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tech3149

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71. Oh Fuck!

Fri Mar 7, 2014, 07:47 PM

Mar 2014

Just reading the comments and remembering the radio shows and the last time I talked to him, I realize how much we'll all miss his nasty ass.

I may have been a few years behind some of you to find the tequila treehouse, but it was a life saver when I needed it most.

Man, I'll miss you brother!

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BartCop has passed away [View all] ramblin_dave Mar 2014 OP

RIP, BartCop. bigwillq Mar 2014 #1

You will be missed ole buddy!!! Fud Mar 2014 #150

That's sad. I did enjoy a lot of his humor regarding Bush. Cleita Mar 2014 #2

he kept me going during dark days. When his computer died I helped buy him a new roguevalley Mar 2014 #155

He was unique and irreplaceable. Cleita Mar 2014 #157

I know. I feel really really old right now. roguevalley Mar 2014 #159

Mrs. Bart homegirl Mar 2014 #162

God Dammit!!! arcane1 Mar 2014 #3

Me too GP6971 Mar 2014 #109

Thanks for that, but the fight ain't over tech3149 Mar 2014 #120

Most definitely I plan to do so. n/t GP6971 Mar 2014 #123

Oh, no! Zorra Mar 2014 #4

Oh wow. I'm really saddened by this... SidDithers Mar 2014 #5

I remember hanging out in Mirc chatrooms with him. Rex Mar 2014 #12

Appropriate. hunter Mar 2014 #27

DU, Bartcop, Buzzflash, Truthout Rex Mar 2014 #31

Same here MoonRiver Mar 2014 #101

I like tequila, but it brings out the "real" me. hunter Mar 2014 #124

One of the main reasons I don't drink alcohol anymore. Rex Mar 2014 #166

I was just thinking the same thing re: Chinaco. arcane1 Mar 2014 #13

We'll all do a shot of his favorite. n/t GP6971 Mar 2014 #103

And Bixby Corn. Bart loved Bixby corn. Rozlee Mar 2014 #170

OH NO! Rex Mar 2014 #6

Holy Shit. Gidney N Cloyd Mar 2014 #7

Media Whores. Loved it and Bart too before I found DU. n/t Cleita Mar 2014 #11

And...an extra drink for the Horse. Brickbat Mar 2014 #20

Wow GP6971 Mar 2014 #145

+1 joshcryer Mar 2014 #62

Bartcop was one of my very first bookmarks. Very sorry to hear this. (nt) enough Mar 2014 #8

A great liberal site and person Ichingcarpenter Mar 2014 #9

Didn't see your post lordsummerisle Mar 2014 #10

Deleted, posted in the wrong place (again)...nt GReedDiamond Mar 2014 #104

Oh man. phantom power Mar 2014 #14

Holy damn...R.I.P. Blue_Tires Mar 2014 #15

Yes, I wound up here through Bartcop also Fumesucker Mar 2014 #40

Yes, so did I. SammyWinstonJack Mar 2014 #102

Me too. n/t GP6971 Mar 2014 #122

Same here.. mikeysnot Mar 2014 #45

same here. Duppers Mar 2014 #98

Me three Ishoutandscream2 Mar 2014 #53

Bartcop brought me to DU, too. Heidi Mar 2014 #169

Same same... Hugin Mar 2014 #182

Dang, 2014 is off to one helluva rough start. MerryBlooms Mar 2014 #16

Holy Crap. hunter Mar 2014 #17

Dammit. KatyaR Mar 2014 #18

Ughhh. That's terrible news. He was an awesome and courageous pioneer in the digital adirondacker Mar 2014 #19

BartCop was great. I am sorry to hear this. May he rest in peace. LoisB Mar 2014 #21

Damn maddezmom Mar 2014 #22

no no no riverwalker Mar 2014 #23

RIP Bartcop Ptah Mar 2014 #24

Damn! I remember years ago he had cancer. I thought he beat it! Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #25

That's going to leave a void. lpbk2713 Mar 2014 #26

Very sorry to hear this. bigmonkey Mar 2014 #28

A Shot of Chinaco To An Old Friend... KharmaTrain Mar 2014 #29

I really enjoyed BartCop's humor, attitude and point of view Jessy169 Mar 2014 #30

I loved his responses GP6971 Mar 2014 #127

RIP DeSwiss Mar 2014 #32

RIP, Bartcop ReRe Mar 2014 #33

Deepest sympathy malaise Mar 2014 #34

kick and rec for Bartcop GreatCaesarsGhost Mar 2014 #35

Aw Damn. progressoid Mar 2014 #36

There is a giant pair of shoes that need filling. denbot Mar 2014 #37

I'll miss BartCop LyndaG Mar 2014 #38

Like many here, I learned about DU from Bartcop. . . Journeyman Mar 2014 #39

That is a very very good idea. arcane1 Mar 2014 #115

He gave me my start. Cartoonist Mar 2014 #41

was never a loyal reader of Bartcop, but I did read quite a bit linked from here back in the day Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #42

R.I.P. to a good American. jsr Mar 2014 #43

So sad madokie Mar 2014 #44

Always been sorry GP6971 Mar 2014 #126

Oh no elfin Mar 2014 #46

Rest in Peace BartCop tenderfoot Mar 2014 #47

Welcome to DU, tenderfoot. calimary Mar 2014 #80

((RIP Bartcop)) blm Mar 2014 #48

Wow. Like many others here I was on BartCop and MWO before joining DU Triana Mar 2014 #49

What a sad day 4dsc Mar 2014 #50

Bartcop got me through the first year of W. Gormy Cuss Mar 2014 #51

An Internet Legend has passed.... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #52

No way! shenmue Mar 2014 #54

May he rest in peace Gothmog Mar 2014 #55

RIP BartCop RainDog Mar 2014 #56

RIP to Terrence Coppage AKA Bartcop edbermac Mar 2014 #57

Damn, I never knew what he looked like n/t 8 track mind Mar 2014 #67

That was on purpose jmowreader Mar 2014 #81

That's a very valid point 8 track mind Mar 2014 #92

First time I ever knew his real name. kentuck Mar 2014 #85

Rest in peace hankthecrank Mar 2014 #58

Keep hammerin' them, BartCop - Hell Hath No Fury Mar 2014 #59

RIP... his last post breaks my heart. ScreamingMeemie Mar 2014 #60

RIP. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #61

Very sad to hear that underpants Mar 2014 #63

I'm going to miss you Bart..... 8 track mind Mar 2014 #64

OMG RIP joshcryer Mar 2014 #65

He kept me sane during Puglover Mar 2014 #66

Ah man. Bartcop is how I found DU. RIP. nt laundry_queen Mar 2014 #68

I can't remember if I found DU lakercub Mar 2014 #73

I hear you there. It was a dark time. nt laundry_queen Mar 2014 #94

Probably the same here... regnaD kciN Mar 2014 #154

One of the first sites I read regularly after the *selection. Loki Mar 2014 #69

I met him at Bartfest West in Las Vegas 2002 PlanetBev Mar 2014 #70

Oh Fuck! tech3149 Mar 2014 #71

I started reading Bartcop and DU right around Bush the dumber's election lakercub Mar 2014 #72

Damn mikeargo Mar 2014 #74

Sad news. :*( Interesting history from site: SaveOurDemocracy Mar 2014 #75

How sad! His was my first political blog addiction. displacedtexan Mar 2014 #76

My first blog to be read every day packman Mar 2014 #77

This news really, really sucks deutsey Mar 2014 #78

Well wishes from the old world, BartCop TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #79

Ah man. :( liberalmuse Mar 2014 #82

fuckshitgoddamnitfuckshitfucj JackInGreen Mar 2014 #83

I'll play some "Garbage" in honor tonight, Terry. GoCubsGo Mar 2014 #84

RIP BARTCOP rickyhall Mar 2014 #86

RIP senseandsensibility Mar 2014 #87

Bartcop was a true hero Joey Liberal Mar 2014 #88

A mentor passes............ wandy Mar 2014 #89

That website kept me sane. I knew I wasn't alone. RIP. nt MADem Mar 2014 #90

so sad. hollysmom Mar 2014 #91

I'm very sad. dballance Mar 2014 #93

goddamnit cate94 Mar 2014 #95

sniff MFM008 Mar 2014 #96

Wow. Hissyspit Mar 2014 #97

I'm so sorry. merrily Mar 2014 #99

How sad! pacalo Mar 2014 #100

Years ago on a trip to Vegas I visited one of LibDemAlways Mar 2014 #105

For whatever reason GP6971 Mar 2014 #106

Yeah, I couldn't get it to work either...nt GReedDiamond Mar 2014 #108

R.I.P. Bart... GReedDiamond Mar 2014 #107

I raise a shot of Chinaco Anejo to a good man. Buns_of_Fire Mar 2014 #110

I'll have to make a run GP6971 Mar 2014 #117

His Memorial Service is tomorrow (Sunday) at 12:30 (Central, I assume). Buns_of_Fire Mar 2014 #193

BEST. WEBSITE. EVER! RoccoR5955 Mar 2014 #111

An Internet Legend. RIP friend. I will remember you vanlassie Mar 2014 #112

So sad Spirochete Mar 2014 #113

He was a pioneer. WilliamPitt Mar 2014 #114

No, he was an asshole. But he was our kind of asshole. hunter Mar 2014 #128

Mine, too, Mr. Pitt. stlsaxman Mar 2014 #140

A true pioneer bagimin Mar 2014 #116

FUCK! trumad Mar 2014 #118

Bartcop was mainstream, well, as mainstream as all the other tavalon Mar 2014 #167

He's why I'm here on DU... Cooley Hurd Mar 2014 #175

I second your fuck IADEMO2004 Mar 2014 #189

Oh, no. Skidmore Mar 2014 #119

OMG! Bartcop is how I learned about DU Yavin4 Mar 2014 #121

A pioneer. rug Mar 2014 #125

R.I.P. Bartcop mc51tc Mar 2014 #129

Rest in Peace. You did good. cui bono Mar 2014 #130

RIP BartCop Suziq Mar 2014 #131

Remember the Shirley Manson era? sulphurdunn Mar 2014 #132

It seems like he did ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #136

Sadly GP6971 Mar 2014 #133

Oh man ismnotwasm Mar 2014 #134

Rest in peace. hrmjustin Mar 2014 #135

too sad. RIP Bart. You did what needed to be done. bbgrunt Mar 2014 #137

He can rest in peace GP6971 Mar 2014 #142

I found the treehouse right after i found DU in 2001, yorgatron Mar 2014 #138

He lost me a few times, as well. Frank Cannon Mar 2014 #173

K&R - R.I.P. BartCop. Raksha Mar 2014 #139

He swung a mighty hammer. dpbrown Mar 2014 #141

He sure did GP6971 Mar 2014 #148

Oh, no. Like many of the commentors said, he kept me sane in the darkest Bush days. n/t freshwest Mar 2014 #143

One of the earliest members of the Digital Resistance Doctor_J Mar 2014 #144

The guy could turn a wicked phrase. xfundy Mar 2014 #146

BartCop's forum is how I found DU Lex Mar 2014 #147

R#169 & K n/t UTUSN Mar 2014 #149

RIP G_j Mar 2014 #151

Pioneer, Visionary, A Leading Light... WillyT Mar 2014 #152

Will so miss his site samplegirl Mar 2014 #153

RIP! Sissyk Mar 2014 #156

RIP Mugu Mar 2014 #158

A terrible, terrible loss. RedSpartan Mar 2014 #160

Damn. theHandpuppet Mar 2014 #161

RIP 47of74 Mar 2014 #163

RIP Terry! mdbl Mar 2014 #164

Ouch. Man. He made me feel sane when I first got into the liberal blogosphere. loudsue Mar 2014 #165

Before ever coming to DU ...I used to be a BartCop reader.. AsahinaKimi Mar 2014 #168

Noooo! area51 Mar 2014 #171

RIP BC brett_jv Mar 2014 #172

Damnit! DiverDave Mar 2014 #174

I will wear my "worst president ever" t-shirt today in his honor corkhead Mar 2014 #176

My deepest condolences to his family, polly7 Mar 2014 #177

My deepest sympathies rock Mar 2014 #178

BartCop gave DU its first big break. Skinner Mar 2014 #179

A fine liberal voice. CrispyQ Mar 2014 #180

Aw, I found DU via Bartcop. Hugin Mar 2014 #181

Ave et atque, frater sarge43 Mar 2014 #183

He got me through those horrible Bush years katmondoo Mar 2014 #184

His links to Top 10 Conservative Idiots brought me to DU The Blue Flower Mar 2014 #185

Damn Riverman100 Mar 2014 #186

Requisat in Pace, Bart Tab Mar 2014 #187

He was a voice in the wilderness Politicub Mar 2014 #188

I found DU from a link at Bartcop bobja Mar 2014 #190

Like many have said here, I too found DU from reading Bartcop. RIP Terry AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2014 #191

Such sad news Marrah_G Mar 2014 #192

Rest in peace. You were the liberal blogging pioneer. myrna minx Mar 2014 #194

Thank you Bart for keeping me sane. peace13 Mar 2014 #195

I did not know I m deeply saddened DainBramaged Mar 2014 #196

Thank you BC, for the real light you brought during dark days. Kurovski Mar 2014 #197

How sad! qanda Mar 2014 #198

He really would have enjoyed this election. He was a huge Clinton supporter. PSPS Nov 2016 #199