--- In [email protected], Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@...> wrote: > > If you feel inspired at any point, post some blues or bluesy / jazzy > pieces...only the enlightened ones of course :)
This is as enlightened as it gets. Thanks for asking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6jjNRUqPxg&feature=related > > Signed - MusicbeggarsRus > > > ________________________________ > From: curtisdeltablues <curtisdeltablues@...> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 2:34 PM > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Internet freedom converning Ravi's posts (Curtis) > > > Â > Hi Emily, > > Thanks for such a sincere post. I appreciate it. What he achieved was to > link the two words only. My single name is fine. Given his interest in me > offline, which I have not detailed, it was heading nowhere good. But I am > optimistic that I dodged a bullet and am gunna be just fine. It was a > wake-up call for me though. I'll never let things go that far again here. > > It was fortunate for me that he simultaneously decided to go after someone > else's real name that day. That was what tipped the scale or we would not be > having this chat right now. > > I don't share your view of his value or insights but if you got something > good from him, more power to you. I suspect without all the enlightenment > story he wouldn't have lasted so long. I can't see an atheist coming on this > board and communicating with people that way and getting away with it. > > There was no devious strategy, I was tying to survive it day by day and was > learning as I went along. Ultimately he was just some dude with a computer > who wished me ill. And fortunately for me he shot himself in the foot. I > really enjoy not seeing F and MF bombs lobbed my way each morning when I > check in. It seems much more sane. > > I appreciate what you are saying about not feeling limited to any "side". I > couldn't agree more. I appreciate the feeling of your post. > > My dad traded Christmas cards with Perry Como till he died. It was one of > those celebrity kindnesses that he did off of some casual contact, but it > made my dad feel very special. Thanks for posting that. > > --- In [email protected], Emily Reyn <emilymae.reyn@> wrote: > > > > Curtis, I googled your name just now...just your name...and nothing came up > > in the top 10 but the music that you play and the work that you do. ÃÂ > > > > Having said that, I watched the scene play out last weekend. ÃÂ I saw you > > post statements indicating you trying to reconcile the concepts of internet > > freedom and freedom of expression with your personal feelings of being > > targeted with repeat statements on FFL that contained words that you felt > > could harm you professionally and personally. ÃÂ I watched you decide to > > stand up "by yourself" and not buy in to the larger call of individual > > posters for a "sin resolution," or stricter rules, or forward and promote > > an FFL descent into a mob mentality. I read you at face value and decided > > not to describe your overall strategy as "devious" or "deceptive" or the > > like - not in this case, at least. ÃÂ I noted your post of the SNL skit to > > defuse the tension with humor. ÃÂ I read the statement you came up with in > > defense of yourself. ÃÂ I read your post after Ravi was dismissed. ÃÂ I > > read Robin's post to Ravi and Ravi's response, which was an almost perfect > reflection of > > Robin's post, IMO. > > > > Without assigning intent to Ravi's behavior or trying to deduce his mental > > state and without condemning him or you, I understand you deciding to > > protect and stand up for yourself ( and in the context of the overall > > situation and given its length). ÃÂ We all have that right and no one > > should be afraid to state their reality, regardless of what others think or > > how it is interpreted. ÃÂ That's one of the great things about FFL - it > > challenges one's reality and one's belief system (at least it does mine) > > and that process can't occur if one is afraid to post or is in defense mode > > all the time. ÃÂ My personal feeling is that Ravi could have made all of > > his points to you, even repeatedly, by altering his approach only minimally > > and he would still be here. He chose not to - stating more than once that > > he was "in complete control" and also "that he couldn't help it." The > > reality is likely in the middle somewhere, but in the end, regardless of > > whether in > person he is > > a loving and kind and humble human being, his persona and behavior here > > towards you crossed a line you finally felt you had to hold. ÃÂ I > > understand that kind of decision and there are no real winners.ÃÂ As > > compared to the world at large, the free speech allowed and encouraged here > > is an enormous gift to its participants and FFL celebrates this philosophy > > daily. ÃÂ I am glad that you didn't unsubscribe. ÃÂ > > > > For those who assume that I have "switched sides" - I was never on a > > "side." ÃÂ I recognize and appreciate all that Ravi did for me and I don't > > think any less of him. This doesn't mean that I can't also feel for the > > position that Curtis and others were in, based on his internet behavior > > towards them. ÃÂ It doesn't mean that he didn't have some great insights > > and push all of us to explore our humanness and the pitfalls of > > hypocritical behavior and dishonesty and judgment or concepts of love and > > pain, etc. > > > > Perry Como singing Kol Nidre - yes, it's a little early for Yom Kippur / > > the Day of Atonement, but I like the concept in the larger context of > > self-reflection (even though I am not Jewish) and it is a beautiful song > > sung by a beautiful voice. ÃÂ > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SY6i6SobW6M > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: curtisdeltablues <curtisdeltablues@> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2012 8:54 AM > > Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Internet freedom converning Ravi's posts > > > > > > ÃÂ > > -- In [email protected], obbajeeba <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Excuse me, I would like to make a comment. : ) > > > Blaming Ravi by saying he was bringing your posts to the Google top list > > > by his tech savy talents using your name and the "P," word is absolutely > > > preposterous. As if his whole purpose was to harm you. > > > > Then we differ in our opinion about the actions of a tech professional that > > ended in the factual statement I made. > > > > > He was playing with you, rather as the Zebra put it like a child, but > > > that is all he was doing. I know he had no intentional malice, the legal > > > term. If you feel this is what he did, why don't you write to google? > > > All of their search results are data mined. I know this too. > > > > Do me a favor. Don't ever "play" with me. We have different standards of > > fun. So was Barry playing with you or was he being sadistic as charged? > > That might help me clarify your standards better. I'll CC the president on > > in my Google letter and I'm sure it will get cleared up immediately. They > > have a lot of time to spend on such requests and take them all seriously > > with all the research back up needed to sort out these issues for free. > > (now who is playing?)(on re-read perhaps I had slid into dickish territory.) > > > > > If I wrote the word, "p<snip>," here, this too, would come up in a > > > search. This is for educational purposes only and not meant to bring > > > "harm," to this man who refers to himself as a user name c<snip> or to > > > the other person who refers to the man mentioned in this post. > > > > Now you are being a bit of an asshole. Did you really have to pair my name > > with that word in the same paragraph to make your point? If you repeat > > this association as many times as he did, then we have a problem. > > > > > > > > If and when I have the need, if I could hire a software engineer, I would > > > hire R <snip> and have complete trust in him. > > > In fact, I already put him in touch with some really awesome folks in the > > > tech/creative fields who do a little more than work at a local level, > > > let's say at the world level to be honest. > > > There is not a worry to how Ravi functions in his professional career, > > > and this branding the letter A, by some on this board, will not stop me > > > from giving Ravi's name to my peep's in an honorable way. > > > In fact, because of all this crapola, I felt it my duty to help Ravi. > > > > OK so we differ in our perspective on the guy and whether or not the term > > "crappola" covers it accurately. The dude had more chances here than any > > other poster I have seen blow through here. This is all on him IMO. > > > > > > > > A note to Ravi: > > > Ravi, you have a great time next month, they are awesome people. > > > "Enjoy the show, too." > > > > > > > > > Curtis, I am sure you are a nice man too. Please do not take this as > > > trying to slam you.> > > > > I don't. You are sticking up for what's his name, your perfect right. I > > stuck up for him more than once here before he went off the rails. I've > > seen his charming hapless side. I've also seen another side that I hope to > > never see again. > > > > < I enjoy reading your posts. You are awesome too and maybe one day I will > > meet you at one of the schools in your area with another project that helps > > support music programs at schools.> > > > > Very nice of you to say. Music programs are really valuable so good luck > > with your efforts in that area. > > > > > > > > Love, > > > Obbajeeba > > > > Where have I seen that sign off before... > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "curtisdeltablues" > > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > > I thought Buck was doing his usual schtick on this post. If it was > > > > serious then I have no problem with a request from him to use what I > > > > thought was a schtick name that he uses when putting us on. If it is > > > > an attempt to put distance between himself and his real name a request > > > > is all that is needed for me. > > > > > > > > The reason I always used the other one was because I considered that > > > > connected to the guy I used to have friendly conversations with here as > > > > his genuine self. The schtick routine has given me some difficulty > > > > understanding where he is coming from. He was one of the people who > > > > stuck up for limits on abuse from you know who, which I really > > > > appreciate. So if that is what you want Buck, that is your name from > > > > now on. > > > > > > > > Speaking of that matter...I just reached the top 10 in Google for my > > > > name and the P word this week. First search page. As soon as he > > > > realized he had a hot button that could actually hurt me, he used his > > > > tech savvy to flood the search engines pairing my name with this word > > > > even in posts that I had nothing to do with. The tip off was his > > > > monitoring of results on youtube. He knew exactly what he was doing. > > > > > > > > I wont list all the people who stuck up for me, but you all know who > > > > you are and I really appreciate your kindness. The day he left was > > > > going to be my last day here. Now the damage is done and I can only > > > > hope it will not have its intended malicious effect. I am a sadder but > > > > wiser poster here having been through that. > > > > > > > > Word to the wise: People can say almost anything here about you with > > > > little lasting consequences. But when someone is repeating a phrase, > > > > again and again, it can hurt you and you need to act fast. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" > > > > <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Alex Stanley" > > > > > > <j_alexander_stanley@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I wasn't aware of it. Let me know if it happens again. Has it > > > > > > > > been > > > > > > > > deleted? Would you like me to? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear Moderator, Alex Jong-il, dealt deftly with that situation, > > > > > > > and order was restored in the Universe. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear > > > > > > FFL Owner and List Moderators, > > > > > > Seeking an equal justice under the FFL guidelines > > > > > > please unsubscribe Turqb, Curtis and Wayback > > > > > > from FFL > > > > > > for repeatedly assertin and using my real handle on this list > > > > > > in addressing replies to my posting here. > > > > > > You and me know how dangerous this can be > > > > > > in real life here. > > > > > > Please respect my anonymity and unsubscribe > > > > > > these perps. In light of Ravi's final departure, > > > > > > this would equally fair. > > > > > > It is really low what they do. > > > > > > > > > > > > -Buck in FF > > > > > > > > > > > > It's Buck to you, damit. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Buck, when it comes to anonymity, I'm a traditionalist. As far as I'm > > > > > concerned, if you have used your real name here in the past, you are > > > > > not anonymous, end of story. IMO, Rick opened up a whole can of > > > > > stupid when he decided that Vaj could have his anonymity "restored", > > > > > even though he has posted here in the past under his real name. > > > > > Non-anonymous people who decide they want to be regarded as anonymous > > > > > need to take it up with Rick, because that is ridiculous dumbassery > > > > > that I will have no part of. > > > > > > > > > > With respect to shukra69, although he didn't use his real name on > > > > > FFL, he did attach his real name to that moniker on another site; > > > > > strictly speaking, that means he was never anonymous to begin with. > > > > > But, I have a lot more sympathy for him than I do for someone who > > > > > wants his anonymity "restored" after openly posting here with his > > > > > real name. > > > > > > > > > > To be truly anonymous, you need to do what Nabby does: use a moniker > > > > > that he has in absolutely no way publicly linked with his real name. > > > > > IMO, unless you do that, you have no reasonable expectation to be > > > > > regarded as anonymous. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
