[boc-l] It's time for goodbyes

[bewlay68 at yahoo.com]

The only time I’ve been to a show that had any interaction with the fans post show was with Donald Roeser. That was when Allen Lanier was still alive (late 90s).

> On Dec 11, 2021, at 3:33 PM, Ben Cohen via boc-l <boc-l at lists.ispnet.net> wrote:
> 
> On Sat, Dec 11, 2021 at 09:17:38PM +0000, BOC-L Mailing List wrote:
>> I'm sad to see it go, though I understand the reasoning. And it's true it's
>> been quiet.
>> 
>> Still, I enjoyed my time here.
>> 
>> It kinda irks me though that social networks just scored another point.
> 
> I'm not entirely sure that's quite a valid view of it. [Note - I'm not a fan
> of all of the "social networking" and such, just not sure it's applicable
> here.]
> 
> I think it's more that, as a mailing list that formed around a couple of very
> specific, and highly focused topics (BOC and HW) - without ongoing "stuff"
> happening from those interests, there's just not that much to talk about most
> of the time.
> 
>> They will be the death of mailing lists :(
> 
> To be completely honest, I've contemplated shutting the list down several
> times over the past few years - mainly due to, as I just noted above, lack of
> activity. If we don't have anything to talk about, do we really need a soapbox
> with a "captive" audience?
> 
>> So long, everyone, and thanks for all the fish.
> 
> Indeed. And we do still have a little bit more time here, for anyone who might
> wish to reminisce or anything else.
> 
> Heck, I'll toss in a couple of my own:
> 
> 1) From the very early days of the list, all of us scrambling to try and
> understand the lyrics from so many BOC songs - and congratulating ourselves
> when we finally figured something out.
> 
> 2) For a while, Al (Bouchard) was actually a member of the list. He announced
> when he first started The Brain Surgeons. Right around the time of the first
> album ("Eponymous"), he talked about how they were going to be performing at
> CBGB's in NYC. I lived right across the river in Jersey City, so I made it a
> point to go there and see the show.
> 
> 3) Not sure how much people are aware of the ... notoriety? ... that the list
> has for the current members of BOC. Eric basically hates (hated?) our very
> existence because we tended to agree with the "alternate" explanations for why
> things fell apart (Al leaving, etc.).
> 
>   Many years ago, I went to see BOC perform at The Stony Pony (in Asbury
> Park, NJ). After the show, those of use who stayed crowded up to the satin
> ropes since they were doing a meet-and-shake-hands with the fans sort of
> thing. I was there, and when Eric got to me, I commented that I was the
> moderator for the BOC-L mailing list, as I put my hand out. He proceeded to
> just ignore me (pulling his own hand *back*, lest he shake mine) and went on
> to the next person.
> 
>   Yep, that's right... I was snubbed by Eric Bloom. Don't believe anyone
> else noticed (or cared), but I still think it was incredibly petty of him. :D
> 
> Ben