No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II

Subject: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Max
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 08:49 PM

OK, here's the deal. We forgot one important step before we moved... to tell internic that our IP's are going to be different. So we had to back-track a step and lug 2 computers back to the office to petition for these changes. It is possible that they will be done by 5am. If this is the case, we may be down again in the morning till I get a chance to lug the 2 machines back here and reconfigure them.

So mudcat should be able to limp through the night. Many of you should be getting to us fine now. I can tell by how many hits we're getting that most of you are in OK.

Wow, what a day. More later...

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Jeri
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 08:58 PM

Max, you may not want gratitude or sucking up - tough shit. Thanks for caring enough about us to lug those computers back to the office for the night. It means a lot to me that you would go to that trouble - you could have just left everything until morning. Thanks.

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 09:01 PM

Just a weirdness--the old IP's would not allow me to set cookies, this one does. It also allowed me into the auction without a cookie.........

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Banjer
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 09:04 PM

By golly, Jeri, there's a song in there somewhere!!!

We don't care what Max don't allow,
We're gonna thank him anyhow,
Honey, Let me be your salty dog!!

Thanks, Max!!

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: 53
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 09:11 PM

go max, we're all for ya BOB

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Jeri
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 09:19 PM

Or Plastic Jesus?

Ain't he righteous, ain't he regal
He's our hero, Maxie Spiegel
Servers spread around his kitchen floor
With all the wires, his abode 'd
Look like R2D2 exploded
Robot's guts all over Maxie's floor.

OK - I'll stop now...

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Sorcha
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 09:22 PM

OMIGAWD, JERI!! Don't doooooo that! Wiping beer off the keyboard......

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Robin2
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 09:35 PM

Good Lord, this man is DEDICATED!

Thanks Max, geesh man, take care of yourself too, OK?

Robin

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Jon Freeman
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 09:39 PM

I'll say thanks too!

Jon

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Crane Driver
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 09:43 PM

This place is nuts - it gets more like home every day!

Keep up the brilliance!

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Mudlark
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 09:46 PM

Many thanx, Max....you've saved us from that panicky feeling...no Mudcat....

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Bill D
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 10:13 PM

wow....glad I was too busy to log on today! What a day,,,and night!..(better tie them computers down, Max..they'll be heading for home like a lost cat!)

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: heric
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 10:52 PM

Hey, Max, as part of the 99% and hence a total anonymous internet stranger, I nevertheless feel like telling you that I'm going through the same thing as you this weekend, without the computers. You probably, like me, see some hazy metaphor between WTC twin towers and your marriage, but today it just clicked for me and I see it clear as crystal: My wife is BOTH Osama bin Laden and the U.S. Air Force.

To fortunato and Norton1, by stealing your advice to Max, I feel much, much better today. The only reason for the cluster bombing around me is that I am insisting on 50% custody.

(FINALLY getting to see Alison Krauss last week also helped a lot.)

Dan

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: catspaw49
Date: 03 Nov 01 - 11:48 PM

Continuing on from Jeri............

Get yourself a plastic Maxie
Pasty, pale, and kinda' waxey
You'll find them at the better shopping malls.
Set him up by your computer
So you can be a Spiegel rooter
Til the 'Cat goes down
Then kick him in the balls.

Spaw

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: harpgirl
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 12:04 AM

Two, four, six, eight
What do we appreciate?
Maxie's pad, Maxie's pad...

(audible groans) sorry...*wink*....hg

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Amos
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 12:50 AM

I think there's a song challenge hidden inside a giant self referential loop based on the notion that the whole Mudcat, including all the Challenges, is now safely stowed away in a Maxie pad!!! Maybe if we were just a little more fertile...

A

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Sorcha
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 12:52 AM

ooo, shall we not talk about mini pads.......? or......never mind.

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Susan from California
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 01:05 AM

Let's not start on the fertility thang :-)

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: JenEllen
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 01:12 AM

I'll bet when he was hauling them all back and forth, he was wishing something woulda had wings..*g*

All of the good stuff, Max, take care,
~J

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: wysiwyg
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 03:46 AM

"I Couldn;t Hear Nobody Pray."

It's a spiritual, OK???? Bluesy.

What I mean is, I was outta town and I didn't know, or I'd have been praying for ya, Max. But I did finish writing a really cute blues tune and I will have to dedicate it to you now, for all your hard work. It's VERY cute.

I got an arrangement done but one chord is wrong-- I'll have to get your help with that part of it. Then you can play it while me and SharonA sing it for ya. I dunno when. (OK Sharon???)

~Susan

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Big Mick
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 03:54 AM

Feck you, you little dink! I will gush over your wee arse any friggin' time that I want. You want friggin' love, I will give you friggin' love. Love this, pissant................LOL. You are beyond description, my friend. Lots of talk about Sandy and Caroline and how they have changed lives. Mine was changed by them as well. But I met them because of you. So just shut the feck up, grab yourself a Coke, sit yer blues playin' arse in the corner and smile.

Your lovin' Big Bro,

Mick

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: GUEST,Sonja
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 04:04 AM

GAWD, Amos! Have you no shame?!
Sonja

Max, Thanks for all the hard work and dedication. We love ya!

Sonja

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: GUEST,Ickle Dorritt
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 04:42 AM

Surprised no-one has composed a hauling shanty!

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: catspaw49
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 08:08 AM

Mick, Max has stated he wants no praise here on this thread. I guess he feels he isn't deserving or something. Maybe it embarasses him. Maybe he'd prefer to be berated. I dunno........I'd go for the thanks and praise myself and then say thank you, but if he feels he doesn't deserve it....................

Max, you fockin' swine. You vulgar little maggot. You're worthless bag of filth. You couldn't pour piss out of a boot with instructions on the heel, so now you wear yellow socks as a symbol of your deep-rooted stupidity. I would rather kiss a lawyer than be seen with you. You're a putrescent mass, a walking vomit. You are a spineless little worm deserving nothing but the profoundest contempt, a jerk, a cad, and a weasel. You're a gawdawful fockin' stench, a revulsion, and a big suck on a sour lemon.......a Nittanied, staggering, mutant little pissant, smeared richly with the effluvia accompanying your alleged birth into this world. You have all the appeal of a paper cut.

There ya' go Max........Is that better now? Always happy to oblige...........

Spaw

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: GUEST,Fortunato, Rhein Claud Plum Cup
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 08:26 AM

Funny, he always speaks so highly of you, 'spaw.

Why only the other day he said:

"Now take 'spaw for example. He's an ungrateful, hypocritical, bovine, maggot-ridden tub of guts given to egg-sucking, ass-kissing, back-biting and fart bubble biting. But, apart from that he's highly effective laxative for the Mudcat which often needs a monumental dose of exlax or a fleet enema or a high colonic of major caliber. Without him the shit would back up around here and we'd all f**king explode."



"The opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the Management".

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: catspaw49
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 10:35 AM

Thanks Fort.....I didn't know and I am pleased to know that I have achieved the "monumental fuck-up" status to which I have aspired.

Spaw

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Bill D
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 11:00 AM

hey, Max...I think you need to post pictures of this setup! We were never properly intorduced to shorty & the crew anyway, and a big dose of perspective would help everyone understand just what it takes to make this place function!

....or, maybe not...

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Gareth
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 01:34 PM

Ickkle Dorrit

Did some one mention a Server hauling Shanty ??

Max, he kept the Mudcat house,
Hullabaloo belay
Hullabaloo bela belay.
And all the posters were out to grouse,
Hullabaloo belay.

Oh Max was not a happy bunny,
Hullabaloo, etc.
the drift of the threads was not funny,
Hullabaloo, etc.

One day the servers all went down,
Max was moving them over town.

The Mudcatters all said, "Max, Ahoy"
To which Max quickly made reply.

The Catters slowly pined away,
Servers came came back on the very next day.

Take heed and listen to our song,
Max is O.K. and seldom wrong.

He gives his time and he gives his best,
There's not a site like it in the West

Presumn this qualifies me for the order of the Brown Nose.

Gareth

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Sorcha
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 01:45 PM

I love the photo idea, Bill.

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: catspaw49
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 01:50 PM

Yeah, can't you just see the underwear hanging off a knob?

Spaw

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Linda Kelly
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 03:48 PM

Gareth -true genius is invariably Welsh.Well done

Subject: ADD: Backslidin' Blues
From: wysiwyg
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 04:23 PM

This is sort of a jook-joint sounding thing. Skinny girl, marcelled hair, wagging her finger and grinning. Nothing personal about the lyrics, BTW-- this just came to me one day in the car when Hardi and I were having a day off. Maybe they apply more to people who've let you down in the business world.

~S~

===================================================

BACKSLIDIN' BLUES
Susan Hinton

You said you wanted redemption but you was foolin'...
You said you wan' be free but i'ss a lie.
You said you was ready for God's own holy justice--
Now a bad thing happen, you wan' know why.

You said you would satisfy all your obligations
But the landlord said you ain't been payin' rent, uh huh.
And that girl downstairs, said you got her in trouble--
The one you said, you din' know who I meant? Oh--

You said that you was done with all that gamblin'
But yo' pockets're full of cash from all your pals.
You said that you was done with dirty wimmin...
But you come home smellin' like 8 or 9 other gals! Well,

You said that you'd been goin' to church mos' reg'lar,
But the deacon said you never was baptized.
And last night, I was lookin' for your Bible--
If I said I'd found it, I know you'd be surprised. And,

You said that you would make an honest living
But the cops was here with a warrant just las' night.
You said your blood-washed heart had gone all peaceful, too,
But I hear you killed Joe Walker in a fight. Huh!

You said that you would only treat me tender,
And now I speak the truth you raise your han'
But last night, I packed up all of my belongings--
Cuz you ain't nothin', honey, but a backslidin' ole man. Yas!


CHORDS:
You (D)said you wanted re- (G7)demption but you was (D)foolin'...
You (D)said you wan' be free but i'ss a (E7)lie. (A7)
You (D)said you was ready for (A7)God's own holy (G)justice--(G7)
Now a (D)bad thing happen, (A7)you wan' know (D)why.

You (G)said you would satisfy all your obli- (D7)gations
But the (G)landlord said you ain't been payin' (D)rent, uh (D7)huh.
And that (G)girl downstairs, said you got her in (D)trouble--(D7)
The (E7)one you said, you din' know who I (A)meant? (A7)Oh--

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: harpgirl
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 04:58 PM

...take out some of the words, Susan. Too many for a blues song....

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: wysiwyg
Date: 04 Nov 01 - 05:38 PM

Nope-- they fit. Have to hear it. It's kinda talky.

~S~

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Ferrara
Date: 05 Nov 01 - 02:35 PM

Max, I sent you a PM this morning *** BEFORE I got to this thread! *** -- -- thanking you for your generosity and hard work in keeping Mudcat alive through so many setbacks. Okay, so now I'm even more impressed and grateful for your willingness to keep struggling and working so hard for the benefit of all us M'catters.

Thanks, luv

Rita

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: GUEST,SINSULL, no cookie
Date: 05 Nov 01 - 02:57 PM

Max, If you have any of that stuff Micca left, soak in a hot tub of bubbles with a snifter full. You earned it.
Love you,
Mary

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: CarolC
Date: 05 Nov 01 - 05:13 PM

I'm in! With a cookie. Thanks a bunch Max! Hope things are starting to settle down a bit for you.

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Sorcha
Date: 05 Nov 01 - 05:19 PM

LOKI LIVES!

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Night Owl
Date: 05 Nov 01 - 06:03 PM

THANK YOU MAX!!!!! "feeling like a teenager"......respectfully standing in awe at your committed....whoops.....COMMITMENT to music and this place.

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: MMario
Date: 05 Nov 01 - 06:47 PM

all things considered max, a smooth move.

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Gareth
Date: 05 Nov 01 - 07:01 PM

Aaaaaaah ! The Mudcat came back. 36 hours or so of no Mudcat. Max, it's worse than giving up smoking !

Gareth

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: John J at home
Date: 05 Nov 01 - 07:21 PM

Max, you're an absolute star! I'm sure that all UK 'catters (in fact ALL 'catters, everywhere) would like to thank you for all your hard work.

John

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: catspaw49
Date: 05 Nov 01 - 10:32 PM

Nah, the man says he don't want to hear that stuff.............

Personally, I just want to kick him in the balls................

Spaw

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Rich(bodhránai gan ciall)
Date: 05 Nov 01 - 10:52 PM

Don't sugar-coat it, Spaw, tell him how you realy feel.

Rich

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Mark Cohen
Date: 05 Nov 01 - 11:01 PM

Rich, he doesn't know how he feels. You know how they say real men aren't in touch with their feelings? Well neither is 'Spaw.

Aloha,
Mark

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Amos
Date: 05 Nov 01 - 11:01 PM

Spaw wants to kick Maxie in the baaaalls!! Spaw wants to kick Maxie in the baaaalls!! Spaw is JEALOUS!! Neeener neener!!

Cordially,

A.

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: catspaw49
Date: 05 Nov 01 - 11:20 PM

LOL....I'm going to repost something here that I just posted on another thread because I want Max to see it and it's likely he may peek in here. How do I really feel about the 'Cat? I love this place and all who live here and Max has set up soething that goes way beyond what I think even he expected. So how do outsiders view the place? Read this:

Recently we have had a guest who runs a nice site called Tweed's Blues. He was looking for some lyrics and he has been dropping by and adding in some good stuff too. He mentioned that Cletus always made him laugh, so I sent Clete over to check out his site. Well, you know Cletus....he had to make a few posts and Tweed enjoyed them as did some of his members although they wondered what the hell was going on. So Tweed posted a message to his members and I'm going to copy it here for you to enjoy....not the part about Cletus, but what he said about Mudcat.............

Posted By TWEED to his members:

Folks, I must confess, I been goin' out on you all and have visited the Mudcat Cafe, where they have so many postings you couldn't keep up if ya tried. There's people over there that's even more intelligent than we are and know song lyrics inside and out as well as just about everything else. It's a very good board and so busy that they have there own servers somewhere at a guy called Max's, who's movin' them back and forth between houses to keep the place going. It's unreal! When things get slow around here, I'd recommend a visit and read some of them posts. If you happen upon one of CLETUS'S though, I'd say don't be drinkin' or eatin' anything as whatever you got in you will likely end up shootin' out of your nose. Thanks for droppin' over Cletus and you come back too. We're small fish in the pond but we don't stink too bad...most of the time anyhow....at least not when the wind is blowin' real good.

Made me proud of this place......how about you? Tweed has a real nice site and if you drop in, apologize for Cletus' postings! He sure had some nice things to say about us didn't he? He's a member here now, so if you run across him, you'll know who he is.

I love you all.....

Spaw

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: bradfordian
Date: 06 Nov 01 - 06:01 AM

BEST FORM OF APPRECIATION IS TO CONTINUE TO USE THE SYSTEM AS INTENDED. LET'S ALL GET ON WITH THE JOB OF PROMOTING /DISSEMINATING FOLK & BLUES RELATED INFO. CHEERS BM.

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: GUEST,Melani
Date: 06 Nov 01 - 02:02 PM

Jeez, Max, don't scare me with thread titles like that! I've been away all weekend...Thanks for all the extra work so us addicts won't go into withdrawal!

Subject: RE: No BS: The Mudcat Is Shutting Down II
From: Jim Krause
Date: 06 Nov 01 - 03:04 PM

Yeah, every time I log onto the Mudcat I keep thinking I just gotta get plugged into the internet at home. And then I read Spaw's posts.....;-)
Jim