When I tell y'all I was rushing home to get on the computer to talk to my internet friends...
But its been a busy day that just ended with my weekly therapy appointment, that presented itself with a first chance for me to really verbalize what Jons music and this forum has meant to me since it launched. I didn't really think I'd mention BMF in therapy, but she asked "And how has your sleep schedule been?" And I gave a chuckle (a la JB's laugh that we hear in a few songs) and said "its wrecked." In order to explain the forum, I had to explain Jon's music- how it found me and what it got me through.
I talked about how this forum has healed something in me. As a child of the internet pioneer days, I lived on forums- the chat rooms, the blogs/journals, two mass message boards... and honestly I've been chasing that high of community for the past decade. I shared that its tough being a "fan" of music that no one else IRL appreciates, let alone has heard about, and despite my best attempts at converting friends, not everyone "gets it." The forum scratches the brain itch of nostalgia and has literally given me (and so many of you) an outlet to discuss and connect over music that saved so many of us in different ways.
For the past decade, I've wanted to thank Jon for making the music, and now I want to thank him for bringing us all together. @User12261990 before even dropping the album, you gave us community and I think that's really dope. Thank you.
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