Re: (OT) Hello there Mr Ryckman!

[mleuck <m.leuck@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Apr 6, 10:13=A0pm, Jim <alarmi...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> =A0I was just thinking about you the other day.
>
> I presume that you can see that ASA has "changed" considerably since
> your last vist.
>
> Actually the reason I was thinking about you was ..... =A0now that ASA
> has reverted to something more like what you may have envisioned back
> in 1996 =A0 ...97 I was wondering if you would ever return and I was
> also trying to think of some way we might be able to bring the group
> participation up somewhat from what it is presently. As you can see,
> it's sparsely populated at present and not too many incidental people
> drop in. In talking with others at shows and various gatherings, the
> reputation of ASA has been undoubtably permanently scarred. Whenever
> it is mentioned, in my experience, the past explosive episodes are
> given as the reason they don't come here. I figure that if my small
> survey has those results, there's got to be a lot of people out there
> who feel the same way.
>
> The remaining people in ASA still have their likes and dislikes, which
> includes both people and subjects, (which is expected and present in
> any gathering of diverse people) =A0but with the absence of the "
> catalyst " =A0we all choose to keep the flames at the embers level.....
> as it should be.
>
> Anyway, I was thinking that since you were responsible for the
> inception of ASA, that perhaps you might be able to suggest something
> to revitalize it.

He doesn't have to, Bass and Sabowitz are dead and gone which is why
this newsgroup has improved