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mopinko

(69,806 posts)
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 08:46 AM Jul 2021

and for my 60,000th post, imma call some people out.

starting w some of the great du'ers i've met in meatspace-

the chicago crew- greatauntoftriplets, wndycty, gato moteado, the mag and wife, downstater davsand, ben burch and katy.
all met back in the day when it was safe to get together. library girl, then known as coralrose, showed up at moody's pub, and ruined the whole thing.

old timers will remember the il-06 races. christine cegelis, warmly embraced by the party in '04 for her hail mary campaign that sent henry hyde into retirement, but unceremoniously dumped in '06 for tammy duckworth. btw, the only former supporter who bothered to call christine was one barack obama.
got to meet will pitt and kevin spidel on that second campaign. btw, for those that remember kevin, he passed away suddenly about a year ago.

then there were all the folks i met at obama's inauguration.
starting w the lads, skinner, earlg, and elad.
too many others to remember, but- lynnesin, admiral lionpresser, california peggy,
who else was there?

i've also had the pleasure along the way to meet others here and there.
met nralieghliberal 9 yrs ago when i drove to nc to pick up a wonderful bully pup. i brag on my friendship w him often, as my little farm still grows tomatoes that he started me out with.
i spent a day w eferrari on a visit to san francisco.
i met fellow mod nyc_skp a couple times.
and of course, my dear cliffordu.

these days i've known a lot of you on fb by your real names for so long i dont remember your handles.

on my to-do-list-
either h2oman finds a boxing match he needs to attend in chicago or i start looking for an excuse to go to new york.
one of these days i'll get to jamaica, and hang at the beach w malaise.
and there's a lady in texas that doesnt post any more that i must meet and hug til she squeaks.

almost 18 yrs here. this place is home.
i hope there will be many more encounters in the future.
maybe we can finally convince the guys to do a du convention.

thank you all for making this place such a great community.

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and for my 60,000th post, imma call some people out. (Original Post) mopinko Jul 2021 OP
Great post. FalloutShelter Jul 2021 #1
Congrats on 60K, Mo! Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2021 #2
yeah, forgot you. you're on my to-do-list. mopinko Jul 2021 #4
Kevin Spidel marble falls Jul 2021 #3
thank you. mopinko Jul 2021 #5
I just read Will Pitts' remembrance on PDA ... marble falls Jul 2021 #7
pitt's on fb mopinko Jul 2021 #18
Too many I lose track of. And then I hear it's too late. marble falls Jul 2021 #46
Congrats on your milestone and Prof. Toru Tanaka Jul 2021 #6
Its great youve been here so long! Ive belonged to the same Golden Retriever group since 1997... samnsara Jul 2021 #8
i'm even more rooted irl. same house, 34 yrs now. mopinko Jul 2021 #11
. NewHendoLib Jul 2021 #9
"This place is home" Long may it remain so. Congrats on your milestone, mopinko! FailureToCommunicate Jul 2021 #10
Congrats on your milestone, Mopinko! davsand Jul 2021 #12
Congrats on 60K! 2naSalit Jul 2021 #13
the idea got kicked around in 08 a bit. mopinko Jul 2021 #17
❤️❤️❤️ LiberalLoner Jul 2021 #14
Have been here since 2001 (had a different handle) CousinIT Jul 2021 #15
Nice post for 60K! Cheers Evolve Dammit Jul 2021 #16
I met some DU people at The Bush Ranch in Texas during a protest that Joan Baez sang at. flying_wahini Jul 2021 #19
nope. never been to texas. mopinko Jul 2021 #21
I always enjoy your posts!... Phentex Jul 2021 #20
well, thank you. mopinko Jul 2021 #23
remember, I met you too, a few years ago at your urban farm :) nt steve2470 Jul 2021 #22
oh dang, i knew it. mopinko Jul 2021 #25
I was at the Denver meetup! intheflow Jul 2021 #24
i wasnt in denver. mopinko Jul 2021 #26
Ah, I misread "inauguration" as "nomination." intheflow Jul 2021 #27
it was the day before. mopinko Jul 2021 #28
Congrats mopinko. panader0 Jul 2021 #29
well if you find yourself in, chi mopinko Jul 2021 #30
Congratulations, mopinko! gademocrat7 Jul 2021 #31
From One Old-Timer To Another Deep State Witch Jul 2021 #32
lol. your sig- mopinko Jul 2021 #36
We were on the Star Trek Cruise Deep State Witch Jul 2021 #45
lol. mopinko Jul 2021 #47
Congratulations on a huge milestone pandr32 Jul 2021 #33
Great post! I love people with great memories to share! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2021 #34
i remember the weirdest things. mopinko Jul 2021 #35
That's a great skill to have! BlancheSplanchnik Jul 2021 #37
of all his gifts to me mopinko Jul 2021 #40
Congratulations on your milestone! greatauntoftriplets Jul 2021 #38
seems like a lifetime. mopinko Jul 2021 #39
Congratulations on a great milestone, Mo. You made me smile with a twinge of envy ... Hekate Jul 2021 #41
you're on that list, too. mopinko Jul 2021 #43
A convention would be cool Saoirse9 Jul 2021 #42
Congrats on hitting 60K! smirkymonkey Jul 2021 #44
50k came and went mopinko Jul 2021 #48
Well done. Congratulations on your achievement mopinko. lpbk2713 Jul 2021 #49
in rantoul? mopinko Jul 2021 #50
Congrats!! Chicagogrl1 Jul 2021 #51
Congrats on the milestone! BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #52
ah, the redman. mopinko Jul 2021 #54
LOL BumRushDaShow Jul 2021 #56
that he does. mopinko Jul 2021 #60
You helped me with my campaign... duhneece Jul 2021 #53
ready to help again. mopinko Jul 2021 #55
giving you the 100th rec Skittles Jul 2021 #57
you want me to kick your ass, or what? mopinko Jul 2021 #61
I can give you a posting milestone ass kicking mopinko Skittles Jul 2021 #64
Some Real Memories, Ma'am The Magistrate Jul 2021 #58
a good chunk of mine were in the hot tub. mopinko Jul 2021 #59
Go mo! I also met Will Pitt and his mom Raven. trof Jul 2021 #62
Congrats mopinko malaise Jul 2021 #63

marble falls

(56,359 posts)
7. I just read Will Pitts' remembrance on PDA ...
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 09:06 AM
Jul 2021
https://pdamerica.org/kevin-spidel-pda-memorial-tribute/

He seemed a real force of nature. I remember him but not much of what he wrote. I miss Will Pitt, but I just never fit into JPR.

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
18. pitt's on fb
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 10:00 AM
Jul 2021

i never hung at jpr, or any of the other spinoffs.
we chat from time to time. and he reads my writing sometimes.

i kept in touch w kevin on fb too. we had a mutual admiration society going. he had a new lady and seemed quite happy. then, bam.

samnsara

(17,570 posts)
8. Its great youve been here so long! Ive belonged to the same Golden Retriever group since 1997...
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 09:09 AM
Jul 2021

..have watched a lot of dogs go from pup-hood to the Rainbow Bridge. A few of the hoomans as well.

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
11. i'm even more rooted irl. same house, 34 yrs now.
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 09:16 AM
Jul 2021

very stable hood. raised my kids, and watched a bunch of others grow up.

davsand

(13,420 posts)
12. Congrats on your milestone, Mopinko!
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 09:34 AM
Jul 2021

It's been a day or two since we joined, DU. I think it's been quite the ride--and it's one I'm glad I got to take with you! I'm not as active on here as I used to be, but it is absolutely friends like you that keep me coming back.





Laura

2naSalit

(86,061 posts)
13. Congrats on 60K!
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 09:35 AM
Jul 2021

Reading your comments made me realize that I have never met another DUer in person but would like to some day.

I like the idea of a convention of some kind!



mopinko

(69,806 posts)
17. the idea got kicked around in 08 a bit.
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 09:53 AM
Jul 2021

meet ups were still big, there was netroots, there were msnbc cruises at the time.
i think it mostly crashed on east coast v west coast. personally i think chicago is perfect, but i am strongly biased.
a cruise would be fun if it's ever safe again.

CousinIT

(9,151 posts)
15. Have been here since 2001 (had a different handle)
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 09:45 AM
Jul 2021

So....20 years. Don't think they can combine them.

I remember meeting folks before that handle change - during election night when Obama WON in 2008. It was something I'll remember forever!

flying_wahini

(6,529 posts)
19. I met some DU people at The Bush Ranch in Texas during a protest that Joan Baez sang at.
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 10:10 AM
Jul 2021


Was that you? Can’t remember who it was now… too many years ago.

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
21. nope. never been to texas.
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 10:34 AM
Jul 2021

one of the few states.
wonder who else was there, tho. i remember quite a few.

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
23. well, thank you.
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 10:38 AM
Jul 2021

one of these days, when the rocking chair gets me, i'll really start writing.
i'm 67 in a few weeks. it aint that far down the road.

trust me, if i ever get published, you'll hear about it.

intheflow

(28,407 posts)
24. I was at the Denver meetup!
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 10:39 AM
Jul 2021

Pretty sure kpete was there, too. And maybe a DUer who had "Blonde" in her handle. I absolutely don't remember meeting you or California Peggy there, but I suppose it depended on which end of the table you sat at in Raccine's that day. I know another former DUer who didn't survive the Sanders/Clinton year (and so shall not be named) was there.

I've also met a lot of DUers over the years, mostly at antiwar rallies during Dubya's tenure. Blue_In_AK hosted me at her home in Anchorage, and we've been able to see each other several times over the years. I remember meeting

intheflow

(28,407 posts)
27. Ah, I misread "inauguration" as "nomination."
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 10:47 AM
Jul 2021

I need more coffee.

But then, I don't remember seeing you at his inauguration, either, But I don't even remember hearing that DU was going to be there. I'm sure I knew, but went with family and must have decided to hang with them all day. Or maybe I couldn't get to the meetup because of the throngs of people.

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
28. it was the day before.
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 10:57 AM
Jul 2021

and yeah, that day. oy.
i was staying in alexandria. what a journey. i ended up trudging way north to find a train station that was open. crawled back to the hotel.

panader0

(25,816 posts)
29. Congrats mopinko.
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 11:14 AM
Jul 2021

I've only met one DUer in person, he was tombstoned twice, but still lurks here often.
I wanted to meet gato moteado when I went to Costa Rica, but it was not to be.
I need to hook up with Kali, who is about 65 miles away. I don't think there are too many
Duers in my area.
There are so many people here that I would love to meet, but travel is a big expense for me.
And at 70, I can't hop the freight trains anymore.

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
36. lol. your sig-
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 12:01 PM
Jul 2021

i've been giving the vulcan salute since the plague started.
admit to the guilty pleasure of chuckling at the people who cant do it.
i have a neighbor who can do it w his right hand but not his left. total trekkie, too. brain glitch.

Deep State Witch

(10,350 posts)
45. We were on the Star Trek Cruise
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 02:48 PM
Jul 2021

In March 2020, right before everything blew up. We had NO outbreaks, because we were all doing the Vulcan Salute to each other!

pandr32

(11,447 posts)
33. Congratulations on a huge milestone
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 11:49 AM
Jul 2021

Thanks for sharing the sentiment with us. This is a good place--a haven that feels like a family community.
Cheers to your 60,000.

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)
34. Great post! I love people with great memories to share!
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 11:50 AM
Jul 2021

We folks who can’t remember a damn thing really appreciate that!

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
35. i remember the weirdest things.
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 11:58 AM
Jul 2021

my da was a great story teller. i remember shit that makes a good story!

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
40. of all his gifts to me
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 01:07 PM
Jul 2021

story/joke telling is my fave.
ask my neighbors. i give ted talks on the sidewalk alll the time.

Hekate

(90,202 posts)
41. Congratulations on a great milestone, Mo. You made me smile with a twinge of envy ...
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 01:25 PM
Jul 2021

…for all the good DUers you’ve met. Live long & prosper, indeed.

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
43. you're on that list, too.
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 01:33 PM
Jul 2021

even some of the folks that are not that pleasant here have been fun to meet.

you, tho, should find an excuse to come to chi.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
44. Congrats on hitting 60K!
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 02:43 PM
Jul 2021

I just hit 60K as well yesterday. I couldn't think of anything special that I wanted to post because it kind of snuck up on me.

lpbk2713

(42,696 posts)
49. Well done. Congratulations on your achievement mopinko.
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 04:02 PM
Jul 2021


It's been over fifty years since I was through Chicago.
Was on my way to/from boot camp.

Chicagogrl1

(411 posts)
51. Congrats!!
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 04:22 PM
Jul 2021

Can i join your chicago crew? Lots of magats out here in the burbs. Love DU to, it does truly feel like home. Kept me & hubby sane during hard times.

BumRushDaShow

(127,319 posts)
52. Congrats on the milestone!
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 04:22 PM
Jul 2021

And good to see the old-timers still telling the meet-up stories. I have been sorry to see how many DU has lost over the years since I've been around and/or those who haven't posted in a long time.

I know I've always been fascinated with your avatar though, just so you know...

Like someone who is very animated and in constant motion...



EarlG has you and smirkeymonkey noted in his daily "Good Day DU" thread - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181528346

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
54. ah, the redman.
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 06:13 PM
Jul 2021

he's a character. one of those paintings that took on a life of it's own.

when i made buttons, he really became my logo. i handed out free buttons w him and the words- i'm mad as hell, and i'm not going to take it any more. gave away a whole lot of them.

i have a tat of him w the words- you say i'm a bitch like it's a bad thing.
most of my work is downright smarmy. then there's that guy.

The Magistrate

(95,237 posts)
58. Some Real Memories, Ma'am
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 07:17 PM
Jul 2021

I certainly recall the meetings at Moody's, and your jacket of many buttons. The Professor was there, too.

That's a lot of posts. My count got bulked up a lot in the old mod forums. Without that I doubt I'd have any more than you.

mopinko

(69,806 posts)
59. a good chunk of mine were in the hot tub.
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 07:49 PM
Jul 2021

many of the solid friendships forged at the drinks cabinet.
i'd name names, but i'd leave too many out.

thanks for the vid.

trof

(54,255 posts)
62. Go mo! I also met Will Pitt and his mom Raven.
Tue Jul 6, 2021, 08:02 PM
Jul 2021

I've met half a dozen DUers and it's all been good.

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