Reply To: One forum to rule them all
I agree that comments made yesterday were very out of line. As someone who will likely never get to go on a JCCC, I can sympathize a little with the reason that post is in this thread. If last year was any indication, as we get closer to the cruise, the boards will lean more and more to cruise talk. This is natural and something I don’t think we really need to address as a community. Like I said above, I think the best option is to have a more active community. I think we’re on our way.
I’ve read a lot here on the boards about how neat the Sea Monkeys are individually and as a group. I believe this, and it makes me really want to meet you guys. My concern is that the shared experience you guys have had on the cruise sometimes seems to overwhelm the shared experience we all have as fans of the music. I get this feeling a little bit whenever I see threads asking if any *Sea Monkeys* are going to be at such-and-such show. Like I said, there’s little hope of me getting to know anyone in the context of being a Sea Monkey, but I’d love to meet other JoCo fans who are excited enough about the music and community to be here on the boards (hoping to be at the SLC show in November).
That being said, I’m over being upset about the excitement about the pre-cruise. The forums, the fans, should stay as one community. Even though I didn’t get to go, the talk here exposed me to a bunch of new stuff that have made me happy. I’ve bought music from Paul and Storm, The Long Winters, and Marian Call and Hodgman’s books because of the accounts and videos you Sea Monkeys were kind enough to share from the cruise.
I hope to meet some of you forum members in person at some point. Until then, let’s all be friends here.