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. 

[Steve Gray]

I joined April 29th 2003 and was also on the BN board before that.

Don't post much though, too busy listening to music.

I'm nearly 80 though so who knows for how long