[Mathias Hermansson]

Noooooo!!!! Don't leave! We will miss you. Badly.

Anyway, have a nice life!

/Herman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Emidy" <balki@webgather.com>
To: "Oil list, Midnight" <powderworks@cs.colorado.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 02, 2002 7:37 AM
Subject: [Powderworks] So long friends


> Workers of ther World:
>    It has been a long 8 years that I've spent here with y'all, but it's 
> time for me to leave. Let me point out that I'm not leaving today, but 
> will in the next couple of weeks (bad time to do this, I suppose, but a 
> good time for me to write it).
> 
>    In the tradition of others who have passed before me, I offer the 
> following farewell:
> In this little internet Dreamworld where we coexist, I've been fortunate 
> to come across some stellar people: Andy, with whom I did my first tape 
> trade, Andrew Pye, who opened my eyes to other Oz music, the Grunion, 
> Martin, Pete Poitras, LouLou, who offered me solace -and a place to 
> stay- when My County was aflame, the Reisenweaver gang, and many others. 
> I like my friends from the internet. It's funny that I know more about a 
> lot of you than folks I see every day at work.  I remember when Jon & 
> Sena met, got married, and Sena made the move. I remember seeing birth 
> announcements of kids who can probably now sing Oils tunes in their 
> Sleep. I remember when we mourned Michael Hutchence rather than 
> ridiculing his band.  I've been here a while, and you folks have become 
> part of my life. I thank you for that.
> This list is nothing if not interesting.  Some join with Instant Karma, 
> others make their first post and start a Feeding Frenzy.  "Tell me the 
> Truth," they say, "is Surfing With a Spoon about drugs? Is Peter a 
> Christian?" and we're off again. Oddly, whenever we have these cyclical 
> topics on list, we get some new input from those who think things would 
> be great If Ned Kelly was King, or that this really is a Redneck 
> Wonderland.  Then we go off again listing our favourite songs: 
> 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 until we're all done and we decide that Whoah! What 
> Goes On here? I Have the Power and the Passion, but I have Forgotten 
> Years worth of stuff, and now, I've decided, those old albums that are 
> collecting Dust are the best, not the new ones.
> My country is one of many paradoxes.  Over the years, I've felt like I 
> have had to defend the US Forces more than once, that we've been Used 
> and Abused on the list for things that (Sometimes), we should not have 
> been.  Remember this, not every US citizen is a money-grubbing clod. 
> I'm not looking for Someone Else To Blame, but I also Don't Wanna Be The 
> One who takes the abuse for my government when I don't support them 
> either. Put Down That Weapon Dubya!
> People of Australia, you live in a very old place. It is unique in the 
> world... and thanks to this list, I've now been there.  I've made 
> Progress, I've got the Pictures, they'll help me and my Short Memory to 
> remember the places I've seen, things I've done, and people I've met. 
> I've taken the Bus to Bondi, toured the Dead Heart, and been closer than 
> ever before to Antarctica.  The Oils, and you all, have helped me 
> understand these places, and many of the issues that surround them every 
> day.
> All of you, Powderwork(s)ers, have helped me to learn a great deal about 
> my country, my planet, and my self.  I appreciate that.
> 
> My name is Jeff, and I am a Powderworker.  I've been a fan since Diesel 
> and Dust and have seen the Oils five times.  My favourite Midnight Oil 
> album is Red Sails in the Sunset. My favourite Oils song is King of the 
> Mountain - I like to sing it while I bike.  I don't have all of the Oils 
> albums.  I really, really like redneck Wonderland and Breathe. I think 
> Capricornia is the worst Oils album ever. In addition to the Oils, I 
> enjoy the Clash, Everclear, Dean Martin, Powderfinger, Neil Finn, Toad 
> the Wet Sprocket, the Police, Tony Bennett, the Damchords, Superjesus, 
> and Zola Turn (among others). I don't know the tabs for anything. I do 
> know what the story is behind Bakerman, and I like it, damnit! I've been 
> here too long, and I need to go now. I think the Surf's Up Tonight!
> 
> So long, my friends.
> 
> -Balki
> Space Ranger First Class
> 
> 
> 
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