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   Jim D  wrote in   
   news:201506200127464660-Not@ThisAddresscom:   
      
   > Howdy.   
   >   
   > Yeah, it's not like the ol' days.  Probably most of the old crew just   
   > moved on with their lives.  2005 was way back. That's even before Nick   
   > ran me off for a bit, around 2008.   
   >   
   > Do you remember the various web based forums that branched from here ?   
   >   
   >  Real Gigs ( maybe that was the name ) and one or two more.  Tom Esson   
   > had one of those that looked real promising. I got banned from it one   
   > evening for who knows what, and so lost track of that.  Ernie never   
   > joined those, and was very open about why. He didn't like the idea   
   > that someone could shut him out. On usenet, that's not possible. Web   
   > forums have that as a regular feature.  He was very wise about that,   
   > as my getting banned is something I'll likely never forget. Get over ?   
   > Sure, why be upset about something I have no control over. But forget   
   > ???  Not likely.   
   >   
   >   
   > Where are they now . . . .   
   >   
   > Rick Ryan started up a wedding DJ business that took off and is still   
   > going strong as far as I know.   
   >   
   > Zoid .... died a few months back.  He had moved somewhere south and   
   > was working with a chick, maybe his daughter ??   
   >   
   > There was the guy in the Carolinas, Leo Dean.  Haven't heard from in   
   > about a year.   
   >   
   > Danny Taddei is still doing music. I talk to him pretty regularly in   
   > the real world.   
   >   
   > Russian guy was Serge.  He posted a bunch of wedding, or vacation pics   
   > online a few years back.   
   >   
   >   
   > The South African ( ? ) solo chick, Illiana May,  just disappeared.   
   > Her website was up a long time, maybe still is, taking money for   
   > music, and not delivering. Or so the online comments say.   
   >   
   >   
   > I came back here, just post stuff for the few, or maybe just for   
   > myself. Don't care if anyone reads these ot not. I'm just typing for   
   > nothing probably. ha.   
   >   
   >   
   > So, fonzie, good to hear from you :-)   
   >   
      
   Hey Jim, thanks for the reply and filling in additional details! I'm just   
   about to head out so I don't have a lot of time to write but I'll try to   
   follow-up later.   
      
   Tom Esson, that's his name! Yes, "Real Gigs" was a small phpBB site he   
   had set up. I never did join that. And Serge, how could I forget that   
   name. It's sad to hear about Zoid's passing.   
      
   After I sent my message, I realized Illiana was not actually from   
   Australia, but South Africa sounds right!   
      
   I was just kidding about the Jim D & Louise show bit. I'm actally very   
   happy to see you and the others writing stuff and keeping this group   
   alive, even if a bunch of it gets no repies. I am sure there are others   
   reading it.  I'm sure if any old timers are lurking, they'll like this   
   thread.   
      
   Catch you later:)   
      
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