[boc-l] Farewell, BOC-L

[CRosenberg]

Wow...

I can't believe I joined this community in 1994, at the age of 21...i was a
wide-eyed BOC fanatic who had only heard of Hawkwind...that soon
changed...and my life changed...musical tastes evolved...there were other
more mysterious bands here often referenced...Amon Duul ii, Gong, Can,
Sundial, the list goes on and on...

I fondly remember the HW starters kit from Jill Strohbridge, the Griffin HW
CD box set I got to temporarily own b4 sending it on to Bernard Pospiesch
(sp?)

Getting to correspond w Albert Bouchard.

The Hawkwind Covers All tape project turned me on to another slew of more
contemporary bands..

When i started my college radio show ("space does not care") in '99 i would
post my playlists here...and get encouragement from folks.

The infamous Mumford ramblings...and subsequent controversy.

what a huge influence on my life this has been...

I got to meet a handful of you folks in person (Stateside), i connected w
the Aural Innovations crew here, too, Jerry K, Keith H, Doug P. There were
several Steve's who were frequent contributors, including Swann who was a
scapegoat for a while.


These are a few of my special memories...

Thanks, Ben, and everyone else involved. Good to know the archives will be
preserved...

Cheers,
Chuck

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>   Ben has already shared his thoughts with you. I'd just
> like to share a few of my own before we turn out the
> lights in a few days.
>
>   Places I have worked have hosted this list continuously
> since 1995. First at St. Peter's and later at various in-
> carnations of an ISP I've been a partner at.
>
>   I was not a regular (or even irregular) poster to the
> list, but I've read the posts when I've had time and I've
> been amazed at the various points of view and ideas that
> were expressed here. I can only remember two occasions
> where I had to actively "step in" to keep things civil.
> That's probably a record for a list I've hosted for 25+
> years.
>
>   I want to thank you all for participating, whether as
> posters or just readers. It has certainly been quite the
> trip.
>
>   The final server shutdown will likely be sometime on
> Saturday the 18th or Sunday the 19th. I figured I'd post
> this well in advance so anyone's final thoughts can be
> recorded for posterity.
>
>   The (somewhat) new and (very) improved BOC-L archives
> are now available at https://www.glaver.org/boc-l and
> after this server is shut down, December's posts will be
> added to the list archives there. A bunch of the other
> material there is somewhat out-of-date (like lyrics,
> discographies, and so on). If any of you want to help
> with "freshening things up", please drop either Ben or
> myself a note.
>
>   In closing, I thought I'd post something that sort of
> just popped into my head ("Lyrics of Unknown Origin",
> perhaps?). I hope you like it...
>
> Internet makes strangers of us all
> Gives us distance
> Much too easily
>
> Well I wrap myself in lyrics I've unraveled
> I wrap myself in dreams
> I wrap myself in solitude
> But I wish I could wrap myself in thee
>
> Tonight with you the list's hot
> Without you tomorrow will be cold
> Shutdown will come along
> Driven by time
>
> Internet makes neighbors of us all
> But we fall
> Oh so privately
>
> Well I wrap myself in posts I've enjoyed
> I wrap myself in dreams
> I wrap myself in strangers arms
> But I wish I could wrap myself in thee
>
>   -- Eulogy for BOC-L 1990-2021
>      by Terry Kennedy
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