AGD banned?

[Andrew G. Doe]

Sir, I would willingly insult you, but I doubt you would comprehend the full depth of my contempt for you, thus I will merely state that you, sir, are undoubtedly the most facially ill-favoured individual I have ever clapped eyes on.

Uh... was that OK ? 

Been catching up with this thread, and it's been most illuminating (aside from The Usual Suspects, natch - we used to have an 'ignore' button on a previous incarnation of this forum, any chance we could have it again ?). I have a short fuse, that's not news and yes, I fully support the banning of repeat offenders but the rules should be applied fairly across the board - there are people here whose sole reason for posting seems to be to disrupt threads, broadcast their ill-informed and equally ill-expressed dislike of varied band members... in general, to disrupt the ebb and flow of interaction while not actually contributing. (Reminds me of a kid who used to come into a store I managed maybe 10 years ago and walk up and down the candy racks yelling "don't like that... don't like that... that's horrible... HATE that..." on a daily basis. You'll be not in the least surprised to learn I endured that for maybe five weeks before I banned his sorry ass from the shop). Yet they're allowed to get away with it. Maybe I should try it.

This forum is about Brian Wilson & The Beach Boys and the incomparable music they've made these last 52-odd years, not about the posters, especially those who seem to suffer from some mutant strain of Tourette's. Some of us here are just fans (enviable individuals !), others have varying degrees of knowledge and access. Some truly are insiders, who must be mortified at the sheer ignorance sometimes displayed here. But, bottom line, it's all about the music, not us.

I'm somewhat amused that with this thread I've indirectly contributed towards the banning of a poster who, IMO, should never have been readmitted. I saw those images: only a truly sick mind would post them in a semi-public forum without warning, just as only a truly sick mind would then threaten self-harm when reminded of their vileness. Leopards... spots... that kind of thing.

And now, ladies, gentlemen and creatures of indeterminate gender, we have a box set to dissect, discuss and mull over.

[Andrew G. Doe]

The difference is, you were a kid and he's a 50 year old man.

I deeply resent this totally inaccurate comment - I'll be 58 in September.

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

[Heysaboda]

And now, ladies, gentlemen and creatures of indeterminate gender, we have a box set to dissect, discuss and mull over.

ah, SOME of us DON'T have it yet!!!!!!!   

Good to see you back AGD!   

[MBE]

Again welcome back.

[Loaf]

And now, ladies, gentlemen and creatures of indeterminate gender, we have a box set to dissect, discuss and mull over.

ah, SOME of us DON'T have it yet!!!!!!!   

Do you mean the box set or gender...?

[♩♬🐸 Billy C ♯♫♩🐇]

[Heysaboda]

RIMSHOT!

budda boom budda bing!

[RangeRoverA1]

This "commemorative" event can be easily associated with return of Jedi Grand Master, though Mr. Doe isn't the oldest Smiley Smiler. If memory serves me well, Mr. Mayo is 2 years behind him. But there are even much more older people, like oldsurferdude, NHC, Mr. TM, Mr. Desper, Mr. Boyd etc.

Btw, if you didn't catch it, Mr. Doe (or others), the "Jedi Grand Master" term is taken from "Star Wars" - some space-travelling/fighting franchise. Here's the article copied straight from Wiki, the definition:

Jedi Grand Master: The Grand Master is usually the oldest, most experienced and best trained of all Jedi. A Grand Master is chosen by the Jedi Council to lead the entire Jedi Order, while the Master of the Order is elected by the council to chair its meetings and serve as the Grand Master's junior partner in charge of the day-to-day administration of the order. In Star Wars, Yoda is considered to be both the Grand Master and the Master of the Order, although neither office is ever mentioned in any of the six films of the saga. His position as the leader of the council is inexplicably acquired off-screen when Mace Windu, his predecessor and one-time pupil, ceases to hold the title of Master of the Order at some point in the period between The Phantom Menace and Attack of the Clones.

Hope it did help.

[SloopJohnB]

[RangeRoverA1]

I already explained it. Just did some analogy between Mr. Doe & Jedi Grand Master, their returns to SmileySmile.net & Star Wars respectively. Hope now it is all clarified.

[Andrew G. Doe]

This "commemorative" event can be easily associated with return of Jedi Grand Master, though Mr. Doe isn't the oldest Smiley Smiler. If memory serves me well, Mr. Mayo is 2 years behind him. But there are even much more older people, like oldsurferdude, NHC, Mr. TM, Mr. Desper, Mr. Boyd etc.

Ummm... there's a man at the door called Alan Boyd who would like a word with you... 

[Mikie]

Don't think Steve Mayo is 2 years behind Doe.

[RangeRoverA1]

2Mikie: currently, Mr. Mayo's account shows his age as 59. Add to that the fact that he's born on the same day as Jerry Lee Lewis (September-something), according to what he wrote in "General music discussion", and here we have --> 60 y.o., i.e. 2 years older than Mr. Doe.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Which would be two years ahead of me. 

[RangeRoverA1]

2Mr. Doe:

See, I actually almost chose "ahead" instead, but somehow got mixed up about what word is more logical here, so I went with "behind". Blame it on my non-native English origin.

[Andrew G. Doe]

Not a problem. My excuse for that kind of thing is, I'm not actually as good a scribe as I think I am. 

[bluesno1fann]

This. Was. One. f***ed. Up. Thread.



Why wasn't this locked?!


 

[Jason]

Because it eventually died down...until you had to bump it.

[Mikie]

Nothin' like dredging up dirty laundry, eh?  Geez.