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RIP Larry

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  • T taiwan_girl
    2 Aug 2022, 02:02

    Oh wow!!! This really bothers me. I have tears in my eyes.

    I consider all you guys here, some who I met in real life and some I have yet to meet, friends.

    I was a bit to the left side of Larry, but then again, wasn't everybody? LOL And he could be a bit mean some times, but I think underneath he was a big teddy bear.

    When I was growing up in the small village in Taiwan, there was a central square in front of the temple. Every evening, people would gather there - mainly guys at one area and ladies at another area. But each group would talk about the days events and solve the worlds problems (at least until the next day). I often think of this forum board (fondly) like that. I can imagine all of us sitting on the chairs in the square, @Larry giving his opinion on the current state of the country. All of us discussing the various things that we discuss here. Although (like in the discussions in the village square), there were disagreements, in the end, we all get along. Something like that is easy to picture in my mind.

    My sympathy to Larry and his family and friends.

    Love you guys!!!!! 💕

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    89th
    wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 12:56 last edited by
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    @taiwan_girl Very sweet post, TG. Friend. 🙂

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      89th
      wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 13:01 last edited by
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      @George-K thank you for keeping us updated, without your efforts it would've remained an unknown update longer than a tragedy should.

      I will miss Larry greatly.

      He always seemed like a guy you could call up at 2am on the side of a raining highway and ask for help, and he'd be there. He was passionate and cared deeply for his family, friends, and community. His breadth of knowledge was endless, without forgetting his love of pie. 🙂

      I will miss our spirited debates and pray he rests in peace in Heaven, hopefully I'll be drinking a beer with him and many of us in the ultimate TNCR meet up decades from now.

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        mark
        wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 13:56 last edited by
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        I just got home from a 19 hour drive from FL. Passing through Tennessee, I always think of Larry and did so this time as well.

        I am saddened to hear of his passing. He had a good heart and although he could be rather crass and some might say down right mean, I know that deep down he was a caring person who put others before himself.

        My In-Laws were one couple he helped when they were shopping for an upright. I sent him a PM from inside Cordogan's Piano Gallery Geneva, IL, left my cell # and asked him to call me. 10 minutes later my phone rang and it was Larry on the other end.

        What are you looking at Mark? Well, it's a toss-up between a used Yammaha and a brand new Bohemia upright. I told him the model of each and he proceeded to tell me all about both of them. In the end recommended the Bohemia and we bought it on the spot. What a sweet piano it is.

        Thank you for being my friend, Larry. I will miss you. Damn screen is getting blurry. 😞 We didn't always agree on political stuff, but that stuff isn't important anyway.

        Rest in peace, my friend.

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        • 8 89th
          2 Aug 2022, 13:01

          @George-K thank you for keeping us updated, without your efforts it would've remained an unknown update longer than a tragedy should.

          I will miss Larry greatly.

          He always seemed like a guy you could call up at 2am on the side of a raining highway and ask for help, and he'd be there. He was passionate and cared deeply for his family, friends, and community. His breadth of knowledge was endless, without forgetting his love of pie. 🙂

          I will miss our spirited debates and pray he rests in peace in Heaven, hopefully I'll be drinking a beer with him and many of us in the ultimate TNCR meet up decades from now.

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          Copper
          wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 15:02 last edited by
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          @89th said in RIP Larry:

          hopefully I'll be drinking a beer with him

          Up until a few weeks ago I was thinking I would meet Larry somewhere, someday. I just figured that sooner or later we would cross paths.

          I liked the story he told, more than once, about secretly buying groceries for random strangers.

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          • C Catseye3
            1 Aug 2022, 22:00

            RIP, Larry.

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            Tom-K
            wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 18:02 last edited by
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            Larry was the last of the great internet warriors. I'm sad to see he’s gone. He was always faithful to himself and to the things and ideas he believed to be true. A lot of us have softened over the years, but Larry never did.

            Larry was kind and loving in real life but he took his job on the internet in all seriousness. There were times I got along with him and times I didn’t, but I always appreciated him.

            May God welcome him into His arms.

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            • G George K
              1 Aug 2022, 22:39

              lb expresses his condolences.

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              Jolly
              wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 18:24 last edited by
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              @George-K said in RIP Larry:

              lb expresses his condolences.

              That's another cantankerous SOB that I think is a first-class human. lb taught me a lot about pianos and the business of making them. I hope he's doing well.

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • T Tom-K
                2 Aug 2022, 18:02

                Larry was the last of the great internet warriors. I'm sad to see he’s gone. He was always faithful to himself and to the things and ideas he believed to be true. A lot of us have softened over the years, but Larry never did.

                Larry was kind and loving in real life but he took his job on the internet in all seriousness. There were times I got along with him and times I didn’t, but I always appreciated him.

                May God welcome him into His arms.

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                Jolly
                wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 18:26 last edited by
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                @Tom-K said in RIP Larry:

                Larry was the last of the great internet warriors. I'm sad to see he’s gone. He was always faithful to himself and to the things and ideas he believed to be true. A lot of us have softened over the years, but Larry never did.

                Larry was kind and loving in real life but he took his job on the internet in all seriousness. There were times I got along with him and times I didn’t, but I always appreciated him.

                May God welcome him into His arms.

                Been a long time, Tom. Nice to see you're still kickin'...🙂

                “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                • J Jolly
                  2 Aug 2022, 18:26

                  @Tom-K said in RIP Larry:

                  Larry was the last of the great internet warriors. I'm sad to see he’s gone. He was always faithful to himself and to the things and ideas he believed to be true. A lot of us have softened over the years, but Larry never did.

                  Larry was kind and loving in real life but he took his job on the internet in all seriousness. There were times I got along with him and times I didn’t, but I always appreciated him.

                  May God welcome him into His arms.

                  Been a long time, Tom. Nice to see you're still kickin'...🙂

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                  Tom-K
                  wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 19:18 last edited by
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                  @Jolly

                  Thank you Jolly and it's nice to say hello. We've all kind of grown up a bit together.

                  I can't help but thinking of Larry up in heaven meeting God and finding out (by some off chance) that God's not a Dyed in the Wool, Blood of the Lamb, Baptist and then Larry sitting God down and quoting Him KJV chapter and verse explaining to God's why He's mistaken and why He should repent of his wrongful ways. That would be Larry.

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                  • T Tom-K
                    2 Aug 2022, 19:18

                    @Jolly

                    Thank you Jolly and it's nice to say hello. We've all kind of grown up a bit together.

                    I can't help but thinking of Larry up in heaven meeting God and finding out (by some off chance) that God's not a Dyed in the Wool, Blood of the Lamb, Baptist and then Larry sitting God down and quoting Him KJV chapter and verse explaining to God's why He's mistaken and why He should repent of his wrongful ways. That would be Larry.

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                    kluurs
                    wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 19:41 last edited by
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                    @Tom-K said in RIP Larry:

                    @Jolly

                    Thank you Jolly and it's nice to say hello. We've all kind of grown up a bit together.

                    I can't help but thinking of Larry up in heaven meeting God and finding out (by some off chance) that God's not a Dyed in the Wool, Blood of the Lamb, Baptist and then Larry sitting God down and quoting Him KJV chapter and verse explaining to God's why He's mistaken and why He should repent of his wrongful ways. That would be Larry.

                    I can see that too. Tom - I've been wondering where you've been and hope you and loved ones are well. Nice to see you here.

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                    • T Tom-K
                      2 Aug 2022, 19:18

                      @Jolly

                      Thank you Jolly and it's nice to say hello. We've all kind of grown up a bit together.

                      I can't help but thinking of Larry up in heaven meeting God and finding out (by some off chance) that God's not a Dyed in the Wool, Blood of the Lamb, Baptist and then Larry sitting God down and quoting Him KJV chapter and verse explaining to God's why He's mistaken and why He should repent of his wrongful ways. That would be Larry.

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                      jon-nyc
                      wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 20:09 last edited by
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                      @Tom-K

                      So good to see you here, man.

                      Only non-witches get due process.

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                        Copper
                        wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 20:12 last edited by Copper 8 Feb 2022, 20:12
                        #56

                        I just saw Dewey's essay about Larry's passing.

                        What a rotten thing to do.

                        Really cheap.

                        https://www.facebook.com/dwain.lee

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                          Mik
                          wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 20:14 last edited by
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                          Christ-like. 🙄

                          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                            Klaus
                            wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 20:14 last edited by Klaus 8 Feb 2022, 20:15
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                            Could somebody PM me a copy of Dewey's text? I don't have FB.

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                              Copper
                              wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 20:17 last edited by Copper 8 Feb 2022, 20:21
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                              • K Klaus
                                2 Aug 2022, 20:14

                                Could somebody PM me a copy of Dewey's text? I don't have FB.

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                                Horace
                                wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 20:19 last edited by
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                                @Klaus said in RIP Larry:

                                Could somebody PM me a copy of Dewey's text? I don't have FB.

                                Metoo pls

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                • G George K
                                  1 Aug 2022, 21:14

                                  Back in the old days of Usenet, on RMMPM, he was SUCH a son of a bitch! He certainly never held back his opinions, to be sure. Frankly, I was, at first, a bit intimidated.

                                  "Who needs this abuse?" I thought.

                                  Well...there you go.

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                                  raduf
                                  wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 20:21 last edited by
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                                  @George-K
                                  I remember his "dialogues" with some lawyer woman (K): "I would not piss down your throat even it it were on fire" (or something like this).

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                                  • K Klaus
                                    2 Aug 2022, 20:14

                                    Could somebody PM me a copy of Dewey's text? I don't have FB.

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                                    Copper
                                    wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 20:22 last edited by
                                    #62

                                    @Klaus How do i pm you, I don't see it

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                                    • C Copper
                                      2 Aug 2022, 20:22

                                      @Klaus How do i pm you, I don't see it

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                                      Jolly
                                      wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 20:24 last edited by Jolly 8 Feb 2022, 20:25
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                                      @Copper said in RIP Larry:

                                      @Klaus How do i pm you, I don't see it

                                      Click on Klaus' icon, let his screen come up and you'll see some dots in the upper right of the screen. Click on those and you get a drop down menu, one of which is a chat button. Click on and type you your PM. Click paper airplane icon to send.

                                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                      • C Copper
                                        2 Aug 2022, 20:22

                                        @Klaus How do i pm you, I don't see it

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                                        Klaus
                                        wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 20:25 last edited by
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                                        @Copper said in RIP Larry:

                                        @Klaus How do i pm you, I don't see it

                                        Actually, I saw your copy before you deleted it, thought that you may delete it, and quickly made a copy. So, thanks 🙂

                                        If you want to send me a PM, you should PM me like any other forum member. I just sent you a PM.

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                                        • R raduf
                                          2 Aug 2022, 20:21

                                          @George-K
                                          I remember his "dialogues" with some lawyer woman (K): "I would not piss down your throat even it it were on fire" (or something like this).

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                                          Jolly
                                          wrote on 2 Aug 2022, 20:26 last edited by
                                          #65

                                          @raduf said in RIP Larry:

                                          @George-K
                                          I remember his "dialogues" with some lawyer woman (K): "I would not piss down your throat even it it were on fire" (or something like this).

                                          Howdy, radu.

                                          I thought you were dead. Obviously, you're not. Howya doin'?

                                          “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                          Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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