How many posters from 2003 are still here on the board?

[clifford_thornton]

22 hours ago, Daniel A said:

I joined the BNBB in 2001. My first thread there was about the master tapes for Duke Pearson's 'Sweet Honey Bee', which Tom Evered confirmed to be lost. I came over here on March 10, 2003. I felt young then, I still feel young in a sense, but I guess I'm middle aged now.

I am so saddened and worried about the state of the world today that I cannot muster much energy for online message boards, not even as a means of mental escape. I do not encourage any political discussion here, just explaining the reason for a shift in focus. I am fortunate that I still play piano with a couple of bands and occasionally find time to listen to music at home. I am raising three kids, and I have a lot of concern about the reality they are facing.

This place brought me a lot of joy, enlightenment and I made a couple of friends. Much grateful for that.

Understood on these fronts. It is a dark and difficult world scene. I deal with pretty intense depression, surely not the only person here who does, and though the board is a nice respite, music doesn't always do it for me. But this community has been a great help even when I am just pithily responding to some discographical query.

[Daniel A]

Thanks for your posts, @jazzbo and @clifford_thornton, and especially sorry to hear about your situation, Clifford. Still, they are a good reminder that this forum connects people from anywhere and in some ways still makes this world a better place. 

[HutchFan]

12 minutes ago, Daniel A said:

Still, they are a good reminder that this forum connects people from anywhere and in some ways still makes this world a better place. 

Yes.  "Amen" to that.  

 

[Milestones]

Music is about unity and beauty and harmony.