out, time away from the worries and stresses of life.
Some subjects are too volatile, too open for debate to be on forum that is here for anyone from any walk of life.

[Sydney Steve]

This site is the very first discussion board/chatroom I ever came into when a got a new PC and connected to the net about 13 months ago.
It has mainly been a delight..- I've copped a bit of (mostly deserved) flak along the way for being a naughty boy/rude and stuff but that is life (and me ).
I have made some lovely friends along the way too, so this site wll always be a bit special to me and would therefore rate as (finally gets to his point), the best experience I have had in that respect. Member # 366 (the lady with a dash ??) is one of a number of exceedingly generous people who I really appreciate.(I didn't even know one person from the States 13 months ago!)

A Dash of Class wrote:
The worst is when the political and/or religious posts appear on a benign forum. Not only rude but disrespectful to the group as a whole. The only time I have been involved in a "serious" argument with anyone on line was because of precisely this issue. There are countless forums for discussions on matters of politics +/or religion.
I have been chipped for rudeness as I have said before mostly deservedly.
I can't think of anything more out of kilter with the subject matter related to a GL fansite than the barrow pushing of a religious agenda or political propaganda.
(Gee I sound like a preacher! I'm defeating my own argument . Ain't that one rich little irony!) :D

[<Reminder>]

Sydney Steve,

I find your occasional barbs to be entertaining. There's a place for irreverence everywhere.

Since we're in the small talk forum, I ask this question : Are you familiar with Paul Kelly ?

RMD

[Ophelia]

I have recently left a board devoted to a TV show I have been watching regularly for five seasons now (it is about to end permanently). The board used to be lots of fun, but lately it has been taken over by teenyboppers (or adults who act like teenyboppers; I'm not sure which). They have the dumbest arguments you can imagine, and at 47 I am just too old for that stuff.

[ March 28, 2006, 00:31: Message edited by: Ophelia ]

[Restless]

It appears we're still allowed to sneak religion and politics into our profile signatures!

[SilverHeels]

&lt;&lt;Some subjects are too volatile, too open for debate to be on forum that is here for anyone from any walk of life. &gt;&gt;

I have to go along with this and while we are talking good and bad ... Do any of you get as aggrieved as I do when finding a clutch of uninvited 'God' emails in my mailbox, promising me earthly and Heavenly delights only to then threaten to curse me for ten years if I do not forward this 'Blessing'. The ways of the internet continue to amaze me.

[Sydney Steve]

Are you familiar with Paul Kelly ?

RMD
Well as I specialise in off topic all readers who haven't already averted their gaze once they saw the name of the author , please let your eyes glaze overwhile I respond.

If you are referring to the Australian musician/wordsmith/balladeer Paul Kelly, eg "Before Too Long", "To Her Door" and most people's favourite "Dumb Things", then most Aussies with any musical interest are very familiar with his work - or at least his bigger hits which (I think) have never quite cracked it in the big overseas markets.
Not only am I familiar but am a great fan of his work...rather than drone on though I would be happy to discuss via a PM. ;)
(He is yet another native of Mike Dixon & Joveski's home town of Melbourne, Aus.)
PS I have long felt his work would appeal to Lightheads as there are many similarities.

[<Reminder>]

Thanks for the response, Sydney Steve.

Yes, that is the Paul Kelly I was referring to. There's probably no need to elongate the discussion, so I will simply say my favorite album of his is "Deeper Water", and leave it at that.

Thanks again,

RMD

[joveski]

i remember having a right old fight on dylanpool a few years ago... but it was alcohol talking :D

as for paul kelly, i met once a few years back after a gig i saw.... nice chap...

[Borderstone]

Let's see,best? This whole Gordon Lightfoot site. :) Not counting the short lived little rants that directed at people I thought were being mean,it's been great here and still is. ;)
Also,the M*A*S*H online/www.Joe Hollywood.com board. Nice folks there too. :)

When I had my home PC,chatting with fellow "naturists" was great too. :cool:

Worst?
On a "very" un-official Mariah Carey site,letting myself get drawn into a verbal battle of wits with,obviously,younger people.

They were just there to post nothing but negative & nasty things about her. :rolleyes: That was back in 2000 though and thankfully that site was deserted by it's owner.

Believe it or not as much as I talk about Mariah,I am not a member of any site about her. It's enough just to like her & her music. (but not her movies! :D LOL! )

[johnfowles]

As many may know there is absolutely no question about the best thing for me.
As I told Susan last Friday before enduring a minor procedure on my stroke affected left leg (a successful bit of reaming out), the last 6 years have been the very best of my by now longish life. Actually I should have said seven because it was in May 1999 (not long before the songbook box set was released) that I had the extreme good fortune to meet her in the Friday evening chat room, leading to a virtual dance to "That Same Old Loverman whilst we chatters were having a group Songbook listening session one night in June 1999. A year later Susan posted a remarkable message on the Newsgroup that you can read if you'd like to at:-
Newsgroup Link (http://groups.google.com/group/alt.music.lightfoot/browse_frm/thread/6ef04340b2c229f9/378d2815e13a590b?lnk=st&q=my+gord+group%3Aalt.music.lightfoot&rnum=1&hl=en#378d2815e13a590b)

The chat room also led to her virtually saving my life in January 2000 when she correctly diagnosed that I had had a stroke due to my unusually poor typing in the chat room the following evening.
http://www.exn.ca/Stories/2000/03/22/05.asp
Montreal Gazette report on our story
Or if you'd prefer reading it in Chinese try:-
http://www.shaoyang.net/synews/news32.htm
Anyway enough of the past.
I will Walter Stoneborder however take this chance to ask why it is that you have never yet graced our chat sessions yourself. Or is your home computer still out of action. If so what exactly do you think is wrong with it. or what are the symptons??
John Fowles

[ April 15, 2006, 04:23: Message edited by: Florian ]

[Borderstone]

Yes,still out of action and until I'm sure i can afford more "luxuries" like home net,cable & more,it's going to have to stay that way.

Believe me,I'd love to be in the chat with you guys but until I find more gainful employment,those things will have to wait. :(

[geodeticman]

Silverheels, Brink, Sydney Steve:

Would any of you, or any other forum members inclined to, be so kind as to comment upon the ocassional reference I have made about religion by virtue of citing quotes from GL songs that are or include religuous lyrics.

I certainly do not mean laboriously reading my frequent longer posts. Rather, just a general impression or any level you wish. I definately would benefit from this constructive critique if applicable.

After reading your posts I am reminded of my own disdain for posters who would use the forum as a veiled cover for their religuous or political agendas.

Seems to me that I have cited some lyrics at the end of posts where I was responding defensively in the past to overly harsh criticism, or so the room's general defense of me seemed to agree.

I would pop in citings of lyrics of GL's that spoke of compassion, candor, tolerance. etc. By using our common denominator, Gord, it seemed fair ground only when a few ppl were rather rude, and I chose a socratic response instead of the ever-popular "oh-yeah?" , or "neener-neener" LOL.

Anyhway, if my posts bring to mind a presumptuous, or innappropriate level of calling to Gord's rather frequent religuous songs or passages, and if these have been noticed as characteristic or preachy, I would appreciate the input and prompting to modify my post contents.

Thank you for anyone considering commenting in a helpful manner; I would appreciate it immensely.

Thanks in advance, Steve (Geo..man_

[ March 30, 2006, 03:50: Message edited by: geodeticman ]

[Sydney Steve]

I can only speak for myself Steve. As with all people there is in all likelihood a wide divergence of opinion between the 3 of us.
Your feel about it the issue is much the same as mine.
IMO it would be silly to ignore the spirituality /religious overtones in Gord's lyrics. That would in itself be being Big brotherish and prescriptive - virtually a de facto censor.
My whinge more centred on spiels and "badge wearing" where people use the forum to push a view of their own that (while they may see it as fact) could be seen by others as no more than propaganda. It is my experience that people are a little more respectful of the wide variation of political views held and it is pretty rare for someone to use the forum or to chat in that respect. Unfortunately religion is so much a part of the essence of people - of what makes them tick , that they can forget that we have people here from a multitude of religious (and non religious) backgrounds . Some people belong to groups with a history of being diametrically opposed to each others views - indeed virtually (or actually) at war with one another in other parts of the world.
All that aside we are all here with a common bond . Anything that jeopardises one of the most important features of that bond concerns me . I refer of course to "Harmony" .....

[SilverHeels]

Geo-Steve, I concur with Sydney Steve's post and personally,I have never found any of your posts to be 'preachy'.

[brink-]

Steve, I agree with Sydney Steve (oh that hurt lol).
Religion is a private matter, politics is a private matter and that a forum that is dedicated to a singer that we all obviously like (bar the occasional troll) is not the place for those topics.
All over the internet there are forums and chatrooms dedicated just to religion and politics, that is where those comments belong.
I come to this forum, to meet up with friends, a little mindless gossip/chat and relaxation. If I wanted to see CNN topics I would go to the CNN site.
There are reliious overtones in Gords music. But there is a good example, Gord doesn't give out interviews or stand on the stage and spout off about volatile subjects, it just incites people and he has respect enough for his fans to not open those doors. It would be nice if we had tha respect for each other too.
We have lost a lot of very nice people on this forum because of lack of respect by someone else, some come back eventually, some never do.

[geodeticman]

Thanks for the input.... I appreciate very much the thought you each put into your insightful words.

I guess for me to benefit the most from them, I would only impose by asking for the three of you who kindly input to go ahead and reduce without fear of offending me a couple Q's:

Silverheels: If I understand your straightforward approach, you have no problem with my occassional brief references to Gord's spiritual lyrics, typically citing compassion or kindness. I getcha.

Brink: I agree completely with what you wrote, but I am not sure if the very true things you spoke of specifically meant I should ponder changing my general demeamour on these two categories I ask of,as you did not say. Well said though !

Sydney: Again, especially as the others agreed with your words, well said and appreciated. But as I asked of Brink, acknowledging my agreement as well with the precepts you advanced, I am not sure if you would *enjoy* my posts (generally speaking) more if I modified my occassional small references to Gord's occassional religious or spiritual lyrics ?

As I think about Gord's spiritual facets in so far as he has shared them musically, which I never really have summarily done at one time, Gord does indeed have many songs that are quite nearly all-out prayer; albeit poeticly and musically deftly avoiding be preachy.

Good example is "Too Late For Prayin' " While at first glance or listen a new fan could think "oh man this is religious music", my take is that he is really NOT trying to do that; rather, he IMHO is taking one facet of his core feelings, and expressing it in the context of (first and foremost) - powerfully engaging MUSIC. Not preaching.

In my attempts to refer to small parts of these types of songs or lyrical snipets of others only when I find them germaine in my postings (typically replies), I am carefully trying to be respectful of the main point I read of the Gord general forum in keeping: Gord's engaging music.

And that, does in fact, include at times spiritual overtones and less frequently, all-out prayer put in context of beautiful music.

To reduce my question of your well-stated response, do you find my occassional- (I hope) references to such as straying from the most enjoyable aspects of this venue for most ? I think that your answer is simply "no", as I read your inclusion "Your feel about it the issue[sic] is much the same as mine" . Agree ?

Well, you three, whose postings I enjoy a lot, and have enjoyed considerable exchange with, were very considerate to respond to my request.

The quest here for me is simple, I am in no way posessed of looking for places to mention religion, as I am not that way in person. I feel religion is a very private subject, and highly volatile and presumptuous to speak of with authority as a lay person.

I just am in a quest for self improvement for reasons at this point I probably do not need to expand on. No beatin' the drum for this boy, just speaking my mind (such as it is LOL ) as seems fitting. - and enjoyable, I hope, increasingly.

Thanks to all 3 of you good people. And Silver - I am working on that mini-tome we spoke of : ) Gord rules !
- Geo Steve

[SilverHeels]

&lt;&lt;Silverheels: If I understand your straightforward approach, you have no problem with my occassional brief references to Gord's spiritual lyrics, typically citing compassion or kindness. I getcha.&gt;&gt;

Geo-Steve, I have no problem with any reference to Gord's lyrics, spiritual or otherwise. I have no problem with anyone supporting their own beliefs, I just dont want it shoved down my throat. And I do not want my mailbox full of what I call 'God emails' which invariably carry a threat if the wretched thing is not sent on to more unsuspecting folk who have not asked for it in the first place. That is my beef. As far as I am concerned, you may continue as you started. :D

[Cathy]

Exactly right, Bru. The way I see it, what seems religious to one person may not be so to another. We all have our own takes on Gord's lyrics. That doesn't mean one person's take is correct and the other's isn't. It's a personal thing.

[brink-]

&lt;&lt;Brink: I agree completely with what you wrote, but I am not sure if the very true things you spoke of specifically meant I should ponder changing my general demeamour on these two categories I ask of,as you did not say. Well said though !&gt;&gt;

As you have stated, Steve you make OCCASIONAL references to the spiritual lines of Gord's songs. I personally have no problem with your occasional references, although maybe somebody else does, or maybe nobody does.
Cathy said so much in her post above.
I think the truest test would be: Do you quote only the religious verses? Do you choose those quotes because they are religious? If it is no to both questions then you are not causing a problem and you never intended to.
Deb

[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

Originally posted by James Suber:


Other than the myspace forums, where some people can get a little rude from time to time I don't think so I've had a bad one.

:) I take that back. On the myspace forums, every time you post something someone flames you and bashes you. It's about the worst experience you'll ever have. Unless you like being miserable, stay off that board. :(

[changes]

I am posting this under a new user name because I know nobody would read it if it was posted by “someday”.

Ever since that day at the studio I’ve felt a strange sense of peace. I haven’t cried or felt the constant anxiety I’ve felt since Mace’s hip surgery. I have only taken a half a Xanax a couple times in the morning when my stomach is about to barf.

Spending such precious moments and time playing music with Tracey since the Gordon Lightfoot concerts has changed me. Attending that concert also gave Tracey the inspiration to get up out of her bed and make this recording. For someone who knows she is dying and to be at peace with her choice of Divine Spirit is an amazing thing. Her spirituality is contagious. I have found my self “P”ing a lot more lately than I have ever done in my life. Things have changed. I feel different, but in a good way.

Tracey’s lyrics reflect everything that is precious to her and how she can die in peace and be in that nice place with puffy white clouds, angels and such, knowing it’s a better place than her life her on earth. It also occurred to me that most of you who have been offended at my posts would also be offended at a lot of the music on our new CD. Is that was this world is coming to? Having to put a warning label on a CD because some of the lyrics contain the “G” word? What a sad, sad time it is we are living in.

Will I miss her? Yes. Will I be devastated when she dies? Yes. Will I be happy that she’s not in pain anymore? Yes. Will I do her hair and makeup before her funeral? Yes.

With that being said, I wish to apologize for any posts most of you people who used to be my friends, found offensive. If one of the Moderators of this board would have taken two minutes to send me an e-mail, Private Message or perhaps a post in one of my threads to inform me there was a problem with me asking for “P” s or saying the “G” word, all of this could have been avoided. I looked on the member list and found two Moderators.
Did either of them tell me there was a problem? No.

Instead, you just put me on your ignore list and didn’t say a word about it to me, leaving me to think that maybe it was a jealousy issue, for having gotten some nice pictures with Gordon Lightfoot or getting to meet him the first time I saw him in concert. I also ask your forgiveness for having those unwarranted and paranoid thoughts.

At least one of you was kind enough to tell me what the real reason was for people giving me the cold shoulder treatment and I thank you. Now I don’t have to wonder anymore about the reason. That kind of thing hasn’t happened to me since I was a kid in elementary school. You know the kind of thing where you show up for school one day and all the kids have turned against you? When nobody will speak to you or let you eat lunch at their table and you helplessly wonder what you did to make them treat you that way?

I started to delete all of my posts that contained the “G” or “L” word and the ones I made for “P” requests. Once I started deleting them, I just couldn’t stop and just got rid of them all. I figured it would make it easier for you guys to block me out, so it would be like I never existed in the first place. Maybe I was over-reacting but oh well, I figured some of you would appreciate the effort on my part.

With that, I say goodbye. There was a lesson to be learned here and I surely learned mine.

[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

What happened? Were you banned from here or something? I remember reading old posts about this DM3 guy who was banned, but I don't recall anyone named "someday". Oh well, sorry to here about what's been going on, and maybe the good people of this site will accept your apology and forgive and forget. :)

[SilverHeels]

What the heck is this all about???????????

[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

Originally posted by SilverHeels:
What the heck is this all about??????????? U're guess is as good as mine. :confused:

[johnfowles]

Originally posted by James Suber:
and maybe the good people of this site will accept your apology and forgive and forget. :) Yes if there is anything to forgive Mary aboat.
For my part I can think of nothing. She has been extremely sensitive about Tracey's equanimity
and the references to the herafter could surely have only upset somebody with the blinkered obsession of some religious zealot from a land somewhere between east and west.
I have PM'd and emailed Mary suggesting she elaborate but meanwhile if our sole active moderator could issue a statement on this "ignore list" business I am sure we would all benefit from finding out what is going on.
John Fowles

[<Reminder>]

I'll chime in with my "Huh?". I've never seen anything offensive, or even inflammatory from Someday/Changes.

Bewildered....

RMD

[Cathy]

Neither have I. It just seems like she chose to fade away. She stopped coming to chat and stopped posting. I figured it was because she was busy recording her new CD, and one of these days she'd just show up again.

[joveski]

i'm trying to work out what the G word is in question!

[johnfowles]

Originally posted by joveski:
i'm trying to work out what the G word is in question! Mende that was the easy one try Gordon and omit half the letters.
But the "L" word??
Lift??
Loot??

[charlene]

As a moderator I have NO idea what this is about. If I had rec'd any e-mails from anyone regarding anything that could be taken as offensive for any reason I would reply/take appropriate measures as I always have.
I didn't receive ANY e-mails so had no need to contact Mary. and I have no idea where this is coming from....none at all..

I never heard of an "ignore" list before this moment....

I'm as 'in the dark' as the rest of you.

[Shutup and Deal, I'm Losin']

I believe so there's an ignore list that pertains to private messaging; it stops someone from being able to send you a private message. Other than that, I know nothing. :confused:

[LSH]

I think respect works both ways, and it should be a comfortable place for all. Not meaning we all have to agree, variety is the spice of life, broadening and enlightening. However, in view of the recent postings in regard to this subject, I have to say that the point has been proven.
A common sense approach, with thought to others' feelings and beliefs shouldn't be so hard to achieve. Yes, Restless, tolerance is the key word here.
This too shall pass, I believe.

[ April 09, 2006, 21:48: Message edited by: LSH ]

[charlene]

I don't think hysteria is the correct word.
Many posters are not anti religion/god/prayer at all and have their own firm beliefs in the same things as many others here do.
They just choose not to include those references in their daily postings so as not to offend others possibly.
And along with them there are those who have different beliefs completely and who also choose not to reference those beliefs in their postings.
It does not make then 'anti' anything or thought police.
It is respectful of others in a forum such as this to use common sense as Laurel says and also remember the Golden Rule.
I don't think that the Golden Rule should be interpreted as pro or anti anything.
It's just good humanity.

This is a new song from Kris Kristofferson and I think it is apropos to this thread....I may be wrong.

listen at:
http://www.emusic.com/album/10891/10891245.html

Pilgrim's Progress

Am I young enough to believe in revolution
Am I strong enough to get down on my knees and pray
Am I high enough on the chain of evolution
To respect myself, and my brother and my sister
And perfect myself in my own peculiar way

I get lazy, and forget my obligations
I'd go crazy, if I paid attention all the time
And I want justice, but I'll settle for some mercy
On this Holy Road through the Universal Mind

I get lazy, and forget my obligations
I'd go crazy, if I paid attention all the time
And I want justice, but I'll settle for some mercy
On this Holy Road through the Universal Mind

I got lucky, I got everything I wanted
I got happy, there wasn't nothing else to do
And I'd be crazy not to wonder if I'm worthy
Of the part I play in this dream that's coming true

I get lazy, and forget my obligations
I'd go crazy, if I paid attention all the time
And I want justice, but I'll settle for some mercy
On this Holy Road through the Universal Mind.

Char

[Sheryl]

That's so true, Char, so true.

[SilverHeels]

Amen! :)

[changes]

NEW POST COMING SOON!

Dear members of corfid. That post i made on April 8th is not really what happened at all!

I've found out the REAL STORY and will be sharing it with you all soon... just like i shared my other one!!

[Sydney Steve]

http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/5075/excited9do.gif (http://imageshack.us)

[Cathy]

Originally posted by Sydney Steve:
http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/5075/excited9do.gif (http://imageshack.us) Try to control yourself, Steve. You're gonna wear yourself completely out!

[changes]

Originally posted by Cathy:
quote:Originally posted by Sydney Steve:
http://img452.imageshack.us/img452/5075/excited9do.gif (http://imageshack.us) Try to control yourself, Steve. You're gonna wear yourself completely out! [/QUOTE]For weeks on end, MOST of my so-called
"friends" here, told me to take lots of pictures and make a report of the 3 Gord concerts that I went to in February. And to write down every minute and detail so I could have something to look back on later in life.

You all told me it will only get more precious as the years went on. I did everything you guys said. People were hounding me for days to "Hurry up and finish that report" I worked my butt off and I shared it with everybody here. What a mistake that turned out to be.

Then all of a sudden i'm an outcast.

Here is what i found out and what the truth really is. I also know mentioning God and asking for prayers really had nothing to do with it at all. It was just a smoke screen, and a poor excuse for one at that!

Below is the REAL REASON quoted from one of my REAL FRIENDS:

"Yep, I remember reading how everyone was telling you to take pics etc.

You really wanna know why they wigged out on you? Silverheels posted a comment and she said, and I quote, "Mary, I've never seen Gordon so taken in with a fan and I've never seen him so happy as in the picture with you". I don't remember exactly what she wrote, but that was pretty damn close!

There you have it. I'm sure Char's turned green at this moment!!!!!!! Then the bullshit started because they're jealous because your better looking than they are, much, much thinner and more fit. Add up all of the above and you have a recipe for childish jealousy.

You have something that they don't and never will and because of that, they despise you. It's actually quite flattering when you think about it."

I really didn't want to believe this was true but after thinking back. I realized it must be, because that's when it all started.... right after i posted my pictures and the story.

What's really sad is that there are some of you i really, truly liked and enjoyed chatting with, especially John Fowles. Thanks again for hooking me up with the Friends of Massey Hall and enabling me for getting those 3rd row seats....

and Cathy.. We used to have alot of fun and now you hate me because of the way I look.. such a silly reason really now you're giving me cyber middle fingers. That really does suck, but oh well.. life goes on.. for some of us anyway....

[SilverHeels]

Hey Steve, what's the definition of 'irony'? ;)

[Sydney Steve]

Mary you are putting 2 & 2 together and making 5. It is not entirely your fault but I can assure you that at least one of the people who is feeding you this rubbish (and her identity is well known), has less than zero credibility and is playing wedge politics and using you to settle some old (perceived) scores. She is vindictive . There is no other word to describe her. Also I can assure you the thread we are in here was not a cloak for any other agenda. I can absolutely assure you of that. It was not about anything else than reminding people that the pushing of religion in a non sectarian sphere was (I and a few others perceived) to be inappropriate. This was the reason it was raised. No hidden agendas. No "lets find an excuse to have a shot at Mary ‘cos she's gorgeous ., talented and has met Gord recently " (Doesn't that even sound a bit far fetched to you ? - it's Desperate Housewives stuff !)

This "you are pretty - they hate you for it" stuff really should have been left in high school .That is a straw clutching that should embarrass the person that fed it to you. Unfortunately said person has a rather high embarrasment threshold and a hide a rhino would envy.
I don't want to burst your self image bubble too much, but older people are generally a bit more concerned about what comes out of your mouth and heart than what said heart is clad in. The "I'm prettier than her" thing I hear from my teenage daughter's mouth, but she has the excuse of a lack of life experience and knowledge for using such shallow platitudes. Someone of your vintage should be able to see a bit beyond that.
There are many other talented and attractive people dwelling on this site too including people who you are aggrieved with. Some are attractive , some are musically talented and some are both. They let their actions do their talking and don't bother drawing attention to them. There are people like me too who are neither attractive or musically talented, but guess what ? We are comfortable in our skin, we have our own individual talents and don’t really want to be you despite all your wondrous attributes.
For my part I found your pictures of your encounter with Gord & the band quite fascinating. As you rightly pointed out, so did Silverheels and surely the only way you could interpret her comments was out of happiness for you. To twist it any other way is extraordinary. Your references to "Char turning green" really say a lot more about the person making the observation than anyone else... I won't touch that one...Too embarrasing by half.

I can confirm a couple of your suspicions though. I am most certainly envious of you having even seen Gord live in concert, much less had the opportunity to meet him and band members personally. Does this annoy me ? Not at all .I feel, as I'm sure many people do here, very happy for you. I can also confirm that I am envious that you can play a musical instrument too (and apparently well). I am glad for you. Envy you see Mary does not have to go hand in hand with bitchiness/hatred.

I hope this clarifies my position, and while it may be presumptious ,suspect it captures the thoughts of others who may not be so forthright (read loudmouth) lol ...

[ April 14, 2006, 15:51: Message edited by: Sydney Steve ]

[Iron]

Originally posted by SilverHeels:
Hey Steve, what's the definition of 'irony'? ;) Just a guess, Someone that acts like me???
could'nt resist,sorry

[Cathy]

Originally posted by changes:

[snippety snippety snip]
and Cathy.. We used to have alot of fun and now you hate me because of the way I look.. such a silly reason really now you're giving me cyber middle fingers. That really does suck, but oh well.. life goes on.. for some of us anyway.... [/QB]That's just a preconception, Mary. It has nothing to do with how you look. You look pretty much the way we all did when we were your age. Some of us looked even better! It's not like your a raving beauty or anything. You're a reasonably attractive young woman who for some reason thinks she's a raving beauty.

And I didn't give anybody a cyber middle finger.

The only thing I really question is your maturity,... or should I say lack of it?

And stop sending me that private message garbage. I'm not going bother reading it, so you're just wasting your time.

[charlene]

oh geeze Brian - I JUST now got it!
lolol
very funny!
it's been one of those days...
Char

[Sheila Ann]

Steve, you captured my thoughts to a tee! Thank you for speaking my mind...aside from the reference to an off-forum instigator who I neither know nor care to have their identity disclosed, that is!

Additional to your very well written comments I have to say I was a little uncomfortable (not jealous!) reading the entire blow by blow version, in almost kiss and tell fashion, of Someday's encounters with Gord and the band. Some details are maybe better left unsaid on a public forum. Yes, we wanted to know but I don't think we really wanted to know EVERYTHING!

Sad that another one of is apparently choosing to pick up their marbles and go home. Oh well...this too shall pass.

[SilverHeels]

Brian,
ROTFLMAO!