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Title: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: mtaber on March 15, 2016, 03:35:27 PM I was at a garage sale today, and I happened to see an item purported to be Rocky's very own diary from years ago! No idea if its legit or not, but I thought I would pick it up anyway - my first clue that it was the real thing was that the lady, instead of asking me to pay her for the diary, instead offered me $50 to take it off her hands! The second clue was that many of the pages were stuck together...
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: alf wiedersehen on March 15, 2016, 03:43:40 PM I bet it smells like suntan lotion.
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: The Shift on March 15, 2016, 03:55:08 PM … and tastes like Wheaties!
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: adamghost on March 15, 2016, 04:21:07 PM (https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3734/13215701404_6bf7ddef78.jpg)
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: mtaber on March 15, 2016, 04:40:58 PM Yes, Adam, that's the cover!
Now we know how many books Rocky has written! I'll try to post some of the entries as time allows. Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: adamghost on March 15, 2016, 04:48:34 PM Mtaber - as in Mt. Taber in Portland? I used to play the Mt. Taber Pub in the old days...
I think there should be an entry every day for somebody Rocky beat up. Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: Andrew G. Doe on March 15, 2016, 05:03:58 PM Adam, that's the legendary Marty Taber.
Well, that's what he told me, anyways. Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: adamghost on March 15, 2016, 05:17:42 PM Right, that they named Mt. Taber after! Cool!
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: SMiLE Brian on March 15, 2016, 05:21:46 PM Marty had a legendary fanzine in 1970s...
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: mtaber on March 15, 2016, 06:07:48 PM My newsletters were nearly as poorly written as WIPEOUT...
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: mtaber on March 15, 2016, 06:10:56 PM I'll try to post one of the entries tomorrow. Luckily, the diary doesn't have a centerfold...
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: Emily on March 15, 2016, 09:21:37 PM mtaber, you are awesome.
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: The Shift on March 15, 2016, 11:26:23 PM Hang on, Rocky's thinking…
(http://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2014/12/05/102245046-Photo_Dec_04,_5_11_30_PM.530x298.jpg) Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: mtaber on March 16, 2016, 12:15:06 PM I've been having second thoughts about continuing this thread. I've read back through some of the other thread, and it seems that Rocky initially was being fairly decent in his exchanges with members of this board. However, he didn't respond very well when people started offering constructive criticism, or questioned the many inaccuracies in his writings, or accused him of doing as much (or more) damage to Brian as he claims to have prevented. It seems that Rocky came to this board expecting complete and total adulation, and reacted venomously when he received any other kind of reaction. Things have gradually since gone downhill into the abyss.
I fear that no good will come from me continuing to berate the guy. Maybe eventually he'll just go away. Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: Emily on March 16, 2016, 12:29:32 PM Good points. I'm pretty sure he doesn't read any other threads though.
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: adamghost on March 16, 2016, 02:19:02 PM I've been having second thoughts about continuing this thread. I've read back through some of the other thread, and it seems that Rocky initially was being fairly decent in his exchanges with members of this board. However, he didn't respond very well when people started offering constructive criticism, or questioned the many inaccuracies in his writings, or accused him of doing as much (or more) damage to Brian as he claims to have prevented. It seems that Rocky came to this board expecting complete and total adulation, and reacted venomously when he received any other kind of reaction. Things have gradually since gone downhill into the abyss. I fear that no good will come from me continuing to berate the guy. Maybe eventually he'll just go away. I think this is fair. I just enjoyed the comraderie on the thread. Rocky kinda ruined it, but of course what else can we all talk about! btw I have tried three different spellings of "comraderie" and it doesn't like any of them and I am too lazy to look it up. Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: mtaber on March 16, 2016, 03:06:25 PM camaraderie?
Wonder how Rocky would spell it... couldn't resist... Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: Lee Marshall on March 16, 2016, 03:14:36 PM Good points. I'm pretty sure he doesn't read any other threads though. I'm not entirely sure that he doesn't have someone read 'his' thread out loud to him. There's some mighty big words in there...Some of 'em 6 or 7 letters long. :lol Hey Stephen?!?!? What's that word mean? ;) Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: The Shift on March 16, 2016, 04:08:51 PM I've been having second thoughts about continuing this thread. I've read back through some of the other thread, and it seems that Rocky initially was being fairly decent in his exchanges with members of this board. However, he didn't respond very well when people started offering constructive criticism, or questioned the many inaccuracies in his writings, or accused him of doing as much (or more) damage to Brian as he claims to have prevented. It seems that Rocky came to this board expecting complete and total adulation, and reacted venomously when he received any other kind of reaction. Things have gradually since gone downhill into the abyss. I fear that no good will come from me continuing to berate the guy. Maybe eventually he'll just go away. I know what you mean… part of me feels as if he's become a monster, of the board's own making. Part of me feels soiled for having had any communications with and about him. I've told myself to back off and have nothing more to do with it numerous times but find myself re-entering the fray. That other thread's like a scab one can't help scratching, a nightmare scab that you scratch until it bleeds - and then it laughs and scratches you back. Humour (good and bad) seems to fly over Rocky's head. Water off a duck's back. On the one hand he sets himself up as an online punchbag and takes everything folk throw at him with a sneer; on the other hand he calls everyone a "wanker", and his language suggests he's taking us all to hell with him. He even mocks and insults those who support his line, those who throw him a bone in the hope of more "revelations" about Mike. He ignores all questions about himself; and his ineptness with the English language wraps his taunts about revelations to come, and those subsequent revelations in so much ambiguity as to render them valueless. His recent post about living in a secure compound, with guards… is he already behind bars? I suspect Add Some's suggestion hat he posts are being read out to him aren't far off the truth. Some are subsequently corrected … though unfortunately not toned down. He seems to recognise no friends or allies among the posters on this board; we're all enemies – all members of "the angry 13" (I'm not sure his counting is up to scratch) or whatever he calls us - and therefore all fair game in his eyes. I'm thinking out aloud here but coming to the conclusion (thank you for providing an arena in which to do so!) that he ought to be left in isolation to prevent the spread of contagion. Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: mtaber on March 16, 2016, 05:35:09 PM The contagion is Human Pamplinoma Virus...
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: Emily on March 16, 2016, 05:44:10 PM I've been having second thoughts about continuing this thread. I've read back through some of the other thread, and it seems that Rocky initially was being fairly decent in his exchanges with members of this board. However, he didn't respond very well when people started offering constructive criticism, or questioned the many inaccuracies in his writings, or accused him of doing as much (or more) damage to Brian as he claims to have prevented. It seems that Rocky came to this board expecting complete and total adulation, and reacted venomously when he received any other kind of reaction. Things have gradually since gone downhill into the abyss. I fear that no good will come from me continuing to berate the guy. Maybe eventually he'll just go away. I know what you mean… part of me feels as if he's become a monster, of the board's own making. Part of me feels soiled for having had any communications with and about him. I've told myself to back off and have nothing more to do with it numerous times but find myself re-entering the fray. That other thread's like a scab one can't help scratching, a nightmare scab that you scratch until it bleeds - and then it laughs and scratches you back. Humour (good and bad) seems to fly over Rocky's head. Water off a duck's back. On the one hand he sets himself up as an online punchbag and takes everything folk throw at him with a sneer; on the other hand he calls everyone a "wanker", and his language suggests he's taking us all to hell with him. He even mocks and insults those who support his line, those who throw him a bone in the hope of more "revelations" about Mike. He ignores all questions about himself; and his ineptness with the English language wraps his taunts about revelations to come, and those subsequent revelations in so much ambiguity as to render them valueless. His recent post about living in a secure compound, with guards… is he already behind bars? I suspect Add Some's suggestion hat he posts are being read out to him aren't far off the truth. Some are subsequently corrected … though unfortunately not toned down. He seems to recognise no friends or allies among the posters on this board; we're all enemies – all members of "the angry 13" (I'm not sure his counting is up to scratch) or whatever he calls us - and therefore all fair game in his eyes. I'm thinking out aloud here but coming to the conclusion (thank you for providing an arena in which to do so!) that he ought to be left in isolation to prevent the spread of contagion. Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: adamghost on March 16, 2016, 05:44:59 PM I saw what you did there.
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: adamghost on March 16, 2016, 05:46:55 PM I kinda like this latest part of the thread (Rocky's thread I mean) where it's like he's yelling in an empty echo-y room and the only people talking are discussing the legal ramifications as if he wasn't there. Kind of like he's in a padded cell and everyone's leaving him but the doctors.
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: mtaber on March 16, 2016, 06:07:29 PM Hey, now Rocky is bragging about bein buddies with Jack Nicholson! Rocky lives in a gated community, has earned millions of dollars, has been on cereal boxes, yet is humble enough to associate with little old US!!!
Somehow I still don't feel honored... Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: Emily on March 16, 2016, 06:13:02 PM Actually, I looked up his address on google maps. It's an apartment complex.
It really seems like he's snapped. And did he say he killed Mike-y in front of a bank or something?? Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: Emily on March 16, 2016, 06:14:25 PM And... Now back to part II of Sound of Music with my vacationing daughter. :(
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: mtaber on March 17, 2016, 01:27:54 PM I can tell you that all of the entries in this diary are in crayon... something about not being allowed sharp objects...
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: mtaber on March 17, 2016, 01:29:25 PM And there are several entries that say "Dear Diary - How many diaries have YOU written? Huh? HUH???
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: Emily on March 17, 2016, 02:20:33 PM Hahahaha
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: Emily on March 17, 2016, 03:50:31 PM So here's what I think's going on - probably painfully obvious - there's a vicious 3-way Love family feud and Rocky is Stephen's proxy.
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: SMiLE Brian on March 17, 2016, 04:22:08 PM Can Mtaber write the forward to Rocky's book?
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: adamghost on March 17, 2016, 04:45:07 PM Yikes, that thread is getting...well, yeah, kind of unhinged. It's pretty sad to watch. Well the thread isn't getting unhinged. More the subject thereof.
Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: CenturyDeprived on March 17, 2016, 04:49:08 PM So here's what I think's going on - probably painfully obvious - there's a vicious 3-way Love family feud and Rocky is Stephen's proxy. I think you called it. I think Rocky just needs his own reality show, or to be a cast member of The Surreal Life. Title: Re: Just Stumbled Across This: Could It Be Rocky's old DIARY??? Post by: The Shift on March 17, 2016, 05:09:37 PM So here's what I think's going on - probably painfully obvious - there's a vicious 3-way Love family feud and Rocky is Stephen's proxy. I think you called it. I think Rocky just needs his own reality show, or to be a cast member of The Surreal Life. The way Rocky was writing it last time I looked (having since taken the pledge) it seemed Rocky was under the impression that one or more of the Love Brothers - I'm assuming both Stan and Steve, minimum – is reading the thread. |