Those with booze to imbibe please join me in a toast to our dear departed

[shadowknows69]

Not just Monkeyman but to all of our "peace warriors" that have left us too soon. I'm downing two 40's of Bud and half a Vicodan to salute you tonight Dale. I know shouldn't mix my shit but have to do it on the cheap so that's how we roll tonight.

Raise a glass with me DU.


Good Journey Dale. We thank you for having touched our lives.

[flvegan]

1. *pours some out*

Peace.

[Jackpine Radical]

2. Skaal.

Tonight we torch Monkeyman's dragon ship and push it out to sea.

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[shadowknows69]

4. I like that image

Valhalla will surely be his reward.

[knowbody0]

3. hoping you're finally free Dale

thank you for all you've done

[az chela]

5. I talked to him about 3 weeks ago for at least 2 hours and am

devastated by his death.I begged him to go to the hospital and even told him we would donate money but he said no.
Goodbye dead friend,I hope you are with your wife and have found paradise.
NO MORE PAIN
Judy

[shadowknows69]

6. Honestly if I was in Dale's place

I probably wouldn't have gone to the doctor either. There is a point where you just get tired of life, particularly when the one you shared it with is gone.

[babylonsister]

7. I e-mailed my friend Mm, all DU stuff, but never realized he was sick.

I'm so sad that I didn't know, and didn't get a chance to say goodbye.:(

[shadowknows69]

8. That's what always hurts the most about things like this sister

but if MM knew you as a friend then he knew you loved him I'm sure. You're a shining light dear. He knew all he needed to, and you can still tell him in your own way when alone and at peace.

[babylonsister]

25. Thanks, shadow. I read about this last night and had to step away from

the 'puter and DU. I so didn't want to believe the news, but I know Dale knew I had the highest respect for him. We followed each other around on DU, trying to inspire interest in veterans issues.
He'd mail me links, and I'd post them.
I didn't 'know' him, but what I knew, I liked a whole lot. I can only hope he knew that, too.

[shadowknows69]

26. I got home from work and it was like a brick hitting me.

this is how much you, my invisible friends lol, mean to me. Affect me. Probably not a good commentary on the state of my life eh? lol. Kidding.

[Breeze54]

27. He knew babylonsister. We all knew and know where your hearts were and are!

:hug:

[babylonsister]

32. Aww, thank you, my friend. You remember.

I will never forget.

:pals:

[Hekate]

80. I looked for him & he was gone.It's been haunting me:what did he die of?Does anyone know?

I remember how devastated he was at his wife's death, and I so want to believe they are together again, both at peace in their love for one another.

:cry:

Hekate

[MikeNearMcChord]

9. SALUD!!!

To MM and Steve Gilliard, I hardly knew ye!:patriot:

[shadowknows69]

10. Pills and beer

Wish I had titties and beer but the wife is at work. Any pharmacists in the house? How doomed am I if I take Vicodan on top of Klonopin, Cymbalta and Budweiser. Couple Aspirin too.

<edit> and of course the pot.

[JNelson6563]

11. Hear, hear!

I'm having a glass of wine now and thinking of our lost DU friends. Cheers to our late, great friends!

*sniff*

Julie

[Breeze54]

12. I'm with you but please be careful with

the Vicodan!! It can kill you!! Seriously.

I don't want to do anymore of these online funerals, ya know?? :hug:

.. ..

.. ..

http://www.lilripple.com/eyes.html

ABANDONED SOLDIERS

Sarge Lintecum
Copyright 1994, 1998

You say they're all dead.
You dismiss them from your mind,
Condemning them to slavery.
To facts it seems you're blind.

We who made it back
Know they didn't all die,
For we are among the few
Who must listen to them cry.

You believe the TV set,
And the politicians too,
Even though we've caught them all
Saying things that were not true.

But when it's acts of treason
Like a drug running CIA,
Or death squads trained in Georgia,
You look the other way.

It's not the government that forgot them
They know that they are there.
I'm afraid the blame must fall on you,
The American people just don't care.

You don't care for your veterans
Who made it back alive,
You don't care if they have more wars
Hell, you're on the winning side.

You allow them to commit treason
Then vote them in again.
No wonder we have to watch TV
To see the good guys win.

Since the Bolshevik Revolution
In every single war
We've abandoned our POWs,
When they're gone we lock the door.

Let's all say it together,
Let's say it from the heart,
Though you're alive we declare you dead,
You were expendable from the start.

So don't try to signal us,
Don't send your photo out,
The government will say it's a forgery.
Truth is not what we're about.

I'm not sure when it happened
But the dream turned to a lie,
And as we silently pursue it
Our abandoned soldiers slowly die.

:cry:

http://vietnamblues.com/Abandon.html

[shadowknows69]

13. Yeah I'll probably avoid the Vic

It would be terribly bad manners of me to die at MM's wake. He'd kick my fuckin ass. I'm not messing with a Vietnam Vet. I've seen Rambo lol. Sorry MM.

[shadowknows69]

15. Speaking of which

If the mods banish this thread to the lounge I hearby call upon the spirit of Monkeyman to haunt their asses for all eternity.

[HCE SuiGeneris]

14. ...

salute to all of our missing advocates :toast:

[shadowknows69]

16. Can I get some fucking recs here?

This is a toast to Monkeyman for fuck's sake. Yes the Shadow is an annoying drunk, but lovable.

[Breeze54]

20. Done....

Was loading a pics page... ;)

[PsN2Wind]

17. Joining in spirit

but the Chemo nurse says little to no alcohol.
MonkeyMan, and one eighty and so many others "done too soon".

[shadowknows69]

18. One eighty

I was trying to remember his handle on here. Ed posted as Voyager on another forum I used to run. Sent me a copy of his books and became my friend. He lived in NY too and I never got to meet him. I'm ashamed of that.

[shadowknows69]

19. "Chemo nurse"

and you take care of yourself friend. Positive thoughts and prayers to you.

[PsN2Wind]

23. Appreciate the good thoughts of my friends here on DU

Hardly where I expected to be at this point in my life but you gotta play the cards you're dealt. Thanks again!
Edited to change comrades to friends, no sense in feeding the Freepers.

[Breeze54]

21. I hope you're recovery is post haste!!

A :toast: to you!

:hug:

[PsN2Wind]

24. Thanks Breeze

I'm only a couple of weeks into the chemo, have two more cycles then a CT scan to see if it's helping. The good thoughts of the DUers and my friends where I do volunteer work help me to maintain a positive attitude.

[shadowknows69]

22. Of MM and 180

it just occurred to me how much I've learned from veterans since my stay at DU, and what I've learned most is that war sucks.

[Cha]

28. I'm just gonna toast with

some freakin' juice to Monkeyman and all The Peace Warriors! :toast: A Votre Sante!

[shadowknows69]

31. What does "A Votre Sante!" mean?

seriously interested.

[Cha]

40. "To your Health"!~

"French / France, A votre sante (À votre) santé (to your health) À la votre (response "And to yours")

http://dpxmldsl.verizon.net/_1_2MGPT3C02427TDC__vzn.dsl.tbar/search/web/a%2Bvotre%2Bsante

I remember it on a bottle of imported water from back in the '70s and always liked it. :)

[shadowknows69]

29. I just wrote a song

"I can't rec myself.
No, I can't rec myself.
Five votes won't even help.
The pitifulness of yourselves.
If you don't vote, put this thread on a shelf.
Because I can't rec myself."
-S
Copyright 2007 all rights reserved lol.

[Redstone]

30. My Finlandia is raised to one and all. Go easy, friends.

Redstone

[tandot]

33. I raise my glass to all off the departed DUers and Peace Makers. May you rest in peace.

Your contribution to DU and this world is invaluable.

I've filled my glass with a Martell VSOP cognac.


on edit:
K & R

[Staph]

34. I'm not a drinker.

So in memory and honor of all of our dear departed -- dark chocolate. Skål!

[Breeze54]

43. Coffee's good!

:donut:

[seemunkee]

35. To absent friends

:hug:

[calimary]

83. I like that one. I raise my cup of hot tea.

:hug:

[JeffR]

36. I'll drink to that

and I'll drink for any DUers who can't or don't want to. Here's to them!

[FloridaJudy]

64. You can have my share.

I can't drink alcohol, but I'll raise a can of diet root beer to the Monkeyman.

"The singer lasts a season long, but the song, it lasts forever". Go in peace.

[Breeze54]

66. "The singer lasts a season long, but the song, it lasts forever"

That's a great quote. Thanks for sharing it. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[FloridaJudy]

77. It's from an old English round "Good Friend"

Libana recorded it:

http://acappella.colormaria.com/1223B/1223B%5EGood_Friend.mp3

"Oh the wind, it is a song
That harbors through the winter.
Oh the sail is it a door
That bids the song to enter.
So let us sail to sea, good friend
And let us sing together
The singer lasts a season long,
But the song, it lasts forever".

I thought it was appropriate for a Viking funeral.

[Breeze54]

78. That is beautiful....

Thanks!

[Cobalt-60]

37. Aquavit on standby

[shadowknows69]

39. A Little Feat never hurt anyone

Listening to some Lowell George for ya right now MM. "Cold, Cold, Cold"

What's everyone got on their jukebox right now?

[opiate69]

38. Hear hear... to our departed, but never forgotten, friends.

i raise my R&R and coke..
:toast:

[shadowknows69]

41. another even drunker kick for the Monkeyman

no reason we only have to toast him once right? I've toasted at least 2 dozen times by now.

[Breeze54]

42. "Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling..."

DANNY BOY

Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen
And down the mountainside
The summer’s gone
And all the roses falling
It’s you, it’s you must go and I must bide

But come ye back when summer’s in the meadow
Or when the valley’s hushed and white with snow
It’s I’ll be here in sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so!

But when ye come, and all the flow’rs are dying
If I am dead, as dead I well may be
Ye’ll come and find the place where I am lying
And kneel and say an Ave there for me

And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me
And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be
For you will bend and tell me that you love me
And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me...


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


http://users.drew.edu/dwilkins/Poetry.htm

Played at almost every wake and funeral I've known...

[shadowknows69]

44. Good call Breeze

and may the Monkey be "half an hour in heaven fore the devil knows he's dead"

[spindrifter]

45. I had no idea--

I am so sorry he is gone. He did so much to focus attention on veterans' issues. May he rest in eternal peace.

[proud patriot]

46. Here's to Monkeyman

while we didn't always see eye to eye , he kept it real and
I have a lot of respect for that .

I'll miss him .:toast:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

47. Gotta Admit, I Felt The Need To Do A Few Shots Of Bacardi 151 Tonight Myself.

Glad to see I'm in good company.

RIP Dale.

:patriot:

[Digital]

48. Weren't you the one...

Complaining about the taxpayer subsidized health care that you received for free lately?

Turns out it was all in your head, right? You seem like a nice enough guy, but the drugs and alcohol are fucking up your head. You basically were saying your last goodbyes to the world before you went to the doctor, and it turns out your throat closing up was mental.

Maybe you should put down the 40 and Vic, and start taking care of yourself.

[shadowknows69]

49. recieved for free?

hardly. I have about 5k in medical bills and my problems weren't all mental. I'm applying for medicaid that I will definitely get rejected for because my wife and I make about 16k net a year. Yes, I was sayingh my goodbyes because when you think you're dying sometimes that's what you do. I credit prayers from DU for helping more than anything, except maybe the anti anxiety medicine which helped clear things up, for putting my mind at enough ease to get some help. I guess you think I should just die along with the other 25 million uninsured in this country huh? Or go crazy? Because if my problems are just mental then they must be pretty fucking good to make my throat close up. Anyhoo thanks for trying to stomp on my buzz which is simply to tribute a lost compadre and kill a little of the pain, but you failed.
S

[Digital]

51. sorry man,

didn't mean to be a buzz-kill.

But maybe alcohol, vics, buds, and whatever meds you're on aren't the best mix.

I actually appreciate how you have opened up and put your feelings out there to the public, and I'm trying to give you a little practical advice.

The fact of the matter is, if you stopped taking all these drugs you would have a much better quality of life.

But you already knew that.

[shadowknows69]

52. I drink like 4 times a year

the rest of the meds are shit Dr.s have me on. I didn't take the Vicodan because I have a brain and realize that is bad synergy.

[Breeze54]

50. How very thoughtful of you

to drop in and shit at a funeral!


Asshole! :grr:

[Hekate]

81. I'm so sorry, but could you please come back some other time?This is a funeral for a friend just now

Apparently you didn't know Monkeyman and his missus, but they both died this year and we're kind of sad here. :cry:

Here's the door. Just come back some other time and we'll talk about your concerns then.

Bye.

Hekate

[motocicleta]

53. I'm with you

I told my wife today about Monkeyman. She has very little idea of how much DU means to me; she gets her online community from mothering.com. But she heard my stories of MM and understood how bummed I am. Now I'm into my fourth Sam Adams, thinking of MM and you and DU.

[shadowknows69]

54. My wife "gets" DU for me too

and she shed a tear for MM too today.

[WillyT]

55. To Us All !!!

:toast:

[K8-EEE]

56. Raising A Glass of Spanish Tempranillo To Monkeyman!

Hey Monkeyman, I was waiting for just the occasion to open this!

I never met you but I'll never forget you dear Monkeyman....

Shadow!! Lose the vike....I do NOT want another opportunity to open the good stuff. Did you ever go in for your tests and stuff? A lot of us look forward to your stories and wish to have a nice published volume of them so please take care of yourself!

[ClayZ]

57. Pouring one now! Thanks, K and R

[shadowknows69]

58. two 40's down and working on a bud light.

after this only Mike's hard lemonade left in the house. I'm hoping it doesn't come to that.

[shadowknows69]

59. Mrs. Shadow is home.

everyone say high!

[Breeze54]

60. Easy there!!

Hey...here's a song that might make you smile and it's free to download. ;)

http://www.disenfranchisedmusic.com/mp3/noa.mp3

[shadowknows69]

61. You sir, Rock.

:toast: :headbang: :yourock:

That was cool.

[Breeze54]

62. Sir??

:rofl:

Glad you liked it! ;)

[shadowknows69]

63. Mike's hard lemonade is my only friend now.

and Breeze. She's the only one left here isn't she. Note to self to check people's profiles more often.

[Breeze54]

65. Well; I'm having a chat with my old friend,

Bacardi & Coke! :P

[shadowknows69]

67. oops

at this hour and in my condition everyone is sexually ambiguous. No offense lol.

[shadowknows69]

68. Although it probably doesn't describe the man we honor tonight

the Shadow jukebox is now playing "Monkey Man" by the Stones. A moment of dancing please.

[Breeze54]

71. Do you have an MP3 link?

I don't have that CD. :(

Good choice, btw. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

[Sapphire Blue]

73. Rolling Stones - Monkey Man - Madison Square Garden 2003

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sSm4pUOIvs

:toast:

[Breeze54]

74. Thanks!!

:yourock:

;) ..

[shadowknows69]

76. Sweet version thanks Saph

Always one of my faves from the glimmer twins

[Breeze54]

69. LMAO! No offense taken.

:rofl: I thought it was funny! :)

[Bozita]

70. There's a tear or two in the glass I'm raising.

[Breeze54]

72. I felt the same, early this morning, when I read the sad news here.

:hug:

[EFerrari]

75. To Dale, absent friends and present company.

:toast:

[Breeze54]

79. Thanks for doing this, shadowknows69

Have a good rest everyone. Tomorrow is another day.



~~ Peace ~~

[DFW]

82. Alcohol and me don't mix, but........

I'll raise a glass of something along with the rest.

I'm too new around here to have known most of these people,
but losing a friend and a kindred spirit is something I can,
sadly, relate to in any case.

[WilliamPitt]

84. Prosit

:toast: