From: Gertrude Prescott<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

To "Lionel":<BR>
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First of all, let me tell you one thing... Good poetry is by definition personal. I take no responsibility for what my muse invokes in me. And let me tell you something else... I wrote the poem in question many years ago - and the emotions are still raw, so even posting it wasn't easy for me - so Ms. Spears had to have lifted it from me. Chew on that, Mr. "Lionel (not Richie)"...
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From: Ghost of Ronnie Van Zandt<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

I'm a-gonna come to where you live and WHUP your sorry Yankee ass, Miss Prescott. I know you ain't no Southern Belle, 'cause you ain't got no more sense than a jackass. And you SHOULD be scared, 'cause it takes a lot to bring me back from the dead like you done... 
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From: Riggs<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

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Gertrude Prescott.<BR>
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Are you for real woman????<BR>
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this is either the work of someone with no brains or an abysmal sense of humor. 
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From: the guppy<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

*dialing a babysitter*
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From: the guppy<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

*wonders about tony clifton*
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From: B.K.<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

Gertrude; Honey you are flaming.....lol 
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From: [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

Can you please post my Poems up and my storys i sent you<BR>
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                                       THE LOVE FOR NICKY<BR>
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The love for Nicky Carswell Very complicated and serious. I have loved her for a long time now I just did not know it. Why I did not tell her before I don’t know. I probably missed out on the best years of my life. As the months go on so dose the time nearing till she moves. I just wish upon a star some how Nicky could stay with out hurting any one. I don’t feel hole without her. I don’t want her too moves it make me o to sad too think about her. I dream and toss and turn when I think about the time we could have spent with eachother. But I have lost it was destiny for me to lose I guess a very sad and disturbing destiny. Well I just hope in the new future she has in esponla is going to be happy for her. I will be following up on her. Sorta like a stocker but in a good way I will read about her successes in the newspaper.<BR>
I will read about her happiness in the newspaper. And hope that life passes faster and faster. I will see her family grow. There I will sit in my rocking chair when I am 35 lonely empty but happy at the same time for nicky.<BR>
I write poems till I am 86 in my little home in the forest and fish all day.<BR>
And think about the times me and nicky had togather I know it was short but it was fun and worth it and when I hit the 87. I will die in my little quite deselent cottage home that I had built by hand and become a star in the sky Shinning on beautiful nicky.<BR>
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<BR>
 My Best Friend Lori<BR>
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My best friend Lori, We met a while back we hung out many times and have had out fights. But all have been resolved a long time ago. We cried togather a few times. She helped me with my problems a lot. And I solved hers. She is beautiful with each passing day. Always changing in a good way. We went to the mall a few times as friends. We sit at the table with one of her friends from school. She tells me she is going to get something from the food court. Me and her friend talk she asks if I like Lori. I answer yes I like Lori. I like her lots. She say’s well why don’t you ask her out? I said I can’t she is my best friend. Then she says she will ask her out for me. I agree. Lori comes back and sits down at the table. Her friend tells Lori and me we would make a good couple. I say yes in my head. Her friend asks her out for me. She wasn’t she if she wanted to go out with me cause her heart had been broken had been broken by a guy. I get the impression that we are going out. We take the bus home. We joke and and laugh about the transit system.  I don’t recall what happened but one of my ex friends was around my house. I was already angry with him. I walk down the hill and then tell him to leave. He Reply’s no. I push him and he pushes back we get in a fight. I do something drastic too end the fight. But it just made it worse it made Lori leave. I creed and I cried all night it was my entire fault it was stupid and foolish. I never ment to hurt her I love her. Day’s past I cried some more I rarely even saw her or talked to her. I cried a lot. Months past and I have been dreaming and thinking about her. I know for sure I love her, and why I want to be with her I asked her out last night I still haven’t got an answer yet. I am worried she will say no she makes me feel so good and energetic. Makes life worth living for. I would have never known where I would have ended up without Lori. She stooped me from suicide. Something I never want to think about doing again I love her.<BR>

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From: [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

Can you please post my Poems up and my storys i sent you<BR>
<BR>
                                       THE LOVE FOR NICKY<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
The love for Nicky Carswell Very complicated and serious. I have loved her for a long time now I just did not know it. Why I did not tell her before I don’t know. I probably missed out on the best years of my life. As the months go on so dose the time nearing till she moves. I just wish upon a star some how Nicky could stay with out hurting any one. I don’t feel hole without her. I don’t want her too moves it make me o to sad too think about her. I dream and toss and turn when I think about the time we could have spent with eachother. But I have lost it was destiny for me to lose I guess a very sad and disturbing destiny. Well I just hope in the new future she has in esponla is going to be happy for her. I will be following up on her. Sorta like a stocker but in a good way I will read about her successes in the newspaper.<BR>
I will read about her happiness in the newspaper. And hope that life passes faster and faster. I will see her family grow. There I will sit in my rocking chair when I am 35 lonely empty but happy at the same time for nicky.<BR>
I write poems till I am 86 in my little home in the forest and fish all day.<BR>
And think about the times me and nicky had togather I know it was short but it was fun and worth it and when I hit the 87. I will die in my little quite deselent cottage home that I had built by hand and become a star in the sky Shinning on beautiful nicky.<BR>
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 My Best Friend Lori<BR>
<BR>
My best friend Lori, We met a while back we hung out many times and have had out fights. But all have been resolved a long time ago. We cried togather a few times. She helped me with my problems a lot. And I solved hers. She is beautiful with each passing day. Always changing in a good way. We went to the mall a few times as friends. We sit at the table with one of her friends from school. She tells me she is going to get something from the food court. Me and her friend talk she asks if I like Lori. I answer yes I like Lori. I like her lots. She say’s well why don’t you ask her out? I said I can’t she is my best friend. Then she says she will ask her out for me. I agree. Lori comes back and sits down at the table. Her friend tells Lori and me we would make a good couple. I say yes in my head. Her friend asks her out for me. She wasn’t she if she wanted to go out with me cause her heart had been broken had been broken by a guy. I get the impression that we are going out. We take the bus home. We joke and and laugh about the transit system.  I don’t recall what happened but one of my ex friends was around my house. I was already angry with him. I walk down the hill and then tell him to leave. He Reply’s no. I push him and he pushes back we get in a fight. I do something drastic too end the fight. But it just made it worse it made Lori leave. I creed and I cried all night it was my entire fault it was stupid and foolish. I never ment to hurt her I love her. Day’s past I cried some more I rarely even saw her or talked to her. I cried a lot. Months past and I have been dreaming and thinking about her. I know for sure I love her, and why I want to be with her I asked her out last night I still haven’t got an answer yet. I am worried she will say no she makes me feel so good and energetic. Makes life worth living for. I would have never known where I would have ended up without Lori. She stooped me from suicide. Something I never want to think about doing again I love her.<BR>

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From: Misti<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

One thing about this site that has always bugged me is how when someone tries to inject irreverent humor into submissions and postings, people snipe and bitch and hurl insults. But when people consistently submit trite, horribly misspelled, half-ass poems and post poems on the Board, no one objects. So it's okay for people to fill the Blender with serious, "mature" poems that reek of cliche and self-importance...but God forbid someone comes in and pokes fun at the whole thing. There's a song written by Paul McCartney that goes,"I don't care what they say I won't live in a world without love." I refuse to live in a world without humor. Blah blah blah.<BR>
  Oh...and it also boggles my mind how tons of people think a piece of crap like "Scary Movie" is absolutely hilarious. And Tom Green gets paid much money to be "immature." Just goes to show that a sense of humor, like art, is subjective. <BR>
  I've had my fun with alter egos before and that didn't go over too well here. I doubt that this Gertrude chick is real but regardless, I'd rather read her shamelessly unoriginal submissions than strident ones.
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From: Chris<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

Just a short comment to say that I agree with Misti. Self-importance and hyper-seriousness is one of the major reasons why poetry is so unpopular in this country. I'm not defending "Gertrude" or any of the pranksters out there, but I just think everyone should lighten up a bit and realize that maybe--just maybe--the Blender would be a poorer place without their antics. I know I haven't really been a part of this community for some time now, but I'm sure I speak for many when I say that this site has always been most compelling when it served as more than simply a mutual-admiration society. 
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From: imani Thomas<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

lately i,ve been bored and so i started to get on partylines so for a month i've been talkin to this <BR>
guy "shawn" we leave around the corner from eachother <BR>
and i never seen him tell me what i should do?
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From: scqueen<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

Misti ~ 'Long Overdue Blossoming' struck a chord. I think it's my favorite thing I've read of yours...ever
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From: Ali<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

Elaina~ 'Forgotten'...I know that exact feeling you're talking about...I never thought about putting it into words...I love it...Awesome job!<BR>
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Angela~ 'Obsession' was very good...very powerfull writing..=)<BR>
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Love and butterflies, Ali
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From: B.K.<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

The freedom to post is wonderful. As is the freedom to read or not to read. But then, so is the freedom to comment.<BR>
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bk
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From: Me aka Niki<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

2 Elaina~ Forgotten is very good<BR>
I always have that feeling<BR>
And I wrote the poem"when I'm with you"<BR>
X-x-X<BR>
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2 Ali~Thank you<BR>
All of your new ones<BR>
arealso so gr8!<BR>
good job!!<BR>
X-x-X
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From: [email-masked]<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

your page came up when i typed in phoenix and ashes in a search. could you point me in the right direction? i cannot find the reference in your list.<BR>
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Deb
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From: Elaina<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

me aka niki~ I really liked your new poems especially 'when I'm with you' Great job!<BR>
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Ali~ are you suffering from a case of the missing muse you haven't posted in a couple of days and just thought I'd let you know you're missed.<BR>
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xoxo<BR>
elaina
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

Misti and Chris -- several weeks ago, I did comment about the quality issue, asking how hard it was to run a spell check over work before it is posted, I can live with a mis-spelled word here or there, but a whole poem full of them, well...<BR>
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The comment caused hot debate, its all there on the board -- its in entertaining read in parts.<BR>
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I've gotten to the 'why try and make the community a better place?' stage... why would I put any effort into commenting or critiquing the poetry if I am just going to get flamed? Its sad, and its a shame -- but I'll leave the back patters to pat the backs within their inner circle, and I'll post what I'm happy with.<BR>
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dee
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From: Ali<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

Elaina~ Yeah, the muse was MIA for a while...but i just posted one, hopefully it isn't too much of me rambling!
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From: Misti<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

scqueen~ thanks for the compliment. I was telling Chris last night that I really enjoy reading your poems. I can't think of any of the titles right now and I'm in a hurry to get on the road, but I was impressed by several of your new submissions.<BR>
dee~ it's really not a big deal, I know. I don't even participate that much anymore on the Board, mostly because my mom has my computer. Kirk has done a great thing with this site and I've always appreciated it. But I feel more  comfortable submitting poems and leaving it at that. Posting on the Board always gets me into trouble and that makes me a nervous wreck. 
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From: scqueen<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

Congrats! ~ to Gala & Akash for January picks at achase.com<BR>

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From: Eric;[email-masked]<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

It is a calamity that I have stumbled on this site. And ironic that I find that I am not the only hopless romantic in the universe.
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From: B.K.<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

Deevaa; 'Waterfall Woman,' She's absolutely beautiful, I love this one. <BR>
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bk<BR>

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From:  Angel Bella<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

Stands with a Smile, I still come back and read your thoughts and I so happy for you that you have found the kind of love you wanted.  You are a Special Man and deserve much happiness.  You remain in my thoughts and in my heart.
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From: Elaina<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

Ali~ WOW WOW WOW!! Your muse returned with a big boom. Wonderful work. WOW!!!<BR>
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me aka niki~ I loved 'walking in the rain'<BR>
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xoxo<BR>
elaina
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From: lydia wilson<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

hey bk, i come here every once in a while and see what everyone is submitting, i dont have much time to write anymore, so im glad to see such talent boiling here. but your work is great, you should consider publishing a book
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From: Kathleen<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

Yes I know my last post is not romantic love, but I beleive that sometimes there is something even greater. I hope that everyone can look beyond my poor skills as a writer and feel the emotion I felt that day.
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From: hank<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

to echolocation,  the story is mine, i'm work obsessed, i just generally associate with that rand character the most, when i started reading about reardon it only took a second to say, hey that's me.
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From: deevaa<BR>
Date: 28 January 2001<P>

Hey!!! Did I miss the judging of the soppy competition or is that NEXT Friday?????<BR>
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Gala! ohhhhhhh Gala!
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