How long have we known each other now?

[mn dave]

 

[Brahmsian]

 

Not sure, Dave?   

I know one thing for sure:  My oldest or longest standing classical music "friend" is undoubtedly Navneeth (Opus106).  We both discovered classical music around the same time, and joined this Hartford classical music station discussion forum, called Beethoven Radio, back in circa early 2006, I think?

[kyjo]

Too long.

[Cato]

I have lost track!  I think this might be my 10th year: 2003 sticks in my head as my first year. 

Possibly Our Fearless Moderators have a record from before the re-boot. 

[Brahmsian]

Just so you are aware Dave, you have always been the master of starting new threads or creating new polls, but you've been now dethroned by our reigning world champion, Kyle (Kyjo). 

You'll have to get in shape to get your title back. 

[kyjo]

Just so you are aware Dave, you have always been the master of starting new threads or creating new polls, but you've been now dethroned by our reigning world champion, Kyle (Kyjo). 

You'll have to get in shape to get your title back. 

Yes, Dave, you have quite a bit of catching up to do!

[Brian]

I think I signed up in 2007.

[mn dave]

Someone maybe can tell me when I originally signed up. Make those moderators do a little work.

Starting threads and polls: I'm too old for that shit.   

[Parsifal]

Someone maybe can tell me when I originally signed up. Make those moderators do a little work.

Starting threads and polls: I'm too old for that shit.   

A simple search suggests 2006.

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,9.msg328.html#msg328

[mn dave]

A simple search suggests 2006.

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,9.msg328.html#msg328

Nope, I think I go further back than that.

For instance: "Quote from: Minnesota Dave on October 01, 2005, 06:35:42 AM"

But I think it's even further back! Not sure how to find out for sure.

[mn dave]

Found this! Hm.

Announcements / Please Introduce Yourself... / Re: Tell us about yourself
on: October 26, 2004, 06:13:30 AM
Message by Wilbanks
Relevance: 1.3%
Name:  David Wilbanks
Age: 41
Gender:  Male
Location:  Minnesota
Music Interests:  Everything, practically.
Music history / education:  Some trumpet, guitar.  Otherwise, self-taught.
Favorite Instrument:  piano
Favorite work:  Beethoven's Ninth (yes, I was a victim of A Clockwork Orange)

Not sure if that's even all the way back.

[Parsifal]

But I think it's even further back! Not sure how to find out for sure.

You need to supply a list of every username you've ever registered with.   

[mn dave]

You need to supply a list of every username you've ever registered with.   

There used to be an orange board I've heard. I know I don't go that far back.

[Parsifal]

Not to brag, but I go back to '97, Classical Insites.  I few members here were refugees from that board.

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=20115.0

[mn dave]

Not to brag, but I go back to '97, Classical Insites.  I few members here were refugees from that board.

http://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php?topic=20115.0

Very impressive, sir.

I started participating in online forums around 2003, so 2004 is about right for GMG.

[Gurn Blanston]

I started on Beethoven Reference Site in 2001. The one, long-standing member from there that I know who is still alive AFAIK is Rod Corkin!

Started here and at CMG in 2003. First person I talked to here was Todd. I asked a question about finding Paul Badura-Skoda's PI Beethoven sonata cycle, and he came back with ;'what the hell do you want that for??'.  The irony is that he bought it himself just last week.    

The first person that I actually became friends with was DavidW. He posted asking about that blue BAT Beethoven box which I had just bought a couple of weeks earlier and I rec'd it. He loved it too and a 10 year long friendship was born.

The site was indeed orange and purple back then. It was freaking hideous, but Rob loved it.

Karl was a latecomer. I was already a mod by then so it had to be late 2004 or early 2005. One of the other mods sent me a PM to watch out for the new guy, he was a real pain in the ass. And despite the inherent truth in that, still managed to talk to him nearly every day since.

The only way I know to view the old stuff is in the Wayback Machine, which it is so long that I can't remember how to find it. Archives of the early years are listed in chronological order, but I don't think you can see all the pages, just a few.

Time flies when you're having fun!   

[DavidW]

I posted on rmcr back in '99 asking if Handel ever wrote any violin concertos because I really wanted to hear them if he did.  The answer wasn't what I wanted it to be!

I became a regular poster on CMG whenever the heck Gurn said it was.

My taste in performers was strongly influenced by Steve M, and Gurn encouraged me to explore chamber music, and Karl got me into 20th century music.

Wait that is right '03 because I was a second year grad student.

[Daverz]

GMG says I started in 2007, but that must be the new site?  Looking at the site in the Wayback Machine, I had made 3026 posts by November of 2006.

EDIT: I guess I'm misinterpeting that.  It must have been 3029 when the old board was retired.  I have posts from 2005 2004.  Wayback doesn't go earlier than that.

[Todd]

'what the hell do you want that for??'

I very seriously doubt I used two question marks. 

(And I'm working my way through the set right now.)

[DavidW]

(And I'm working my way through the set right now.)

I think that officially crowns you king of the backlogs!