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The Rise and Fall of the 616 Users Meeting
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by The Magnetic (Lunatic) Surfer
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It was a dark and stormy night...
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Nah..
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On the most beneficent of days - Saturday, September 12th,
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1987 - 'The Users' (c) of the 616 area code gathered at the
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recently purchased (and obviously as yet uninhabited) house of
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the Magnetic Surfer. The house was covered with tacky wallpaper,
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ugly paint, peeling ceilings, and a thick layer of dirt.
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However, also in the house were the foci of the days attention -
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sitting on a counter-top laid across a desk, were Seeth Ransom's
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IBM (True Blue) PC and Magnetic Surfer's recently purchased Amiga
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500. Also strewn about the counter-top were several hundred PC
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and Amiga floppies, most of which were filled. The incredible
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volume of trade which occurred between the hours of 2 pm and 3:30
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pm could only be eclipsed by the New York Stock Exchange, and the
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incredible amount of game-playing after this hour was only
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shadowed by the massive amounts of pizza-eating done during the
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same time.
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In attendance were: Magnetic Surfer (Of course, it's his
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house), Seeth Ransom (Soon to be living there), Thomas Covenant
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(In and out all day), Anonymous Mechanic (Brought beverages),
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Daremo (Nobody in particular), Silver Ghost (Showed up late, but
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he made it), The Timelord (Donated much and said little), Dark
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Nova (Just said little), Double Helix (Drove up in a coke-filled
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Delorean), The Guru (Brought his meditation numbers), Thor the
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Thunder God (Who bought pizza - Thank You Very Much), Daemon (In
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his true snazzy form), Professora Paisley (The only female
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attendee), The Electrocutioner (Who had nothing good to say about
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the place or the people), and Araubadaubis (14 points on his
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license and he drove everyone's car). Oh yeah, the neighborhood
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kids stopped in for a look at the computers - Hmmmm...
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If you missed this, you missed the grand tour, including a
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visit to the Shrine Of The Waxen Moron, where we held a huge
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pagan orgy (we had to invite the girls that Electro found on
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Water Street, only 20 bucks each), and a glimpse of the aviary,
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not to mention all the afore-mentioned!
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There were many good times had by all, you should have been
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there. Oh well, your loss. The next time we hold a meeting, it
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will either be at the same place once it is livable, or at
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another house with all the comforts of home (like plumbing).
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A Phido Phreaks Coordinated Meeting, therefore:
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A Phido Phreaks/OctoThorpe Production (c) 1987
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