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MaybeACoordinator has passed away - Official Farewell Thread

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1 hour ago, bolverk said:

It's come to me now. His username on the old site was sweetjones.

He's gone through a few.  Not from banning, site changes and whatnot.

Been round these parts a long time.  I knew who he was and I don't recall exactly why.  He may have told me at one point.

Good dude with some apparently really bad genes for this kind of thing.  It's a little more poignant to me because what's taking him is what I've been miraculously free of for 25 years now.

RIP John, you will be missed around here.

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  • Brisketexan
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    He's one of us, a regular contributor, and he also happens to be an old, old friend of mine. He is presently in the hospital with myriad health issues -- he is in the ICU, etc.  I don't have all

  • RDCanecutter
    RDCanecutter

    Just talked to MAC. He's got 99 problems but bein' dead ain't one. Still obviously lots of health challenges, but he says he's seeing some slight improvement here and there. We talked about

  • RDCanecutter
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    I count myself among the lucky ones who got to meet him. He was doing a backroads tour between Texas and Nashville, making side-trips to capture any Pokemon Go critter he found, while no doubt spinnin

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hope he found his orchard of peaches...

rip.

Solid poster, solid writer, and to those that knew him, he sounds like a solid friend.

 

that and being a decent father are really all anyone can aspire to be in this world.   vaya con dios MAC

I never knew the man IRL, but he was definitely a Surly Hall of Honor level poster.   Sad news for sure.

He will be missed.

Didn’t know him, and haven’t been around this community as long. He struck me as damn smart, always ready with a quick line, sometimes curmudgeonly, always thoughtful, genuinely kind. He’ll be missed. 

Good-buy John.  I hope that annoyed you to miraculously recover and set me straight.  

5 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

Gonna be missed around these parts.

Didn't know him but he was quite the story teller. As we near Mother's Day, a story he wrote a decade ago about his mother that gives you some great insight into his life:

https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2013/07/of-unknown-origin-july-2013

 

I was coming to post this article. One of the first things John and I bonded over was having "difficult" mothers. 

RIP Buddy. 

1 hour ago, irishtexan said:

Well fuck me. Earlier today I found out the Grendal/PO1D died in March and now MAC is terminal. Two wildly different posters who brought a helluva lot of entertainment to the boards over the years. Bummer. Addiction's a bitch. 

grendel died? damn, i did not know that. i never liked the way he was run off these boards. i met him at a mod day hh one time and had a beer with him. he wasn't as weird as i'd hoped he'd be. rip grendel, and rip mac. 🤘🏼 

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8 minutes ago, shadow_operative said:

grendel died? damn, i did not know that. i never liked the way he was run off these boards. i met him at a mod day hh one time and had a beer with him. he wasn't as weird as i'd hoped he'd be. rip grendel, and rip mac. 🤘🏼 

None of us are getting any younger.  And life can be hard, and this universe can be cruel.  I have no idea what the fucking answer is, but I appreciate the people and moments that make it not hard, and not cruel.  And I know we're supposed to help each other.

We can't always get the job done, but we're supposed to help.  John and I weren't always friends (old high school mates -- we got along well enough, but a buddy of his really didn't like me, so we weren't close back then).  Got to be friends later in life.  Lots of good chats, written exchanges, that sort of thing.  My whole family got to know him.  He's a good dude.  He always meant well, and had people's best interest in mind.  He also had his history and demons.

We're all in this together, and none of us gets out alive.  Goddammit.

5 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

None of us are getting any younger.  And life can be hard, and this universe can be cruel.  I have no idea what the fucking answer is, but I appreciate the people and moments that make it not hard, and not cruel.  And I know we're supposed to help each other.

We can't always get the job done, but we're supposed to help.  John and I weren't always friends (old high school mates -- we got along well enough, but a buddy of his really didn't like me, so we weren't close back then).  Got to be friends later in life.  Lots of good chats, written exchanges, that sort of thing.  My whole family got to know him.  He's a good dude.  He always meant well, and had people's best interest in mind.  He also had his history and demons.

We're all in this together, and none of us gets out alive.  Goddammit.

fuck that ice cube GIF

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He once wrote an article in the Houston Press about walking the length of Westheimer with a friend to discover the real Houston by walking through neighborhoods, shopping centers and office parks. He then decided to re-create the walk with any reader who wanted to join him. About six of us did and we spent a very enjoyable day with him, and yes, we stopped at a liquor store and two bars along the way. RIP.

29 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

None of us are getting any younger.  And life can be hard, and this universe can be cruel.  I have no idea what the fucking answer is, but I appreciate the people and moments that make it not hard, and not cruel.  And I know we're supposed to help each other.

We can't always get the job done, but we're supposed to help.  John and I weren't always friends (old high school mates -- we got along well enough, but a buddy of his really didn't like me, so we weren't close back then).  Got to be friends later in life.  Lots of good chats, written exchanges, that sort of thing.  My whole family got to know him.  He's a good dude.  He always meant well, and had people's best interest in mind.  He also had his history and demons.

We're all in this together, and none of us gets out alive.  Goddammit.

speak for yourself, commie.  I have all the Kirk Cameron movies on VHS.

56 minutes ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

Gonna be missed around these parts.

Didn't know him but he was quite the story teller. As we near Mother's Day, a story he wrote a decade ago about his mother that gives you some great insight into his life:

https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2013/07/of-unknown-origin-july-2013

 

That is just a great piece of work and an amazing story.

Vaya con dios, John.

Fucking bummer. He had some fascinating stories over the years. 

Death sucks.    Goodbye to a person worth knowing.    There aren't that many of them.

3 hours ago, irishtexan said:

Well fuck me. Earlier today I found out the Grendal/PO1D died in March and now MAC is terminal. Two wildly different posters who brought a helluva lot of entertainment to the boards over the years. Bummer. Addiction's a bitch. 

uh what? how'd that happen?

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1 hour ago, MonkeyDoughnut said:

Gonna be missed around these parts.

Didn't know him but he was quite the story teller. As we near Mother's Day, a story he wrote a decade ago about his mother that gives you some great insight into his life:

https://www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-city-life/2013/07/of-unknown-origin-july-2013

 

Oh wow he even mentioned his run in with @RDCanecutter in that article too.

 

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Then, two years ago, while covering a story about a crooked art gallery, something happened.

 

26 minutes ago, El Tri said:

uh what? how'd that happen?

Got stuck outside during a  thunderstorm.   His 4 iron took the brunt of the lightning strike but the damage was done.

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MAC is the great grandson of John Avery Lomax. His great grandparents and mine are buried in the same cemetery in Meridian, Texas. John Avery Lomax was a famous folklorist, and musicologist. He recorded old cowboy songs along the Chisholm Trail, as the cowboys sang them each night.

https://www.tsl.texas.gov/literarylandmark/Lomax

https://www.loc.gov/item/ihas.200196225  (Library of Congress)

My late father was infatuated with "cowboy music." We mostly communicated by Facebook, talked about his great grandfather, my father playing songs that his great grandfather had preserved, Meridian, and Bosque county. That was my home turf. He is a great guy, and a gifted journalist. He will be sorely missed.  

CHIEF

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59 minutes ago, SimonBolivar said:

Oh wow he even mentioned his run in with @RDCanecutter in that article too.

 

 

I was acquitted.

Holy shit, that was a chilling article. As a sober alcoholic, I had an out loud conversation with myself earlier today about why I inexplicably lean towards self-sabotage whenever the opportunity presents itself. I'm in put up or shut up mode on a few business matters involving others, and I was shouting at myself in the third person while driving down the highway. It's not insane if I'm self-aware, right? Anyway, it changed my perception.

To John - I regret our paths didn't cross. To his family and loved ones - nothing short of locking him up that you could have done if he was hell-bent on sparring with the disease. I hate that some die to remind others to live.

I just wish you'd been there in my pickup to laugh at me. I would have treated you to gumbo and grilled flounder at the Schooner.

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13 minutes ago, BearSchlong said:

I just wish you'd been there in my pickup to laugh at me. I would have treated you to gumbo and grilled flounder at the Schooner.

Me too.  I mean, laughing at you would have been a bonus.  I just love the grub at the Schooner.

So sad, rip MAC. I remember enjoying reading his articles in the Houston Press. 

36 minutes ago, Brisketexan said:

Me too.  I mean, laughing at you would have been a bonus.  I just love the grub at the Schooner.

Long live The Schooner!

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21 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

Damn.  That is some good writin’

Of course it's good. That's Johnnie muthafuckin-Nova Lomax.

Damnit.  Great poster and story teller. Terribly sorry for those of you who knew him personally.  He put a lot of his personal story out there, and taught plenty.  Will be missed. 

5 hours ago, msbesq said:

He once wrote an article in the Houston Press about walking the length of Westheimer with a friend to discover the real Houston by walking through neighborhoods, shopping centers and office parks. He then decided to re-create the walk with any reader who wanted to join him. About six of us did and we spent a very enjoyable day with him, and yes, we stopped at a liquor store and two bars along the way. RIP.

The exact article that came to mind as I read this news. Brilliant writer. He’ll be missed. 

1 hour ago, RDCanecutter said:

Of course it's good. That's Johnnie muthafuckin-Nova Lomax.

And I adore the John Prine lyric snuck in there all unassuming like. 

RIP to a great writer and knowledge worthy member of our little community that loves all things Texas Sports. I never interacted with him, but I took most everything to heart when it came to texas football that he said. You will be missed, my friend. 
 

now send some mojo down from heaven this season to whip ou and bama! 

Oh wait MAC, ou sucks ass. Hold on to that wish for another team. We gonna rape/kill ou without your help. 

RiP indeed

per the gofundme page; they’ll be taking him off machines soon 

10 minutes ago, tx 3 putt said:

RiP indeed

per the gofundme page; they’ll be taking him off machines soon 

I’m sorry, I missed the gofundme link.

Could you post?

Man, it just kills me. I spoke with him in late February for about an hour and he sounded like the old Nova, like he had this spring in his voice that had been gone. I really thought he'd turned the corner. I'll just never understand this stuff. Never. Fuck me.

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