Down Memory Lane with JeffR and Friday Night DUzies

[malaise]

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x972105

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2766593

We used to have so many laughs all weekend on DU.

[Cha]

1. So funny and lighthearted.. mahalo malaise~

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2717379

[lpbk2713]

2. Thanks for that.

DUzys was something I always looked forward to.

[malaise]

25. Yep

I loved them. As Nance said on her thread - that was hard work.

[Ghost in the Machine]

48. Yes, they were hard work..but also a labor of love..

I took them over for a while too. I don't know how Jeff did it with his schedule because I had nothing else to do at the time, I was injured and home-bound, and it took up a lot of time. I didn't mind it though, it kept me busy and brought smiles to a lot of people... that's what really made it worth the effort.

Peace,

Ghost

[babylonsister]

3. So many names, so many memories!

Thank you, and thanks to JeffR and NanceGreggs!

I do remember when DU was fun, and JeffR was a huge part of that!

and btw, malaise, I love you!

[malaise]

17. Love you back sis

[Solly Mack]

4. All those wonderful people and all those memories.

Thank you, malaise.

Thank you, JeffR.

[malaise]

21. Thanks for your lovely thread

with the photos

[Hekate]

5. Thank you so much, malaise. We used to know how to laugh, and it was a healthy thing. nt

[Agschmid]

7. +1

[malaise]

18. It was very healthy

Folks would check in looking for the DUzys

[scarletwoman]

6. This reminds me, I wish I knew whatever happened to Kurovski.

Thank you for posting those links.

I also wish I knew what's happened with The Magistrate...

[babylonsister]

8. Me, too. nt

[malaise]

19. My beloved Comrade Kurovski

He was so much fun - and I still look for The Magistrate - Sir -always read his posts.

[awoke_in_2003]

42. Where's the Magistrate? nt

[malaise]

43. Haven't seen a post from him in ages

He is missed

[awoke_in_2003]

47. Hope he's okay

My DU reading has been spotty lately- the start of the primary pissing match makes me weary- and hadn't noted his absence.

[countryjake]

9. In the beginning...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x3004888

(note Skinner's comment on this one)


Thanks so much for doing this, malaise.

Jeff's DUzies sometimes kept me reading into the wee hours thru a Friday night and Saturday morning, laughing all the way.

I sure wish that his collections could be memorialized in some way.

[Flying Squirrel]

15. Ah, the old days when there were things considered to be

"Too frivolous for GD."

[malaise]

30. I remember how you took over the DUzies after JeffR

Thanks for that bro

[Flying Squirrel]

36. Lots of work, don't know how he did it so long

I keep trying and burning out. Think I'll do one in his honor next week).

[malaise]

37. That would be lovely

[countryjake]

38. I love that Skinner put it back in GD, where Jeff's DUzies belonged.

I would never have even seen them otherwise, never ever ventured into the Lounge back in those days.

[malaise]

20. Thanks for adding this one

That's a good idea. Perhaps we can cut and paste all of them and have Earl G and Skinner save them in a JeffR Journal.

Hubby used to wonder what the hell was so funny and I'd read some of them

[countryjake]

40. Mine too! I'd be slogging around on a Sat. afternoon...

and he'd ask, "What's wrong with you, good DUzies again??"

[alcibiades_mystery]

10. I've been on this board, in various personas, since before 9/11

There was no greater honor here than receiving a DUzy.

Thoughts with JeffR, NanceGregg, loved ones and family.

If I made this homie laugh even once, that's a good goddamn thing.

[malaise]

39. And that's the truth

We may have DUzies again next week - an encore special for JeffR and Nance.

[awoke_in_2003]

44. I won at least 5

I need to see if I can find them

[Adsos Letter]

11. I remember the first time I got a DUzy from JeffR

felt like I'd been awarded a Pulitzer!

Lots of old names in those posts, malaise. Brings back memories.

Time just gets away from us.

[malaise]

16. Same here

but I 'd look to see if the folks who really made me laugh earned theirs as well.

Those were the days.

[babylonsister]

12. The names on those are too much! So many wonderful,

memorable people! DU rocked, seriously!

[SoCalDem]

13. Amen, sister

and many are gone now

[awoke_in_2003]

45. Yep. It is a bit sad. nt

[eridani]

14. Does anyone know what happened to The Magistrate? n/t

[malaise]

24. I've seen several DUers asking for Sir

but still have no answers.

[Hekate]

27. I hope he is well, and simply found better things to do....

[octoberlib]

22. These are hilarious!

Thanks for posting, malaise.

[malaise]

23. Benhurst's rhinestone pigboy

has me spitting coffee again

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x3004888

[leftofcool]

26. My body hurts from laughing so hard!

[eppur_se_muova]

28. I had to check ... Lee Mercer's site is still up.

http://www.mercerforpresident2008.com/

[malaise]

29. Man dat thread was something else back in the day

This place used to rock

It was good to see the Jeb jokes as well

[hfojvt]

31. I seem not to have known JeffR

as well as many people here

but I definitely appreciated his work creating and running the DUzies, even though I think I only won one or two of them (only one that I can remember) and I think that I should be funnier than that.

[malaise]

32. Flying Squirrel took up the slack some time after

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10024806788

JeffR and the team were great

[scarletwoman]

33. Aw geeze, malaise. I stayed up until the wee hours going back through old DUzy threads on DU2.

And I was up early this morning doing the same thing. Damn. So many wonderful memories, so much funny, so many DUers who are long gone. It's actually kind of hard to bear - seeing what we once had, and contemplating how much has been lost.

Btw, JeffR's Journal is archived on DU2: http://journals.democraticunderground.com/?az=archives&j=1062&page=1 There are pages of DUzys from 2007, but none from 2008.

I found that I had a few 2008 DUzy threads saved in my DU2 bookmarks:
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2670720
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2716156
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=2910876
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=3146216
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=389&topic_id=3677279

I sure wish I had saved more...

And I'm so glad that you're still here!

[malaise]

34. Great post scarletwoman

I wish I had saved them too, but I think we can find most of them.

They are seriously funny, but I agree with you that it's hard to come to terms with how many of these great DUers are no longer with us.
I'm glad you're still here as well

[malaise]

35. Where is KharmaTrain

these days?

So many missing DUers

[countryjake]

49. And Uncle Joe, too.

[malaise]

50. Yes where is Uncle Joe

I'd love to know

[polly7]

41. I loved the Duzy's so much.

JeffR was brilliant with them, I was always amazed at the amount of work it had to have been but they were hilarious. I got one! - I'm not sure if it was from JeffR or someone later, I was so stoked.

Thanks for this, malaise. I loved going back to read these.

Peace and comfort to Nance and all who knew and loved him - which I'm sure are many, many.

[treestar]

46. So many laughs

some funny stuff in both of those!

[DinahMoeHum]

51. It was a lot of fun for me to nominate threads/posts for DUzies. . .

. . .and have JeffR mention me in thanks.

Here's to him in blessed memory.

[malaise]

52. Yep - JeffR had a great team

Thank you

[spanone]

53. k&r...