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The
American Ansi Scene
by Jazz (ACiD/cia)
as appeared in oOze issue #1
The local scene is dying. The board scene is dying. Almost
all of the LD boards I used to call are dead. These include Terra
Firma, Channel 0, Agora, Free Beer, Belfast, and The Web. It's saddening.
The Ansi scene itself is dying. I remember the days when a pack
would be out on the 1st of the month. That rarely happens anymore.
I'm not going to ramble on, though, about how 'good' the 'olden
days' were, because they are gone, they are past. What's real is
the NOW.
IRC. blahblahblah, IRC has wrecked the scene, blahblahblah,
I'm not going to blab on about what IRC has done. The effects are
clear.
What is the Ansi scene? It's sure as hell hard to explain
when you think about it. I once tried to explain the scene to someone
who had no clue about boards. It was funny. They posed some very
good questions, mainly the one that I ask myself often. "WHY?!"
Because, it's fun, the people are cool, certainly the most intelligent
of BBSers, and probably one of the more knowledgable groups of people
using IRC and the internet. (..and the most modest... ;) -ed)
The Ansi scene can actually apply itself to the real world.
Some artists with heavy insecurities use it as a shield against
life. In actuality, the scene may help to make them more sociable,
or more self-confident. For one, the ambition which you can see
in the Ansi scene is incredible. Struggling to reach "the top,"
whatever that is.
Trust me, "newbies," "lamers," etc, all have it easy. To
them, the scene is huge. It's filled with mystery and intrigue,
and there's nowhere to go but up. I wish I could be filled with
that innocence, because, frankly, the scene was a lot more fun,
when I was pumping out really bad logos for CIA (some say
I still do =) and the senior staff didn't have the heart to tell
me that I sucked. When D'mitri D'milo and I released Sinister on
December 28, 1994, when Somms was still working on Continuum with
T2, and when ACID and ICE were having some of the
best packs ever. Now, in Acid, no where to go, CIA is still alive,
I am bored, tired of the scene. Maybe some of you will read jz-trem2.cia
in the cia pack that was recently realeased. I go into more detail
there.
Virtually everyone that I remember from those times has left
the scene. Some are still around, but faded whispers of what
they once were. And now I will shut up and give some gratuitous
greets to people that deserve them and hope they will read this.
pOd : What can I say, man? You probably will never read
this, but you rule, you've been around, and always will. Trybe-13
baybee... someday. ;)
Sinned : Bah, you don't deserve a greet. You rule in your
own way, you cocky, conceited bastard.
Caine : Dude, you rock. TRN forever. And the stigmobile
rules. ;)
Tath : Well, it's your mag, you rule, etc etc. (Errr..righto..whatever
you say.. ;) -ed)
Dryad : Hope the married life is good. I haven't seen you
in a long long time, and sadly, I will probably never catch you
on irc ever again. I know you'll never read this, but it's still
neccessary to write. You rule, you always will, and maybe you'll
be on Jeopardy the one day I decide to watch.
Ping : Hope penguin palace succeeds. You're ambitious, and
I admire that. A little idealistic, but that never really hurt anyone.
Closing note : If you don't know who I am, then that really
sucks. You really suck. (I guess we all suck then.. ;) Sorry Jazz..I'll
shut up now.. =) -ed) This is my opinion on the scene, just one
joe schmoe. To everyone out there that knows who I am, whether you
like me or not, I'd have to say "hi." :)
-- Jazz [cia/acid]
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