Chad Fabry Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Jowers' latest @ Nashville Scene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 too bad some of the new folks on this board did not know WJ. There is still time for the trip to Nashville or visit the local traveling circus* *look for the Tilt-a-whirl and hang around early morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Tilt-a-whirl greeser has been a part of my vocabulary for a some time now, but I had forgotten the cricket story. Good stuff. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 There is only one WJ. To say anything more than that, would be an understatement. I've never met anyone else that can help one get in touch with their humble side so quickly or effectively. You just can't think of him without smiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 I miss him on the board. Did he always say the P.C. thing - no, and that's OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Lamb Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 He's every bit as good as Joel Stein. Nothing lasts forever. Those were the days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I kinda miss the old curmudgeon around here. I learned a bunch from reading his writings. - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 He's putting together his annual Jabo Christmas story this evening, buffing it out tomorrow. His Jabo Xmas stories always choke me up. The new one'll be out shortly before the holiday, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 What happened to WJ? Did he get tired of the bs that occassionally occurs here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Rob, to bring this up is to invite a public stoning, but WJ was the origin of some of the BS that occasionally occurs here. I'm reminded of what I heard from my mother when I was young, when I'd get a bruised ego after getting my comeuppance about something: "You can dish it out, but you can't take it." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Expect no warning shot across the bow. That much was for certain.. If you didn't KNOW what you're talking about or express it with flawless grammar and puncuation, you were fair game. He took me to school a number of times. As unsettling as it was at the time, I actually appreciate it. He always gave one PLENTY to reach for. When you set foot in his arena, you always knew that this could be the day that you too discover you're a liar, stupid person or both... [:-bigeyes He has a gift [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Kurt, will you be sure the Jabo story gets linked? Most folks here don't know what you are talking about. Kurt is right, read it alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 Sure, I'll put it up. Walter and his family are friends of mine. They've been guests in my home. I love them dearly. I'll not hear much of any Walter talk that's not friendly. He's got some fine tuned particulars, such as the ability to feel a mosquito landing on his elbow, not biting, just landing. I'm pretty sure he can hear hummingbirds at 20 paces, like Ray Charles. He's got eyes that see stuff most folks don't. So, when he gets around a lot of HI's, he understandably gets a little cranky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I have no complaints regarding WJ. He changed my life by singlehandedly forcing me to become a more thoughtful and deliberate writer and inspiring me to get familiar with proper puncuation. Embarrassment is a powerful motivator! [:-wiltel] He's the man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Posted December 18, 2009 Report Share Posted December 18, 2009 I agree that WJ help all that wants his help. I know he help me even when I did not agree with what he was saying. I guess he got tried of folks that was too hard headed. I would like to see him come back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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