From: cdpst@cislabs.pitt.edu (Christophe D Piccolo)
Newsgroups: rec.music.gdead
Subject: Re: "Won't Get Fooled Again" and other assorted ramblings
Date: 11 Nov 92 20:58:03 GMT
Organization: University of Pittsburgh

In article <1992Nov11.183731.4391@sunspot.noao.edu> brown@sunspot.noao.edu (Todd Brown) writes:
>
>>In article <184220@pyramid.pyramid.com> glambert@pyramid.com (George Lambert) writes:
>>>A secret society of former well known net.heads has been formed known
>>>as the "Wheel".   
>
 ha, ha ,ha ,ha, he, he, te, he, barf! Sorry hope
>I didn't get any on ya.
>You've got to be kidding, I knew there were a few egotists out there
>who considered themselves so cool they couldn't be anybodies fool,
>except they'er own. But this really takes it for me, they are the
>losers, and the sadest thing is they don't realize it because they've
>got there heads in the clouds and they'er eyes on the mirror
>watching how cool they are, jeez again.

Im not sure how much either forum is losing...consider, the folks on
the wheel probably viewd their exodus as an attempt to get back to the
way things were on r.m.gdead years ago, higher worthwhile (In Their
Not so Humble Opinions) content, less garbage, and I'm sure that some
subset of them will eventually get that.  Think of it as taking a 
particularly appealing thread out of r.m.gdead to email...

From the r.m.gdead point of view, how much have we lost?  The folks who
are stll here keep me coming back.  I have bagged other groups when they
got boring or too voluminous to read, alt.flame and soc.singles being 
prime examples, but i still find trudging throu 100 articles a day
worthwhile in r.m.gdead...tape tree's are still run, ticket offers/grovels
abound, i just feel a Sexist lyrics thread coming on about late january...

Neither group, as far as i can tell, is going to have an edge over
the other when it comes to tapes, tickets, insights, rumors, or just
plain old friendly BS...in short
the things we all come to r.m.gdead for.  Wherever the Wharf man may
be, that group will have a definite bonus in entertaining as well as
effective flames should he decide to let loose with one of his
masterpieces, (should be a required part of any alt.flame FAQ, better than
the crap in there 90% of the time...but anyways) 

I can see how some of the people here who actually know folks who joined
the wheel but themselves weren't invited/failed the test would be hurt, 
but have any friendships that existed before all this actually terminated?
If so, that pains me a bit, but i get the feeling if we give it just
a minute, it'll blow away...

ONe final thought, I recall a quote by Barlow, saying what he liked
about the deadheads was that sense of community.  He then explained
that where he's from, he's got folks who would be considered enemies
that would stll stop and help him if he were in certain kinds of trouble
back in his home community.  Think about it.  Aside from the folks on
stage, i dont think anyone out there gets good vibes all the time from
everyone at every show.  But there's no place i'd rather be if i had
to count on the kindness of human beings, like say the second night
at starlake, as the storm closed in, and my ride was nowhere to be
found,  than in the parking lot of a dead show.

>>>DICKS and DACKS are acronyms that are not very pleasant, and I will, for the
>>>time being, leave it to the person who coined them to define their meaning.
>
>Can't someone inform us of the meanings of these acronyms, I'm just
>interested in them to give me insight on how high this secret group
>places themselves above all the lower life forms on the planet.
>"Ship Of Fools" indeed!
>>TODD|-ODD-|:-)                   |         Nothing Left To Do But  <

Okay, i was gonna take my shot at DACKS in my previos post, i guess
ill do it now...

Uh, Net acronyms for 400, alex

What is Dumb Ass College Kids

Just a guess, based on the low net wide regard for folks with
.edu in their path...wonder if i qualify, being here for 7 years..

Finally, next summer, if you see any freaks roaming hot parking lots
giving away watermelon for free, stop by and partake, wheelie and r.m.gdead
heads alike...

Peace
Chris
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