[the_old_crowd] Re: OT chatter, Father Time

[Aberforth's Goat / Mike Gray]

Randy muttered,

> Oh my god!
> 
> Are you saying that Lilly is the Yoko Ono of the
> Marauders?

Helpless giggling.

You know, Randy, I don't think I ever mentioned this, but way back when
the hills were young (back before HPfGU was even a Yahoo group and all
these clever whippersnappers showed up) it was your posts (and Neil's)
that convinced me that I absolutely had to horn in on the action. And
then, round about when I turned up, you rode off into the sunset. That
was pretty disappointing. Seeing you post around here warms my doddering
bones. 

(I think, at least. Didn't you? Or was that someone else? I think it was
you. Jim Ferrer - another one of those really old names - disappeared
for a long time too then turned into a posting machine many moons later.
But he wasn't the funny one, I don't think. Or do I? Bother. Beware,
youngsters, of your second infancy.) 

Anway, I was aware of Haggridd but never got to know him - but hearing
that he has died made me realize how long HPfGU has been around.
Something like 4 1/2 years, I'd guess. It's not a lifetime, but it's
long enough to have seen some water under the bridge. Hearing about
babies is fun - but when you hear about a death ... well, yeah. 

Anyway, and taking the long view of things, is there eventaully going to
be an email group for the truly senile HP fan? Perhaps with automated
emails sent on a regular basis reminding us (1) who we are, (2) why we
are here, (3) who thinks what, and (4) who is meant to be violently
disagreeing with whom. (Heck - I think I could use one of those
already.)

Baaaaaa!

Aberforth's Goat (a.k.a. Mike Gray) 
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"Of course, I'm not entirely sure he can read, 
so that may not have been bravery...."