Bart passed away just before midnight last night. He was already frail from his condition, but went rapidly downhill after a minor operation over the weekend.
I was lucky enough to have known him for over 30 years, and I've never met anyone who had a bad word to say about him. A truely decent man.
Look back on his posts and celebrate his wit and good humour, and be glad to have known such a person.
Goodbye old friend.
Black Bart
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The Black Spot
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Re: Black Bart
Goodbye Bart! The only member of any forum who has actually been a guest at my house, I counted you as a real friend.
I am thinking of your lovely family, too.
Spot, if you're in contact I'd be grateful if you'd pass on my condolences.
When Pieces and I won Bart's pirate quiz, she wanted an Errol Flynn picture for her prize, but I wanted Milo. This is what he drew:
Here's the two of us at my place posting on here:
I am thinking of your lovely family, too.
Spot, if you're in contact I'd be grateful if you'd pass on my condolences.
When Pieces and I won Bart's pirate quiz, she wanted an Errol Flynn picture for her prize, but I wanted Milo. This is what he drew:
Here's the two of us at my place posting on here:
Re: Black Bart
Farewell Bart,
I will miss you terribly. Your sense of humour and wonderful pesona brought everyone on these boards (and in the Monastery) closer together. I will miss your wonderful artwork, vivid piratey imagery and your wonderful sense of humour.
Above all, thank you for your friendship, you have brought joy and happiness to so many.
I will miss you terribly. Your sense of humour and wonderful pesona brought everyone on these boards (and in the Monastery) closer together. I will miss your wonderful artwork, vivid piratey imagery and your wonderful sense of humour.
Above all, thank you for your friendship, you have brought joy and happiness to so many.
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Goodbye Bart. Always a steady hand on the tiller, and never a harsh word for the crew. Whatever shall we do for Fish 'Ed Stoo now?
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"I linked the number of MPs to the number of votes. If you'd done a real Science degree you'd understand sticking to the point." ~ daftbeaker.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"I linked the number of MPs to the number of votes. If you'd done a real Science degree you'd understand sticking to the point." ~ daftbeaker.
Re: Black Bart
Oi be 'oistin a fewe in ye 'onour me ole shipmate. Iffen Oi kin stop the teers from dripin in me cup an dilutin the rumme...
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Got a bottle of Kraken rum, and we'll be firing up Pirates of the Caribbean tonight, in his honor. I'll probably throw in a shot for Pieces as well, since I haven't done anything to celebrate her memory yet, even though cone-yak might be more appropriate. 
But, y'know, flimsy moral standards, and all that.
Thinking of you, Bart. And sending love to your family. It can seem a bit selfish, mourning someone you've only met once, known mostly through the internet... and certainly it's not comparable to losing a family member, but it's still something. You forumites are all my family, or at least one of my families.
Don't ever forget it. 
But, y'know, flimsy moral standards, and all that.Thinking of you, Bart. And sending love to your family. It can seem a bit selfish, mourning someone you've only met once, known mostly through the internet... and certainly it's not comparable to losing a family member, but it's still something. You forumites are all my family, or at least one of my families.
Don't ever forget it. daftbeaker wrote:But if I stop bugging you I'll have to go back to arguing with Qwerty about whether beauty is truth and precisely what we both mean by 'purple'
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April 1... the bugger's playing us and will come back saying it was all a big joke.
Wishing it was. It's hard to truly know someone from words on a page. We give up ourselves only bit by bit as we get comfortable with our Netmates, or maybe even present a far different persona. With Bart I'm sure it was 'boots and all', 'the real deal' right from the start and he made me laugh, often at his own expense. He and pieces are two people I would have loved to have at least met personally. We live on in the memories of those we touch no matter how briefly. I will remember them both.
Wishing it was. It's hard to truly know someone from words on a page. We give up ourselves only bit by bit as we get comfortable with our Netmates, or maybe even present a far different persona. With Bart I'm sure it was 'boots and all', 'the real deal' right from the start and he made me laugh, often at his own expense. He and pieces are two people I would have loved to have at least met personally. We live on in the memories of those we touch no matter how briefly. I will remember them both.
Send lawyers, guns and money...
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I'm taking the liberty of re-posting this message from Black Spot on Facebook:
Tony's funeral will take place at 10:00 on Thursday 17 April 2014 at the South West Middlesex Crematorium (also known locally as Hanworth Crematorium), Hounslow Road, Hanworth (TW13 5JH).
Flowers from family only, please. Donations payable to the Princess Alice Hospice should be sent to T. H. Sanders & Higgs, 153 Heath Road, Twickenham, Middlesex (TW1 4BH).
There will be a reception afterwards at the Fountain, 1 Sixth Cross Road, Twickenham (TW2 5PE).
If you will be coming to the reception, please would you email Yvonne at [email protected]. Please don't get in contact with me as I will be away from Friday until the funeral.
Tony's funeral will take place at 10:00 on Thursday 17 April 2014 at the South West Middlesex Crematorium (also known locally as Hanworth Crematorium), Hounslow Road, Hanworth (TW13 5JH).
Flowers from family only, please. Donations payable to the Princess Alice Hospice should be sent to T. H. Sanders & Higgs, 153 Heath Road, Twickenham, Middlesex (TW1 4BH).
There will be a reception afterwards at the Fountain, 1 Sixth Cross Road, Twickenham (TW2 5PE).
If you will be coming to the reception, please would you email Yvonne at [email protected]. Please don't get in contact with me as I will be away from Friday until the funeral.
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I only found about about the death of Bart AND Pieces yesterday. For me it is as if both just died suddenly YESTERDAY.... prior to that they were both alive in my mind. It is a HUGE shock... more so than I might have imagined. I have not been posting at FSM for a couple of years, yet I do remember the place and the people fondly. I was only here messing about in the games threads, but you do get to "know" people a little. I had a bit of a "crush" on Pieces.. I guess her intellect, and her sense of humour struck a chord with me. And Bart always struck me as a guy I'd love to meet up with for a beer or several. I was in London and did visit the odd pub last September/October I wonder how close I got to Bart at that time? 
I did visit Wales... even walked briefly in Newport.. bus station to train station.
Welsh sheep ARE far more attractive than NZ sheep!
I digress.. but I imagine Bart and Pieces would approve.
My condolences to family and friends who were close to Bart and Pieces and to all of you here who knew them too.
I did visit Wales... even walked briefly in Newport.. bus station to train station.
Welsh sheep ARE far more attractive than NZ sheep!
I digress.. but I imagine Bart and Pieces would approve.
My condolences to family and friends who were close to Bart and Pieces and to all of you here who knew them too.
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I gather from Failbook that there is a Cancer Research UK fund for Bart / Antony. One of his friends is doing a sponsored bike ride tomorrow. I shall endeavour to get details, if anyone feels the need to contribute.
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"I linked the number of MPs to the number of votes. If you'd done a real Science degree you'd understand sticking to the point." ~ daftbeaker.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"I linked the number of MPs to the number of votes. If you'd done a real Science degree you'd understand sticking to the point." ~ daftbeaker.
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Roy Hunter wrote:I gather from Failbook that there is a Cancer Research UK fund for Bart / Antony. One of his friends is doing a sponsored bike ride tomorrow. I shall endeavour to get details, if anyone feels the need to contribute.
Tony's sister-in-law Verna contacted me and gave me the details for making a donation. Here you go:
https://www.justgiving.com/Graham-Miller10/
"I don't mean to sound bitter, cynical or cruel; but I am, so that's how it comes out." ~ Bill Hicks.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"I linked the number of MPs to the number of votes. If you'd done a real Science degree you'd understand sticking to the point." ~ daftbeaker.
"To argue with a person who has renounced reason is like administering medicine to the dead." ~ Thomas Paine.
"One should not believe everything one reads on the internet." ~ Abraham Lincoln.
"I linked the number of MPs to the number of votes. If you'd done a real Science degree you'd understand sticking to the point." ~ daftbeaker.
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ummmmm
um ummm
unka fart i i i .... ummm
i gunna wite sum stor weez bowt ya !
yup
ye kin weed dim win i finnish
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hookay ?
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um ummm
unka fart i i i .... ummm
i gunna wite sum stor weez bowt ya !
yup
ye kin weed dim win i finnish
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hookay ?
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cabin boy fir hyer. jyint hat no hextra charj.
Re: Black Bart
Bart's wonderfully positive reaction to my first pun here probably encouraged me to become an active member of the forums more than any other single event.
I'm a better person for having known ya, BB.
I'm a better person for having known ya, BB.
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Edd wrote:Bart's wonderfully positive reaction to my first pun here probably encouraged me to become an active member of the forums more than any other single event.
I'm a better person for having known ya, BB.
Those who cherish puns are blessed by the Almighty.
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Arrr, e' was one o' me favorites back in me browsin' days, wen I was still a bit too young to ave' an account. Bart, ye be dearly missed.
"Sonny, did we land or did we get shot down?"- my grandmother to an airline pilot.
Pasta is not "an" art, it is the art. Any Italian(whom I think are second only to pirates, though that is not my call to make) can attest to that. It is unfortunate that a vast majority of them have forsaken His Noodlyness whom gave them His Saucy Knowledge of how to make great pasta in the first place.
May you be forever touched by His Noodly Apendage
Glob bless
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Pasta is not "an" art, it is the art. Any Italian(whom I think are second only to pirates, though that is not my call to make) can attest to that. It is unfortunate that a vast majority of them have forsaken His Noodlyness whom gave them His Saucy Knowledge of how to make great pasta in the first place.
May you be forever touched by His Noodly Apendage
Glob bless
R'amen
*WARNING* SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED RANDOMNESS WILL OCCUR IN THE VICINITY OF THIS PERSON.
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