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GRADEN wrote:I post a lil again after years away... I think this is swell (Sewell? Really auto correct? Geez)




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Hey Graden! another good poster from back in the day. Hope all is well!

DJhitek wrote:

fleet wrote:

DJhitek wrote:I can't find it, because, well, I'm too lazy to search for it, but me and Duck had an epic mod meltdown about Derrick Rose before he was drafted.

The whole board took a seat and ate some popcorn and we sorta trolled each other for an entire afternoon.

Beasley V Rose. Yes. Important. The sea was angry that day my friends.

The mods were divided, the board was divided, the world was divided.

Rose has been doing that to us since even before he was a Bull!

DuckIII wrote:

DJhitek wrote:

fleet wrote:Beasley V Rose. Yes. Important. The sea was angry that day my friends.

The mods were divided, the board was divided, the world was divided.

Rose has been doing that to us since even before he was a Bull!

Meh on Beasley back in the day. Rose got hated on because he has the hometown pick. Clearly the better choice.

Been here (off and on) for a long time. I think I went full realgm after nbadraft.net went to pay model. My favorite times were when we drafted the high schoolers ( and added jalen), I always love to read reisens nfl draft articles, talking prospects, and when the insiders pop in and share information. It's fun to look back and see how wrong I have been about prospects. I have always been from the draft school of al Davis, big verticals and fast 40 times. I thought tyrus was on his way to the HoF, Krause pulled out another dynasty with curry/chandler, and Jamal Crawford was always better than jay Williams. I must be growing old because microtic and McDermott have me excited and I have never thought pax was good. I also never thought I would favor VH1 over MTV but I do now! There have been a bunch of passionate crazy posters through the years and I love to see names I remember from the old days, I also like talking hoops with you young whipper snappers. Props realgm you have grown from a fledgling forum to a respected professional site.

Michael Jackson wrote:

DuckIII wrote:

DJhitek wrote:
The mods were divided, the board was divided, the world was divided.

Rose has been doing that to us since even before he was a Bull!

Meh on Beasley back in the day. Rose got hated on because he has the hometown pick. Clearly the better choice.

Don't judge me, brah.

DuckIII wrote:

Michael Jackson wrote:

DuckIII wrote:
Rose has been doing that to us since even before he was a Bull!

Meh on Beasley back in the day. Rose got hated on because he has the hometown pick. Clearly the better choice.

Don't judge me, brah.

Oh I will judge you. At least until you are finished with malazan.

Long time Lurker, I joined sometime ago in another life don't talk much but read when ever i can.

What's the all time total number of mods? Cool to see so many former heavy posters including mods stop by for this thread.

Martynas Andriuskevicius

That is all.

I might as well come out of the shadows. I started posting back when I was 16 in 2001. Now, I'm approaching 30 and man what changes I have seen to this board over the years.

I read the board every day. It's the only place I go for Bulls news, discussions, and general fandom. I couldn't imagine following a different site. As my life and responsibilities changed, so did my activity. I, for one, would love to be a part of long discussions going back and forth on the merits of Jay vs Jamal, Eddy and Tyson, how Jalen Rose was a good influence for the Bulls. Much has changed, but I along with some of the other geezers, feel privileged to have seen how the franchise and discussions have changed over time along with watching other posters grow and change over these years.

My fondest memories will always be my AIM chats off the board with Sham. Mark has been and always will be one of my favorite personalities. We would talk until the wee hours of the morning discussing life, women, relationships, Sci Fi, weird stuff, and of course the Bulls. I will always cherish that time. I also enjoyed many AIM conversations with rlucas, Phil (pduh), and Jamel (coldchi). I find that you kind of develop bonds with certain posters. Whether it's like minded thinking, similar interests, or just appreciation for their perspective. I am fortunate to have been a part of this board. I've enjoyed meeting many of the posters at various events.

It is with deep regret that my posts have dropped over the years, but the sad truth is and was that my online life made me extremely distant from my real life. I, for a lack of a better way of describing it, invested far too much into an online persona that allowed me to feel confident when in reality, I felt nothing but melancholy, self loathing, and just a general incompetence with developing anything resembling a meaningful relationship with those off line. I had reached a point, probably about 6-7 years ago where I just had to give up my online life, change, and move on to a better place mentally.

As much as I regret post drops, I will never regret making that choice. It saved my life. I gave up gaming. I gave up a reality that was holding me back from being a person that I always wanted to be and the second half of my 20s have been some of the healthiest in my life. In order to get that balance in my life, I had to put away the Wookie persona. So while i will undoubtedly fade into the forgotten members, I am okay with that because that gratification of being a valued board pales in comparison to how I feel about myself and where I am going today.

But as much as I distanced myself, I still lurk. I still read. But I couldn't make that emotional investment anymore and the best way I knew how to do that was to not post or get involved in discussions on deep levels because I feared the cycle would start all over again.

With all that being said, I don't see a day where I won't read the board regularly and look for the posts of my favorite minds on the forum (coldfish, Ben, Doug, Sham, fleet, Duck and others). This board really is the best board and it had always been because the MODS work endlessly to make sure this place has been about QUALITY and not quantity. The mods work hard to make sure everything is constructive, thought provoking, and some times full of knee slapping humor. That's what makes this place what it is. Perhaps I look back with a certain degree of nostalgia, but I have been on many discussion boards only to appreciate how different this place really is for a fan discussion site. You, my friends, are fortunate to have a place dedicated to such principles and with dedicated individuals charged with preserving its integrity.

May the discussion always continue and may we travel full circle from 2001 when we finished at the bottom to when we rise to the top and win that championship. I shall enjoy that day when we all can celebrate together. Until then...

Rob

WookieOnRitalin wrote:I might as well come out of the shadows. I started posting back when I was 16 in 2001. Now, I'm approaching 30 and man what changes I have seen to this board over the years.

I read the board every day. It's the only place I go for Bulls news, discussions, and general fandom. I couldn't imagine following a different site. As my life and responsibilities changed, so did my activity. I, for one, would love to be a part of long discussions going back and forth on the merits of Jay vs Jamal, Eddy and Tyson, how Jalen Rose was a good influence for the Bulls. Much has changed, but I along with some of the other geezers, feel privileged to have seen how the franchise and discussions have changed over time along with watching other posters grow and change over these years.

My fondest memories will always be my AIM chats off the board with Sham. Mark has been and always will be one of my favorite personalities. We would talk until the wee hours of the morning discussing life, women, relationships, Sci Fi, weird stuff, and of course the Bulls. I will always cherish that time. I also enjoyed many AIM conversations with rlucas, Phil (pduh), and Jamel (coldchi). I find that you kind of develop bonds with certain posters. Whether it's like minded thinking, similar interests, or just appreciation for their perspective. I am fortunate to have been a part of this board. I've enjoyed meeting many of the posters at various events.

It is with deep regret that my posts have dropped over the years, but the sad truth is and was that my online life made me extremely distant from my real life. I, for a lack of a better way of describing it, invested far too much into an online persona that allowed me to feel confident when in reality, I felt nothing but melancholy, self loathing, and just a general incompetence with developing anything resembling a meaningful relationship with those off line. I had reached a point, probably about 6-7 years ago where I just had to give up my online life, change, and move on to a better place mentally.

As much as I regret post drops, I will never regret making that choice. It saved my life. I gave up gaming. I gave up a reality that was holding me back from being a person that I always wanted to be and the second half of my 20s have been some of the healthiest in my life. In order to get that balance in my life, I had to put away the Wookie persona. So while i will undoubtedly fade into the forgotten members, I am okay with that because that gratification of being a valued board pales in comparison to how I feel about myself and where I am going today.

But as much as I distanced myself, I still lurk. I still read. But I couldn't make that emotional investment anymore and the best way I knew how to do that was to not post or get involved in discussions on deep levels because I feared the cycle would start all over again.

With all that being said, I don't see a day where I won't read the board regularly and look for the posts of my favorite minds on the forum (coldfish, Ben, Doug, Sham, fleet, Duck and others). This board really is the best board and it had always been because the MODS work endlessly to make sure this place has been about QUALITY and not quantity. The mods work hard to make sure everything is constructive, thought provoking, and some times full of knee slapping humor. That's what makes this place what it is. Perhaps I look back with a certain degree of nostalgia, but I have been on many discussion boards only to appreciate how different this place really is for a fan discussion site. You, my friends, are fortunate to have a place dedicated to such principles and with dedicated individuals charged with preserving its integrity.

May the discussion always continue and may we travel full circle from 2001 when we finished at the bottom to when we rise to the top and win that championship. I shall enjoy that day when we all can celebrate together. Until then...

Rob

On ya Rob ( Kenny )

Dat wookie post...

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

WookieOnRitalin wrote:I might as well come out of the shadows. I started posting back when I was 16 in 2001. Now, I'm approaching 30 and man what changes I have seen to this board over the years.

I read the board every day. It's the only place I go for Bulls news, discussions, and general fandom. I couldn't imagine following a different site. As my life and responsibilities changed, so did my activity. I, for one, would love to be a part of long discussions going back and forth on the merits of Jay vs Jamal, Eddy and Tyson, how Jalen Rose was a good influence for the Bulls. Much has changed, but I along with some of the other geezers, feel privileged to have seen how the franchise and discussions have changed over time along with watching other posters grow and change over these years.

My fondest memories will always be my AIM chats off the board with Sham. Mark has been and always will be one of my favorite personalities. We would talk until the wee hours of the morning discussing life, women, relationships, Sci Fi, weird stuff, and of course the Bulls. I will always cherish that time. I also enjoyed many AIM conversations with rlucas, Phil (pduh), and Jamel (coldchi). I find that you kind of develop bonds with certain posters. Whether it's like minded thinking, similar interests, or just appreciation for their perspective. I am fortunate to have been a part of this board. I've enjoyed meeting many of the posters at various events.

It is with deep regret that my posts have dropped over the years, but the sad truth is and was that my online life made me extremely distant from my real life. I, for a lack of a better way of describing it, invested far too much into an online persona that allowed me to feel confident when in reality, I felt nothing but melancholy, self loathing, and just a general incompetence with developing anything resembling a meaningful relationship with those off line. I had reached a point, probably about 6-7 years ago where I just had to give up my online life, change, and move on to a better place mentally.

As much as I regret post drops, I will never regret making that choice. It saved my life. I gave up gaming. I gave up a reality that was holding me back from being a person that I always wanted to be and the second half of my 20s have been some of the healthiest in my life. In order to get that balance in my life, I had to put away the Wookie persona. So while i will undoubtedly fade into the forgotten members, I am okay with that because that gratification of being a valued board pales in comparison to how I feel about myself and where I am going today.

But as much as I distanced myself, I still lurk. I still read. But I couldn't make that emotional investment anymore and the best way I knew how to do that was to not post or get involved in discussions on deep levels because I feared the cycle would start all over again.

With all that being said, I don't see a day where I won't read the board regularly and look for the posts of my favorite minds on the forum (coldfish, Ben, Doug, Sham, fleet, Duck and others). This board really is the best board and it had always been because the MODS work endlessly to make sure this place has been about QUALITY and not quantity. The mods work hard to make sure everything is constructive, thought provoking, and some times full of knee slapping humor. That's what makes this place what it is. Perhaps I look back with a certain degree of nostalgia, but I have been on many discussion boards only to appreciate how different this place really is for a fan discussion site. You, my friends, are fortunate to have a place dedicated to such principles and with dedicated individuals charged with preserving its integrity.

May the discussion always continue and may we travel full circle from 2001 when we finished at the bottom to when we rise to the top and win that championship. I shall enjoy that day when we all can celebrate together. Until then...

Rob

Wook I'm with ya brother... so Much life has occured since I first discovered bulls4ever. I have changed so much but I loved my time here it was the best. I miss all the conversations that I had here. the hours and hours of pointless debate that felt like it was the most important thing in the world at the Time. I have a family now and a lil girl who im tring my best to mold into a bulls fan . Life has taking me away from the front lines of online bulls discussion but i lurk and I am glad to see what we started going strong.

WookieOnRitalin wrote:I might as well come out of the shadows. I started posting back when I was 16 in 2001. Now, I'm approaching 30 and man what changes I have seen to this board over the years.

I read the board every day. It's the only place I go for Bulls news, discussions, and general fandom. I couldn't imagine following a different site. As my life and responsibilities changed, so did my activity. I, for one, would love to be a part of long discussions going back and forth on the merits of Jay vs Jamal, Eddy and Tyson, how Jalen Rose was a good influence for the Bulls. Much has changed, but I along with some of the other geezers, feel privileged to have seen how the franchise and discussions have changed over time along with watching other posters grow and change over these years.

My fondest memories will always be my AIM chats off the board with Sham. Mark has been and always will be one of my favorite personalities. We would talk until the wee hours of the morning discussing life, women, relationships, Sci Fi, weird stuff, and of course the Bulls. I will always cherish that time. I also enjoyed many AIM conversations with rlucas, Phil (pduh), and Jamel (coldchi). I find that you kind of develop bonds with certain posters. Whether it's like minded thinking, similar interests, or just appreciation for their perspective. I am fortunate to have been a part of this board. I've enjoyed meeting many of the posters at various events.

It is with deep regret that my posts have dropped over the years, but the sad truth is and was that my online life made me extremely distant from my real life. I, for a lack of a better way of describing it, invested far too much into an online persona that allowed me to feel confident when in reality, I felt nothing but melancholy, self loathing, and just a general incompetence with developing anything resembling a meaningful relationship with those off line. I had reached a point, probably about 6-7 years ago where I just had to give up my online life, change, and move on to a better place mentally.

As much as I regret post drops, I will never regret making that choice. It saved my life. I gave up gaming. I gave up a reality that was holding me back from being a person that I always wanted to be and the second half of my 20s have been some of the healthiest in my life. In order to get that balance in my life, I had to put away the Wookie persona. So while i will undoubtedly fade into the forgotten members, I am okay with that because that gratification of being a valued board pales in comparison to how I feel about myself and where I am going today.

But as much as I distanced myself, I still lurk. I still read. But I couldn't make that emotional investment anymore and the best way I knew how to do that was to not post or get involved in discussions on deep levels because I feared the cycle would start all over again.

With all that being said, I don't see a day where I won't read the board regularly and look for the posts of my favorite minds on the forum (coldfish, Ben, Doug, Sham, fleet, Duck and others). This board really is the best board and it had always been because the MODS work endlessly to make sure this place has been about QUALITY and not quantity. The mods work hard to make sure everything is constructive, thought provoking, and some times full of knee slapping humor. That's what makes this place what it is. Perhaps I look back with a certain degree of nostalgia, but I have been on many discussion boards only to appreciate how different this place really is for a fan discussion site. You, my friends, are fortunate to have a place dedicated to such principles and with dedicated individuals charged with preserving its integrity.

May the discussion always continue and may we travel full circle from 2001 when we finished at the bottom to when we rise to the top and win that championship. I shall enjoy that day when we all can celebrate together. Until then...

Rob

Mad Respect.

Michael Jackson wrote:

Jello Biafra wrote:

Michael Jackson wrote:

You and east bay have to post together to make beautiful music.

Yes. Songs DK songs such as "I Kill Children, Chemical warfare, Kill the Poor and Too Drunk To @%#*!" do have a certain beauty to them!

Jello was quite the guy. I was always a huge SST guy. Long live Dino JR, Husker Du and Flag.

SST REPRESENT.

I thought this fit the spirit of the thread. NBA websites from 10 years ago (the year we drafted Gordon, Deng, and Duhon):

http://imgur.com/a/NFdsh#4

WookieOnRitalin wrote:I might as well come out of the shadows. I started posting back when I was 16 in 2001. Now, I'm approaching 30 and man what changes I have seen to this board over the years.

I read the board every day. It's the only place I go for Bulls news, discussions, and general fandom. I couldn't imagine following a different site. As my life and responsibilities changed, so did my activity. I, for one, would love to be a part of long discussions going back and forth on the merits of Jay vs Jamal, Eddy and Tyson, how Jalen Rose was a good influence for the Bulls. Much has changed, but I along with some of the other geezers, feel privileged to have seen how the franchise and discussions have changed over time along with watching other posters grow and change over these years.

My fondest memories will always be my AIM chats off the board with Sham. Mark has been and always will be one of my favorite personalities. We would talk until the wee hours of the morning discussing life, women, relationships, Sci Fi, weird stuff, and of course the Bulls. I will always cherish that time. I also enjoyed many AIM conversations with rlucas, Phil (pduh), and Jamel (coldchi). I find that you kind of develop bonds with certain posters. Whether it's like minded thinking, similar interests, or just appreciation for their perspective. I am fortunate to have been a part of this board. I've enjoyed meeting many of the posters at various events.

It is with deep regret that my posts have dropped over the years, but the sad truth is and was that my online life made me extremely distant from my real life. I, for a lack of a better way of describing it, invested far too much into an online persona that allowed me to feel confident when in reality, I felt nothing but melancholy, self loathing, and just a general incompetence with developing anything resembling a meaningful relationship with those off line. I had reached a point, probably about 6-7 years ago where I just had to give up my online life, change, and move on to a better place mentally.

As much as I regret post drops, I will never regret making that choice. It saved my life. I gave up gaming. I gave up a reality that was holding me back from being a person that I always wanted to be and the second half of my 20s have been some of the healthiest in my life. In order to get that balance in my life, I had to put away the Wookie persona. So while i will undoubtedly fade into the forgotten members, I am okay with that because that gratification of being a valued board pales in comparison to how I feel about myself and where I am going today.

But as much as I distanced myself, I still lurk. I still read. But I couldn't make that emotional investment anymore and the best way I knew how to do that was to not post or get involved in discussions on deep levels because I feared the cycle would start all over again.

With all that being said, I don't see a day where I won't read the board regularly and look for the posts of my favorite minds on the forum (coldfish, Ben, Doug, Sham, fleet, Duck and others). This board really is the best board and it had always been because the MODS work endlessly to make sure this place has been about QUALITY and not quantity. The mods work hard to make sure everything is constructive, thought provoking, and some times full of knee slapping humor. That's what makes this place what it is. Perhaps I look back with a certain degree of nostalgia, but I have been on many discussion boards only to appreciate how different this place really is for a fan discussion site. You, my friends, are fortunate to have a place dedicated to such principles and with dedicated individuals charged with preserving its integrity.

May the discussion always continue and may we travel full circle from 2001 when we finished at the bottom to when we rise to the top and win that championship. I shall enjoy that day when we all can celebrate together. Until then...

Rob

I remember you, Wookie - I have been a looong time lurker, and lost two different usernames due to not remembering my passwords (and not getting mod help in retrieving them) - anyway - thanks for sharing such a great and thought provoking post. I can see how this board can suck you in to the point where everything else seems less important. Hell, this last two weeks with the Melo drama has sucked me in, and I don't think I'm the only one who's being less productive. Keep reading but take care of the big stuff bro, like you have

JohnnyKILLroy wrote:

Michael Jackson wrote:

Jello Biafra wrote:
Yes. Songs DK songs such as "I Kill Children, Chemical warfare, Kill the Poor and Too Drunk To @%#*!" do have a certain beauty to them!

Jello was quite the guy. I was always a huge SST guy. Long live Dino JR, Husker Du and Flag.

SST REPRESENT.

Husker Du. Black Flag. Meat Puppets. Dinosaur Jr. Minutemen. fIREHOSE. Fishbone. My god, what a label. Going on 50 and I still listen to that ****! If you have siriusXM, XMU is the closest thing you can find to the old 80's alternative I think.

Your favorite SiriusXM stations would be a great ot topic!

Wookie it's good to hear from you again. I'm glad we have these once a year remember when posts! To bad Sham isn't here so we could gig him on the stupid stuff he'd do when he was a kid!

Michael Jackson wrote:

DuckIII wrote:

Michael Jackson wrote:

Meh on Beasley back in the day. Rose got hated on because he has the hometown pick. Clearly the better choice.

Don't judge me, brah.

Oh I will judge you. At least until you are finished with malazan.

About two-fiddy into book 6.

Jello Biafra wrote:

JohnnyKILLroy wrote:

Michael Jackson wrote:
Jello was quite the guy. I was always a huge SST guy. Long live Dino JR, Husker Du and Flag.

SST REPRESENT.

Husker Du. Black Flag. Meat Puppets. Dinosaur Jr. Minutemen. fIREHOSE. Fishbone. My god, what a label. Going on 50 and I still listen to that ****! If you have siriusXM, XMU is the closest thing you can find to the old 80's alternative I think.

Your favorite SiriusXM stations would be a great ot topic!

Wookie it's good to hear from you again. I'm glad we have these once a year remember when posts! To bad Sham isn't here so we could gig him on the stupid stuff he'd do when he was a kid!

SST was so monster.