felser Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 How did everybody end up on the Organissimo site for the jazz community? Seems like a very esoteric destination compared to Jazz Corner or All About Jazz, but clearly this is where the life is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Dye Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 How did everybody end up on the Organissimo site for the jazz community? Seems like a very esoteric destination compared to Jazz Corner or All About Jazz, but clearly this is where the life is. ← Short version: When the Blue Note Bulletin Board shut down back in 2003, Jim Alfredson was kind enough to start up this board so we would all have a place to hang. After 2 1/2 years and nearly 400,000 posts, we're stronger than ever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 When Blue Note wrecked havoc with its Bulletin Board (long story, don't ask unless you really want to know ), Jim started this one. When BN finally shut their board down completely, after a long, gruesome period of atrophy, this one had already begun to thrive for us as a more than adequate replacement. Almost all (all?) of us initially came here because we were an established community looking for a new, friendly home. I suspect we stay as much because we dig the vibe - no heavy-handed overseer enforcing a "vision" on the board as because of the shared history. And hopefully it's that vibe that keeps people coming back once they discover this place. Now, as far as "shared history" goes, its being made every day. So if you're a relative newbie (as your post count suggests), don't be bashful about jumping on in and helping create some. In other words, welcome aboard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverrat Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 (edited) I'm another migrant from the old Blue Note Bulletin Board. I joined that board almost completely clueless about jazz, learned an incredible amount and gradually built a decent collection of mainly 50's and 60's hard bop based on the amazing archive of info and some occasional queries to the veterans. REALLY sad how the BNBB melted down...but it was great that this board provided a refuge. As I recall, a number of us also joined All About Jazz at about that time, but the established community there seemed to feel a bit overwhelmed and annoyed by the sudden influx of immigrants, many of whom had well established opinions. Hard to blame the folks at AAJ, really, for feeling a bit put upon. Anyway, my take is that Organissimo seemed to provide a fresh start, rather than dropping into an established community, and here we still are. I'm so busy I mostly just lurk, not that I ever had much to contribute except questions, but I stop in most everyday. This is a great board. Edited October 5, 2005 by riverrat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felser Posted October 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 I'm another migrant from the old Blue Note Bulletin Board. I joined that board almost completely clueless about jazz, learned an incredible amount and gradually built a decent collection of mainly 50's and 60's hard bop based on the amazing archive of info and some occasional queries to the veterans. REALLY sad how the BNBB melted down...but it was great that this board provided a refuge. As I recall, a number of us also joined All About Jazz at about that time, but the established community there seemed to feel a bit overwhelmed and annoyed by the sudden influx of immigrants, many of whom had well established opinions. Hard to blame the folks at AAJ, really, for feeling a bit put upon. Anyway, my take is that Organissimo seemed to provide a fresh start, rather than dropping into an established community, and here we still are. I'm so busy I mostly just lurk, not that I ever had much to contribute except questions, but I stop in most everyday. This is a great board. ← Agreed, I really like it here, never felt that I wanted to participate at All About Jazz. I've been at this in very dedicated fashion for 33 years, so have an opinion or two myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 The above copains describe it will. This was one of the few times I followed the herd. (Probably the case for many of us who did!) Also I'll chime in with WELCOME John! Glad you're here, I've enjoyed our little communiques and commerce off the board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Great to have you aboard, Felser. The friendships and knowledge here are things I value on a daily basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 You can find parts of the old Blue Note Bulletin Board in the Web Archive: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.bl.../Ultimatebb.cgi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md655321 Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 I was a Blue Noter as well, although towards the end. I probably only posted for a few months before it closed 'temporarily' for good. For awhile I went to AAJ, but people kept mentioning Organissimo. The traffic here, and the quality of opinions, is no contest compared to AAJ. Glad to get my jazz jones when Im usually surrounded by people in real life who may have heard of Miles Davis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD45 Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 I was at the BNBB when it started, then Jazz Central Station, then Jazz Corner, back to the BNBB, and now here! Never been a serious AAJ poster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 I bought a couple of CD's from a guy on Ebay and he gave me a link to this site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 (edited) I did a search for "dominatrix...whips and chains" on google and got sent here - Edited October 5, 2005 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Like most here I was a long time BNBB member, when that place took a shit, we all raced around in search of a new home. Lucky for us Jim started this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Johnson Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Lucky for us Jim started this board. ← Very lucky. An unusual set of circumstances which led to a diverse and interesting group of new (and old) friends. Surely it would have happened in time, but that it happened so quickly and successfully is due to Jim's foresight and short work of getting the board together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connoisseur series500 Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Like most here I was a long time BNBB member, when that place took a shit, we all raced around in search of a new home. Lucky for us Jim started this board. ← BNBB former member here as well. We checked out a couple of false trails before arriving here. I basically followed Catesta around, as far as where to go. I remember him stretching free-speech rights when he posted girlie pics at one of the first boards we checked out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fitzgerald Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 And not to start any kind of group hug or anything, but this place beats BNBB and rec.music.bluenote (which was the jazz place to be in the pre-bulletin board Internet) - because the moderation here is on-target. When an asshole starts up, retribution will be swift. rmb is completely unpoliced and just about everyone has given up on it as a regular home (but thank God for the groups.google.com archive of it!) and BNBB (and the other current boards) have industry agendas that do not allow for a free exchange of ideas. This is the place. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 What Mike said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster_Ties Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 What Chuck said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harold_Z Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 And here. If I'm to be expected to serve somebody's "agenda", then I expect to be compensated, by means other than a "good feeling", for doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fitzgerald Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 But would ya settle for a "good feel"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Just a little to the left Mike. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Fitzgerald Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 And here I was worried about a group hug....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 No worries here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Another former BNBBer. I'm SO glad the Jim started this place up. The vibe at AAJ is still a little insular for my taste... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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