How old were you when you started the Ledge? [Archive]

diamondsnake

07-13-2005, 01:53 AM

14 years old. It is good to have an outlet to talk about Fleetwood Mac because my friends certainly get bored quickly when I start talking about Stevie!

darklinensuit

07-13-2005, 01:54 AM

I just realized I was 19 and living at home.

I am 27 now. Some of us really "grew up" on the Ledge.

I was 33 when I registered here.

And now I'm 27, too. :nod:

- Jake

ryan8472

07-13-2005, 01:54 AM

I was 14, and barely knew any FM songs except the hits. :nod:

ryan8472

07-13-2005, 01:55 AM

14 years old. It is good to have an outlet to talk about Fleetwood Mac because my friends certainly get bored quickly when I start talking about Stevie!
I can relate. No other 8th grader wanted to know about this great new band. :lol:

diamondsnake

07-13-2005, 01:58 AM

I can relate. No other 8th grader wanted to know about this great new band. :lol:
If I had a dollar for everytime someone said "Who's he?" when I started talking about Stevie Nicks, I would me filthy rich!

People our age just don't know the meaning of good music!

xdreamsunwindx

07-13-2005, 02:21 AM

I was 13. And a total lamer. Still am, though. :D

Stevie_Buck

07-13-2005, 02:33 AM

Well, I'm a newbie...

...and 18. :o

GypsySorcerer

07-13-2005, 02:34 AM

23. How exciting.

estranged4life

07-13-2005, 02:58 AM

to know better (aka 31 years old)...Only been 4 years now.

Ya know, A great spin-off thread would be "Do you remember what was your first ever post on the Ledge?" :nod:

Wild_Heart03

07-13-2005, 03:51 AM

I barely joined this place last year, so about 19. Oh, what a difference a year makes. :p

DownOnRodeo

07-13-2005, 04:36 AM

I was 33 when I registered here.
And now I'm 27, too. :nod:

:lol: I was 18...but Jake's jokes have aged me considerably. :distress:

Mari

07-13-2005, 05:28 AM

1997.. so I was 22. :eek: 8 years?!

I vaguely remember my first post.. I tried to answer a question showing off my mac-knowledge, and instantly got corrected by Lauren :laugh:

WelshWitchPMD

07-13-2005, 06:08 AM

Hmm, it was about a 10 years ago when I first found this web site and I don't know when the Ledge started but I was 30 when I found The Penguin.

mylittledemon

07-13-2005, 06:10 AM

I joined I believe the week before Stevie's Trouble in Shangri La album was released. I was 21 yrs old, living in Chattanooga, and I moved to Atlanta one month later. Wow...I'm gonna be 26 in one month!

hayley

07-13-2005, 08:37 AM

Mari

07-13-2005, 08:43 AM

I was 14 years old, in pre-Dance 1997. I'll shortly be 23. I've spent almost a decade on this board. I've made lifelong friends here, I've burned the place down, I started a four year relationship with someone I met through this board, I've made enemies- but most of all, I've learned not to care. I wish people did not take this stuff so seriously. It'll cause nothing but trouble.

Very true. I know I care a lot less about the little riots on forums than I used to.

skcin

07-13-2005, 09:10 AM

27, I believe. No clue what my first post was. probably "Hi, guys, I'm new here. Thought I'd introduce myself." I have such a way with words. :rolleyes:

hayley

07-13-2005, 09:16 AM

Very true. I know I care a lot less about the little riots on forums than I used to.
All the old grudges and spats and bitch fights- it's all so stupid. I mean, weren't we supposed to hate each other at one point from various stuff? I don't even remember the whos or whys or hows of any of that stuff. It just really doesn't matter.

DrummerDeanna

07-13-2005, 09:23 AM

I was 20 when I joined. I still remember the first time I heard about the Ledge - it was at the AHI in what was is Aug/Sept of that year - I came across a Lindsey-crazed girl and her mother outside of the America West Arena and they asked me if I was a "Ledgie" I had NO CLUE what they were talking about lol....

Then I met a Ledgie (no longer posts) from my hometown - crazy....It's been a loooong time rouwf!

golden braid

07-13-2005, 10:45 AM

I was 25 which was only a little over two years ago. I've only had a computer for 2.5 years so that might explain why I didn't descover the Ledger earlier. :o

chiliD

07-13-2005, 10:49 AM

To quote Mr. Dylan:

I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now

Actually, come to think of it...I met my wife here! :eek: :nod:

But, alas, since then she's been banned. :( :distress: :(

gldstwmn

07-13-2005, 10:53 AM

to know better (aka 31 years old)...Only been 4 years now.

Ya know, A great spin-off thread would be "Do you remember what was your first ever post on the Ledge?" :nod:

Brian, your sig photo is hilarious.

gldstwmn

07-13-2005, 10:54 AM

With regards to the question at hand, no comment. :)

face of glass

07-13-2005, 11:38 AM

I've been reading the board for two-and-a-half years now, and intend to keep it up because the place is still a lot of fun. I think I was 22 when I first started my long lurker period (before starting to post), and I was directed to this place through the first FM board I ever read in cyberspace, the BN net board. Oh, the memories. ;)

David

07-13-2005, 12:17 PM

I've spent almost a decade on this board. I've made lifelong friends here, I've burned the place down, I started a four year relationship with someone I met through this board, I've made enemiesYou really messed up, gal!

I've been through four computers since I first posted here. It's certainly been a pretty good run. I've seen people come & go, talking of Michelangelo. Others may have been a pair of ragged claws, scuttling across the floors of silent seas.

The Ledge is aptly named, because we're all standing on this ledge, peering over the precipice, into the abyss of god-knows-what-all. A few of us jump, most of us don't. But the lure of the unknown is still there, whispering in our ears . . . .

hayley

07-13-2005, 12:23 PM

You really messed up, gal!
And how should I begin to spit out the butt-ends of my days and ways?

darklinensuit

07-13-2005, 12:28 PM

To quote Mr. Dylan:

I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now

Actually, come to think of it...I met my wife here! :eek: :nod:

But, alas, since then she's been banned. :( :distress: :(

Wait, I thought Carne was a he. ;)

- Jake

estranged4life

07-13-2005, 01:14 PM

27, I believe. No clue what my first post was. probably "Hi, guys, I'm new here. Thought I'd introduce myself." I have such a way with words. :rolleyes:

about the Ledge is that you can introduce yourself first unlike another website I am a member of...The members of that other website will rip your head/ass off if you post a "Hi...I'm new" thread, Absolutely a way to get hated immediately.

StevieNicksEO17

07-13-2005, 01:29 PM

I started reading The Ledge when I was about 15, but I made a name when I was 16, and I'm now 17. Such a long time :rolleyes:

SuzeQuze

07-13-2005, 01:35 PM

Well, I was 33. I avoided The Ledge for a long time cuz I knew I'd become addicted. But then I realized, I wanna be addicted to The Ledge! :] :cool: I have been on the Enchanted e-mail list for 10 years, since I was 24. I came over here when the whole Mick's chat board thing got crazy and I wanted to chat with fans about those bastards.

Neal

07-13-2005, 01:41 PM

I first registered in 1997, just before The Dance was released. I was about 16 (23 now). But then the old Ledge went away, and I was going through too much crazy **** to re-register on the new Ledge until a couple years ago. And then it took me 6 months of lurking before I started posting again... :o I'm not even sure if any of the people I talked to back then are still around.

wondergirl9847

07-13-2005, 02:03 PM

I believe I was 25. I joined here in May 2001. Wow, can't believe it's been over 4 years now!

I see mylittledemon and I joined around the same time...and I remember the TISL hoopla.

Wild_Heart03

07-13-2005, 02:15 PM

27, I believe. No clue what my first post was. probably "Hi, guys, I'm new here. Thought I'd introduce myself." I have such a way with words. :rolleyes:

lol Paula, I think that really was my first post, in so many words.... I remember saying something about IAF and then throwing in "Oh btw I'm new here!" :rolleyes:

AliceLover

07-13-2005, 02:30 PM

I was 15 when I registered and I am now 16.

golddustwoman77

07-13-2005, 02:54 PM

Well, it was exactly three years ago this month. Therefore, I was 27, since I'm the Big 3-0 now. :cool:

Janet

07-13-2005, 02:59 PM

1997.. so I was 22. :eek: 8 years?!

I vaguely remember my first post.. I tried to answer a question showing off my mac-knowledge, and instantly got corrected by Lauren :laugh:

LOL! I didn't try to pretend. But I will say, back in 1997, everyone was SO nice to start. YOu always got that one weirdo who would try to mix things up but we all had each other's backs.

Remember every night there was a Dance Concert we'd wait for the review and try to see how many times like Lindsey would touch Stevie and stuff like that ( or maybe that was just me...?)

And Lauren was the queen bee. She got me to write a letter to Lindsey of the 100 reasons why we love him or something..LOL

and the dirty stories...LOL

Janet

07-13-2005, 03:00 PM

I was 14 years old, in pre-Dance 1997. I'll shortly be 23. I've spent almost a decade on this board. I've made lifelong friends here, I've burned the place down, I started a four year relationship with someone I met through this board, I've made enemies- but most of all, I've learned not to care. I wish people did not take this stuff so seriously. It'll cause nothing but trouble.

Awww. I remember you. We even fought back then, but we were younger.

You really did grow up. I think of you most as someone who was just so young and who is now just very mature and adult, never starts anything.

Janet

07-13-2005, 03:01 PM

Who started GREEN CUP and HAMMOCK? Hayley, didn't you start one of those at least???

ontheEdgeof17

07-13-2005, 03:04 PM

I joined when I was 21.....right before LIB. I wanted to see who all from this board was going.

CreepingDeath

07-13-2005, 03:20 PM

I joined in 2000 when I was 17, but I've been lurking since The Dance came out.

hayley

07-13-2005, 03:25 PM

Awww. I remember you. We even fought back then, but we were younger.

You really did grow up. I think of you most as someone who was just so young and who is now just very mature and adult, never starts anything.
We probably fought a little, but not that much. How can two ladies united in their love of Lindsey fight?

I so remember that 100 reasons list. I wonder if anyone has it saved. That was great. And HAMMOCK!!!!!!!!!! was Calamity's, although I was a huge devotee of the HAMMOCK. I recall being the #1 psychotic hippie Lindsey fan. Mmm. Hippie picture posts. Those were the days. Remember when we started doing Keepers? Everyone was the Keeper of something? I believe I was the Keeper of Lindsey's Fro and the Keeper of Stevie's Silver Cocaine Spoon.

Dreammms

07-13-2005, 03:39 PM

I joined the Ledge when I was around 27. I didn't start really posting till this year.

Josh2003

07-13-2005, 03:57 PM

My first screen name, on the Old Ledge, was Joshua16...because that's how old I was...so I guess that was sometime in the year 2000, shortly before the Old Ledge closed.

I haven't been as active as I used to be, but I still read (almost) everything. I'll be 21 in about a month...but it seems longer than five years.

JazmenFlowers

07-13-2005, 03:58 PM

I just realized I was 19 and living at home.

I am 27 now. Some of us really "grew up" on the Ledge.

I was 17 and am now 25.

Serrart

07-13-2005, 05:00 PM

I joined in 2003 when I was 31... I've just realized it was 2004 as written just above :o so correction, I was 31 and a half.

Romy

sodascouts

07-13-2005, 05:39 PM

I was 26. I think I joined to ask about AHI or something - it was for some kind of information. I wish I could go back and see how I introduced myself but it doesn't let you go back that far. This was my introduction to FM fandom and I've never looked back since.

I visited the old Ledge once around 1998 or 1999, but there was some problem registering and I didn't really get the old structure. I remember seeing some of the "Keeper" stuff and not understanding it. lol Glad I came back!

Josh2003

07-13-2005, 05:49 PM

Ali

07-13-2005, 06:43 PM

We probably fought a little, but not that much. How can two ladies united in their love of Lindsey fight?

I so remember that 100 reasons list. I wonder if anyone has it saved. That was great. And HAMMOCK!!!!!!!!!! was Calamity's, although I was a huge devotee of the HAMMOCK. I recall being the #1 psychotic hippie Lindsey fan. Mmm. Hippie picture posts. Those were the days. Remember when we started doing Keepers? Everyone was the Keeper of something? I believe I was the Keeper of Lindsey's Fro and the Keeper of Stevie's Silver Cocaine Spoon.

I probably have both the 100 reasons list and the keepers lists at home. I'll have to dig them up.

Anyways, I started on The Ledge at age 13 in 1997, but I've lurked for the past few years.

David

07-13-2005, 07:07 PM

I started about two years ago, so I was 20.

What a great feeling it all is. [sigh]

mylittledemon

07-13-2005, 07:13 PM

I was 17 and am now 25.

Holy sh*tballs! Jason and I have the same birthdate, and the same year. Freaky.

macfanken

07-13-2005, 07:36 PM

Who started GREEN CUP and HAMMOCK? Hayley, didn't you start one of those at least???

Ha! I remember the GREEN CUP and HAMMOCK! :laugh: I joined before The Dance... must have been early '97... which would've made me about 26. When did the Ledge first go online? I definitely remember you, Janet and Hayley and a few others. I think I just posted as "Ken" back then.

GardenStateGirlie

07-13-2005, 07:51 PM

I was 13 and i'm now about to be 22 :nod:

GardenStateGirlie

07-13-2005, 07:53 PM

I probably have both the 100 reasons list and the keepers lists at home. I'll have to dig them up.

Anyways, I started on The Ledge at age 13 in 1997, but I've lurked for the past few years.

Ali, I have the list you sent me of 100 REASONS WHY WE LOVE LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM. It says FOR YOUR EYES ONLY on it and you drew me the whispering penguin. You fash-mag-slag, you! :xoxo: I so remember the green cup -- I think it was Hayley, Vi, etc. :laugh:

SteveMacD

07-13-2005, 08:02 PM

I was on the old Ledge back when it started, and was probably 23 or so. However, I started coming here on a regular basis back in Jan. 2004, at the age of 29, after the FM newsgroup all but died.

BTW, how could anybody have been here 10 years when the Ledge has only been around since about 1997/1998? Timelines people, timelines. Actually, ten years ago, there were only two Mac websites (Cyberpenguin, now just known as the Penguin, and the Chain Gang, now the discography section of the Penguin), two Stevie websites, and one Lindsey website. The only place to talk about Fleetwood Mac was on alt.music.fleetwood-mac, and I started posting there in Oct. 1995. In fact, there are a few folks here who were there back then. The thing I love about the Ledge is that there really aren't any weirdos (JPN, Bill Gamelson, Stan, and, of course, the Nazis).

AliceLover

07-13-2005, 08:03 PM

I started about two years ago, so I was 20.

What a great feeling it all is. [sigh]

You only 22?!?!?!?!?!

I thought you were like late 40s early 50s. :lol:

Sorry Dave you just talk with some much knowledge.

Stephanie

07-13-2005, 08:06 PM

I officially started a little over a year ago at age 28. But a lurked for an equally long time prior.

SteveMacD

07-13-2005, 08:14 PM

I started about two years ago, so I was 20.

What a great feeling it all is. [sigh]
David, I'm not wearing my hip boots! At this rate, I'll need a new pair of shoes.

Mari

07-14-2005, 02:53 AM

We probably fought a little, but not that much. How can two ladies united in their love of Lindsey fight?

I so remember that 100 reasons list. I wonder if anyone has it saved. That was great. And HAMMOCK!!!!!!!!!! was Calamity's, although I was a huge devotee of the HAMMOCK. I recall being the #1 psychotic hippie Lindsey fan. Mmm. Hippie picture posts. Those were the days. Remember when we started doing Keepers? Everyone was the Keeper of something? I believe I was the Keeper of Lindsey's Fro and the Keeper of Stevie's Silver Cocaine Spoon.

Keepers! Yeah! I was the keeper of Walk A Thin Line or I Know I'm Not Wrong, can't remember.. maybe I just want them both :D
And remember the Lipgloss pics? I had this cheap scanner back then and scanned all the pics from my tusk tourbook to enjoy.
Hammocks! :laugh:

Janet

07-14-2005, 03:49 AM

Ali, I have the list you sent me of 100 REASONS WHY WE LOVE LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM. It says FOR YOUR EYES ONLY on it and you drew me the whispering penguin. You fash-mag-slag, you! :xoxo: I so remember the green cup -- I think it was Hayley, Vi, etc. :laugh:

Oh I have it all wrapped up in it's envelope. I actually took it with me to the Dance AC show ( the one no one video taped...eek...) anyway, I didn't get it to him obviously.

I met so many great people. Back then, I had a little Ledgie group and we were so tight, that for my birthday and Christmas of 1998, I got so many cards and gifts, it was really amazing. I'll never forget that and I still have them all.

Janet

07-14-2005, 03:56 AM

Oh the list...here are some entries

1. His Blue Eyes
2. Finger picking guitar playing
3. His intense stares
4. His "yeahs" on songs like " Say You Love Me", "Crystal", etc. so cute!
5. His hat from the Mirage tour
6. " Don't make me waaaaiiiittt" ( that whisper!)
7. His smile
8. His unbuttoned shirt
9. His energy
10. His cute little speeches ( cycles and fight for the positive choice).
11. His pix on the Mirage Lp cover ( to die for!)
12. Out of the Cradle
and there are 127 total reasons. I can't find mine. Marissa, is this the same one you have??