DYES OG's Rollcall

**dodgemain** · July-12-18, 12:49 PM

I've been here since April 2005

**Steve** · July-12-18, 12:57 PM

Been here since about 2004.

**Ray1936** · July-12-18, 01:33 PM

Originally Posted by jcole

You've been here longer, Ray; maybe before me in 2005

Yeah, I'm pretty sure; something about Lowell's server change or something changed the date on me. Anyway, all you guys and gals have kept me up to date on the old home town. A big thank you to all.

**Bong-Man** · July-12-18, 01:41 PM

I've been posting on & off since 2000 or so, and originally found this forum thru Northern Soul. I remember at one point during the early days of the Kazooexplorer & ItsJeff era, I asked if I was on some type of gay forum...not that there would be anything wrong with that. Crazy thing was, they were the same person. Lol....thru me for a loop. Always read the forum but my posting comes and goes thru the years.

**Honky Tonk** · July-12-18, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by Bong-Man

I've been posting on & off since 2000 or so, and originally found this forum thru Northern Soul. I remember at one point during the early days of the Kazooexplorer & ItsJeff era, I asked if I was on some type of gay forum...not that there would be anything wrong with that. Crazy thing was, they were the same person. Lol....thru me for a loop. Always read the forum but my posting comes and goes thru the years.

Kinda like flashbacks?

**jcole** · July-12-18, 02:00 PM

Ray1936
Member
Username: Ray1936

Post Number: 1138
Registered: 01-2005

Originally Posted by Ray1936

Yeah, I'm pretty sure; something about Lowell's server change or something changed the date on me. Anyway, all you guys and gals have kept me up to date on the old home town. A big thank you to all.

**gnome** · July-12-18, 02:32 PM

I have here since It’sJeff passed but a lurker since The Fabulous Ruins.

There are many I miss deeply.

Gannon and Django. Ravine and DetroitPlanner. I miss having knock-downs with Rasputin and BlackSoul_X. I miss Jjabba taking the Dexter bus and laughing at CCBaston spanking it over smoker porn.

But it was the WDET story about the funeral for ItsJeff that compelled me to go from lurker to member.

In real life I’m still in contact with BlueEyedOne, Cub, UrbanOutdoors, PlymouthRes, Roq, LodgeDodger, and a handcart full of others.

But Django

**DetroitSoldier** · July-12-18, 02:35 PM

I was an active poster from about 2004 until 2011. Then I turned to just lurking while I lived in other places...so much so that I forget my user information! Since I returned to Detroit 7 months ago I decided to start posting again.

I used to love the perspective and respect that was always present in debates on this board. Sadly, lately it has turned into a politically charged shit show. But I still check back a couple times a day to check out the hot threads.

**Gistok** · July-12-18, 02:57 PM

Been here since 2000... still under the same ID. Some of you other old timers must have switched names... don't recognize some of your names from back then... I too miss Jjaba...

**gumby** · July-12-18, 03:01 PM

I have been around forever here. I am pretty sure since '98 or '99 back when we didn't have to log in and could put whatever name we wanted to on each post.

**iheartthed** · July-12-18, 03:02 PM

I guess I'm an OG. I was probably closer to diapers when I joined than I was to my current age. I think I joined sometime after 9/11 but before Obama became president.

**restoretheroar** · July-12-18, 03:11 PM

2005 I believe

**masterblaster** · July-12-18, 03:29 PM

I discovered the Fabulous Ruins of Detroit website in 1998. I have been on the forum since 1999 or so. Mr. Gnome mentioned some great people who have passed, I also want to mention the sweet, older lady that lived in Islandview Village, maybe her name was "sumas".

Please come back: Jt1,Livernoisyard, Hermod, Rasputin, BlackSoul_X, Royce, Hamtragedy, Jjaba, Al_T_Publican, and Mackinaw!

I see a few past posters on other internet forums: Retroit, Khorasauras, Shai_Hulud, DTWFlyer.

**Lowell** · July-12-18, 04:16 PM

If you remember where you were the day the Great Livonian War began you are definitely DYES old guard.

http://www.atdetroit.net/forum/messages/6790/68357.html

Sunday, March 05, 2006, a day that shall live in infamy!

**Lowell** · July-12-18, 04:29 PM

Gistok and Detroit Stylin have been around pretty much since day 1.

**gnome** · July-12-18, 04:55 PM

When I met MasterBlaster it was during the Great Softball Revolt down as Riverside Park. A great man and even better outfielder.

The game was over, we won, Matty Moroun lost and MasterBlaster was late for work. I was going to offer him a ride when I turned around he was sprinting towards Fort St.

For a little guy, he is really fast.

Later on I was with Homer and his wife, Marge, when we closed the Ambassador Bridge and then later when a scraggly gaggle of rebellious souls ripped down Matty’s Fences around Riverside Park.

I miss Kathleen, the Grillmaster and our summertime picnics. I miss seeing Gistok and cringing at his dirty jokes, but a really miss yelling at Gannon.

Unfortunately, almost every one of his unbelievable conspiracy theories are now believable.

**mtburb** · July-12-18, 05:15 PM

Lurker since 2005, registered in 2010.

**Jimaz** · July-12-18, 05:36 PM

The oldest post of mine I could find was dated January 8, 2006 in DetroitYES HOME » DetroitYES Archives Index. It was about hacking old phones. LOL

I remember finding the site much earlier with some search engine. The pages were all black back then in protest about net neutrality or some such.

There's also the WayBack Machine if you want to get really nostalgic.

**detroitsgwenivere** · July-12-18, 06:43 PM

Still here, not quite an OG, reading up on everyone else's posts most days. I just don't post much, especially if I don't really have anything remotely constructive or clever to contribute. There are only so many flags we have time to plant, or energy to put into deflecting shitty trolls.

And I have no willingness to get into Trump pissing contests.

I do miss you Gannon, and DetroitPlanner. And DetroitNerd was always a hoot, wish he'd come back. With his Frank Rizzo routine...

**townonenorth** · July-12-18, 07:17 PM

I was there for the software changeover I think. Will have to post and edit the date of join in a minute.

I checked the archives, 10-2007 for me.

**Zacha341** · July-12-18, 07:43 PM

Wow what a blast from the past! So many trips down memory lane for sho'!

Member since 2009!

**mtburb** · July-12-18, 08:49 PM

If you remember this banner that the forums used back in the mid 2000's, you are again definitely DYes old guard. Thankfully the Wayback Machine has saved this.

**professorscott** · July-12-18, 09:55 PM

I have no idea when I first signed up, but I suspect it was well over 10 years ago. I know there's a way to check, but I don't know how to and I don't care.

Many thanks to Lowell for all his hard work over the years to keep this thing up and running. I get a sense of a real, caring community here, which is hard to maintain on the Web.

One of my specific memories is the day Slumpy finally fell to utter ruin and destruction, and all the pictures that were going around at the time. Any of you fellow OG's remember when that was?

**One Shot** · July-12-18, 11:08 PM

Hey SuperSport. Weren’t you into Camaros?
I joined prob 03-04ish? I found this site while searching for stuff about the abandoned buildings in Detroit. The classic ruins tour!
Moved over as well and still read the forum multiple times a day.

**One Shot** · July-12-18, 11:10 PM

Originally Posted by mtburb

If you remember this banner that the forums used back in the mid 2000's, you are again definitely DYes old guard. Thankfully the Wayback Machine has saved this.

Yea! Man that’s a flashback. Proving again life’s too short!