I have been gone for a few days. WILL PITT if you are READING THIS....

[matcom]

Do you remember? DO YOU REMEMBER "CRITICAL MASS?"

YOU coined that phrase.

I quote: "Matcom reached CRITICAL MASS....."

we DID something. Together. Fuck, we DID a LOT at the time when nobody ELSE was "Doing" anything.

I have a new job now that is changing my schedule (here on DU and in life) but dude, WE DID SHIT!

WE argued and FOUGHT and CHANGED MINDS.

You...

Me...

WE.

With the help of DU.

Remember that bro. Remember what this place HELPED US do.

DO.

peace.

call me.

[sniffa]

1. if anyone reads this

Let me know when we're gonna get drunk and high again.

peace

[matcom]

2. we aren't

[sniffa]

49. weLL that sucks

he'LL be toasted in absentia.

[VolcanoJen]

3. Wow.

That's a very cool thing to write, matcom. I've only been lurking for, like, a year, but I remember those days, and the change affected by all of us, the least of us, the best of us.

Wish we were all tailgating at Soldier Field in Chicago tonight. :-)

[Maddy McCall]

4. I've missed you!

It's good to see you here.

:hi:

[VolcanoJen]

I'm getting weepy!!!

Damn that matcom. :-)

:hug: DU Veterans :hug:

[Maddy McCall]

10. Bug hugs back! And...

this :spank: for staying away so long.

:hug:

[hootinholler]

30. Your frog still creeps me out.

Just sayin'

:hi:

-Hoot

[maddezmom]

5. I've missed you

:hi:

[VolcanoJen]

9. Maddez!!!!

Oh, the fab mad!!! :hug: :hug: :hug:

[maddezmom]

25. don't stay away so long next time

promise? :hug:

[VolcanoJen]

27. Promise!!!

It's always these threads that make me remember... and long.... and miss everyone so goddamned much!!!!

:hug: :hug: :hug:

[Lars39]

42. Nice to see you again,VolcanoJen !

:hug:

[AngryOldDem]

56. Welcome back.

You've been missed.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

6. If there is any one post that Will should read...

It is from you, bubbaman.

I wondered where you were in all this. I was afraid you had been kidnapped by Yaks and being held ransom for this year's Victoria's Secret thong collection.

Christ, I can't type. All misty. Dammit.

[bridgit]

7. Will Pitt coined the phrase "critical mass"...

:spray: unless he was talking about Massachusetts perhaps :dunce:

[JuniperLea]

11. I first heard it in the book...

The Celestine Prophecy... but it's fitting from a political standpoint for sure!

[MonkeyFunk]

15. The term goes back

many decades.

It originally referred to the amount of fissile material required to sustain a nuclear reaction.

[bridgit]

18. correct...

[JuniperLea]

34. Heh!

I didn't read about that kind of stuff until I was much older:)

[bridgit]

16. me too, but it was a psychics book...

old bf was a quantum theory/membrane universe thinker-guy

[JuniperLea]

35. Psychic of Physics?

:shrug:

[bridgit]

36. Physics & always remember to spellcheck your notions for viability too...

:rofl:

[JuniperLea]

37. Sorry bridgit...

I always hate when people do that to me... I feel icky now... glad you took it well!

:hug:

[bridgit]

39. ya'wanna take a shower...

:bounce: :hi:

[JuniperLea]

44. LOL!

Sure... ew! I don't really swing that way... but sure! Why the hell not! hahhhahahhaaa!

[pitohui]

13. you've got to be kidding me

"critical mass" is a term from atomic/nuclear physics and was in currency long before mr. pitt was ever born

will pitt coined the phrase critical mass is the kind of ignorant statement, that has no knowledge of even the most basic facts of history, such as the manhattan project, hello, that makes people laugh off internet discussion and reporting

if you don't know what you are talking about, why talk just to hear yourself speak?

will pitt is a nice guy i'm sure but he has beans to do w. the coining of the phrase "critical mass" and i don't doubt he would be the first to tell you so if he were participating in this thread

[VolcanoJen]

20. I think you had to be there.

Seriously.

[bridgit]

31. ah yes, an *inside* remembrance...

i withdraw (bows low & wide, exits stage left)

[VolcanoJen]

33. I repeat.

And have no apologies.

[bridgit]

21. you are correct as well, please refer to my post #16 i think it is...

[Name removed]

45. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[JuniperLea]

8. Go get him, matcom!

I hope he is watching... k&r

WP is one of the best things about this place. The combination of passion and brains don't grow on trees... it's a rare thing. And he rolls around on the ground and gets dirty with the rest of us...

[MelissaB]

12. Okay, I've been away from DU due to moving from Alabama to Michigan.

Can somebody point me to the proper thread.

Thanks in advance,

Melissa

[VolcanoJen]

14. To Will... late to the game, but...

... take a breather, buddy. I think I'm one of the few people who arrived here even before you did, and the break did me wonders. Lurk and resist. Lurk and resist. :-)

Ahhh, the DU Primary Season. The love/hate relationship rages on. All the best to you, Will, if you're reading.

:hug: DU Veterans :hug:

[VolcanoJen]

17. Hey matcom....

... September 15? I'll be in DC. It's been too long.

[Name removed]

19. Deleted message

Message removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[MonkeyFunk]

22. well aren't YOU special?

[JuniperLea]

41. Special enough to have a post deleted!

Yay mods! Good call!

[JVS]

23. oh boy

:popcorn:

[mr_hat]

24. Hey, what happened after "Band of Gold"? Man,

I thought you really had something going on.

[JuniperLea]

29. LOL!!!

One hit wonders rule!

:rofl:

[JuniperLea]

26. I'm really beginning to hate the Internets...

All the one-upmanship... really sick of the bullshit... no wonder Pitt is on hiatus.

[Gregorian]

28. United we stand.

No matter what.

And that's coming from a loner. You all have inspired me no end.

[JuniperLea]

32. Another one hit wonder! Brotherhood of Man!

There's nowhere in the world that I would rather be
Than with you my love
And there's nothing in the world that I would rather see
Than your smile my love

For united we stand
Divided we fall
And if our backs should ever be against the wall
We'll be together, together, you and I

For united we stand
Divided we fall
And if our backs should ever be against the wall
We'll be together, together, you and I

And if the world about you falls apart my love
Then I'll still be here
And if the going gets too hard along the way
Just you call, I'll hear

[Gregorian]

46. Yikes. That's an oldie.

I've only heard that a couple of times.

[eggman67]

60. Y'know, I started hating the term "oldie" right about

the time that it started applying to songs from my generation....

Funny how that works ;)

[Gregorian]

64. Iggy Pop is considered oldie now.

But when I hear Miles Davis or Art Tatum, I realize that it has nothing to do with time. I've surpassed the notion that I can only like one genre. Bob Wills and Texas Playboys. Duke Ellington. Suddenly it's not about time, but about quality. In fact, it comes back to corporatism. But that's a different subject altogether.

[JuniperLea]

66. I'm old...

But I also started early with the rock n roll... got my first transistor radio at age four... and fell in love with the Rolling Stones' "Satisfaction"... haven't stopped since.

I'm pretty sure I had this particular tune on a 45rpm:)

[DisgustedTX]

38. YOU indicted ROVE!

Oops. :rofl:

[mmonk]

40. Maybe that will catch his eye matcom.

Past experiences can be the bridge forward in all this.

[Bluebear]

43. Critical mass

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/critical%20mass

critical mass
–noun
1. Physics. the amount of a given fissionable material necessary to sustain a chain reaction at a constant rate.
2. an amount necessary or sufficient to have a significant effect or to achieve a result: a critical mass of popular support.

[VolcanoJen]

47. Nice.

;-)

[Bluebear]

48. Only for sake of accuracy lol

And YOU...... how this place is emptier when you are not around!

[bleever]

50. Recommended.

Thanks for doing this, matcom.

[Poll_Blind]

51. !. ?. (?) n/t

PB

[Bryn]

52. Maybe Will Pitt felt internet overload

Hope he comes back when he's good and ready. I enjoyed his posts.

[DemReadingDU]

53. I miss Will Pitt's postings too

:(

[madfloridian]

54. Nice post, matcom.

There have been "influxes" here before, and this appears to have been one of them.

He did not deserve to be treated like that.

[zippy890]

55. good one.

I like W.Pitt's voice in this forum.

Hope he comes back.

[Marrah_G]

57. Hopefully he comes back

And all the others like him. Otherwise the asshats win and this is no longer Democratic Underground.

[myrna minx]

58. I take it that DU had another pie fight.

I can't keep up. :shrug:

[Marrah_G]

59. More like a tug of war

Pies would be more fun.

:bounce:

[myrna minx]

63. Perhaps we need a GD: Pie Fight forum.

I really don't know what transpire, but it's obvious that we are all exhausted. :-(

[angstlessk]

61. I remember when ya'll would pass out flyers when W was still at 70%

or higher approval ratings...and then come back in to tell us all about the experience. It was like we were all there on the bench beside ya'll.

Hope Will has not outgrown his roots here at DU.

PS I spent some time looking for fannies for ya, but could not find any cuter than those you and others came up with!

[myrna minx]

62. A link from the memory hole...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/cgi-bin/duforum/duboard.cgi?az=show_thread&om=25050&forum=DCForumID35&archive=

[angstlessk]

65. Damn..and there is nostamj on that old thread...May 02..well

after Afghanestain, but before Iraq...boosh at 75% during those days? What brave boys they were!

[hlthe2b]

67. I have been waiting for you to speak out, Matcom

I remember what the two of you accomplished years ago and the two of you have been inspiration for so many of us every since. I hope you can talk Will into returning. I truly do.

Perhaps it is time for tough love. To those much is given, much is expected in return. William Rivers Pitt has been gifted with incredible intellect and passion. He is a leader. He can't simply walk away, even when, from all appearances, most WOULD. Talk him back, Matcom. We need him.

[uppityperson]

68. did you look at this?

user ID.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=user_profiles&u_id=102890

[hlthe2b]

71. Cool off period...

I try to take these myself when someone's posting or comments back to me makes so mad...

So, then, perhaps he might return next week or sometime thereafter? Enjoy a little R&R, Mr. Pitt, then fund your way back!

[trumad]

69. We've had our differences---Big time!

But I still secretly dug you for the last several years. Just didn't want to tell you because of the Macho thing and everything.

See ya around.

[hunter]

70. Heads full of bees.

:hi: