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28. Funny you mentioning boomers. I'm a pre-boomer (1944), and for me the Beatles

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 07:40 PM

Mar 2014

weren't a craze, they were the music. (Though not the only music.)

I can't even remember how I found Bartcop but for me it was his voice. He had a way of writing that was so close to how people actually talked (if they were fantastically smart and funny). This is what I still love about the net at its best, but Bartcop was the first I remember.

In fact, there is some of similarity between hearing about the death of John Lennon and of Bartcop. Except for the element of violence, and relative youth, and no need to compare spirits. I'm not at all offended by your comparison.

PS, There's one other blogger I haven't heard mentioned, but I was also reading BUSHWATCH daily at the same time, though I don't know whether one came before the other.

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It's Saturday evening, all is quiet, and I can't stop thinking about BartCop. [View all] WilliamPitt Mar 2014 OP

If Hillary is elected President, I will definitely be thinking about Bart on election night. n/t Loudly Mar 2014 #1

Post removed Post removed Mar 2014 #7

I didn't say I wanted her. Loudly Mar 2014 #9

Bartcop was always a Hilary supporter. nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #11

"get the fuck off this thread"? Sheldon Cooper Mar 2014 #14

if you ever read Bartcop you'd know he was a huge Clinton fan. dionysus Mar 2014 #17

I loved his guts. When everyone else was toning down or hiding, he was blazing roguevalley Mar 2014 #38

^^^this^^^ nt LaydeeBug Mar 2014 #57

... progressoid Mar 2014 #2

I liked Bartcop shenmue Mar 2014 #3

I'm sure going to miss him. LeftofObama Mar 2014 #4

I am kind of a traditionalist at heart senseandsensibility Mar 2014 #5

RIP, BartCop. bigwillq Mar 2014 #6

Understand where you are coming from...and know he was one KoKo Mar 2014 #8

BartCop brought me to DU over a decade ago. chemp Mar 2014 #10

Top Ten Conservative Idiots... awoke_in_2003 Mar 2014 #29

Me too. wickerwoman Mar 2014 #30

You're right rickyhall Mar 2014 #12

He was very brave, very courageous, and a wonderful person. nt msanthrope Mar 2014 #13

exactly Riverman100 Mar 2014 #15

he was a good dude. dionysus Mar 2014 #16

I am hardly a published Puglover Mar 2014 #18

It's upsetting that gasbags like Rush Limbaugh make millions Cleita Mar 2014 #19

Lies sell. jsr Mar 2014 #54

I read your stuff at Bartcop. I wondered who that writer was. OKNancy Mar 2014 #20

He seemed to go off the rails for a while during and after the 2008 Hillary War. Warpy Mar 2014 #21

Everyone goes off the rails WilliamPitt Mar 2014 #24

Oh, please, if I don't go off the rails at least once before noon Warpy Mar 2014 #26

I totally get it. Sky Masterson Mar 2014 #22

A blast from the past: Bart's page from Nov 5, 2008. edbermac Mar 2014 #23

Thanks for posting the link. peace13 Mar 2014 #48

KnR, Will Hekate Mar 2014 #25

I found bartcop soon after he started his blogging beachbum bob Mar 2014 #27

Funny you mentioning boomers. I'm a pre-boomer (1944), and for me the Beatles enough Mar 2014 #28

His site was the early portal for so many of us to other sites like DU elfin Mar 2014 #31

I AM of the Beatle's age... ReRe Mar 2014 #32

Mike Malloy is how I found out about Bartcop. navarth Mar 2014 #58

Apparently the death of BartCop... ReRe Mar 2014 #60

BartCop was where MuseRider Mar 2014 #33

He published my artwork too Generic Other Mar 2014 #34

I'm with you, there, William... I'd never gotten through the Bush* years without hlthe2b Mar 2014 #35

I didn't miss the Beatles craze, I wept for Lennon, & I am deeply affected by BartCop's passing. . . Journeyman Mar 2014 #36

A shot of Chinaco is in order Galileo126 Mar 2014 #37

A huge loss of a true voice. mountain grammy Mar 2014 #39

I will miss Bartcop very much. Unbelievably sad. Hope he's in a better place. AAO Mar 2014 #40

Bartcop was a damn good guy. liberalmuse Mar 2014 #41

I Can't Get BartCop Out Of My Mind Stainless Mar 2014 #42

Rest in Peace, Bartcop... Javaman Mar 2014 #43

Loved that site. Loved that man. He's an archetype. byronius Mar 2014 #44

Kick for BartCop! countryjake Mar 2014 #45

I got him to reconsider the way he thought about the Travon Martin issue... Spitfire of ATJ Mar 2014 #46

I feel you pain. peace13 Mar 2014 #47

I'm a boomer, Mr. Pitt, and... MarianJack Mar 2014 #49

I remember those very early dark days. Loki Mar 2014 #50

I found Bartcop and Buzzflash.... CherokeeDem Mar 2014 #51

I know what you mean... PCIntern Mar 2014 #52

I remember years ago when he first got the frightening diagnosis--he shared it with everybody! librechik Mar 2014 #53

One last Up WilliamPitt Mar 2014 #55

Hopefully many more 'ups'. This has hit me kinda hard too. nt LaydeeBug Mar 2014 #56

I miss him terribly 8 track mind Mar 2014 #59