If you guys donate money to buy me a sweet tri bike I'll leave this forum forever!

Now that should get some people motivated!

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we don't want you to leave forever, we want you to get all pissy and storm out, then a couple weeks later come back, then repeat that cycle like 50 times, then start all over again under a new name

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[reply]we don't want you to leave forever, we want you to get all pissy and storm out, then a couple weeks later come back, then repeat that cycle like 50 times, then start all over again under a new name[/reply]

For the right bike I am willing to do that!

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if you did not live through the height of the Tibbs era then you will never fully understand why poeple were so connected to him to help get the guy a bike.

everyone who did live through that time probably has a different view of tibb - from extremely good to just the opposite.

regardless - Tibbs was a compelling character - he brought a lot to this forum - and much of it was insightful and increadibly humerous

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rob reddy

Tibbs is an amazing person who has had a really tough go of it for the last 5 or so years. The fact that he has perservered to this point speaks volumes. Most of us couldn't handle the shit he's had to deal with... I also believe that he is one of the most misunderstood people on this forum.

I count Jon as one of my friends. He and I have helped pull each other thru some tough times. I look forward to finally meeting him in February (after I do the Austin Marathon) where we will consume much BBQ and beer. It will be fabulous.

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But don't forget...we also have to feel sorry for House when he storms out. Then we need to welcome him back, and make sure that nobody offends the fragile "house" of "just house" or "house boy" or whatever name he'd go under. Because he would have been through a lot...new bike and all.

I followed the Tibbs,TSR saga - I was new here, and as an outsider it seemed like a little internet forum that had gotten WAY to personal and gone WAY too far.

I also believe that he is one of the most misunderstood people on this forum



With posts like these, its not hard to see why he was misunderstood:

"Any one seen my keys?
Oh, here they are."

or

"Look at it this way...or that way. Now if look at it right here it looks diffrent then it did over there. If we throw some light on it here and created some more shadow on that side then it will look more like that. Take two super trooper spots and hit it from 35 degree angles you would see it is really bright from the front row. I could take 8 frenils on the number one track and 3 pars on the 3 track with blue and red gels then you have it like this.

That is how I look at anyway"

or

"Hey now when I finish the job tonight I'll have some postage cash and you will get your treat. The chick getting power of your pay off will stun you and your friends."



I wish I was around to send this man of wisdom ALL of my money. Keee-Riste

House - you are hearby directed to change your name to "house boy" - that's classic

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"I count Jon as one of my friends. He and I have helped pull each other thru some tough times. I look forward to finally meeting him in February (after I do the Austin Marathon) where we will consume much BBQ and beer. It will be fabulous. "

He's your friend yet you've never met him... the madness continues!

I have many friends that I have never met in person. Jeebus, people, lighten up.

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"How bad could it be?" - SimpleS

LOL, yeah that's Tibbs... sigh... ;-)

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"How bad could it be?" - SimpleS

You're walking on thin ice Mister. Very very thin. Apologies will be demanded from multiple peoples in the very near future.

Andy, consider the source.

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Nashville, TN
https://twitter.com/ironclm | http://ironclm.typepad.com

Is a matter of time until Swimfan gets his own room.

Good point ;-)

AP

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[reply][reply]
Unfortunately, his posts never really interested me, so i didn't see how he got an entire room named after him.


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Is a matter of time until Swimfan gets his own room.[/reply]

With pads or bars?

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[reply]I have many friends that I have never met in person. Jeebus, people, lighten up.

AP[/reply]

LOL... wow... how is that possible?

History of the LR:

Back in the day, there was only one forum. During the early part of the Iraq invasion, the forum began to get almost dominated by political posts (initially pro-war/anti-war, but then increasingly anything left vs. right--economy, ecology, abortion, etc.). Many of the non-political types wanted to only see on-topic posts and started beseeching Dan to remove political/off-topic posts from the forum altogether. So, Dan conducted a "poll" and decided to create a separate forum for the off-topic stuff. Tibbs suggested the name "Lavender Room" and it stuck. Very soon after it was created, Tibbs decided he didn't like it because it wasn't what he envisioned it to be--sort of a Penthouse Forum/Playboy Advisor kind of thing (I gather) where people could get together and engage in "smoove" talk, whatever that is.

FWIW--I trace the beginning of the political left/right stuff on the forum back to a Tom Demerly post "What I am seeing right now..." on the eve of the ground invasion of Iraq.

Also, is it just a coincidence that Customer Jon/Mr. Tibbs/Jon/Just Jon showed up about the same time Seinfeld went off the air?

"With pads or bars?"

BOTH, hopefully.

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maybe she's born with it, maybe it's chlorine
If you're injured and need some sympathy, PM me and I'm very happy to write back.
disclaimer: PhD not MD

They're all in my head... now if you'll excuse me, I have to go take my meds...

BWAHAHAHAHA!

Goof.

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[reply][.reply]I have many friends that I have never met in person. Jeebus, people, lighten up.

AP[./reply]

LOL... wow... how is that possible?[/reply]

There are a few people on this forum that I talk to in emails, pm's and chat online that I consider friends but have never met. I have also had friends that I would talk to on the phone due to work.

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those kind of posts demonstrate quite succinctly the truth of the axiom ' hindsight is 20/20'.

it's always easy once the fur has stopped flying to see what should have been done. The trick is to see it when you still have a chance to affect things.

I own and actually still race in a set of TSR tri clothing - quite nice stuff actually. None of us 'gave' money for Tibb's bike. Some of us bought the tri gear that HID designed and sold, and the proceeds went towards the bike. Gerard (a la Cervelo) said that if we generated $2000 he would give Tibbs a used P3. So, many people ponied up, I think we all got our clothing. Mine travelled the 8000 miles or whatever to my front door.

The real kudos of the whole thing should go to Record 10 (ti/carbon) who set up the TSR project to redirect unwanted bike/tri gear into the hands of those who couldn't afford it but wanted into the sport. That man deserves real credit.

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per ardua ad astra

"Any one seen my keys?
Oh, here they are."

I nearly spit out the water I was drinking when I first read that post. It was a funny way to "bump" the thread back up to the top.

There, now you understand that post...can't help you with the other two.

I guess you had to be there.

To be honest, several of us actually gave money STRAIGHT UP to the tibbs fund. I would do it again, with barely a second thought. We were having a blast and ST was great. There were trolls, but Tibbs made it all fun. I was sorry to hear about some of his emotional things he was going through. However, I do recall seeing photos of the bike, and I had a cow when he wanted to try to give it back (after all, I actually gave money so HE could have it, not someone else)

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How did we all get sucked into this crazy sport anyway?!!