Jim Garten joins the Admin Team - Progressive Rock Music Forum

I am but a servant of the mighty Fripp, the sound of whose loins shall forever be upon the tongues of his followers.

Jim Garten wrote:

It's easy to see without looking too far that not much is really sacred

Is there a hidden reference to Hectic Watermelon's "Sacred Watershed" in your sig, Jim? That is, when the snow starts melting of course...

Edited by Angelo - April 10 2007 at 16:25

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Tony R wrote:

Easy Livin wrote:

...not to mention "I know what I like (in your shed)".

Er, I don't have the album to hand right now, but I'm sure that's the title.

I think you shed leave the jokes to the....

Shed your mouth Tony, that wasn't funny! Wink

...not to mention "I know what I like (in your shed)".

Er, I don't have the album to hand right now, but I'm sure that's the title.

Jim Garten wrote:

Peter Rideout wrote:

Congratulations.

Yes, Tony, as I suggested to our Jim in a PM, I'm only afraid that he WON't be able to be "mad' any more. With all due respect (that's a LOT!) I remember great forum guys like yourself and Bob simply being (and presumably having) a lot more fun, before you took on the responsibility of moderation.

Forum fun and a welcome relief from real-life stress & responsibilities becomes a job, with relentless exposure to the negative (through "report" PMs) and actively searching for abuse/rule breaking. (Ever meet a jaded, cynical cop? How about a peevish HS teacher?)

One also has to "set a good example."

(mixed feelings -- sigh)

This is the one thing I have had to consider deeply since Bob approached me initially; would I be able to retain my forum 'personality' whilst attending to any duties required...? In short, I hope so - I like to think I have a well developed sense of humour and a relatively thick skin, both of which I hope to be able to continue to utilise, both with the admin hat on, and without.

I know I have friends here, and I know the admin team will support me whilst I find my feet - in addition to this site, which as I've said, means a great deal to me, I also have a 'life' (outside of the Archive???

) which means the world to me...

Balance is all - moderation in all things (excuse the pun).

Now all I need to do is utilise Google-Earth to check out the membership/shed ratio, and I'm up & running.

J

Well, as with so many things in life, Jim, you'll never know if it's for you until you try it, so jump in and give it a good go, is my advice.

Just know that if it's not for you in the end, there's no shame in admitting that, and that I'll always save you a seat here in the "audience"/peanut gallery.

Good luck with it -- I hope you find it rewarding!

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BTW, Jimberly, Did you know that Peter Gabriel is a dedicated shed man too? Consider these lines from Sledgehammer:

I've kicked the habit
Shed my skin
This is the new stuff
I go dancing in, we go dancing in

Now there's a man who enjoys his shed -- why, he goes positively "dancing in(to)" it!

Then there's this more oblique reference, in Watcher of the Skies:

Maybe the lizard's shed its tail,
This is the end of man's long union with earth.

Even lizards have sheds in England, it would seem!

(Thus, if you DON'T have one, you're worse than a lizard.)

The second line seems to reflect how once a man goes into his shed, it can be bloody hard for the wife to extract him, even to consummate their "union" (here woman is "earth"/Gaia -- a common motif in shed mythology and lore).

Edited by Peter Rideout - April 09 2007 at 16:32

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.

andu wrote:

I see this thread has become a sticky on all forums.

... only until someone hijacks it!

Oh no, they've assimilated another one of us Shocked

BTW, i've been warning free for six months now. Approve

Well done Jim.

Proud to be an un-banned member since 2005

Peter Rideout wrote:

Congratulations.

Yes, Tony, as I suggested to our Jim in a PM, I'm only afraid that he WON't be able to be "mad' any more. With all due respect (that's a LOT!) I remember great forum guys like yourself and Bob simply being (and presumably having) a lot more fun, before you took on the responsibility of moderation.

Forum fun and a welcome relief from real-life stress & responsibilities becomes a job, with relentless exposure to the negative (through "report" PMs) and actively searching for abuse/rule breaking. (Ever meet a jaded, cynical cop? How about a peevish HS teacher?)

One also has to "set a good example."

(mixed feelings -- sigh)

This is the one thing I have had to consider deeply since Bob approached me initially; would I be able to retain my forum 'personality' whilst attending to any duties required...?

In short, I hope so - I like to think I have a well developed sense of humour and a relatively thick skin, both of which I hope to be able to continue to utilise, both with the admin hat on, and without.

I know I have friends here, and I know the admin team will support me whilst I find my feet - in addition to this site, which as I've said, means a great deal to me, I also have a 'life' (outside of the Archive???

) which means the world to me...

Balance is all - moderation in all things (excuse the pun).

Now all I need to do is utilise Google-Earth to check out the membership/shed ratio, and I'm up & running.

J

Jon Lord 1941 - 2012

My grandfather's Shed is rotting and is falling to bits, should I clean it, sir??

BTW congrats on the new role here at PA.

CYMRU AM BYTH

You mean he wasn't already?

May the higher mantle make the man.

Congratulations Jim.

Here I'm shadowed by a dragon fig tree's fan
ringed by ants and musing over man.

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