What the hell am I doing on Facebook?

[Gentle Giant]

Darned if I know. But my colleagues and I decided we needed to learn more about this social networking thing the young'ns are into these days, so we all opened Facebook accounts. Interesting the people you find out there. Even found JazzCorner.

So, are you on Facebook? And will you be my friend?

[Scott Dolan]

No, and yes.

[Tom Storer]

I'm on Facebook. It's been a couple of months now. I'm not an intensive user but I like to update my status.

I'll be glad to be your friend, but I couldn't find a likely "Gentle Giant." You can look me up.

[Cem]

After I found all the elementary school friends I could handle, I now, mostly, use it for the wonderfully addictive Scrabulous game (your turn, Tom... I got a killer Bingo I'm dying to lay down!) and passing around info on upcoming shows. Also, I get turned onto music, political groups, causes, etc. and it's fun to see, who knows whom. Just don't accept applications, unless they're really useful to you.
GG, feel free to send me a friend's request. My last name is Zafir.

[Gentle Giant]

I found you guys in the Jazz Corner Group. I'll send a friend request. I use my real name on FB.

[Valerie]

Originally Posted by Gentle Giant

Darned if I know. But my colleagues and I decided we needed to learn more about this social networking thing the young'ns are into these days, so we all opened Facebook accounts. Interesting the people you find out there. Even found JazzCorner.

So, are you on Facebook? And will you be my friend?

yes and yes!

and is there anybody wonderful playing in Boston from March 5-10?

[rollhead]

Originally Posted by Scott Dolan

No, and yes.

Ah, come on Scottie join. You are the only one I know who would be my friend!

[Scott Dolan]

No can do, rollie. Being your friend here is draining enough.

[rollhead]

Originally Posted by Scott Dolan

No can do, rollie. Being your friend here is draining enough.

heh, you expect me to let you get away with saying that I "drain" any part of you? That's either wishful thinking on your part, or you've been watching your Brokeback Mountain "director's cut" DVD too much, my friend.

[Gary Sisco]

Never.

We had a girl helping me out some last week. She pulled up hers for Bronwyn to see and she must have had every kid in her school, never mind her grade, on hers.

[Scott Dolan]

Originally Posted by rollhead

heh, you expect me to let you get away with saying that I "drain" any part of you? That's either wishful thinking on your part, or you've been watching your Brokeback Mountain "director's cut" DVD too much, my friend.

I hate it when you act as though what we have doesn't exist.






*sniff*

[walto]

Originally Posted by Gary Sisco

Never.

We had a girl helping me out some last week. She pulled up hers for Bronwyn to see and she must have had every kid in her school, never mind her grade, on hers.

Ooh-la-la!

[Gerardo A]

I'm on Facebook too, I'm adding you guys.

[Gentle Giant]

We're the silent majority.

[Gentle Giant]

C'mon, tip, get faced!

[Gentle Giant]

Originally Posted by tippy

Hey I tried My Space and I got a virus with my very first friend Tom.

You usually get that with your first Dick.

[Surfer]

I'm on Linked In, but I will only add you as a contact if you can describe in 200 words how you can help me advance my professional career.

[Gentle Giant]

Originally Posted by Surfer

I'm on Linked In, but I will only add you as a contact if you can describe in 200 words how you can help me advance my professional career.

I'm there, too, and it hasn't done shit for mine.

[Gentle Giant]

Originally Posted by tippy

Out there
Between shoreline and horizon
Is a Mickey D's
No one knows about
We want you
to be
The Manager

McHaiku!

See Burger King would never do that, and that's the difference.

[Scott Dolan]

NOT haiku!!

[Gentle Giant]

Originally Posted by Scott Dolan

NOT haiku!!

Geez, don't be such a baby, Scott. No one's forcing you to appreciate the ancient art form of haiku. Go ahead and stick to your limericks if you want.

Scottie suppresses
Mad deep feelings for rollhead
Face it, Scott, you're bi

[Scott Dolan]

Haiku!

[Scott Dolan]

A boot in the ass
The medicine my friend needs
Weeping Giant flees

[Gentle Giant]

There once was a man named Scott Dolan
Who always loved to go bowlin'
To ensure he would win
He'd knock down every pin
And his opponent, whose lip was swollen

[shrugs]

I was on myspace but I deleted the page. Seems an old high school bud that my son's mom is friends with told her about it.
She wanted the pics of my son and I and of my son removed due to her fear of child molesters. So I deleted the page. I think I was able to save my url though.
I've never been a firm hand shaker but the guy who helped make a mountain out of a molehill gets a death grip everytime I see him.
Actually he wised up and avoids me like a plague. The evil eye is good enough now and maybe better since he probably nearly pisses his pants...

[Gentle Giant]

Every so often, the Internet lives up to the hype. Last night, messing around on Facebook, I tried to think of people in my life I hadn't seen nor heard from in many, many years. I decided to search for the guy who gave me my six drum lessons in 1979-1980 (the extent of my formal training), when I was 16-17. I typed his name and of course several people with the same name came up, but there was one guy who seemed to have the same gentle eyes and smile I remembered. So I shot him a note to see if he was the guy, and sure enough it was. He had been working in a photo lab with my mom, and it was his idea that she get me a drum set for Hanukkah and he would give me lessons to help fund some demo recordings (I still have his tape, which is wonderful). He asked about her and I had to tell him that she died in 1999, but she would be excited to know that I'd found my long-lost drum teacher after all these years.

And now he's a friend.

[Ron Thorne]

I've always been a little guarded about sites such as MySpace, Facebook and the like. It would appear that I may have good reason for those feelings and some company, as well.

I'm not trying to create fear, just offering some insights, hopefully.




How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook? Just Try Breaking Free

By MARIA ASPAN
Published: February 11, 2008

Are you a member of Facebook.com? You may have a lifetime contract.

Some users have discovered that it is nearly impossible to remove themselves entirely from Facebook, setting off a fresh round of concern over the popular social network’s use of personal data.

While the Web site offers users the option to deactivate their accounts, Facebook servers keep copies of the information in those accounts indefinitely. Indeed, many users who have contacted Facebook to request that their accounts be deleted have not succeeded in erasing their records from the network.

“It’s like the Hotel California,” said Nipon Das, 34, a director at a biotechnology consulting firm in Manhattan, who tried unsuccessfully to delete his account this fall. “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.”



Full NY Times article here

[Gentle Giant]

Great local jazz bassist Bruce Gertz just asked me to be his friend. I pointed him to the JC Facebook group and the website, but y'all should know him and befriend him as he's a helluva musician and bandleader.