The Different Eras of The Ledge

[LukeA]

Originally Posted by LikeAWillow

I should also specify that, in my mind, David is a bust of Beethoven.

ditto, although wearing a beret.

[LikeAWillow]

Originally Posted by LukeA

ditto, although wearing a beret.

Does yours have a pipe? Mine has a pipe.

[goldustsongbird]

Originally Posted by michelle2677

you>these

ten characters

Duh.

[sodascouts]

Originally Posted by David

My favorites include Ava, miriamswell, Garett & Jen (they are as one), Les, Lisa, Dan Matsumoto, probably Hayley, Brian J., Bly, sodascouts (despite her silly Stevie ideas), Brian (bjk3047), mike_nh, & even Hawkeye gets me in the funny bone.

So many marvelous people -- hundreds, really.

Thanks for the shout-out David! The feeling is mutual. I even had a dream where you made a cameo once.

I stopped my regular posting in 2005, and it really wasn't caused by any one event. I just got a little burned out. A lot of things changed for me that year.

I still drop by occasionally, but it has changed so much that it's almost unrecognizable. Still, I'm not around enough to evaluate the current trends so who knows, maybe it's changed for the better!

The thing that was great about the Ledge for me was the passion we displayed on a regular basis about so many topics. I would get into debates about politics, about lyric meanings, about whether or not Sara should be continually rendered immune in the Tusk Survivor game I was running with rezamatic... we really threw ourselves into everything, large and small. I've never found a message board that rivals the way so many of us did that! I guess that appeals more to people who are rather free about sharing their opinions though, lol.

You didn't have to be opinionated to be cool, though. I meant so many great people through this site. I loved being able to go to concerts and say "I'm Nancy from BuckinghamNicks.net, aka sodascouts on the Ledge" and folks would recognize me immediately! I can't even name all the people I met at concerts.... but I know I got into trouble with several of them. The Atlanta, Phoenix, Chicago, and Detroit crowds especially.

Some I still keep in touch with. Wldhrt35 and I are going shopping in Chicago this weekend. I'm spending new year's eve with gypsyrhiannon (Kristin, not Pip, although Pip is great too). Sorceress invited me to her home in England, but sadly I cannot afford to go! On Facebook, GardenStateGirl, darklinensuit, Merf, and Sara V (I think she went by beautyinrelease here but I can't even remember that for sure) all wished me a happy birthday. I still love all those folks, and sometimes, like with Sara V., I can't even remember their Ledge names anymore. Some others I keep in touch with are Lisa G. (lalittlecricket), Joe (downonrodeo), Farrah, Renae, Jill... I'm gonna stop with that but there are more. I love social networking for that, because there are so many other Ledgies that I've lost track of without it. Faceofglass, JohnnyStew, strandinthewind, dardragon, FeverDance, Sharon (what was her Ledgie name again?) I'm not going to go on here because it depresses me, so my apologies to those I've left out.

But change is the way of message boards, the way of people, the way of life. Posters who are in it for the long-haul are a very rare breed, and a great asset to the board they stick with.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by David

But they're a bunch of wussy collectivists & liberals. They wouldn't know what to do with a Hayek or Rothbard book if I threw it into their lobster bisque & it splashed all over their Bluetooth.

I don't have a Bluetooth.

[gldstwmn]

Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

Oh my - was that ever a debacle! Poor Mary just couldn't get it.

Yes. It was quite the debacle. Just thinking about it makes me .

[Sahara]

Great post Nancy -- I get sad reading posts saying that the Ledge has gone downhill and isn't what it used to be, and it's really nice to know that you (and others I'm sure) focus on the positives

[skcin]

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

much of the deep well of knowledge on the Ledge has since moved on. There were a lot of crazy knowledgeable people here at one time, and now much of that has been lost.

Yes it has. And that sucks. That's the main reason I don't bother coming here much anymore (besides the fact that I just don't have the time.) Nothing else left to learn, or nothing more that I care to learn. Plus nothing new & exciting going on creatively with the band. I've waxed nostalgic here plenty, I'm done now.

Originally Posted by chiliD

Got there, bought the postcard & mailed it.

Well, ya gotta remember, The Ledge was around before the 2000 date it shows that I signed up...that was just when Marty reopened revamped Ledge after he'd closed it for a while. The original Ledge was started in 95 or 96 or so...I've been around these here parts for somewhere close to 13 years.

Wow, you're even older than I thought.

Originally Posted by jannieC

Ethan, I remember when you were posting only at 7 Wonders and I remember thinking, "wow, he would be eaten alive at The Ledge." Somehow, you survived.

He was coddled & protected for some unknown reason.

Originally Posted by camchristo

If things had been allowed to take their natural course, he would have been. However, there were some people who just kept coming to his rescue, over and over and over. Which, in turn, chased away many of the more interesting contributors to this Board. They just got fed up with being punished for calling him to the carpet.
JMO.

Yeah, that's what I meant.

Originally Posted by GypsySorcerer

Was that Chris? I seem to remember his posting a lot about Stevie's weight, hair, bangs, boots, etc.

Anyway, I miss: Amber, Hillary, Dissention, Sparky, Tower, Ryan, the other Ryan, Paula, Justin, Jim, Jyqm, Deanna, Kate, Lux, Greg, and Brian.

Thanks! And yes, Chris was obsessed about Stevie's bangs. To bang or not to bang. I think I finally freaked out on him about it. Or maybe I just mentioned that I noticed he seemed a bit obsessed & he freaked out on me, can't recall which.

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I do recall a thread a year or two ago in which one or more of the people you mentioned started a thread devoted to why they thought the Ledge was no longer relevant and, indirectly, the notion that everyone left posting on the Ledge was boring and that all the "cool" people had gone away. If it no longer floats your boat, fine. So just quietly disappear if you want to. There certainly was no need to insult everyone else left posting here. Yes, the Ledge has changed over the years, but so has the world. It's not better or worse... it's just different.

Don't let the screen door hit you where the good Lord split you on your way out.

That's what most of those people did. Yet they are apparently missed.

Originally Posted by WelshWitchPMD

As I read your post I also remembered Tracy who ran the
Burnish website. That was another great fan site. The site has been gone for about 4 years
and Tracy seems to have vanished from the whole Mac fandom.

Burnish was a great site.

Originally Posted by carrie721

i think david might literally (literally) be my grandfather.

Or at the very least an uncle once removed.

Originally Posted by HejiraNYC

I think there should be an era devoted to irishgrl (or whatever her name was). She was a big basket of nutty goodness, and I always looked forward to her insane/inane posts. She is the real deal unibombtress hiding out in the wilds of California and probably ready to go postal at any moment. The **** she stirred in the chit chat forum is legend. And thanks to her, many of our erstwhile ledgies were banned while she went down in a blaze of hot messy glory herself. I would say the nuttiness absolutely reached a crescendo in 2006 (or 2007). And 2006-2008 coincidentally also happened to cover the era when the Ledge changed ownership, old timers left in droves and splinter groups emerged. It was a pretty chaotic period during which the Ledge practically went extinct, and it really wasn't until the first stirrings of the "Unleashed" tour started making the rounds that the Ledge started to pick up again. So you could almost call 2006-2008 the beginning of the end/a new beginning.

Oh Mary. Crazy Mary. Good times.

Originally Posted by louielouie2000

Ahh, the glory days. I remember the board changing ownership very well, and it was about that time I took a couple year break from the Ledge. Partly because I just got busy living life, but mainly because it seemed the people had just become so psychotic and mean. People started getting banned left and right, and I was like "I really don't need all this... I just wanna talk about songs!" I really am glad most of those people are gone though. Especially those horrible, bitchy, cliquish "cool crowd" Stevie fans. I won't name any names, but good God, there were some insufferable people. It was like the movie "Mean Girls"... but it was on a message board
.

I know, I'm glad they're gone too.

Originally Posted by David

Is Paula back? Bring her back, I say! And how about Amber, who used to groove & bop till she wanted to drop. She was a spitfire, full of energy. She once told me how she loves watching videos of Stevie in which she flings her body heedlessly thither & yon (referring to Cal Jam or something).

Do you guys think we'll all meet up again in Ledgie Heaven 100 years from now?

Which two Ledgies from different eras would you want to meet each other, & why? I always wanted Carrie to meet Hayley because I think they would both love each other's dry, ironic sense of humor & playful facetiousness -- & dig each other's personality.

Your wish is my command, godfather.

Amber has been MIA for a while now. No idea what she's up to.

I remember Hayley, she was cool.

Originally Posted by David

Anyone with a name like "CrystalWitchyPoo" or "SaraFlufftard" or "AngelMyGoldenHairPasta" or "GypsyRhiannonPeckerDoodle" would be banned immediately -- I can't stomach that anymore.

As it should be. SaraFlufftard is my fave, btw.

Originally Posted by mmm stevie nick

I just had a flash back of the "Dirty Sanchez" thread. I don't recall the exact thread title but I remember seeing how the thread title was worded. I knew it was going to be hilarious, raunchy and a thread legend. My instincts turned out to be true.

I don't think I've ever laughed so hard and I learned, no… I was taught many new things.

Wasn't that the "Perv" thread? Or maybe there was another one, I've been gone a while.

Originally Posted by michelle2677

thank god it's in the confines of my facebook where my friends and family can see it.

They have computers in KY?

Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

A day that surely will live in infamy!

3/26 Never Forget

Originally Posted by michelle2677

that's okay. i'm going to grab something to eat, you dirty whore.

is holly the standard poodle? i would love to take her picture!!

Watch your mouth, you're sure to get bant.

Originally Posted by jannieC

There were a lot of things Mary had a hard time grasping.

Reality, first & foremost.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by skcin

They have computers in KY?



3/26 Never Forget

Computers powered by a possum in a big hamster wheel. Running on Windows 95.


Never forgotten.

Good to see you again, Paula.

[Musicman408]

You know, I was thinking that in the past couple of months or so, there seems to be a new, fresh kind of air here. Also, there seems to have been some fairly deep conversation emerging in that time which is cool.

The Ledge is kind of like Fleetwood Mac it seems. The people that have been here awhile like the way it originally was, and of course things change over time. But often times, we like the original the best, and change is kind of frowned upon. Know what I mean?

BTW 3/26- the date of the mass 7W bannings? I think I had taken a break during that point, so the details are a bit hazy!

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by Musicman408

You know, I was thinking that in the past couple of months or so, there seems to be a new, fresh kind of air here. Also, there seems to have been some fairly deep conversation emerging in that time which is cool.

The Ledge is kind of like Fleetwood Mac it seems. The people that have been here awhile like the way it originally was, and of course things change over time. But often times, we like the original the best, and change is kind of frowned upon. Know what I mean?

BTW 3/26- the date of the mass 7W bannings? I think I had taken a break during that point, so the details are a bit hazy!

There's A LOT of stuff, that you just don't "get". No offense, but read through Paula's post. Just read it.
My mouth is literally open now, and I'm shaking my head, in disbelief.
Wow, just wow.

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by skcin

Yes it has. And that sucks. That's the main reason I don't bother coming here much anymore (besides the fact that I just don't have the time.) Nothing else left to learn, or nothing more that I care to learn. Plus nothing new & exciting going on creatively with the band. I've waxed nostalgic here plenty, I'm done now.



Wow, you're even older than I thought.



He was coddled & protected for some unknown reason.



Yeah, that's what I meant.



Thanks! And yes, Chris was obsessed about Stevie's bangs. To bang or not to bang. I think I finally freaked out on him about it. Or maybe I just mentioned that I noticed he seemed a bit obsessed & he freaked out on me, can't recall which.



That's what most of those people did. Yet they are apparently missed.



Burnish was a great site.



Or at the very least an uncle once removed.



Oh Mary. Crazy Mary. Good times.



I know, I'm glad they're gone too.



Your wish is my command, godfather.

Amber has been MIA for a while now. No idea what she's up to.

I remember Hayley, she was cool.



As it should be. SaraFlufftard is my fave, btw.




Wasn't that the "Perv" thread? Or maybe there was another one, I've been gone a while.



They have computers in KY?



3/26 Never Forget



Watch your mouth, you're sure to get bant.



Reality, first & foremost.

IAWTP. thank you for posting. TIA.

ETA: wow Paula. I called you a "B" with affection and someone removed that line. my post really makes no sense now. lol.

[mylittledemon]

Originally Posted by JazmenFlowers

IAWTP. thank you for posting. TIA.

Nice to see you still hanging around

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by sodascouts

You didn't have to be opinionated to be cool, though. I meant so many great people through this site. I loved being able to go to concerts and say "I'm Nancy from BuckinghamNicks.net, aka sodascouts on the Ledge" and folks would recognize me immediately! I can't even name all the people I met at concerts.... but I know I got into trouble with several of them. The Atlanta, Phoenix, Chicago, and Detroit crowds especially.

Some I still keep in touch with. Wldhrt35 and I are going shopping in Chicago this weekend. I'm spending new year's eve with gypsyrhiannon (Kristin, not Pip, although Pip is great too). Sorceress invited me to her home in England, but sadly I cannot afford to go! On Facebook, GardenStateGirl, darklinensuit, Merf, and Sara V (I think she went by beautyinrelease here but I can't even remember that for sure) all wished me a happy birthday. I still love all those folks, and sometimes, like with Sara V., I can't even remember their Ledge names anymore. Some others I keep in touch with are Lisa G. (lalittlecricket), Joe (downonrodeo), Farrah, Renae, Jill... I'm gonna stop with that but there are more. I love social networking for that, because there are so many other Ledgies that I've lost track of without it. Faceofglass, JohnnyStew, strandinthewind, dardragon, FeverDance, Sharon (what was her Ledgie name again?) I'm not going to go on here because it depresses me, so my apologies to those I've left out.

this is what I will always be thankful for. all the great times I've had and the AMAZING people, aside from bloody buckets and gourds, I've met.

[JazmenFlowers]

Originally Posted by mylittledemon

Nice to see you still hanging around

use me, just don't abuse me.