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Re: Random Thoughts; XVIII 

Post#1101 » by gom » Mon Jul 10, 2017 2:13 pm

IceColdCubano wrote::( so it's 11:55 pm and here I sit typing this with a knot in my chest. I can't fall asleep after spending the day in the hospital staring at my cousin body laying in a bed in ICU full of machines keeping him alive. completely brain dead, multiple surgeries, his stomach pried open, his head pried open to relief the swelling in his body, a giant bruise all over. He has made many mistakes in his youth but this weekend he made the worst, hi took it upon himself to drive his motorcycle at 100 mph while under the influence of alcohol leaving a party and crashing into another vehicle. Left 3 kids and family in mourning. Life is short is what they say, enjoy what you have nothing we have now we can take with us when were gone. He was afraid of getting his bike stolen by leaving it at the neighborhood, so he wouldn't listen and drove off angry as his friends tried to take the keys away. I wish I could say something to him now, say goodbye, tell him I'll miss him and his stupid jokes. I am sorry for the sad story, but I guess maybe this will help me sleep, I guess if theirs a place as any its in random thoughts. :(


Awful news. I'm sorry, IceColdCubano.
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Re: Random Thoughts; XVIII 

Post#1102 » by heat4life » Mon Jul 10, 2017 6:11 pm

IceColdCubano wrote::( so it's 11:55 pm and here I sit typing this with a knot in my chest. I can't fall asleep after spending the day in the hospital staring at my cousin body laying in a bed in ICU full of machines keeping him alive. completely brain dead, multiple surgeries, his stomach pried open, his head pried open to relief the swelling in his body, a giant bruise all over. He has made many mistakes in his youth but this weekend he made the worst, hi took it upon himself to drive his motorcycle at 100 mph while under the influence of alcohol leaving a party and crashing into another vehicle. Left 3 kids and family in mourning. Life is short is what they say, enjoy what you have nothing we have now we can take with us when were gone. He was afraid of getting his bike stolen by leaving it at the neighborhood, so he wouldn't listen and drove off angry as his friends tried to take the keys away. I wish I could say something to him now, say goodbye, tell him I'll miss him and his stupid jokes. I am sorry for the sad story, but I guess maybe this will help me sleep, I guess if theirs a place as any its in random thoughts. :(


I'm sorry for your pain IceCold. It saddens me to hear this mostly because of his loved ones who stay behind suffering and without answers to console them . For them I pray so they can gain the strength needed to go on. Have faith and it will help you understand why things like these happen, even when we don't agree with the outcome.
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Re: Random Thoughts; XVIII 

Post#1103 » by DWadeno3 » Mon Jul 10, 2017 9:47 pm

IceColdCubano wrote::( so it's 11:55 pm and here I sit typing this with a knot in my chest. I can't fall asleep after spending the day in the hospital staring at my cousin body laying in a bed in ICU full of machines keeping him alive. completely brain dead, multiple surgeries, his stomach pried open, his head pried open to relief the swelling in his body, a giant bruise all over. He has made many mistakes in his youth but this weekend he made the worst, hi took it upon himself to drive his motorcycle at 100 mph while under the influence of alcohol leaving a party and crashing into another vehicle. Left 3 kids and family in mourning. Life is short is what they say, enjoy what you have nothing we have now we can take with us when were gone. He was afraid of getting his bike stolen by leaving it at the neighborhood, so he wouldn't listen and drove off angry as his friends tried to take the keys away. I wish I could say something to him now, say goodbye, tell him I'll miss him and his stupid jokes. I am sorry for the sad story, but I guess maybe this will help me sleep, I guess if theirs a place as any its in random thoughts. :(


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Re: Random Thoughts; XVIII 

Post#1104 » by DayofMourning » Mon Jul 10, 2017 10:41 pm

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Re: Random Thoughts; XVIII 

Post#1105 » by DayofMourning » Mon Jul 10, 2017 10:42 pm

There have been a lot of new posters on the board of late. Some good conversation and opinions as well. Interesting to see so many new names pop up all at once. Did Bam bring them into the fold?
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Re: Random Thoughts; XVIII 

Post#1106 » by IggieCC » Mon Jul 10, 2017 11:53 pm

DayofMourning wrote:There have been a lot of new posters on the board of late. Some good conversation and opinions as well. Interesting to see so many new names pop up all at once. Did Bam bring them into the fold?

I thought some were secret Hayward player fans but I may be wrong dom. Could be Bam.

But overall I think off-season is when most lurkers decide to join a forum like this. Maybe because it's easier to join in the conversations than regular season let alone playoffs because people are more laid back and messing around?

I don't have stats, but here are some notable summer signups.

rapaz: June
HWR: August
Bishop45: April 25 (missed playoffs)
Shanedude: June
heat4life: June
KingDavid: September
FlashFlare: June
Heat_Fan_87: August

gom: May 29 (in the middle of the playoffs a day before we beat Indiana in ECFs of course :lol: )
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Re: Random Thoughts; XVIII 

Post#1107 » by DayofMourning » Tue Jul 11, 2017 12:04 am

Thats some high quality analysis Iggie. Fans looking forward to a fresh start it seems.
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Post#1108 » by Sgt P » Tue Jul 11, 2017 12:29 am

DayofMourning wrote:Thats some high quality analysis Iggie. Fans looking forward to a fresh start it seems.


interesting... I had to double check when I joined. Well I lurked for years b4 creating an account here. ( Too many logins already been on Heat forum but it was like a ghost town).. Joined so I talk crap ... really thought we would have faced Cleveland... oh well..
But it was during All-Star break for me
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Re: Random Thoughts; XVIII 

Post#1109 » by Dr_Heat » Tue Jul 11, 2017 12:43 am

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Post#1110 » by DayofMourning » Tue Jul 11, 2017 1:06 am

Sgt P wrote:
DayofMourning wrote:Thats some high quality analysis Iggie. Fans looking forward to a fresh start it seems.


interesting... I had to double check when I joined. Well I lurked for years with creating an account here. ( Too many logins already been on Heat forum but it was like a ghost town).. Joined so I talk crap ... really thought we would have faced Cleveland... oh well..
But it was uring All-Star break for me


I lurked for a few years myself. When Alonzo went down I was pretty depressed about ball for a while. Then we drafted a college player I loved, Caron, and the Heat started to capture my interest again.

Once Wade went supernova I was fully invested again and decided to join. The board was fairly dead compared to these days. We didnt have the daily chatter like we do now.
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Re: Random Thoughts; XVIII 

Post#1111 » by Sgt P » Tue Jul 11, 2017 1:13 am

DayofMourning wrote:...

I lurked for a few years myself. When Alonzo went down I was pretty depressed about ball for a while. Then we drafted a college player I loved, Caron, and the Heat started to capture my interest again.

Once Wade went supernova I was fully invested again and decided to join. The board was fairly dead compared to these days. We didnt have the daily chatter like we do now.


funny I just register on Redit this past week... hmm
I joined Heat Official forum just before we got LO.
Joined here All- Star before Big3
makes me wonder about the upcoming seasons...

either way I have not felt so positive about Heat since early Wade days...
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Re: Random Thoughts; XVIII 

Post#1112 » by goodboy » Tue Jul 11, 2017 1:24 am

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DayofMourning wrote:There have been a lot of new posters on the board of late. Some good conversation and opinions as well. Interesting to see so many new names pop up all at once. Did Bam bring them into the fold?

I thought some were secret Hayward player fans but I may be wrong dom. Could be Bam.

But overall I think off-season is when most lurkers decide to join a forum like this. Maybe because it's easier to join in the conversations than regular season let alone playoffs because people are more laid back and messing around?

I don't have stats, but here are some notable summer signups.

rapaz: June
HWR: August
Bishop45: April 25 (missed playoffs)
Shanedude: June
heat4life: June
KingDavid: September
FlashFlare: June
Heat_Fan_87: August

gom: May 29 (in the middle of the playoffs a day before we beat Indiana in ECFs of course :lol: )

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Post#1113 » by GopherIt! » Tue Jul 11, 2017 1:39 am

DayofMourning wrote:There have been a lot of new posters on the board of late. Some good conversation and opinions as well. Interesting to see so many new names pop up all at once. Did Bam bring them into the fold?


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Re: Random Thoughts; XVIII 

Post#1114 » by IggieCC » Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:06 am

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DayofMourning wrote:There have been a lot of new posters on the board of late. Some good conversation and opinions as well. Interesting to see so many new names pop up all at once. Did Bam bring them into the fold?

I thought some were secret Hayward player fans but I may be wrong dom. Could be Bam.

But overall I think off-season is when most lurkers decide to join a forum like this. Maybe because it's easier to join in the conversations than regular season let alone playoffs because people are more laid back and messing around?

I don't have stats, but here are some notable summer signups.

rapaz: June
HWR: August
Bishop45: April 25 (missed playoffs)
Shanedude: June
heat4life: June
KingDavid: September
FlashFlare: June
Heat_Fan_87: August

gom: May 29 (in the middle of the playoffs a day before we beat Indiana in ECFs of course :lol: )

phucking guy lmao

I thought it was very appropriate too. Only Bish would dare join us a week after missing the playoffs for the first time after 4 consecutive Finals appearances :crazy:

Also just noticed that Gopher is a long time veteran. I've always thought Goph was a new poster. Probably because of all the puppie gifs lol
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Post#1115 » by JaysRule25 » Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:25 am

I remember lurking this board for a bit after The Decision just to read some of the troll posts lol. There was this one "introduce yourself" thread where everyone was trying so hard to show that they were Heat fans prior to The Decision haha. I wonder if DOM remembers that thread.
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Post#1116 » by FlashFlare » Tue Jul 11, 2017 2:32 am

JaysRule15 wrote:I remember lurking this board for a bit after The Decision just to read some of the troll posts lol. There was this one "introduce yourself" thread where everyone was trying so hard to show that they were Heat fans prior to The Decision haha. I wonder if DOM remembers that thread.

Wasn't here during that time, but in general, the big 3 days... this whole thing with your join date somehow determining whether you're a real fan or not was at times infuriating. i stayed off the gb during those days bc didn't matter how eloquent your argument was, your argument was void because your join date "indicated" you're a bandwagoner lol

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Post#1117 » by GopherIt! » Tue Jul 11, 2017 3:15 am

JaysRule15 wrote:I remember lurking this board for a bit after The Decision just to read some of the troll posts lol. There was this one "introduce yourself" thread where everyone was trying so hard to show that they were Heat fans prior to The Decision haha. I wonder if DOM remembers that thread.


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Post#1118 » by IceColdCubano » Tue Jul 11, 2017 3:44 am

Guys, thanks for the well wishes, the family all showed up to say the final goodbyes, and i'm currently working with congressman from Hialeah district to expedite a humanitarian visa for my Aunt to be able to be by her son before they unplug him, the hospital head is giving me 9 days no more to make it happen, he will be on artificial support till then. Hopefully I can pull enough strings to the right people to make it this a reality. If anybody knows or has contact high on the government they can swing some weight my way please PM me. Other than that thank you guys, I'm feeling better today, little less shock.
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Post#1119 » by DayofMourning » Tue Jul 11, 2017 11:52 am

JaysRule15 wrote:I remember lurking this board for a bit after The Decision just to read some of the troll posts lol. There was this one "introduce yourself" thread where everyone was trying so hard to show that they were Heat fans prior to The Decision haha. I wonder if DOM remembers that thread.


I do. I was contemplating starting another since so many fans started posting at the same time. Would give them a chance to distinguish themselves.

The Lebron years here weren't fun for me. Too many player fans who generated the most activity on the board. Practically killed off the long time Heat poster base. Now you've got guys like Lane1972 posting what they ate for dinner on twitter instead of contributing to the boards.
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Post#1120 » by HeatFanLifer » Tue Jul 11, 2017 12:47 pm

JaysRule15 wrote:I remember lurking this board for a bit after The Decision just to read some of the troll posts lol. There was this one "introduce yourself" thread where everyone was trying so hard to show that they were Heat fans prior to The Decision haha. I wonder if DOM remembers that thread.


I intentionally stopped reading stuff on here during that time because most of the information was irrelevant and/or nothing but pissing contests.

Also, it was definitely fun to watch the Heat go to the finals for four straight years, but regular season games became less and less interesting by the year.

It was good to see the Heat return to the days of playing hard each game last season. They didn't always win, but at least you knew you weren't wasting money/time on buying a ticket and driving to the arena.
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