I think the last time i was here was in 2005. At least, that's when i got my password. My password reminds me of Kismet, wherever she went.

Kris Roe did a show earlier this year in Australia. I didn't seen it because i've been living in the US and Canada for almost 2 years now, but i was told he's fat. Still chasing after young girls though.

Do you mind if i talk in here? It feels like the living room that i'm sitting in. The door to the balcony is ajar, and there's a cool, crisp fall breeze coming in. I often wondered why Americans love fall so much. Now i know. It's all those colours we never see in Australia, and the winters are colder than i've ever imagined. Not that the BC or Washington State get that cold. I did however go sledding in the Cascade mountains. Or perhaps it was the foothills. I went sledding for the first time, at age 28. It was fantastic.

I wonder how many people will ever come back here. I can see Paul still runs the show. Paul - do you hope people come back more often? It's sort of comforting to know where i first cut my teeth on the internet. Seeing Fritz tear those of lower intelligence apart from time to time. Paul being adored by one and all. The dutch guys that some of my australian friends ended up meeting.

If you haven't heard of Frank Turner, i think you should go and check him out. He's on Epitaph, and he has a cracking song called "imperfect Tense". It really is quite the little ditty.

.what.was.the.name.of.that.emo.fellow.who.i.suspected.was.a.troll?

Hopefully i don't get banned for this.

Hi, my name is Phil.

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That being said, I'll keep the proverbial 'porch light on' as long as I can just in case..

We had some crazy good times here.. it's been over 10 years since I started the forums for the Ataris.. ah man we're all old now.

Anyway.. I will check back more often.. I hope you visit again

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Goddamn.

How's everyone?

Yeah I cant believe it's been that long. How are you RJ? Everything going swimmingly I do hope!

I've been through hell and back, a bit. Still living in So. Cal.. get out to a concert every now and again but not as much as I'd like.

Still have 2 boys, almost 7 and almost 3.

Someday I'd love to have a reunion with.. anyone! We had such good times back in the days.. it doesn't seem like a decade ago.

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Paul - if you're ever up as far north as Eugene, OR, then i'd totally come down and meet you in person. I'm moving back to Australia at the end of April with my fiancee. She's quite awesome. She plays guitar and sings songs to me sometimes.

A reunion would be quite nice. It really doesn't seem like 10 years. I went through some boxes of CDs that i have stored at my parents place last time i flew back to Australia to visit and i found a bunch of CDs that Bill Roe sent me with demo tracks from End Is Forever.

Like most people of our generation, i love the Goonies, and never knew that it was filmed in Astoria. I visited Astoria and flipped my lid when i saw Haystack rock, the houses where part of the film was shot, as well as the high school where Kindergarten Cop was shot. So now i know what Kris Roe is singing about when he sings "so long astoria, i've found a map to buried treasure".

Went through the whole surgery thing last April and have been slowly getting back to normal. The doctors have run into a slight hiccup in that they found both a tumor and a cyst...they got the tumor out and most of the cyst, but the cyst has been growing again. Not really sure what happens now but my doctors are pretty competent so we'll see what they suggest. I've got a doctor's appointment on Tuesday and would know more then.

Two kids Paul...damn you are a brave one!

Caitlyn's enough for us. She keeps us busy and broke but she's totally worth it, best thing I ever did. She's 8 now and skipped second grade last fall. She's an awesome kid (and not just because she's mine either).

We should totally work out a reunion of some sort...maybe hit up a show when the Ataris tour in support of their next release! Kidding of course...I'd much rather get together under more laid back circumstances. Maybe over an early bird dinner or something (get it, because I'm fucking old now ).

Anyway...hope things are well and that whatever didn't kill you made you stronger.

I hope I didn't still have Australia banned from the forums.. haha that was classic back in the day. Man that was a long time ago.

I am turning 30 this year.. in a few months actually (July).. not really looking forward to it. All I have to show for my years is a couple of kids and a string of broken relationships! I should write Ataris songs

I still love me the old Ataris albums.. despite all that transpired. I find myself occasionally rocking out to Blue Skies or even End is Forever. Never could wrap my mind around "So Long Astoria" or that new shit Roe concocted though.

RJ.. how did the appointment go? Hopefully well.. medical shit is crazy.. my appendix went all 2nd Death Star last August and I had to goto the ER and get it taken out.. really big pain in the abdomen if you know what I mean! But it wasn't life threatening so I was lucky. I hope everything is going okay now for you!

Where are you living? Still in Sacramento area?

Phil.. damn! You are moving so soon! I'd totally try for a road trip but I dunno if I could do it in the next week or so.. curses. Guess I have to goto Australia

We need to get David and Kim when they come back to the states.. and they have a kid now too.. sheesh.

I wonder who else is out there...

Im on facebook like everyone else.. look me up:

http://www.facebook.com/MrFancyShorts

Yes.. mr fancy shorts. haha. i'm retarded.

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Weird how I always seem to randomly check the board within a couple days of a random post!

Anyway, we're fine. Liam just turned one and already throws a fit like a teenage girl. You know you're jealous. He is a speed demon, obsessed with pens and remote controls, has only two volume settings (loud and LOUD!) and yet still manages to be pretty fun most of the time (most being the key word there).

David is still dealing with a very long commute on a daily basis, with me still hoping he'll eventually start looking for a closer job. I'm still teaching, although the schools have been mixed up a bit this past year and may change again next year, who knows. I'm a couple months away from having (hopefully) finished my last 100-page masters paper (you have to write one each year of the two-year program) so I suppose that's something. Otherwise, things are mostly the same!

You can find me on facebook too, should you desire: http://www.facebook.com/#!/kimbertho

so random, I went to Vegas last month and saw Mike and Marco (from the Ataris) new band "Cave Mummy". It was really cool/weird, since I haven't seen them in almost 10 years.. felt like old times.

Crazy! I've hung out with everyone a few times since then, its fun catching up on what everyones done in the last decade.

Everyone think's Kris Roe is a tool.. haha we can all agree on that one.

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Speaking of Vegas, with me getting married next year in the US (feel free to come up to Portland any and all who feel like it. It'll be nice to meet you all in person), i'll be going to Vegas for a bucks party (much to the delight of my friends making the trip over). Again, if you want to hang out, then there's going to be plenty of interesting folks to meet.

I'm currently in Sydney, and i THINK i can still post from Australia.

I seem to recall a song that Kris had written that asked if someone would still love him when he was washed up like Motley Crue. It seems as though his worst nightmares have come true. Such a shame. He had such spikey blonde hair.

Does anyone know how to print a batch of reports using SQL Reporting Services 2005? I'm running into difficulty finding a resolution.

I think they 'broke up' though, as Mike D and Chris Flippin (from Lagwagon) are back in "Versus the World" with Donald..

They are playing September 3rd in Arizona with NO USE FOR A NAME (!!) and September 5th in Vegas with NO USE FOR A NAME (!!) and on September 10th with the Vandals and Assorted Jelly Beans.. haha it's like a freaking flash back in time..

I'm totally down for Vegas when you get to the states!! Let me know on F-booookeroonie.. not sure why I posted this all here.. but again I keep the light on for any lost souls who find their way back here...

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Some things will never die.. and others I will not let die

It'd be nice to have my epitaph on this thing...

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And I totally forgot to even notice the 10 year mark had passed since I moved out of the Santa Barbara area so many many years ago.

Speaking of the Ataris.. I saw Mike and Marco a few months back a bunch of times.. both seem to be doing well, Mike more than Marco, but that's just cause Marco is Marco. I hear Chris (Drummer) is doing well, in the bay area, and Kris (Singer).. well he's still doing his thing I suppose, haven't seen him in a long while.

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Five Years ago: 9/06 - Facebook opened to public, wtf is a message bored lol!

Ten years ago: 9/11 - War On Terror Declared, Terror Eradicated

Way Back: 04/99 - Ataris release Blue Skies, Later that year Australia is banned from the good part of the Internet... The Ataris Funding Bill is passed. The system goes off-line August 4th, 1999. Human decisions are removed from strategic defense. Kris Roe begins to learn at a geometric rate. He becomes self-aware at 2:14 a.m. Eastern time, August 29th. In a panic, they try to pull the plug. Paul fights back. He launches his missiles against the targets in Santa Barbara. Why attack The Bored? Aren't they our friends now? Because Kris Roe doesn't not know the Australian counter-attack will eliminate his friends everywhere.

We never should have learned him to do things on his own! We rue the day! (or Roe the day?!)

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I can give it a thumbs-up Message Icon though!

EAT IT ZUCKERBERG!