boc-l decennary Re: First post (well, not really, been here before...)

[Craig Shipley]

Well, Steve, y'know how it is, the mind is the second thing to go...What was
the first??? ;-)

I knew it was around the '89-90 timeframe, but wasn't exactly sure. It sure
speaks loads for this list that there are so many people that have been here
since the beginning and they are all still talking to each other ;-)

Glad to see you are still here, Steve, and it's still all your fault!! (I
use that exclamation for anything that goes wrong anymore, like the stock
market, crop failure or heat waves...)

NP: Was (Not Was) / homebrew CD of the first two. (Ten years ago, who woulda
thunk that you could burn CD's at home and that CD media would be cheaper
than cassette tapes?!?)

"Pops" (still just Pops, not GrandPops, t'ank goodness!!) Shipley

> -----Original Message-----
> From: BOC/Hawkwind Discussion List [mailto:BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU]On
> Behalf Of Stephen Swann
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2001 7:44 PM
> To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU
> Subject: Re: boc-l decennary Re: First post (well, not really, been here
> before...)
>
>
> On Tue, Aug 21, 2001 at 02:21:21PM +0300, Niko Makila wrote:
> > On Tue, 21 Aug 2001, bart wrote:
> >
> > > I guess its some subconscious urge to congregate, maybe in
> celebration (?) of
> > > the list's first decade...
> > > It must be 10 years by now ... Steve ?
>
> Well, not to argue with Pops Shipley's assertion that he
> joined in in 1989, but here's a bit from the "history of
> BOC-L" post archive I put together a couple years back...
>
>    This archive represents a little piece of BOC-L history -
>    and of course, BOC-L's pre-history, as the "Blue Oyster Cult
>    Discussion List" and then as the "Imaginitive Rock
>    Discussion List".  What can I say, sometimes this list has
>    been as schizophrenic as the bands that we love.  :-)
>
>    The Blue Oyster Cult Discussion List was formed on September
>    22, 1990, when I posted a message to alt.rock-n-roll and
>    alt.rock-n-roll.metal, asking if anyone would be interested
>    in joining a private discussion list devoted to the
>    imaginitive rock music of Blue Oyster Cult.  I started
>    getting responses within the hour.
>
> The funny thing is that a large portion of the people who
> answered the call within the first few days are here still
> 11 years later (or in some cases, recently returned).  ;-)
>
> > I'd put my bet on 11 years.  Hmm... there was no celebration.  How
> > about making a ``20 years of BOC-L'' T-Shirt?  If we start now, it
> > could be ready in time.
> >
> > Anyway, welcome back Guido and Craig!
>
> Yeah, I've been kind of in and out lately because the new
> job has been hectic, but it's *so* cool seeing faces from
> the "early days".  Heck, I was even talking to Chris Vacano
> recently.
>
> Great to see you all again!
>
> -your former Humble Moderator ;-)
> Steve
>