Which No Longer Here D.U.er do you miss the most, and why?

[warrprayer]

Last edited Thu May 15, 2014, 05:08 PM - Edit history (1)

I was thinking about Cali today....

On Edit - Cali is not gone!!! Sorry - I was going on outdated information.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. MFM

[NuclearDem]

5. +infinity

[LiberalEsto]

19. Yes, MFM

He always made me laugh.
Until the end, and then I cried.

[GentryDixon]

52. Absolutely..

You called it right.

[Demo_Chris]

83. Yep. nt

[Liberal_in_LA]

86. yep, middlefingermom

[nomorenomore08]

94. I only wish I'd had more direct interactions with the guy. He was one of a kind and then some.

[TexasTowelie]

103. Joining the crowd on this vote.

I've only been here about three years though so I missed out on a lot of the other DUers.

[nolabear]

151. Miss the hell out of him. Still can't believe he's gone.

Somewhere in the pantsless section of paradise...

[rrneck]

168. Yes.

MFM was a welcome kindness.

[applegrove]

157. I loved the cadence of 5 visual jokes in a row, every night. Must have taken some doing.

Yup.

[PeaceNikki]

2. dookus/monkey funk

Why? Because he was my friend.

[Cooley Hurd]

37. Good old dookus...

[ScreamingMeemie]

46. +1

[Heidi]

164. Yes!

[FSogol]

3. Blondeatlast. BTW, Cali posted something today.

So, not sure what you mean.

[Jackpine Radical]

6. I thought I saw something from her not long ago too.

I had been wondering what had happened.

For some reason, Tangerine LaBamba/OldLeftyLawyer (& God knows what other usernames she went through) comes to mind.

Also Aliengirl.

[LeftishBrit]

136. Yes. Both of them are sadly missed.

[Behind the Aegis]

182. I miss AlienGirl too.

We used to have long conversations off-DU. She talked about her kids a lot. When she passed, all I could think about were her kids and her birds (we shared birds in common).

[warrprayer]

9. a few weeks back

I saw a post by her saying she was taking a break. Thanks.

[closeupready]

68. Yes, Blondeatlast or else Sapphocrat.

Blonde, of course, passed away, but Sappho left of her own accord, and I miss her all the time.

[Nye Bevan]

4. Cali started a thread 3 days ago

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024938010

[Cooley Hurd]

7. Hands down, NYer99 and an extremely close second...

Khephra.

[lpbk2713]

13. I was thinking about Roni recently.

Both our odometers will turn over 25,000 posts soon and without her it will just be another day.

[Cooley Hurd]

20. She was ALWAYS on top of that!!!

[Rhiannon12866]

96. I miss her, too, still don't have as many posts as she had.

She was my first friend on DU, welcomed me on my very first post...

[Maeve]

160. You'd be hard pressed to equal her numbers

With the welcomes, the milestones and the vast number of mostly-unseen mod posts, she was a posting dynamo.
Muchly missed.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. There are three I was close to, and I really can't decide ...

Redstone, Khashka and MiddleFingerMom.......all of them dear to me.

All very liberal, very smart, and so well-spoken.

All gone way way before they should have been...

[warrprayer]

21. I know what you mean, CaliforniaPeggy

There seems to be no end to the supply of hateful wingnuts.

Smart, liberal thinkers are in short supply and every loss is felt that much more.

[xmas74]

67. Khash broke me

I took a break from here not long after that. I still sometimes go back to the old DU and read some of his threads. We had some crazy late night conversations and I always swore we'd meet up someday for a visit. He liked when I'd share a few pics of my daughter with him privately, since he knew I was usually quite careful with her pictures.

I always liked Redstone. I never really knew MFM.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

69. Khash told me you two were friends, and I thought that was so cool.

I always thought we'd meet in person too.

Redstone was so special; I didn't talk to him very often, but we always laughed.

[xmas74]

78. He had pics of my daughter all dressed up for Halloween and

such that I'd pm him. He loved the one with her as Dorothy, especially with her kissing her dog. I adored him and he knew it. At one time he was going to join me, Rev_Acts and a few others in forming a commune in the Ozarks, lol. We'd joked about that on a regular basis. Oh, and only the hottest men would be allowed to join us. He was going to be the judge of who the hottest were, of course.

I miss him. There are things going on in my life right now that I'd love to talk to him about. He'd give me good advice, make me laugh and feel good about my choices. I miss him.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

79. Ah, I hear ya!

He loved my poetry and always encouraged me.

Damn. Too young, way too young.

I miss him too......

[xmas74]

81. All these years later

and I still need a tissue just thinking about him. Or maybe it's just the perimenopausal hormone surges making me weepy. At least, he'd make some snarky comment about it if he were still here.

[tabasco]

10. Swamp Rat

and his or her great artwork.

[Cooley Hurd]

29. Yes!!!!

[stevenleser]

120. Anyone know what happened to them?

TIA

[n2doc]

121. Yep n/t

[Heidi]

166. Yes!

[alittlelark]

178. (((Swamp Rat)))

....also Andy, MFM, and quite few others from the early days....

[WillyT]

11. SwampRat For One... There Is SOOOOOO Much Material For His Artworks These Days...

The are others...

[warrprayer]

23. I've seen reposts of SwampRats art

just incredible.

[WillyT]

39. Yes It Is !!!

[G_j]

73. there are so many, but certainly

I miss Swampy!

[spanone]

159. i bow to the SwampRat

[Generic Other]

240. Come home, Swampy!

and Kheph, Andy, Nostamj, so many long gone friends.

[arcane1]

12. Khephra always had fascinating posts.

And MFM was always a nice bit of needed levity.

[WillyT]

41. Yes And Yes !!!

[kskiska]

165. Loved Khephra

He was very thoughtful and level-headed. He was very kind to me in the early days. I remember how he had all those TVs to monitor the political news. So sad when he left us.

[alittlelark]

179. Khephra was a huge loss.....

.... I was heartbroken....

[spinbaby]

216. Yes, Khephra

It's been too many years since we lost him.

[GeorgeGist]

14. Cali is still here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4952240

[warrprayer]

134. thanks I edited the op

to reflect that!

[Aristus]

15. God_bush_&_cheney.

Andy Stephenson. One of the first of the long-time DU-ers to leave us. He died much too young. And a mistake in scheduling robbed me of a face-to-face meeting with him at his sandwich shop in Seattle, back when he was getting hate mail from right-wingers.

I sent him a PM to apologize for missing him. He sent me a very sweet reply which I have kept to this day.

On the fun side, I miss NewWaveChick1981, Haole Girl, and Jimmy Jazz...

[warrprayer]

25. I remember reading about him.

Very sad turn of events.

[Cooley Hurd]

31. Andy... such a good dude...

[s-cubed]

61. I was fortunate to meet him before and after his surgery. He was a very sweet man

who worked so hard to get the word out about voting machines.

[bettyellen]

239. Hey buddy! Long time no see.....

[catrose]

64. Andy. yes. n/t

[emsimon33]

100. I miss Andy, too

We still do not have verifiable voting! I think of him every stolen election....so that would be often!

[Iggo]

16. Of the dear departed, MFM is still hitting me hard.

Of the voluntarily vacated, I find myself missing Forkboy recently.

[warrprayer]

17. Not necessarily passed away...

I am also referring to D.U.ers who just stopped posting for whatever reason.

Off the top of my head, MFM of course. Others probably have better memory...

[Texasgal]

18. Nothingshocksmeanymore

I miss her alot. She was very cool and smart as a whip!

[villager]

22. Miss her, too. Got to meet her in person "back in the day." Also PurityofEssence

...who I miss for a plethora of reasons, since he was an old college friend, and passed away suddenly last summer...

[warrprayer]

24. sorry for your loss

the people on this website are some of the very best anywhere.

[villager]

26. There are some very good folks here

In the hurlyburly of things, it sometimes becomes easy to forget...

[warrprayer]

32. you don't appreciate it as much

until you get on an unmoderated message board and do battle with some of the real wingnuts.

[blm]

85. This is the first I heard of Purity...I must have been offline for awhile when it happened.

Geez - I figured the new blood and infighting chased a lot of the old-timers away. I know I was gone for awhile, but, I was also working on campaigns. Damn - my heart hurts.

[villager]

88. I had the sad duty of writing up his "obit" here:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023466957

Not something I ever expected to do, when he first told me about this site, years ago...

[blm]

92. I checked and my name IS on there - geez - I better get to a doctor.

I've been forgetting an awful lot lately.

[merrily]

252. I think you've done him proud, if that's any consolation.

[villager]

265. Thanks, merrily! Well, we met as young-wanna-be-writers in college...

...so I guess there is some consolation I was able to knock nouns together in a readable way, in honor of his memory...!

[merrily]

267. Readable yes, but it's not only your writing skills I was complimenting.

You are a courageous and very able poster, so you have made the most of his bringing you to DU.

If he is lurking from the wherever he is, I know he is glad that he was able to leave a legacy here beyond only his own posts, namely you and your posts.

[villager]

270. Well, shucks....

Kind words indeed, thanks.

I did make an avatar change, to keep PurityofEssence's memory alive here...

[Javaman]

197. So many names on this list...

so many good DU friends gone.

[Cooley Hurd]

33. One of my old pals - I truly miss NSMA...

[Texasgal]

36. Me too..

[salin]

191. Me, too!

Tremendously.

[blm]

87. And, let's face it, we all had little crushes on her whether we were gay or straight, male or female

; )

[Cleita]

227. I agree. I also got to meet her in person.

She's a great gal. I don't know what happened to her, but it seems some bad shit came down in the lounge. Since I'm not a lounge lizard I never knew what happened.

[blm]

229. same here....I felt out of place in the lounge after Gbnc, 180, and kef passed on.

.

[AverageJoe90]

27. MiddleFingerMom was a funny fella. Still really miss him.

[RKP5637]

82. Definitely! n/t

[Agony]

28. eFerrari

girl gone mad

autorank

Hannah Bell

in no particular order

[Cooley Hurd]

35. Man... this is bringing so much back...

Back then, we were all friends (until the primaries, of course )

[Comrade Grumpy]

49. She became SF Expat, I think, but then she went away...

[Change has come]

98. It was the other way around...

sfexpat2000-EFerrari=Beth

I remember her posting pictures when folks got together and spelled out IMPEACH on a beach in San Fransisco...I believe her mother dotted the i.

I miss SaphireBlue too. And in a strange way, I miss the bizarreness that was OMC.

[emsimon33]

102. Whatever happened to sfexpat2000

I was just thinking of her the other day.

[KamaAina]

214. I am privileged to be friends with EFerrari on Facebook

[Agony]

217. That is good to hear.

if only I could bring myself to get back into FB...

CHeers,
Agony

[Skip Intro]

30. Eloriel is the first to spring to mind.

On edit, she just left the board with the Dean exodus.

I assume she's still with us in the larger sense.

[Cooley Hurd]

34. Missing her too!!!

[bettyellen]

247. go over and say hello to her on Discussionist!

:smile:

[bettyellen]

238. She posted at the Discussionist looking to find old friends.

[CreekDog]

260. You mean the troll who was banned several times over?

she was with us, and with us again, and again...

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[warrprayer]

38. Gotta log out for now...

will check back in tomorrow...

who was the guy who was "promised beer and travel money"?

Read reposts of some of his stuff and laughed my ass off....

Feel free to keep going, I love to come back and see everyones posts! Public computer limits my time though..

[grasswire]

48. Random Thoughts

Beer, travel money, and many experiences.

Made a lasting impression here on DU.

[FSogol]

76. I am due beer and travel money and many experiences....

<insert Dire Straits video library here>

[Nay]

113. LOL. For some reason, Random Thoughts really pissed me off -- his actual

"random thoughts" must have kept reminding me that there are a lot of very damaged people walking around. I have no idea whether he/she was actually mindless, but if not, he/she played it well enough to piss me off every time.

[grasswire]

115. I didn't think of him as mindless at all.

I was very disappointed when he flamed out.

[Nay]

116. Interesting...I'd read one of RT's posts and say to myself: "WTH was the

point of that? And if he says 'beer and travel money' one more time, I'm going to kill myself."

He just pressed one of my hidden buttons, I guess.

[lumberjack_jeff]

174. this. n/t

[agent46]

254. Random Thoughts may not have been impaired in any way

Check this out

Random Thoughts' faux-schitzo writing style actually seemed intentional in some ways if you analyzed it over time. His frequently, seemingly random, divergences from the thread topic often changed to topics referring to organizational malfeasance and political struggle in large ideological or religious organizations. I think his posts were full of dog whistles for others using DU as an untraceable communication medium - hiding in plain site so to speak. A lot of secretive groups do this on the internet.

DU is a perfect site for this kind of cloak and dagger shit. One can get their post count up high with hundreds of short disingenuous contributions to obscure forums on DU and then burst on the scene with your agenda and a high enough post count not to be challenged.

A lot of RT's posts didn't make much sense unless you slipped them into a context where they actually could make some sense.

Also, in several of his posts, he responded to challenges by suggesting that perhaps his posts are for certain readers out there who are able to understand him. So there's that.

I miss Random Thoughts. He was funny and optimistic and I always enjoyed his seeming nonsense like a brain teaser - to make order out of chaos and meaning out of word salad.

I hope he's ok. Whatever was going on there, I'm pretty sure he was one of the good guys.

May he receive his beer and travel money that, as has been proven, is due him.

[grasswire]

255. I don't think he was impaired at all.

I think he was very clever and wise. And amazing. Some people got it, some didn't.

[Brother Buzz]

40. oneighty

His East coast childhood anecdotes mirrored my west coast experiences despite being separated by 3000 miles and a decade in age. I could smell the salt marsh when spun his stories.

[Turn CO Blue]

42. Kephra. latest breaking news, and other content.

We learned everything here first and kephra was a significant contributor of content.

[SidDithers]

43. JeffR...

JeffR was the DUzys, at a time when the DU was a different place, and the DUzys were something that the community enjoyed.

Sid

[warrprayer]

130. thanks for the memory Sid n/t

[Skidmore]

137. JeffR...definitely.

[corkhead]

44. Random Thoughts

I'm due beer money and many experiences

[Metatron]

45. ScreamingLordByron, BigMcLargeHuge

WhoIsAlHedges (I don't think that's exactly right), John Kleeb
and Dookus and Kephra - RIP to both of them

[PeaceNikki]

202. you got al hedges correct

He changed his name to Magrittes Pipe but doesn't post anymore. I know him IRL.

[Metatron]

233. Oh, I like his 2nd name, too

Those years were good times in the lounge.

Thanks, PeaceNikki

[PeaceNikki]

236. Shortly before Dookus passed away, we had a hilarious conversation

trying to put together a meet-up of a bunch of us who've kept in touch. He wanted me to find and invite "McBiggySmalls".

I knew who he meant.

[Metatron]

237. That sounds just like Dookus!

The week before he passed away, I almost posted a thread in the lounge saying how much I missed Dookus. I really loved his posts. Again, I'm so sorry for your loss.

[madinmaryland]

47. NewYawker99. It's been a long time since she was around to greet everyone.

[Adsos Letter]

53. Agreed. She was the first to welcome me when I got here.

Didn't she also do the Landmark(?) posts when DUer's reached multiples of 1,000 in their posting?

[madinmaryland]

54. Yes she did. A very nice touch to the earlier days of DU.

[Adsos Letter]

56. Yes. It was a different community back then.

Certainly not without contention and strenuous disagreement, but it also had a more humane element that has since faded.

[Hippo_Tron]

158. Any clue what happened to her?

[madinmaryland]

161. There were comments about her not being in good health, but I really don't know.

[Hissyspit]

262. My understanding is that she developed Alzheimer's symptoms

and is in a home. I forget where I heard this, here or Facebook, but it came from someone who said they checked up on her.

[Adsos Letter]

50. WannaJumpMyScooter

He was one of the old mainstays in the Photography group. An excellent professional photographer, and always generous with help for the less experienced/skillful. Great sense of humor as well.
WJMS is doing well as far as I know, but just got fed up with some things around here.
Also miss JeffR, EFerrari, and NewYawker99.
And MonkeyFunk.

[villager]

57. Good list. Also Forrest Gump!

Ah, the Old Crew....

[Adsos Letter]

58. Yes. I didn't land here until 2007...

...but a lot of the truly old-timers were still here. I'm horrible at remembering names, but some still come to mind.
LostInNewJersey

[grasswire]

51. I misss my old friend Oeditpus Rex

We had been online friends since the early days of AOL. He came to DU after I did, and then wandered off to My Space eventually.

I also miss our Hawaiian friend opi-vowel-consonant-vowel-consonant. Can't remember how to spell his name. He was always very cheery, in an aloha way.

Lots more.

[Adsos Letter]

55. Also (as someone above mentioned) RandomThoughts

I hope he finally received his beer and travel money, and has had many experiences.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

59. Forkboy. 'Cause he was the shit. nt

[Skittles]

110. loved me some Forkboy

yes INDEED

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

200. Just read that thread about the Godzilla movie and it reminded me of him. nt

[Egnever]

60. Nance

Hands down, though she has made a couple of appearances lately.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

231. Nance is at another site

http://www.democratsforprogress.com/tag/nance-rants/

[Egnever]

232. I know

[MattBaggins]

62. LegendInHisOwnMindCrime

He was a duzy

[Armstead]

63. Ulysses and Salin (though she's still a lurker)

Ulysses -- a really good guy who I always agreed with....Which means he was also right about everything Okay just joshing about that last part. But I always appreciated his ability to have clear views and general civility mixed with good natured snarkiness and humor.


Salin, also because we thought alike, and she is so sincere and nice, and put a lot of thought into her posts. (She's still lurking, I think, but not active like in the old days.)

[ulysses]

95. did I hear my name mentioned?

Hey, Armstead!!!

[CottonBear]

107. Hello my friend! I have missed you!

I hope you and your family have been well. I know that your baby is all grown up now! How time flies! I am sure Chris is a handsome & smart young man!

I have a 5 year old son! He is a joy! We have two more days of Pre-K to go!

I last saw you and our GA DU friends in 2008 in East Atlanta. I miss Burythehatchet, Rubyduby in GA, Lurking Argyle, Cat woman, MG Krebs, Mike and Kathy & all the rest of our GA DU friends.

I would love to meet up with everyone this summer! Please tell your wife and son hello!

CB

[Armstead]

123. Ya bum!

Thought you'd disappeared from DU. Where you been? And how did you magically find your name?

[Armstead]

124. I miss my old tag team partner

I'm still here on and off. I fade out for a while , then show up again when something pisses me off.

[Heidi]

167. YES!!!!

[salin]

193. Hey You!!

!!

[myrna minx]

198. It's great to see you salin!

Your thoughtful voice is missed around here. I hope you're well.

[salin]

199. Always great to cross paths with you myrna minx!

I am well - just tired (very busy time of the year for me.) I hope that you are well.

[salin]

192. looks like you called both of us out :D

HI!

Yes, I still lurk. Don't have the time, or stamina to post/discuss much.

Good to see you!

(Glad to see Ulysses as well!)

[Armstead]

194. I don't post nearly as much overall -- but still keep my hand in...

...especially when my "hair is on fire" about things.

[fadedrose]

65. Did Cali leave?

I'd hate that...

[Laelth]

209. No, but her posting frequency has decreased.

That was by design. She wanted to take a bit of a break.

-Laelth

[Dr. Strange]

66. MrCoffee

He is the snarky man's Alex Trebek.

[flvegan]

72. Seconded.

[HuckleB]

152. +1

[sakabatou]

70. SwampRat and MFM

[Starry Messenger]

71. blondeatlast, Don the union guy, I forget his screen nick. Zodiac, MedicalAdmin

We've had lots of sad losses. blondeatlast always guts me because I was friended with her on FB and every year the notification comes up for her birthday and I see how young she was.

[LeftishBrit]

147. Yes, I really miss blondeatlast

Far too many sad losses.

[Jesus Malverde]

74. Catherina...nt

[malaise]

112. Yes

I'd love her take on Ukraine

[Bosonic]

208. Yes, I rather think you might

https://twitter.com/Catherina_News

[malaise]

210. Thank you very much

[Tommy_Carcetti]

218. .........

https://twitter.com/pmsxa/status/462356204287950848

[Tommy_Carcetti]

271. ...........

https://twitter.com/Catherina_News/status/468900201802264576

[Jesus Malverde]

249. Thanks!..nt

[Earth_First]

114. +1 nt

[Hassin Bin Sober]

75. Librarygirl

The 1287 times she was banned really tore me up....

[Autumn]

169. I know what you mean, but she can be found at the new site.

people are never really gone you know.

[DisgustipatedinCA]

77. Farmboxer and Jiacinto

They remind me of the early days.

[Metatron]

91. Jiacento - yuck!

I also don't miss Sangho/a

[Art_from_Ark]

108. Farmboxer, definitely

And oneighty.

And Q. He made a brief reappearance a few years ago and said that he was coming back, but I haven't seen him since.

[kskiska]

163. Oh, yes, Farmboxer

Short and to the point!

[malaise]

80. I miss Tangerine LaBamba

and SwampRat

[Mira]

89. you said it n/t

[Blue_In_AK]

104. Yes.

[greatauntoftriplets]

84. Andy Stephenson.

The Whiskey Priest.

[alittlelark]

184. That one one the hardest hit for me....

...I donated almost 1K.... and the FR f*ckwads got $$ locked up before he could get treatment... it still makes me

[greatauntoftriplets]

196. Yes, they did a terrible thing to Andy.

It was beyond disgusting.

[RKP5637]

90. Travner (I think I spelled it right) always had something pithy to say. n/t

[aikoaiko]

93. Bobbolink. She was like the Lorax for homeless people

I wish her wellness and peace because I think she suffered for a long time.

[Rowdyboy]

97. Arwalden and his love for Queer Duck and Marion Lorne (Aunt Clara of Bewitched)

[PeaceNikki]

118. arwalden is a good man.

I adore him.

[Autumn]

170. I used to live for his threads when I lurked on DU at work.

He is unforgettable. His confessional thread is IMO the best one ever.

[Adsos Letter]

99. DS1

Didn't always agree with him, and he could be a bit rude at times; still, he was one of the stalwarts of the Photography Group, a very good photographer, and more than willing to help people learn to improve their picture takin' skills.

[Blue_In_AK]

101. I miss ConsAreLiars and F. Gordon

who taught me so much about photography.

I also really miss Old Crusoe/Saltpoint and Tangerine laBomba/Old Lefty Lawyer. Oh, and JeffR, although I see him on Facebook.

But that's just for starters. Many of my favorite people are no longer here.

[LeftishBrit]

133. Saltpoint is one of my favourites; but I actually saw a post from him recently

[Blue_In_AK]

153. Oh, really?

I must have missed it. Thanks. I'll look for him.

[Behind the Aegis]

105. I miss bliss_eternal.

We were buddies, but she just couldn't take it here anymore.

ETA: I also miss Colorado_Blue and barb162.

[ismnotwasm]

146. Yeah me too

We exchanged a lot of PM's-- one of the few I do that with, but she was through here. I really liked her

[Violet_Crumble]

106. It used to be ductapefatwa, but now it's Grateful For Hope...

The reason I miss her the most is that her passing was such a shock, and she was my best friend at DU. She was a steadying influence on me coz I'm kind of temperamental, and used to have endless patience for me when I'd bounce things off her, and she always thought I was a better person than I think I am.

[Skittles]

109. oneighty

like a father to me

[CottonBear]

111. ulysses, Rubyduby in GA, burythehatchet, Lurking Argyle & BOSSHOG

I miss my GA DU friends. I last met up with them in East Atlanta in March of 2008. ulysses' & Ruby's kids were babies then.

I have had the great pleasure of meeting many awesome, longtime DUers at our Atlanta meetings. Catwoman and Mike and Kathy Malloy are some of my favorite DU people!

BOSSHOG and I loved to discuss gardening (especially azaleas and veggies) in the southeast, SEC football, pink flamingos (as in tacky lawn ornaments),New Orleans and NOLA/Cajun/Creole cuisine.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

117. Midlodemocrat

Part of the golden years of the DU Lounge.

[Tsiyu]

119. Swamp Rat

Old Lefty Lawyer, Sapphire Blue, Morning Glory, there are many.....

[Skidmore]

138. Indeed, miss all of those posters.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

122. TahitiNut

[Agony]

149. a TropiCaliFornicatedFruitcake!!! or something like that...

if memory serves me right strange, the stuff that inhabits ones memory cells, eh?

[lumberjack_jeff]

175. Yup. n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

268. Yeah, The Nut Was One of My Pals Here

Good call.

[countryjake]

125. Sapphire Blue, who kept us all on our toes and Wiley50...

She worked tirelessly for the downtrodden and made sure that DUers were informed of issues that required our help.

I think she must have had a heart of gold...when I look back at some of my mail from her, our personal conversations that I'd saved from the old days, they bring me to tears, she was such a sweetie (and a true fighter). Mazel tov, my friend!

The world lost a most compassionate person when she died. Here is a link to her old Journal, if you wish to see what Sapphire Blue was about:

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/Sapphire%20Blue


I was also reminded of dear Wiley50 when I peeked into my saved email folder...we shared many similar interests (and health problems) and he will always be sorely missed at this forum. Sail away, Wiley!


For the DUer who left out of frustration and who I will always consider one of the best here, I miss EFerrari.

Please come back, Beth!


Now, the DUer who I miss the most and who I consider the one who carried this place on his shoulders, always ... that would be Khephra. Scott was "The Latest Breaking News" and he made DU the site to come to if you wanted to find out what was happening, anywhere. His efforts in building DU into what it is now will forever be remembered and appreciated. Peace, Khephra.

[Squinch]

126. Cali left? What did I miss?

That would make me sad.

[warrprayer]

129. she is not gone

I edited the op to reflect that.

I was going by this old thread...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024781345

I'm glad she did not go. I have learned a good deal from Cali.

[Squinch]

139. Oh, good. I have too. Thanks for the information.

[Warpy]

127. A whole list of them, starting with Tangerine La Bamba

who went goofy enough toward the end of her life that she was tombstoned. Redstone for his wit and ability to skewer the right so perfectly. MFM, of course, he left a big hole very recently. The pre meltdown Bobbolink, I hurt when I think of her and hope she has found the help she needs. And bringing up the rear but certainly no less important, Swamp Rat. I miss his gifs.

[warrprayer]

131. all good ones n/t

[Prophet 451]

128. Swampy and Shadow

Great posters, both of them.

[warrprayer]

132. thanks

[LeftishBrit]

135. Cali is still here, luckily. As regards those whom I miss...

I think the two whom I personally miss most, though neither left for any tragic reason so far as I know, and I think both are still listed as members, are Taxloss and Demoleft.

Taxloss was a great UK poster, whom I 'met' in my early days of posting on that forum when it was set up in 2004, and he continued there for some years after that. A really good ally against Blairism, Toryism, Republicanism and all manner of idiocy.

Demoleft was (is) an Italian, who brought a great continental Europaean perspective to the forum.

Both great people to have around, and helped make DU do the opposite of suck!

ETA: Two other great posters, who made it on to DU3, but whom I haven't seen here in quite a while, are Salvorhardin and Varkam.

[warrprayer]

140. I enjoy reading posts from overseas (from here) D.U.ers!

it is always good to have other views

[Blue_In_AK]

155. Walt Starr

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

201. "Right fucking now!" :-p

[Behind the Aegis]

186. I really liked Taxloss too.

I haven't seen Salvorhardin either. The old gang from that other website...remember? LOL!

[SixString]

141. DonRedwood

[warrprayer]

142. great posts!

[hrmjustin]

143. Grateful for hope.

[warrprayer]

144. Man so many gone....

One thing about D.U. that strikes me as so different than anywhere else is the level of CARING.

When someone passes, when their pet dies, when they are going through a hard time, the outpouring of genuine concern and love is OVERWHELMING.

I have never seen anything like it anywhere else.

[hrmjustin]

145. Agreed. People care about one another here.

[warrprayer]

148. That is what

I love most about this place.

[greatauntoftriplets]

195. Yes, her too, of course.

I tend to forget that she's gone.

[msanthrope]

220. I don't like to think that she's gone. nt

[Sky Masterson]

150. I don't miss any of you assholes either.

[mwdem]

205. You.

[Puzzledtraveller]

154. Pretzelwarrior

GrahamForAnything as runner up, why either of them? They really knew how to agitate a thread.

[Electric Monk]

171. Oh, he's been back, a couple of times. I think I know his latest incarnation, too.

Not gonna say it here, though.

[HuckleB]

156. laconicsax

[slipslidingaway]

162. There are several, but I will add Time for Change to the list ...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/~Time%20for%20change

[Manifestor_of_Light]

172. Longhorn. She was so hopeful about her illness.

A fellow Texan. She was felled by cancer.

I also miss Andy Stephenson, Khephra, and of course, MFM and his wonderful silliness that so often put a smile on my face.

Is Ptah still around? Or AdsosLetter? He used to post fabulous stuff about archaeology.

[grasswire]

180. Ptah is still here. nt

[joshcryer]

173. Haven't seen grantcart in awhile, hope they're well.

[Cha]

183. Funny.. that's who I was thinking of, josh. Because he's been gone from DU

the most recently and his writing is brilliant. Nice guy, too. A lot of good people are gone and not just to heaven either. Just not posting on DU anymore.

[Major Hogwash]

187. Me, too. Him and FrenchieCat, both.

I think the constant whining about Obama got too much for them.

[stevenleser]

226. +1 nt

[MissB]

176. Redstone. And DS1.

And MFM.

Why? They all had amazing 'voices'.

I assume DS1 is still on the interwebs somewhere.

[hfojvt]

177. "I remember now...I remember how it started"

"I can't remember yesterday. I just remember doing what they told me... told me....told me"

[grasswire]

181. Must mention Hippywife...

....the dear friend of the Cooking and Baking forum. She was driven away by the cruel stalking by Cavers.

[Behind the Aegis]

185. I also miss Xultar and cboy!

I the latter could be a handful, but he and I always got along really well. And Xultar, who can forget that funky pink afro?! We shared a love of Chihuahuas and New Orleans.

[PeaceNikki]

207. xultar is all over twitter. she's a gem.

[edbermac]

188. matcom?

Used to post lots of funny stories in the news.

[mwdem]

206. Yes!

Miss a lot of the old gang.

[defacto7]

189. Taking a small but pertinent diversion

there are a few posters on DU right now that I have great respect for, who write very well thought out and passionate articles. I miss being able to connect with them because it's evident I'm not considered of the same standard. Maybe rightfully so. So I just read their comments and soak in a bit of their experience. If they went away, they would certainly be on my list of missed posters.

I won't out a list.

[Major Hogwash]

190. Robb

One of the first moderators at the DU forum.
A great guy with a great sense of humor.

[warrprayer]

212. I guess that explains

all the "Robb is a dingbat" references...

[msanthrope]

222. I miss him. nt

[stevenleser]

225. +1 nt

[Laelth]

203. TahitiNut

... just a cool person.

-Laelth

[yuiyoshida]

223. What happened

to TahitiNut? Just wondering, hadn't heard anything.

[Algernon Moncrieff]

245. You might try here....

http://www.tahitinut.com/

[Liberal_in_LA]

242. I recall that name

[obxhead]

204. The list is too long.

Graywarrior is one I remember fondly.

[warrprayer]

211. didn't know he was gone...

thanks.

[warrprayer]

213. I see some lurkers have dropped in...

to say hi to old friends, so this thread was a success!

And to all my old friends, whether I mentioned you or not...

[Hissyspit]

263. She.

She's still a member, as far as I know.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

219. Release the duck!!!! nt

[KamaAina]

215. Kitchy and Midlo

both are staples of my FB virtual life.

Also nice to see Swampy getting some shoutouts.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

257. Send them my regards!

I'd love to see more of TZ on here as well, but I'm guessing she's stuck in a traffic circle in DC somewhere.

[butterfly77]

221. Sapphire Blue..

[kwolf68]

224. Is SoCalDem still around

SoCalDem posted one of the most hilarious things I've ever read when he/she posted about the 2004 Republican convention...

highlights include

-FUDick
-Cheeses of Nazareth
-Fetus drill team
-Tommy Ridge breathing fire

It was the greatest thing ever posted.

[warrprayer]

235. May be lurking....

I remember seeing some of their posts...

[byronius]

228. TruthIsAll, Autorank, Khepra.

[Cleita]

230. EFerrari.

One of the many now gone posters who actually contributed posts with substance and thought. It seems she was a victim of meta.

[warrprayer]

234. I was glad to se meta go

a lot more peaceful now

[Hissyspit]

261. +1

[crim son]

241. Redstone.

I'm rarely here any more and I think his passing has something to do with that.

[Beausoir]

244. K&R.

Such a sad loss.

[crim son]

250. (((hugs))) n/t

[LeftishBrit]

258. Indeed.

[Arkana]

243. Seventhson.

I kid, I kid.

[Art_from_Ark]

246. Opihimoimoi

Come, we go to luau and feast on poi

[hatrack]

248. Nostamj - he made me laugh so hard I was crying one time . . .

It was right around the run-up to Operation Iraqi Liberation, and he was posting an article about the threat posed by nerve gas.

(Except that the words "nerve gas" were posted - repeatedly - in a scary, green, wavy font, and they were really big, and, y'know . . . scary!!!)

[thecrow]

251. I miss him too

Very sad about him passing. Also Andy.
*sigh*

[merrily]

253. This thread should have more recs!

I recognize only one name, maybe two, and from other boards. Don't know if they were the same people, though.

As to those who have gone ahead, I am sorry for the loss of all who miss them and I am sorry that I did not get to know them.

As to those who have wandered away because of disagreements, your friends miss you. Come on back and say hi. You can always ignore the ones with whom you disagree.

As to those who got banned, meet your DU friends at The Dissenter (and try to behave this time, LOL).

[bettyellen]

256. I miss Sniffa! And Jonny. And Progmom, but am in touch with her.

[SOteric]

259. Matcom, ZombyWoof, GOPisEvil, NothingShocksMeAnymore, MidloDemocrat, ForrestGump, Rabrrrrrr,

DS1, Sniffa, DoloAmber, WhoisAlHedges, Ulysses, Salin...

They were bright, articulate, tremendously fun and decidedly progressive.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

266. Yes, they were great

I actually met Rabrrrrrr and spoke with Salin on the phone once and am still Facebook friends with Ulysses.

[Beringia]

264. Swamp Rat, Seemslikeadream, Philosophorapter

and a couple others I forget their names.

[DisgustedTX]

269. Jason Leopold

The Rove Indictment.

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