My friend [censored] seems really to have departed
 

He answers no call and his page in outerspace has been deserted. Alive on earthly soil i hope, in this universe i mourn his departure. For he, my man [censored], is the father of all this other topic... [censored]. Yes. I credit him for even this little haven of a lounge.

And in his honor, another poem from Leonard Cohen:

Everybody knows that the dice are loaded
Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed
Everybody knows that the war is over
Everybody knows the good guys lost
Everybody knows the fight was fixed
The poor stay poor, the rich get rich
That's how it goes
Everybody knows
Everybody knows that the boat is leaking
Everybody knows that the captain lied
Everybody got this broken feeling
Like their father or their dog just died

Everybody talking to their pockets
Everybody wants a box of chocolates
And a long stem rose
Everybody knows

Everybody knows that you love me baby
Everybody knows that you really do
Everybody knows that you've been faithful
Ah give or take a night or two
Everybody knows you've been discreet
But there were so many people you just had to meet
Without your clothes
And everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

And everybody knows that it's now or never
Everybody knows that it's me or you
And everybody knows that you live forever
Ah when you've done a line or two
Everybody knows the deal is rotten
Old Black Joe's still pickin' cotton
For your ribbons and bows
And everybody knows

And everybody knows that the Plague is coming
Everybody knows that it's moving fast
Everybody knows that the naked man and woman
Are just a shining artifact of the past
Everybody knows the scene is dead
But there's gonna be a meter on your bed
That will disclose
What everybody knows

And everybody knows that you're in trouble
Everybody knows what you've been through
From the bloody cross on top of Calvary
To the beach of Malibu
Everybody knows it's coming apart
Take one last look at this Sacred Heart
Before it blows
And everybody knows

Everybody knows, everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

Oh everybody knows, everybody knows
That's how it goes
Everybody knows

Everybody knows

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Great song, too bad it is wasted on [censored]. That's all I have to say about that.

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well as long as I'm awake and simply being a contributor in this forum:

[censored] you! you're an [censored].

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I'd like to clarify. Jeremy was a real person. He spent the night at my house. He was a confidant and supporter. And given all this, i think his internet absence means real death in one way or another. And that's a real bummer for me.


so sorry for all the [censored] [censored] [censored] etc.

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Isnt there a way you could find his location through an ip address?

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FWIW, I considered him a friend once, and hope he's okay and happy, somewhere.

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I'd like to clarify. Jeremy was a real person. He spent the night at my house. He was a confidant and supporter. And given all this, i think his internet absence means real death in one way or another. And that's a real bummer for me.


so sorry for all the [censored] [censored] [censored] etc.

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Jeremy IS NOT DEAD Mat, will you stop suggesting such things [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] For the love of God get a grip on yourself.

Jeremy is [censored] unique no doubt. He is tormented. How hard have you tried to find him? Do you want me to help you find him because I will if it would make you stop saying the guy is dead. Just stop saying that. I feel guilty enough that I was harsh to him and now I feel I should go find the guy for you.

Because you seem so distraught about it I tried to contact him for you awhile back and came up empty. So can I just say that if I went on about him the way you do people would accuse me of having an emotional affair with the guy? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Can I just say that?

It's my belief that he is either in a sanitarium or making a cozy and loving house with a petite little brunette girl from S.A. Personally I think he is off writing a book and going back to school is what I think.

His talent is enormous and [censored] enviable. I told him if he wrote a book it could be a best seller and I meant it. After reading countless blogs, essays, rants etc, from numerous people on the internet I put Jeremy way at the top for raw unaffected talent in terms of writing. The guy just has a gift.

I am 92% positive that he is still alive and all his limbs are functioning properly.

I wish he would knock off the pill popping and alcohol thing. He's a stubborn little bastard is what he is.

I thank god I never sent him a picture of myself in my underwear [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

I miss talking to him. I only let myself get close to a couple people on the forums and, like i told him when he walked away, thanks a lot dude...thanks for decreasing my contacts by 50%. the little [censored] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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well as long as I'm awake and simply being a contributor in this forum:

[censored] you! you're an [censored].

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Oh yeah? Well [censored] [censored] [censored]-ity [censored] to you, too!

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I'd like to clarify. Jeremy was a real person. He spent the night at my house. He was a confidant and supporter. And given all this, i think his internet absence means real death in one way or another. And that's a real bummer for me.


so sorry for all the [censored] [censored] [censored] etc.

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Jeremy IS NOT DEAD Mat, will you stop suggesting such things [img]/images/graemlins/mad.gif[/img] For the love of God get a grip on yourself.

Jeremy is [censored] unique no doubt. He is tormented. How hard have you tried to find him? Do you want me to help you find him because I will if it would make you stop saying the guy is dead. Just stop saying that. I feel guilty enough that I was harsh to him and now I feel I should go find the guy for you.

Because you seem so distraught about it I tried to contact him for you awhile back and came up empty. So can I just say that if I went on about him the way you do people would accuse me of having an emotional affair with the guy? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] Can I just say that?

It's my belief that he is either in a sanitarium or making a cozy and loving house with a petite little brunette girl from S.A. Personally I think he is off writing a book and going back to school is what I think.

His talent is enormous and [censored] enviable. I told him if he wrote a book it could be a best seller and I meant it. After reading countless blogs, essays, rants etc, from numerous people on the internet I put Jeremy way at the top for raw unaffected talent in terms of writing. The guy just has a gift.

I am 92% positive that he is still alive and all his limbs are functioning properly.

I wish he would knock off the pill popping and alcohol thing. He's a stubborn little bastard is what he is.

I thank god I never sent him a picture of myself in my underwear [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

I miss talking to him. I only let myself get close to a couple people on the forums and, like i told him when he walked away, thanks a lot dude...thanks for decreasing my contacts by 50%. the little [censored] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]

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I am not aware of any "problems" [censored] might have had or is having...I just know him as the OOT Nazi, so my vitriol is obviously not real...

Naturally, I do hope every thing's fine with him and that Matt finds out he's ok.

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He's disappeared before and come back. Maybe he will again. I still owe him a red bird for re-instating Venh.

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Im not sure if you guys have seen his undertitle, but it says that he will return.


So, Im not sure what everyone is worried about.

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LOL CMI.

I hope he's just taking some time off from the internet. When I first started lurking coincided with his "reign of terror", about two years ago. It took me a really long time to realize he didn't just ban indiscriminately, rather he had a keen eye for what and who made the forum better, and what and who did not, and often had a funny way of handing down his punishment from high. However, when I registered and was a noob I have to say, he definitely made me think twice before submitting a post, and I probably wasn't alone.

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His bark was so much worse than his bite that his reign of terror seemed to me mostly a comical exaggeration and something to stir up drama and paranoia about. The paranoia looked like a very effective weapon in getting some people to behave themselves, but I always thought anyone reasonably sharp could see through all the fearsome drama.

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Jeremy is a wonderful person. I will fight anyone that says differently.

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Also:

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When someone said count your blessings now
'fore they're long gone
I guess I just didn't know how
I was all wrong
They knew better
Still you said forever
And ever
Who knew


Yeah yeah
I'll keep you locked in my head
Until we meet again
Until we
Until we meet again
And I won't forget you my friend
What happened


If someone said three years from now
You'd be long gone
I'd stand up and punch them out
Cause they're all wrong and
That last kiss
I'll cherish
Until we meet again
And time makes
It harder
I wish I could remember
But I keep
Your memory
You visit me in my sleep
My darling
Who knew

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His bark was so much worse than his bite that his reign of terror seemed to me mostly a comical exaggeration and something to stir up drama and paranoia about. The paranoia looked like a very effective weapon in getting some people to behave themselves, but I always thought anyone reasonably sharp could see through all the fearsome drama.

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Regarding that last sentence, I don't agree. The vast majority of readers are transient or part-time contributors; they don't have time nor interest to decipher a moderator's motives so they are likely to take him at face value.

I was bewildered and frightened by him for a long time and quite honestly thought I would get * just for being a noob. That fear probably did scare me into being a better poster and is maybe something I should channel today to keep my post count under control...

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I always feared him. When I first met him I had not started any of my own threads. He was like "well you haven't started any threads so that's a good thing. Now work on not sucking so much." He always made me nervous on the board. He was unpredictable and did not hesitate before swinging the sword.

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He never said he was coming after good posters, only bad ones. For the most part by far, the rest was just the sort of puffery that would remind people not to suck too much. I don't think many people who weren't purposely trying to suck had anything to be afraid of.

He hesitated plenty, too. There were still sucky posts during his reign, and by newbies too, that went unpunished. For all his chest thumping, he banned a small number of people, and some of them had it coming for a long time. His image did 99% of his work for him, and did it pretty well. I was onto his act from the start.

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Yeah when he is in a good mood he is benevolent. But when he is in a bad mood he's a little unpredictable and he doesn't hesitate for a moment to swing the sword. One time he told me he would ban me because he thought i needed time away from the forum. I stayed away from him for like the next 4 days. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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maybe he is on a retreat with amplify

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amplify is gone too? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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amplify is gone too? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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he just came back now. he moved and went on a retreat
his ears must have been ringing cause i made an ode to him today on pog and then he shows back up

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...=0#Post12495659

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[hijack]i've been thinking about stuey lately. he hasn't been on for a long time and pms are the only way i know to reach him. i hope he is okay.

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I hope he's okay too. I like him a lot. He's a really fun poster.

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I think he said he'd ban me one time when I was ragging on Peachy. To be fair, he threatened Peachy too.

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Yeah when he is in a good mood he is benevolent. But when he is in a bad mood he's a little unpredictable and he doesn't hesitate for a moment to swing the sword. One time he told me he would ban me because he thought i needed time away from the forum. I stayed away from him for like the next 4 days. [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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If you believed him, his work here was done.

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amplify is gone too? [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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he just came back now. he moved and went on a retreat
his ears must have been ringing cause i made an ode to him today on pog and then he shows back up

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showfl...=0#Post12495659

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His buddhism stuff made him seem like the most mellow deep guy but his behavior here makes him seem like a cat lady who needs buddhism bad. He's one of the few guys in the last 20 years on the net who have stunned me. Actually, I can only think of two and the other was more than 10 years ago.

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He hated your guts didn't he? It's not like he needed a reason so much as a pretext.

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I hope he's okay too. I like him a lot. He's a really fun poster.

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I miss seeing Stuey around too. He was maybe the most upbeat, friendly poster I've seen since I started lurking on 2+2 and joined a year or two later. Every time I read one of his posts, I couldn't help but feeling like wishing him well.

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He hated your guts didn't he? It's not like he needed a reason so much as a pretext.

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Not until he came back the second time, and we fell out.

It's all water under the bridge anyway.

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what was [censored]'s name before he changed it to [censored]? IIRC he changed it on new year's day 2005.

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You guys can't tell me that as many of you that have met [censored] IRL that we can't somehow track him down, to give Mat peace of mind if nothing else. Get on it, people!

Also, I miss Stuey's presence bunches. Definitely in my category as one of the "good guys".

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You guys can't tell me that as many of you that have met [censored] IRL that we can't somehow track him down, to give Mat peace of mind if nothing else. Get on it, people!


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His MySpace page disappeared and he hasn't been on AIM in forever. He and I texted each other frequently and then he stopped all of a sudden last spring. I just figured he went off to find himself or whatever, but I too share Mat concern. I hope he is well, but I'm not as certain as Katy that he is.

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There is a recent thread in OOT or ATF, of course I can't find it now; but apparently the list of 2p2ers he owes money to is pretty long.

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His MySpace page disappeared and he hasn't been on AIM in forever. He and I texted each other frequently and then he stopped all of a sudden last spring. I just figured he went off to find himself or whatever, but I too share Mat concern. I hope he is well, but I'm not as certain as Katy that he is.

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OK, but people know his real name, city he lived in, hometown? They could probably find his parents, if not him. What is it, like $20 bucks for one of those internet people searches? I'll throw in 20 bucks if it helps.

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I don't want to find someone who does not want to be found.

let [censored] rest in peace. be he dead or alive.

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If I end up owing some money and I disappear can I just ask that you guys don't come looking for me? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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My first PM to [censored] was asking him what time of day he was normally away from his computer so that I could post without seeing him around.

Me: Hello. Is there a time when you are not on the computer?
Him: No.
Me: Well like do you sleep at certain times? I'm thinking I could post when you are sleeping.
Him: No.
Me: Ok. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
(From then on I lived in fear.)


Oh god I miss him. [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] (sniff)

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If I end up owing some money and I disappear can I just ask that you guys don't come looking for me? [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

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Heh. The thing is, I don't think the money is remotely the issue, although it may have been a symptom of a larger problem. I think all those to whom he is in arrears would gladly like to see him return for reasons not related to the debts, but rather what he brought to the community. And I'm sure he has plans to make good on those, but there appear to be other things going on so maybe he wants a fresh start.

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but there appear to be other things going on so maybe he wants a fresh start.

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I think he has a lot of nerve wanting a fresh start. A bunch of us miss him and feel his absence. Now I'm all sad. There has to be a solution. Someone must fill that void in our lives.