Heartwarming story

[xilddx]

[quote name='paul h' post='704114' date='Jan 7 2010, 01:25 PM']Maybe a slight overreaction but an understandable one IMHO.

Considering the highly emotional context, unnecessary accusations are just a bit... unnecessary. It's a sad trend with forums unfortunately. In the real world it is generally acknowledged that sometimes negative thoughts are best left unsaid. Some people don't seem to think that same restraint applies on the web.

If you're hanging out with a new group of friends down the pub and one of them comes right out and accuses you of something dishonest, then maybe that will make you think twice about associating with them.

I don't see why a forum would be different.

That aside, it's a great story and hopefully all will end well and hopefully the beating Andre gets off Butch won't do any permanent damage!

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Yeah .. you're probably right.

[paul h]

Doubt it.

[tauzero]

It could be that Andre is not familiar with web fora and hasn't yet developed the thick skin necessary to cope with them. He might also be suffering a saccharine overdose from the majority of posts on that thread. While I do think it's a great story, there's a serious excess of schmaltz in the responses. And I can't work out what the accuser thinks that the scam actually is. Perhaps Butch had Andre hidden in a loft for forty years and pretended he was in a helium balloon, doing the voice for Mickey Mouse.

Incidentally, frequenting, as I do, various newsgroups, email lists, and the odd forum (some very odd, in fact), it does warm my cynical old heart to see that random acts of kindness happen all over the place. The slightly depressing side to that is that everyone seems to think that said random act of kindness could only happen on the list/group/forum that they're on, they don't realise just how widespread they are.

[xilddx]

Not only the schmalz, but the sheer prevalence of religious attribution. I find it galling.

[paul h]

[quote name='silddx' post='704410' date='Jan 7 2010, 04:43 PM']Not only the schmalz, but the sheer prevalence of religious attribution. I find it galling.[/quote]

+1

Bit over the top for my tastes too. Still, that's Americans for ya!

[spinynorman]

It is a nice story, but 20 pages of Awesome!! or worse Subscribed! is a lot to wade through.

I didn't realise till I joined the old Dudepit, just how many praise and worship bands there are in the US, and of course they all have bass players. The Pit equivalent of the Off-Topic forum here had a big notice saying no religious or political posts, but what that actually meant was: don't suggest the bible isn't literally true, don't criticise George Bush, don't advocate gun control, and don't, whatever you do, mention climate change. When the Pit imploded Talkbass and BadAssBassPlayers didn't appeal and I came here instead.

[tombboy]

Remember the thread on the Vampire and after initially being so grateful he read a couple of cynical posts and changed his tune? It's happened again!!

BTW, good luck to Andre and Butch!

[xilddx]

In the New York Daily ..

[url="http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/02/16/2010-02-16_bass_guitar_reunites_family_simple_gift_to_downandout_musician_turns_into_miracl.html"]http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2010/0...nto_miracl.html[/url]

[BarnacleBob]

Nice one! (Apart from the wife beating bit of course)


BB

[throwoff]

Cool story,

Im willing to belive GE's explanation of the wife beating story as well. Sounds like a lot of people takien advantage of the guy, his ex wife included.

Nice story, cool to know theres a few good people left.

[Ancient Mariner]

Definitely a real CSB.

Andre's 'over-reaction' is quite understandable for someone not used to net forums: it's a shock to have one's integrity challenged by people who you don't know and wouldn't expect it from.