Goddamn!! Is this fucking list THAT goddamn important? I thought this was supposed to be an informal memorial where people just felt free to pay their respects however they fucking choose to. Now I'm hearing that someone is asking for 'firm RSVPs'?? Why? Why does it matter? Whoever shows up shows up. Whoever doesn't, doesn't. Why the need (and seemingly desperate need) for this list? Sorry folks, I just don't see the importance and urgency of this list. It's not going to be factual or correct. Just things we've all heard with some very few exceptions. Why does this have to be so fucking complicated? Show up or don't. Pay your respects in whatever way you choose or don't. How complicated is that? :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
Calm down, no need to get excited. I'll try to answer your questions in order. I think DOC SLOW was wanting RSVPs for the Atlanta memorial because he is driving from another state and doesn't want to make the trip just to show up at the site alone. IT's as sinister as that.
The list, the list---what can I say about the list that hasn't already been said, other than a lot of folks, not everyone, thought it would be a good idea if we could get a complete list of the deceased. Personally, I don't think it matters, but everyone is entitiled to their own opinion, etc. I think there was some spirited disagreement, but that is to be expected, and is an indication of how emotionally chrged this event has become for many of us, which is understandable, given the nature of the event--this is a memorial service for departed friends and loved ones whose demise may have been hastened or precipitated by the abuses they suffered in Straight, Inc. A little difference of opinion, which seems to have been accepted, if not resolved, is of no real consequence in the face of the bond which brings us together in the first place. Show me any gathering of three or more individuals that doesn't involve some differences in opinion and vocal disagreement, and I'll show you a mind-control cult.
Like you said, this is a chance for us to come together and pay our respects as we choose. No one is being forced or coerced into attending, but I think it is a good opportunity to remember the dead and wounded, and to start to heal some wounds.