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RIP John Corbin

Post by AKAparttime » Thu Aug 13, 2009 8:36 pm

I'm sad to say John Corbin has passed.
He was the driveing force behind our regional in hawaii Rebirth and will
be missed by many.

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Post by pinemom » Fri Aug 14, 2009 8:21 am

R.I.P. John Corbin.
I had not met you YET...But you were so welcoming when we spoke 2 yrs ago about our trip to Hawaii and trying to meet up with Hawaiian burners...
Namaste missed friend.
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Post by dr.placebo » Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:46 pm

Robert Novak, 1931-2009

Oddly enough, both Valerie Plame and Joe Wilson are still alive.

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Post by cowboyangel » Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:48 pm

Interesting that Bill Casey, Novak and Lee Atwater all died of brain cancer....some energetic there I wonder?
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Remembrance for Caleb Schaber

Post by Deb Prothero » Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:10 am

How to remember Caleb Schaber this year at the burn? Playa time being what it is, pick the one you can fit in to your schedule or that helps you to say goodbye:

• Bring a “found itemâ€

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Rest in Peace

Post by foamin' at the mouth » Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:47 am

Jinx, whom I first met here.

I expect that many of her old posts are sill in the advice thread.

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I often heard the sorrel nag (who always loved me) crying out, ..."Take care of thyself, gentle Yahoo."

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Rest in Peace

Post by foamin' at the mouth » Fri Aug 21, 2009 9:47 am

duplicate...apologies
I often heard the sorrel nag (who always loved me) crying out, ..."Take care of thyself, gentle Yahoo."

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Post by theCryptofishist » Fri Aug 21, 2009 10:59 am

No apologies necessary, Foam. I hope all is well with you.
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Post by Dr. Pyro » Fri Aug 21, 2009 1:32 pm

Good night Jinx. You were one of the best. My prayers go out to Blender and Ghengis and to each and everyone of us whose life was enrichened for having known her.

Should I be thought of so positively when I go through that door.

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Post by Sensei » Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:34 pm

I love you, Jinx. Rest in peace, beautiful lady.

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Post by Deb Prothero » Sat Aug 22, 2009 12:59 am

Would someone post a little story about Jinx and her contribution to the community, please? I didn't have the honour of knowing her and yet I can feel from the messages here that she was well loved.
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

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Post by Kinetik V » Sat Aug 22, 2009 9:00 am

I would like to offer my deepest and most heartfelt condolences to Blender and to the many others who will mourn Jinx's passing. I would prefer to keep my stories about her private, but suffice it to say that I sincerely feel a sense of loss.

Having had the privilege of meeting her face to face on the playa more than once, the image I will always have of her is her smile. And having been on the 3Playa since it began, I know that she's touched so many lives and made impacts that will continue to be felt for a long time to come.

I rarely light candles over here but I did for her, and I have candles lit now to ask for strength for all those who loved her so, that they may be able to move forward in the days ahead. When a light like hers is extinguished...that extra strength is needed....this is not an ordinary passing nor will it be treated as such.

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Post by theCryptofishist » Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:35 pm

She made an impression on me, too, and I loved the picture Chai posted of her on Tribe.
Our world is just that bit smaller today.
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Post by Kinetik V » Tue Aug 25, 2009 10:41 pm

United States Senator Ted Kennedy - 77

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, a major figure in the Democratic Party who took the helm of one of America's most fabled political families after two older brothers were assassinated, died late on Tuesday, CNN said. He was 77.

One of the most influential and longest-serving senators in U.S. history -- a liberal standard-bearer who was also known as a consummate congressional dealmaker -- Kennedy had been battling brain cancer, which was diagnosed in May 2008.

Known as "Teddy," he was the brother of President John Kennedy, assassinated in 1963, Senator Robert Kennedy, fatally shot while campaigning for the 1968 Democratic presidential nomination, and Joe Kennedy, a pilot killed in World War Two.


As a Truman Democrat, and despite his shortcomings this was a man that I looked up to and who was an inspiration. He will be missed!
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Post by joel the ornery » Wed Aug 26, 2009 5:33 am

Kinetic V wrote:United States Senator Ted Kennedy - 77

He will be missed!
like a toothache.

good riddance to drunk murderous senator of the glorious state of Massachusetts

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Post by Kinetik V » Wed Aug 26, 2009 8:56 am

You don't stay in the Senate that long without making enemies both large and small...the poster above would happen to fall into the latter category (Joel, you know I like you, but you came close to getting a double barred electronic blast over that post!). Regardless of how you view the man, his legacy in American politics is not disputable. And if nothing else I give kudos to the man for giving America 40+ years of public service. I seriously doubt if we see another senator make a run like that thanks to term limits and such.
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Post by cowboyangel » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:53 pm

joel the ornery wrote:
Kinetic V wrote:United States Senator Ted Kennedy - 77

He will be missed!
like a toothache.

good riddance to drunk murderous senator of the glorious state of Massachusetts
yeah right...so let's see, you would prefer the murderous Bush duo, or Orin Hatch or John Cornyn or Ted Stevens????? Ha ha ?
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Post by cowboyangel » Wed Aug 26, 2009 10:59 pm

oh and Massachusetts.....let's see, from there we got the abolitionist movement, 54th Massachusetts, Henry Thoreaux, Bread and Roses strikes, Robert Goddard-father of modern rocketry, Boston Tea Party (the real one not that fake piece of fox news generated shit) Moby Dick, without the Massasoit Indians there wouldn't be any Pilgrims, Eugene O'Neil, P-Town, and Babe Ruth.
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Post by joel the ornery » Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:30 am

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Post by joel the ornery » Thu Aug 27, 2009 5:52 am

cowboyangel wrote:yeah right...so let's see, you would prefer the murderous Bush duo, or Orin Hatch or John Cornyn or Ted Stevens????? Ha ha ?
if they drive off a bridge and kill a campaign worker, i'll give them the same.

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Post by Apollonaris Zeus » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:23 am

The only accident Joel has commited was being born

And he still hasn't forgiven himself


Ted K will be missed. Few people in congress have been committed to helping the common worker!

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Post by ygmir » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:29 am

interesting how people overlook the bad on a person they admire..........

I note how those who admire a person, mourn their passing, flaws and all.........as they should.

and, if you don't like someone, declare the joy at their absence..........

But, after all, are they not all "people", can we not say all have good and bad, and, even if we don't agree or even like them, that, we'd not be happy with, or wish, death?

I see it mostly from the left, celebrating the passing of any right wing "celebrity", but, it is across the board.

Ted Kennedy: he did what he thought he should,and, that pleased some...........
but, at least he did something...........

Sail on, Ted........(don't drive though)
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Post by joel the ornery » Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:52 am

Apollonaris Zeus wrote:The only accident Joel has commited was being born

And he still hasn't forgiven himself
piss off.

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Post by Boijoy » Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:15 am

Didn't Cheney shoot his friend in the face, after drinking at lunch, & then didn't report it for a day?? Just sayin'
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Post by Apollonaris Zeus » Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:04 am

joel the ornery wrote:
piss off.
OK

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Post by littleflower » Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:07 am

Apollonaris Zeus wrote:
Ted K will be missed. Few people in congress have been committed to helping the common worker!

AIIZ
as if he had any real idea of the struggles on the common worker... being very wealthy himself ...

the truth is, he helped some common workers, and injured others ... in particular, those who looked to work hard and get ahead ... small business owners ... &c. &c. but i am well aware that you have no idea what i'm talking about ...

i agree with Yg, though. he did what he thought was right, and was, from all accounts, a wonderful father figure to his fatherless nieces and nephews ... and there are few things that i respect more. RIP.

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Post by Glittering Clitoris » Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:51 pm

littleflower wrote:
Apollonaris Zeus wrote:
Ted K will be missed. Few people in congress have been committed to helping the common worker!

AIIZ
as if he had any real idea of the struggles on the common worker... being very wealthy himself ...

the truth is, he helped some common workers, and injured others ... in particular, those who looked to work hard and get ahead ... small business owners ... &c. &c. but i am well aware that you have no idea what i'm talking about ... .
Please elaborate since you brought it up...

Here I'l post the positives and wait for you to post what you think he did to the smal busness person.

Bill by bill, provision by provision, he expanded government health support to millions of children and the elderly, helped millions more go to college, opened the immigration doors to millions of new Americans from continents other than Europe, and protected the civil rights bulwark of the ’60s through a long period of conservative domination.

Now you
I BURN for YOU!

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Post by littleflower » Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:54 pm

one word answer.

taxes.

duh... you think all those things are free, don't you.

and it ain't the wealthy i worry about, either.

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Post by Kinetik V » Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:58 pm

Federal taxes are surprisingly one of the things I rarely gripe about and don't mind paying. It's the local taxes that leave me feeling fleeced.

And while you may not have liked the man, his legislative legacy is one that will not likely ever be trumped. In private he had his failings as we all do. But I still have the utmost respect for the man and if I was in Mass tonight I'd gladly stand in that mile long line just to be able to pay my respects.
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Post by Apollonaris Zeus » Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:58 pm

thanks for fucking wasting our time

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