R.I.P. @Bracconiere

[seatazzz]

NGL, zombo.com describes exactly how I felt when I joined HBT. Users here were so open and friendly and helpful. The atmosphere was positive and nurturing, and inspired confidence in me to grow as a crafter of drink. Bracc was one of the first to reach out as a friend, he serves as an anchor for me to this place, and he was among the countless others of us inspired to spread our figurative wings here in the friendly confines of zombocom.homebrewtalk.com

Edit: I waited for my wife to put her earplugs in for the night to share with her a link to zombo.com...

Let's just say, her enjoyment was well attenuated.

WTF is zombo.com? I just get a guy with a jamaican accent welcoming me to zombo.com many many many times?

 

[Kent88]

Just a goofy website, I think?

 

[Jayjay1976]

WTF is zombo.com? I just get a guy with a jamaican accent welcoming me to zombo.com many many many times?

"You can do anything at zombocom"

 

[FloppyKnockers]

WTF is zombo.com? I just get a guy with a jamaican accent welcoming me to zombo.com many many many times?

It's and endless resource of inspiration and tools for the novice to professional.

 

[balrog]

WTF is zombo.com? I just get a guy with a jamaican accent welcoming me to zombo.com many many many times?

An extreme parody/satire website created in 1999. I had to Google it. And I've been in computers since I think Silicon was first created from magnesium + helium in the first stars of the universe. To recommend it is akin to Rick-rolling. I think.

 

[ncbrewer]

I'm barely computer literate. Even with the explanations, I still don't know what zombo.com is, and I don't feel like I'm missing anything. But that goes for a lot of computer-related things.

 

[passedpawn]

An extreme parody/satire website created in 1999. I had to Google it. And I've been in computers since I think Silicon was first created from magnesium + helium in the first stars of the universe. To recommend it is akin to Rick-rolling. I think.

Check it out
Welcome To Zomboland

 

[Kent88]

Someone made a forty five minute video that really delves into the zombo.com phenomenon.

 

[Rish]

^^ Got me!

 

[seatazzz]

Way way back in the day when the WWW was the 'next big thing' (about 1846 or so) and I was younger, svelte, single, and bored, many's the time I would find one of those links that would take you to a random website. Over and over and over. Kinda like the wikipedia game, but with the potential of seeing something extremely ****.

 

[seatazzz]

Honestly I am not a creeper or stalker. But I had a thought, and just put it in motion. I made a post on the Welcome New Brewers thread, asking if any new members from Arizona. Probably won't pan out, but it would be fun to let the new owner of Bracc's equipment know some history of it.

 

[MaxStout]

Check it out
Welcome To Zomboland

The '90s sure were fun.

 

[seatazzz]

The '90s sure were fun.

THAT'S an emoji we need!! Dancing Hamsters!!!

 

[Kent88]

 

[balrog]

No.

No, we do not.

(But @bracconiere would've both laughed, and added some obscure, miniaturely-texted cartoon over it)

 

[Kent88]

No.

No, we do not.

(But @bracconiere would've both laughed, and added some obscure, miniaturely-texted cartoon over it)

Bracc hated hamsters. I found out once on the battery powered lawn equipment thread.

 

[beren]

Mmm. 1999 was a good year.

 

[Kent88]

Correction, Bracc never said anything about hamsters. It was hedgehogs, dogs, and cats.

We had an exchange... I'll share a quote in case anyone wants a link

but then it'd be easy and cheap for people to look at it! (but if it had a high speed mode, and taser. it'd be really cool if it zapped dogs and cats trying to use your lawn as a toilet!)

 

[Dgallo]

How is this the first time I have ever stumbled on this thread. I read to page 3 while trying to get my daughter back down.

Now I have 2 things, ones a question and ones a statement;

1) any confirmation if he has in fact passed away?

2) I’ve always pictured @bracc as Gary Busey in Black Sheep

 

[Kent88]

Sammy86 found out after reaching out by mail

 

[Sammy86]

How is this the first time I have ever stumbled on this thread. I read to page 3 while trying to get my daughter back down.

Now I have 2 things, ones a question and ones a statement;

1) any confirmation if he has in fact passed away?

2) I’ve always pictured @bracc as Gary Busey in Black Sheep View attachment 830458

R.I.P. @Bracconiere

 

[Cat Noodle]

....2) I’ve always pictured @bracc as Gary Busey in Black Sheep.....

I always pictured brown hair, kind of medium dark.

Still not accepting he is really gone. Can one still gift him an upgrade?

 

[Clint Yeastwood]

I didn't see this news until today. Very sad. I always enjoyed his posts and his attitude. One of the people looked forward to hearing from, even if his input was not always what you would call practical.

 

[balrog]

He was the ultimate of practical.
He was practical-infinity.
He was so practical, so far down the practical spectrum, it wrapped around the universe to the negative infinity practical spectrum.

 

[madscientist451]

Can one still gift him an upgrade?

Yes, HBT needs a new server, gift an upgrade to bracc, with a note to add it to the server account.

 

[Cat Noodle]

Yes, HBT needs a new server, gift an upgrade to bracc, with a note to add it to the server account.

There was no place to ad a note. He "bought a round" way back when for me so I figured I would return the favor. I might have clicked the wrong gift button, not sure, but there was no way to ad a note with my memorial intention.

 

[Cat Noodle]

I just realized Bracc was probably a "lifetime" member.

So considering... well anyway, I added an extra year beyond that so presumably someone counting the beans will figure out the intention.

I can't really afford to do that, but I miss him. I'll challenge yall to do the same, even if it is only a one month extension at a time.

Energy does not die, it just changes form.

 

[Jayjay1976]

He was the ultimate of practical.
He was practical-infinity.
He was so practical, so far down the practical spectrum, it wrapped around the universe to the negative infinity practical spectrum.

So practical, in fact, that one might suggest he was practically impractical at all.

 

[zippyclown]

I was just about over @ismellweird's disappearance

It's been 6 years, man!

 

[Kent88]

It's been 6 years, man!

Let Jayjay feel his feelings!