B. Goren. Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 I am Speechless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Wow. OK, this is news to me. This all surfaced when I was away from here for a year. Man...really gets you thinking (again) about these social "friendships" that people go on about. Didn't know him except seeing him here and, I think, on JazzCorner, but I have to hope that he had no direct deleterious effect on any of you here. I say "direct" because I can't help but think there's got to be some "psychic" healing that needs to be attended to if one is to take these social forums earnestly. I don't know what else to say... How is this different from knowing people socially in person? Sorry, trying to say the last sentence outside the quote but late at night on an iPad can't quite figure out how to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 How is this different from knowing people socially in person? Knowing (or "knowing of") someone may have little difference between the two realms, but I was referring more to the idea of "knowing = friendship" that is often assumed in social media. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Is there any way we can get Bill Barton off the "Birthdays" list on the sidebar of the forum? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Just read the long Jesse Friedman piece from the Village Voice ... and now this - damn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Is there any way we can get Bill Barton off the "Birthdays" list on the sidebar of the forum? I'll second that. It's bad enough what people went through. We certainly don't need an annual reminder... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Perhaps we do need a reminder that life can be messy - even bad at times. Just a thought. I'm sure many won't agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 That's a fair point, Paul. My only thought would be that it's impossible to ignore that life can be messy, IMO, but what Bill participated in was lightyears beyond "messy". I also think it's different when it's someone you considered a friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I did add "bad" to the word messy. I could have said evil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Well, all I know is I got a slight chill when I saw that this morning. And I wasn't nearly as close to Bill as many others here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 As long as he remains in prison for the rest of his life... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Is there any way we can get Bill Barton off the "Birthdays" list on the sidebar of the forum? Just checked to see if I had the ability to edit out his birthday on his profile, which is, I think, what triggers the "Happy Birthday" listing. I don't. Maybe Jim A does. Will look into it, seems a not unreasonable request. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I deleted his birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Train Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 (edited) As long as he remains in prison for the rest of his life... Considering his age, length of sentence, and no federal parole....I don't think anyone needs to worry about that. Edited May 30, 2013 by Blue Train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Ugh.....what a disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I deleted his birthday. Thank you Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 I hope nothing happens to this thread. It is an important history for some of us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 And THAT was the voice I was waiting to hear from. And I agree, nothing SHOULD happen to this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete C Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 A thread like this is a reminder of "the banality of evil." I say that from the perspective of someone who met Bill some years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Fuck. Hadn't thought about this in a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeBop Posted May 31, 2013 Report Share Posted May 31, 2013 Quit posting. Let the thread (and the memory) slip back into oblivion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2018/DB1809/single_page_view/10.html It looks like Bill Barton still gets to read DownBeat while sitting in the minimum security Federal Penitentiary in Seagoville, TX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 7 minutes ago, Kevin Bresnahan said: http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2018/DB1809/single_page_view/10.html It looks like Bill Barton still gets to read DownBeat while sitting in the minimum security Federal Penitentiary in Seagoville, TX. You should reach out to him in your Vote For Hank initiative. Every vote matters! quite apart from that, what stirred the letters talking about people complaining about political comments? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Dolan Posted August 9, 2018 Report Share Posted August 9, 2018 From what I’ve heard from those that have done time in minimum security federal prisons, they’re essentially summer camps that you can’t leave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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