[boc-l] It's time for goodbyes

[Jonathan Smith]

Thanks for all your hard work.

On Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 09:16 bewlay68--- via boc-l <boc-l at lists.ispnet.net>
wrote:

> 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
>
>
>
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