TheBanyanTree: '96? '97?

[Jim Miller]

I was thinking Monday as I celebrated another Birthday. It was January 6,
1997, we celebrated my 53rd birthday in The Spoon. It was an all day
affair, There were our beloved Dee tending bar, Elyphants serving, Marines
causing Stargazer to swoon and the kissing booth. We got to know everyone
at those parties. Even those lurking behind the ferns popped in. I made so
many lasting friends then. Those parties became fairly frequent and were a
blast. Then that ol party poop Wes, stuck his head in and said we had to
stop; wasting too much bandwidth and forgetting the stories. The stories
were still there, but when the doors closed, the party really began to fade.

I too lost the muse for over 10 years, but looking hard again. I'm writing
again, but haven't posted much. The stories are rolling around, and I will
be back; just stories. If I have something to say about my life, it'll be
in a story and you may not know if it's fiction or not. I won't tell. I
love the stories. Lately, I've had to go to her blog to read Monique. It's
worth the trip.

Ah Paul, it was a 14400 modem when I joined The Spoon, but I'd only
invested in a 386. I did have Windows 95 beta as my  Son worked for
Microsoft. You really had to love "Blue Screen". Windows 98 was better, but
it also invoked the daily (at the least) curse. I'm certainly glad those
days are behind. I've got 40 Mbps Internet speed here at home, and it isn't
fast enough anymore. What's a guy to do. Back to the stories.

Jim

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 4:09 PM, paul <paul at remsset.com> wrote:

> As I recall it was a Scout Report in May '96.  Early May.  This was in the
> days of WOW!!! I gots a new 14.4 modem for only $200 for my 486/DX2.
>  Whooooo!
>
> Yeah, the computer with the $800 80Mb hard drive that became a paperweight
> when the motherboard smoked.  I lost everything because ya know what?  Tape
> back-ups seem to work and take 15 hours to copy and compare and then don't
> restore.
>
> So much money into the trash can.  Oh well.
>
> This would be about the time we pulled Ethernet from the house to the EDC
> and I wired the house.  Heh.  Networking with Windows 3.11 was a rush...
>  just getting the shit to work.  :)
>
> Anyway, Dan, lurking is ok.  Really.  Someday you might get the urge to
> write something.
>
> How are Erin and Freddie Wolfegang?
>
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> paul
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> Indiglow said the following on 4/25/2012 9:56 PM:
>
>  Wolfe, as another lurker (who's met you in person) from the way
>> back days of Nerdnosh before the Spoon, I want to beg you to stay,
>> but I know one must do what one must do.  Goodbye, dearly beloved,
>> for you are that for certain. Hugs, Jana
>>
>> --- On Wed, 4/25/12, redwolfe at juno.com <redwolfe at juno.com> wrote:
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>> From: redwolfe at juno.com <redwolfe at juno.com> Subject: TheBanyanTree:
>> '96? '97? To: thebanyantree at lists.remsset.**com<thebanyantree at lists.remsset.com>Date: Wednesday,
>> April 25, 2012, 12:03 PM
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>>
>>
>> It was a Scout Report in June of either '96 or '97 that mentioned
>> an off the internet cafe named Spoon. It was for stories.
>>
>> Turns out it was for much more than that regardless of what Wes
>> stated.
>>
>> I met so many people from around the world, in person and simply in
>> my inbox. I also wrote. Some of it almost acceptable.
>>
>>
>> Spoon closed and from its end evolved The Banyan Tree. Another very
>> cool place off the internet meant for friends and stories and
>> writers.
>>
>> My muse and writing skills died a few years ago and I've become
>> simply a lurker in the bushes. It is time for me to go. Heck, I
>> can't even make much of a story from saying goodbye.
>>
>> So. I'll simply say ... goodbye. Thank you.
>>
>>
>> Wolfe
>>
>> After this posts the unsubscribe command will be sent so do not
>> feel a need to reply.
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>>
>> Be well y'all ...
>>
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