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Why haven't I done this before? <Question to ponder for the day!
Mainly, because everyone here knows me. Knows what I have been through, and what I am still going through daily here.
But, being a Moderator for this site, this board, this "home" means more to it for me, than just "knowing" all about people. If I don't make any sense through this than ya all can just BITE ME. Being a Moderator here and how it became for me, I think I should address today. Especially today.
July 4th, after getting back from celebrating Natasha's birthday, I was capooed, wiped out, snoockered, any other exhaustive adjective any one can think of, just put in, cause that was me that night. Ritual being I log on here-there's a PM from CINDY, I'm thinking OH HELL what have I done now! I didn't do it! Dino did it! or or or someone else. I slowly open that PM, and she was asking me a very important question. One that would change me, and I think has changed everyone here that has had the honor of saying YES to Cindy and helping out here on this site. Would you give us the honor of being a Moderator.
WOW.....OH MY GOD.....It's.about.time! All ran through my mind, but never did I think about saying no.
To think of it, I really haven't changed much, or had a change of mind since becoming this Moderator, it's just more of a privelege, honor, and outstanding good feeling I get to come here, represent this site, and love the other people that come here also. I believe I have grown in respect and honor also of Marty Casey and the Lovehammers, and their magnetic abilities to perform, create, and love what they do, and to spread that love to each and every person here. I think getting to know Marty Casey as a "real" person has helped greatly in this growth of affection everyone should go through in their lives. People say how down to earth, how sweet, how humble, and how real he is, but ya don't really believe it or comprehend it until you meet him, talk with him, laugh with him, and have him steal your purse and rub your hair all messed up one early Saturday morning!
This site is about growth mainly to me! Growth in MANY areas, not just for Marty, but for the people that are his fans, his followers, and his admirers.....
Growth happens in many different ways for many different people, I know that. And there is SO many different culturally diverse people here, that grasping, holding on, and respecting each and every one of these members is something I strive to do more of for a growth that is healthy, productive, and one that can make a difference! I'm making no sense, but oh well, once again, ya all can BITE ME! This is MY Mod squad report, so deal with it!
What I'm really trying to protray here, is a LOVE for this site. Not just these pages, these topics, these AREAS, these threads, these subjects, or the music. But the PEOPLE that are here, the people that are making this site proud. Marty's proud of it, as he should be. This is a very classy, growing, well maintained, respected board, that just about anyone can come to, learn, enjoy, communicate, have that "community" with, and love people at. I really do love all sites out there that fans have made up to represent, and show that love for this band, but this place is HOME, this place is a place where I feel pride in being, a place where I know my friends are gonna be, and a place I'd allow my kids to visit, and have done so!
With people, oh hello, there's always places and subjects that need to be looked at, overviewed, and sometimes reconsidered as a topic worth talking about. Yes, I'm mentioning the "dirty basement" and the "asylum" and the "street teaming" and all the other "places" people feel at home at, feel comfortable with, and feel love at. I just want to convey what I think needs to be remembered more often is all I guess this morning. We need to remember love, and what it is to grow as people, as a board, and as a fan community that would really inspire and make Marty Casey proud and feel honor in letting his kids one day come here and visit, or his momma, or his cousins, which ever-a place to be proud of!
Why not grow? Why let obsticles be put in our way? Who the hell knows! We are people, we are not perfect, and we are in need of a higher power to help control, and moderate our futures, not only here, but on a personal level also. When people realize that a member of their family is dying, or is terminally sick. Do you hear them complain about gas prices? Do you hear the conversations turn to war, or to inappropriate language, or to complaining about what the speed limit is set at, or if someone has stepped on your toes in the past and how much that is a discomfort to you!!!...Hell no you don't hear that! You hear LOVE. You hear about all the good times you've had with that person, that loved one. You talk about the positive flow of growth, what WILL be remembered, and what contributions you can make to make the people that you love comfortable and feeling that LOVE. Why the hell can't people act like this on that daily basis is beyond my understanding! Why not make every day just like it would be if it were your last. Do we forget? Do we care to remember? What is the big picture in life here? Do we truly understand and comprehend the POWER we all have within ourselves to make that difference in other people's lives, even if it's something small, even if it's that nice word one day, even if it's coming on a classy board, run by classy people, that YES.....do love and treasure Marty Casey, and sharing good, positive, talented, and diverse ways of spreading that LOVE to each and every board member that comes here.....Even if they just come to the "dirty basement", "asylum", "tour talk" "off topic", your coming here, your experiencing this avenue in your life, well, make it a GOOD one, make it a positive thing to do with your life! Sit back at the end of the day, or the end of your life as that old man or old woman, and be content that you made that difference, you LOVED the best you could, and that you did what made you feel positive and contributed to the BEST of your abilities to each and every person that you have met in this world. Stop complaining about gas prices, language issues, ruts in the road, pictures, and negative aspects, and start growing, start loving each and everything you come into contact with! My advice there, yeah, that's what that is! I want to make a difference, and being a Moderator at this site, gives me the power to do so, and to enjoy, and to grasp, and to LOVE each and every one of the members here. And to grow personally, and to grow with this board, and to make peace when peace is not being seen. Let's just LOVE, and that's what Marty Casey would be proud of, trust me.
Love ya all, and have a good day....And thank you from the bottom of my heart Cindy and Amy for asking me to be a part of this honorable job. Thank you for allowing me to grow, and to give back what little I have left of this life to people that I love and cherish! May we all live and learn, grow, and LOVE each other the way God has meant for it to be.....
Nancy
there is still room in this thread you know!
I'm 48 and many
I forget how I found Cindy's email addy, but I connected with her and asked her direction. (there is a little more to this but I don't have all day writing about it.. sooo please fill in the blanks) Cindy suggested WYWH so I stayed up all night, like a lot of other people, and voted WYWH with a couple of HMBOMT. 
What did I do 
I pressed OK and up came this question of would I consider being a Mod in 18+ 
with a request that she would like talk with me further... Talked with my son, because he was the one who started this whole thing of me being on the Internet 
Lee says go for it I'll give you a hand 
The rest is history and here I am today celebrating my 1 year Anniversary with everyone... 
This is a wonderful place!! 
which makes our experience, just that an "experience"