Newsgroups: bit.listserv.allmusic
Date:         Thu, 28 Jan 1993 10:13:00 EST
From:         gmgettie@THAMA1.APGEA.ARMY.MIL
Subject:      Today is my anniversary!

Today is my anniversary! I've been on ALLMUSIC for a whole year now.
Wow! :-o. What a coincidence too. Tomorrow is my last day of work for
this company. This will be my last posting from this address. Geez, I
feel kinda sad. Geez2, am I now officially an old-timer?

This list has changed so much since then. IMO, it has gotten much better.

Story time: ALLMUSIC was more or less the first internet mailing list I
was ever a part of. I remember scanning the list of listserv lists. I saw
several music lists -> Jazz, Classical, etc. and of course ALLMUSIC. I really
wasn't sure what to expect after I subscribed. I can tell you (almost) word
for word what the first posting I saw was. It was something like:

>Maybe Nirvana just recognizes the fact that GNR bites.

I was like "hey, 2 bands I've heard of, this list might be good for me"

Of course, I just had to get involved *right away*, so I came back with
an equally stupid:

Whadda ya mean GNR bites? NIRVANA BITES!! I can't even understand the
words to that song: "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
It's not even music.

(stick with me here folks, there is a point coming up)

Not that I was any big GNR fan, I just didn't care much for Nirvana,
especially that song. Anyone remember this post? I'm sure Derek Tiffany
would, but he's not on the list right now.

What happened *after* the post of mine was truly incredible -> Atleast
75 messages (I'm not exaggerating) from many, many people about Nirvana,
lyrics, why people liked being able to understand the lyrics of songs,
why some people didn't care about lyrics at all, etc. etc. etc.

75 messages!! Needless to say I was (*fucking*) amazed. This blew me away.
I mean, my little teenie weenie spew caused all that. I learned real quick of
the power of this list.

Well, that's my point -> the power of this list. I don't know how to put into
words what this list has done for my music hobby. I look back at me on
this list a year ago. Really, I had no clue. At first I was a little cocky
and talked *way* to much. I tried to start atleast a thread a day. Some of
them kinda dumb. I got flamed really bad once (hehe! chuckrateeze remembers)
after trying to start a dumb thread.

What?, oh yeah, the power of this list, sorry for the digression....
You all have turned me on to *so* much music, that if not for this list, I
would have never known it existed. Before I signed on, I had my Metal and
Hard Rock, of course, a little interest in New Age and Reggae, and a few
other things here and there. You all have helped me out with these genres
all well as many others, *even* metal. I guess what I'm trying to say is
THANK YOU!! All of you. My wallet probably hates you. My list is huge now.
I swear, I got atleast 30 CDs on my list right now, and it's growing.
It really never occured to me that there could be so much *good* music out
there.........until I signed on this list.

One last time from this address.....

Like my second favorite radio station in Baltimore says:  Seeya!!!!!!

Gary                                  new address!!! -> gmg@access.digex.com

oh, and don't forget: Never *ever* do a drug named after a part of your ass.
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