Re: Oh, my.
Have to agree with Barry... Maybe it's wishful thinking, but I'd like to think that
the things I had in common then are things I still have in common with y'all now.
And those things might be intangible and nonspecific, but they certainly went (and
go) far beyond a shared interest in the band.
To encourage Barry in his search: I've since found another friend-group similar to
the Lostees in a pile of local folk (and friends thereof) that just sort of glommed
together on Flickr.com and started hanging out on occasion to take photos
together... we eventually started a private Flickr group (we're a Cadre!) and it
functioned much like the List... we organized parties and shared stories and dreamt
up tee-shirts (Bink actually featured prominently in this once again!) and then
generally branched out well beyond the topic of photography, becoming good friends
off-line as much as on. Some of us even ventured up to NYC for a snowy weekend one
February a few years ago, proving once again that random groups of internet friends
can make interesting travel partners...hehehe! The Cadre was brilliantly vibrant
and fun... for a while. Then two of the more charismatic and organizational members
moved to other cities, and the group went public again in a new form (the DC Social
Flickr Group), and grew and headed off in a new direction (once again more photog
based)... and now I feel as though barely know anyone there. Much like I feel as
though I don't really know the Orchard anymore.
Of course, I've hung onto the friends I made, despite the loss of both the List and
the Cadre contexts. It makes me wonder if this isn't just how life goes: We keep
moving, and we hang onto those who *stick*. I'm ever so glad that some of you have
*stuck*... I'm excited to have caught up with some of you anew on Facebook (it's so
fun to see your lives expand and change and develop...) and I cherish the shared
memories with -all- of you!
And the Ouchy joke will. never. die. Sorry, Nik.
Anita
> I just enjoyed opening my e-mail and being able to read all sorts of
> thoughts from people I liked, didn't like, became friends with,
> etc...on so many different topics. I play in a fantasy sports league
> where there is daily communication by google group, but it is centered
> around sports. And as much as I tried to center things around sports
> on the listserv, there was WAY more to it. I just miss having this as
> another place where people could challenge my way of thinking,
> uncensored. I still think I would be able to read it the same way had
> it come about in this time of my life. I may have not been able to
> meet the wonderful people that I have met over the years (Hello, Bink,
> Anita, Liesel, Ysobelle), in person because of now having kids and not
> being able to go up to Philly and get introduced to Ouchie the
> clown... But, I still think my contributions would be the same.
> E-mail suits me. I can honestly say that I haven't heard/bought any
> new Over the Rhine since Drunkard's Prayer and I KNOW that would be
> different. I miss Dan's lists. Kelvin's thoughtful posts and just
> the overall way that this place made me smile on a regular basis...and
> get PO'd and talk it out with a friend. Anyway...the wife and 2
> kiddos are asleep at 8:20 on a Friday night and this leaves me some
> time to just remember how vibrant this was at a time. Don't get me
> wrong, my life goes on....but also I have been searchig for an e-mail
> listserv since this one went down that can meet all of the criteria
> that this one covered and haven't found it yet. Maybe there is
> another one out there.....but I still haven't found what I'm looking
> for.
>
> Out here,
> Barry
>
> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Rick
Callender<binkmeisterrick@...> wrote:
>>
>>
>> I think that was some of it with me. I went through a lot of personal change
>> and growth throughout my twenties. I think the orchard served as a grounding
>> point for me during those times. Now that I've gotten older, and the orchard
>> had been paved over, it's usefulness has come full circle to a degree. I
>> wonder if I had found the old orchard back then at the age I am now, if it
>> would have spoken to me as it did.
>> r
>>
>> --- On Fri, 9/4/09, Jennifer Cochran
<cochran.jennifer@...> wrote:
>>
>> From: Jennifer Cochran <cochran.jennifer@...>
>> Subject: Re: [lostees] Oh, my.
>> To: lostees@...
>> Date: Friday, September 4, 2009, 6:19 PM
>>
>>
>>
>> And here I just thought things felt that way because I was 20. Sad-glad to
>> hear that you guys felt the same way.
>>
>> Redhead Jen
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 6:16 PM, <dustyvolume <at> yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Glory days well they'll pass you by. Glory days.
>>>
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Rick Callender
>>> Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 15:06:59 -0700 (PDT)
>>> To: <lostees <at> yahoogroups .com>
>>> Subject: Re: [lostees] Oh, my.
>>>
>>>
>>> I hear you, Barry.
>>> Those were days filled with much electricity, much change... The orchard
>>> felt like home to me when it was small and things felt so new and full of
>>> wonder.
>>> r
>>>
>>> --- On Fri, 9/4/09, Barry L. <barrylaw <at> gmail. com> wrote:
>>>
>>> From: Barry L. <barrylaw <at> gmail. com>
>>> Subject: Re: [lostees] Oh, my.
>>> To: lostees <at> yahoogroups .com
>>> Date: Friday, September 4, 2009, 4:57 PM
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I miss those days. 
>>>
>>> Out here,
>>> Barry
>>>
>>> On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 4:46 PM, Ysobelle<ysobelle <at> aol. com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Look what Drew opened up.
>>> >
>>> > Oh, the memories...!
>>> >
>>> > http://www.drewvoge l.com/actwin/
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>> --
>>> "If then we are thus citizens of Heaven, let our walk and actions be
>>> consistent with our high dignity." -- C.H. Spurgeon
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
> --
> "If then we are thus citizens of Heaven, let our walk and actions be
> consistent with our high dignity." -- C.H. Spurgeon
>
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