Masterblaster aka Butch Ballowe III
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FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Feel better now?
It would seem silly to leave now that Butch is dead.
It would seem silly to leave now that Butch is dead.
No I don't feel better, I just feel like somebody had to cut through the " Oh, he was such a wonderful person" bullshit.
This place is what it is because of us, the members.
Not because of a dead redneck asshole.
This place is what it is because of us, the members.
Not because of a dead redneck asshole.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
You really think Butch was a Redneck?
I guess I would not have characterized him as such.
I guess I would not have characterized him as such.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Sounds good to me.
Nah, imo.
Sure the members are the meat of the operation but he definitely, fairly gently, guided the flow of the forum. He wasn't always right but overall he guided it well.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
I know you're under a lot of stress, Stig.
But please had a little respect.
But please had a little respect.
theTreeSpyder
TreeHouser
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unbelievable
flushcut
TreeHouser
Butch may have been a redneck but he was my kind of redneck and I am glad to have known him.
Cobleskill
Treehouser
We all have flaws. Hell of a place he made for us. He had a lot of insight. Remember when Gerry's cop friend wanted to join and he finally let him? I can relate to his view. He picked my avatar and it is a match of pictures of several old white oaks around here that I stopped on the road and took pictures of. I could not believe it. Spooky almost. The only trees I stopped to take pics of.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
I was kind of worried the House would fall apart when Butch passed.
But that was unwarranted. It seems to still be working, even without him.
But that was unwarranted. It seems to still be working, even without him.
Raj
TreeHouser
Hope things smooth out for you guys.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Butch was prickly sometimes. One pet peeve he had, among so many was, "Don't quote a post after the post"
Crack me up!
Crack me up!
Burnham
Woods walker
I know I didn't get along with Butch all that well, really. We saw a lot of things differently. I let him know it, fairly gently I hope...and he let me know it right back the same. From time to time, I suspect he was a bit peeved at me. Maybe more than a bit 
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But if for no other reason, I give him respect for creating this place, and keeping it going for a very long time, on the scale of this sort of internet thing.
He's passed on now, and there is no benefit to anyone in rehashing old conflicts. It's better to remember the good times...let the less good melt away and be forgiven and forgotten.
.But if for no other reason, I give him respect for creating this place, and keeping it going for a very long time, on the scale of this sort of internet thing.
He's passed on now, and there is no benefit to anyone in rehashing old conflicts. It's better to remember the good times...let the less good melt away and be forgiven and forgotten.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
Isn't that the truth, B. Thank you!
I'm so impressed with how the members of the House have stuck together.
We argue like family about issues, especially lately unfortunately, and yet have been sticking together for going on 15 years now.
Might as well be family. By definition.
I'm so impressed with how the members of the House have stuck together.
We argue like family about issues, especially lately unfortunately, and yet have been sticking together for going on 15 years now.
Might as well be family. By definition.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
I have always wanted to be the crazy coked up Uncle.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
There's sure room in life for all sorts.
We are all unique.
We are all unique.
theTreeSpyder
TreeHouser
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i remember Butch showing up at AS and TB and was just good'ole boy some always seemed to have problems with, sometimes seemed cuz was too friendly?? Came in too familiar like wow finally found my peoples, and was kinda told no you din't yo...
This place came about from him being banned etc. which i could never understand. Seemed he wasn't only one banned at time, thar was a list of 'boys in the banned' in some kinda power game. But always thought the others asked for it a bit, some over Butch I think, badge of courage and defiance, it was a long time ago...
He announced he had this software his buddy Doc was going to come over and install and this non space was born; like wow this redneck really got right up there and did it, just like he said....
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Couldn't get sponsors like blackballed for years. But still the membership grew; and a certain staunch, non glitzy type seemed to stick most. This seemed to fuel, not cool external fires.
Still especially AS, bad blood making fun of him and forum.
They always made fun of his food posts there, then a forum section here on food, yet now have one of their own on food... In fact food, openness, friendliness seemed to make them think he wasn't hard enough treeman or something, not sure , like I said could never figure it out, and even asked several times WTF.
For YEARS after he was thrown out the threads he started, like What'dja do today etc. were 7 out of the top 10 in the forum history over yonder!!!! Sounds like a real bad guy???? i know, cuz i was the lil' smart azz presenting the screenshots of sort by reads and then replies as we talked. And really some of those threads, like the one named only seemed to be overtaken by being removed or taken over/rebranded under another post-er like changing history by removing evidence of an unfillable footprint otherwise. This went on for years of BS , and tho he banned a very few here really; it was nothing compared to what he endured, and was far more tolerant than was treated; and stood up for far more people also.
No one's perfect, and he is not one that ever claimed to be.
Quoting a previous post became a way to yank his chain.
>> we pulled some other chit too, like Editting own posts making it look like he made comments as admin cuz he did that to some one's post.... etc. That really seemed to catch him off balance..
i started at ISA around 95 running into Tom Dunlap and Mark Chisholm etc. when it was called a BBS not forum, there were some foreign forums visited, at least 1 started here and he allowed other forum to be linked from here when that type thing was super no-no in reigning forums. Not seen another forum been given a harder way to go. He was most open to any of the tree brethren to come to his small forum.. He gave more than he got or even asked for. Not sure what more else should ask for from another.
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To tell it any other way would be untrue, disrespectful and ungrateful.
This place came about from him being banned etc. which i could never understand. Seemed he wasn't only one banned at time, thar was a list of 'boys in the banned' in some kinda power game. But always thought the others asked for it a bit, some over Butch I think, badge of courage and defiance, it was a long time ago...
He announced he had this software his buddy Doc was going to come over and install and this non space was born; like wow this redneck really got right up there and did it, just like he said....
.
Couldn't get sponsors like blackballed for years. But still the membership grew; and a certain staunch, non glitzy type seemed to stick most. This seemed to fuel, not cool external fires.
Still especially AS, bad blood making fun of him and forum.
They always made fun of his food posts there, then a forum section here on food, yet now have one of their own on food... In fact food, openness, friendliness seemed to make them think he wasn't hard enough treeman or something, not sure , like I said could never figure it out, and even asked several times WTF.
For YEARS after he was thrown out the threads he started, like What'dja do today etc. were 7 out of the top 10 in the forum history over yonder!!!! Sounds like a real bad guy???? i know, cuz i was the lil' smart azz presenting the screenshots of sort by reads and then replies as we talked. And really some of those threads, like the one named only seemed to be overtaken by being removed or taken over/rebranded under another post-er like changing history by removing evidence of an unfillable footprint otherwise. This went on for years of BS , and tho he banned a very few here really; it was nothing compared to what he endured, and was far more tolerant than was treated; and stood up for far more people also.
No one's perfect, and he is not one that ever claimed to be.
Quoting a previous post became a way to yank his chain.
>> we pulled some other chit too, like Editting own posts making it look like he made comments as admin cuz he did that to some one's post.... etc. That really seemed to catch him off balance..
i started at ISA around 95 running into Tom Dunlap and Mark Chisholm etc. when it was called a BBS not forum, there were some foreign forums visited, at least 1 started here and he allowed other forum to be linked from here when that type thing was super no-no in reigning forums. Not seen another forum been given a harder way to go. He was most open to any of the tree brethren to come to his small forum.. He gave more than he got or even asked for. Not sure what more else should ask for from another.
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To tell it any other way would be untrue, disrespectful and ungrateful.
pantheraba
More biners!!!
Great post, Kenny. That is an excellent rundown of how things were with Butch. I love the way he handled people. Everybody was important and the one important rule to him was, "don't be a dick."
Mellow
BCMA
For a long time, that was the one I had the most trouble with. I'm better now... sort of.
gf beranek
Old Schooler
As I recall Butch's "TOP" pet peeve was, "Don't quote the last post!"
But if you're late in the thread by just a couple of posts sometimes you got to break the rule just to stay on topic.
Couldn't win for losing. I swear.
But if you're late in the thread by just a couple of posts sometimes you got to break the rule just to stay on topic.
Couldn't win for losing. I swear.
Maximalist
Treehouser
It turns out that everything is even much worse than I thought. We don't make fun of sick people. That's why I won't say anything.
