Y'all dead too?

so every now and then I think about my Very Active Period on QueenZone (2005-2008, approximately) and all the people I talked to on MSN messenger and how all of that business just sort of, like, fizzled out at the same time. I lost touch with a lot of people I really enjoyed because there was a huge gap between me leaving QZ/the MSN circle/MySpace and getting on Facebook (essentially there's just an enormous hole in my memory of everything that occurred in my life between the ages of 14 and 17). since then, every year or so I have a nostalgic Mumford & Sons moment ("Where Are You Now?") where I wonder if anyone from QZ remembers my annoying ass and whether some of the people I used to talk to [i]every day [/i]are... wait for it... Doing All Right.

I don't imagine a lot of people I used to talk to are even around here anymore, since this is the first time I myself have even been on the damn site in years. but I felt compelled to start a thread for those who might look at this shit in the future and recall the glorious fuckery that was QZ pre-2009, after which was I think when internet forums in general really took a dive and the mass exodus to Facebook and other social media took place.

in the last ~9 years I've thought periodically about fatty's Freddie Mercury Diaries, about the ongoing drama with that weird guy Jake, about the ridiculous drama between the old-timers who had been around the site since like 1996 and the pack of intolerable fankids who had just discovered the internet (the latter of which I belonged to) (and still belong to), etc. this shit was poppin.

anyway, to those of you who are still around and/or may come back around in the future: 

when did you join QZ? what kind of poster were you on this forum in its heyday? when/why did you leave? what's happening with you now?

to answer my own questions: I joined in 2005, at age TWELVE, because my parents although well-meaning were not hip enough to the internet to understand just what the fuck their kid was doing online. I posted the most between 2006 and 2008 I'd say, and I was obviously part of the annoying young'uns crew with very thin skin and an extremely goofy style of writing/sense of what was funny, something I shared with the other young'uns, and which ultimately led to a lot of 25-page-long threads on the "Personal" board consisting of absolute drivel with a lot of "XDDDDDDDDDDDDD" and ":PPPPP" and "LULZ" etc. I like to think I contributed some wisecracks that resounded across all age groups, but who the hell knows. I didn't necessarily leave QZ, but rather faded away from the internet for ~2 years entirely while I went through what was basically the worst time of my life ([i]SO FAR![/i]). when I came back, QZ was pretty much dead, nobody used MSN, and I had only managed to connect/keep in touch with, like, three people on Facebook (finger-guns at Jon/Joxer, if he ever sees this).

as of today I'm 23, graduated from uni with with a B.A. in English Literature and a B.A. in German, and am currently teaching undergrads German and.... shockingly.... working on an M.A. in German. two roads diverged and I took the dusty-ass academic one apparently. Queen is still my favorite band, I'm still not over David Bowie being dead and never will be, at some point I picked up an obsession with William S. Burroughs, I'm so over Oscar Wilde's jank ass, and I sometimes play manchild dress-up games (see: cosplay) for fun. part of my overall research involves a lot of Discourse on collective memory and subcultures, which is I think why I still think about this site. I was a loser-ass kid with [i]some [/i]real friends in middle school, but in large part I came ~~~of age~~~ on the internet and specifically on this site. maybe that's why I'm still a big fuckin mess!!!

anyway, yeah – this isn't supposed to be one of those "zomg I'm back guise who remembers me???" posts that were super popular at that time, because I've gone through the board a little bit and recognize very few names, so I don't think anyone knows or cares who I am lol. BUT I am curious about how people who were on QZ around the same time remember this board!

hope all y'all are doing well, alive, or at least going through the motions of being alive like I am. until another ten years from now

Alles Gute x0x0x0xx0

Hi Sergei,

I kind of vaguely remember you, so welcome back. Unfortunately a lot of the crew (Fatty, J S Stuart, etc) dont post so much anymore which is a shame. It would be nice if they popped up here now and again.

And since you mentioned Fatty's Freddie diaries, here is a little trip down memory lane for you. Enjoy :)

http://www.queenzone.com/forums/345080/the-private-personal-diaries-of-freddie-mercury-1946-1991.aspx

I remember you! Congrats on your school work!

The 2005-2008 period was golden indeed. Very fond memories. All the sharing/bootleg scandals haha. Met some lovely people through QZ too!

I remember you! I think I’m about a year late in seeing this though and unfortunately the only reason I’m on Queenzone and browsing through threads is because of the awful news about Jon/Joxer so have just been having a browse through old threads for a couple of days.

I joined Queenzone when I was 15 or 16. I had a terrible superiority complex and thought I was very smart. I wasn’t, I was just any other teenager who was suffering from low self confidence, low self esteem and a myriad of other teenage problems. But I enjoyed Queenzone a lot.

I’m 29 now, married and over 5 months pregnant with my first child. I also have 3 cats, which is not really surprise. Still love Queen and still listen to Queen, although I must say my musical tastes are a little more varied now.

[QUOTE] [b]Freya is quietly judging you. wrote:[/b]

I remember you! I think I’m about a year late in seeing this though and unfortunately the only reason I’m on Queenzone and browsing through threads is because of the awful news about Jon/Joxer so have just been having a browse through old threads for a couple of days.

I joined Queenzone when I was 15 or 16. I had a terrible superiority complex and thought I was very smart. I wasn’t, I was just any other teenager who was suffering from low self confidence, low self esteem and a myriad of other teenage problems. But I enjoyed Queenzone a lot.

I’m 29 now, married and over 5 months pregnant with my first child. I also have 3 cats, which is not really surprise. Still love Queen and still listen to Queen, although I must say my musical tastes are a little more varied now. [/QUOTE]

But you still were a bright spark here. Always was happy to see you around. And good to see you again.

I have tremendous fondness for most of the people on here, really, and sometimes feel bummed that taking the piss out of everything felt funnier at the time than it probably was to everyone else. Something about the QZ aesthetic make me want to stir the shit though.

Getting married in Bulgaria later in the year if all goes to plan. How's that for a turnaround

Wish you all well!

i love you guuuuys!

I love you too Bubu!!!

And Serge too although he didn't like my thought :P

Goodness, it's a veritable reunion of old-heads here!

Obviously, I posted quite a bit between 2003 and 200...6? 7? I can't remember. But I've had my Queen book published not once, but twice, and a third time this October (buy it buy it buy it). I'm happily married, unhappily unemployed, and waiting for life to begin for this mid-30-something fucker who feels like he's 80 some days.

Glad to see a bunch of names I haven't seen in a while in this thread.

"mid-30-something fucker who feels like he's 80"

really starting to wonder about that, does everyone get it??

[QUOTE] [b]john bodega wrote:[/b]

"mid-30-something fucker who feels like he's 80"

really starting to wonder about that, does everyone get it??[/QUOTE]

Yes, it's awful. Don't grow old.

I am 56 ... My life is usually not awful, and I am glad I am alive.

However, at age 45, I was hospitalized for depression again. My previous three hospitalizations for depression were when I was in my mid to late twenties.

My thirties were excellent for me.

Thanks Sergio for starting this topic. I vaguely remember you in a positive light, but I do not remember you as a teenage brat.

What else were you known for on Queenzone?

I'm still alive and I still talk a load of old bollocks.

Everyone's pal fatty.