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Now Playing "House of the Rising Sun" ...
BLUE MAX
Who AM I? BURT WAS BLUE MAX, PURPLE HEART, COLD BLADE, MELISSA MCPHERSON, PLENIPOTENTIARY, ETC. Thru these EVE CHARACTERS, He was the FOUNDER of Intrepid Crossing, the c0-Founder of AWE CORPORATION [AWECO], the Founder of Research Associates Corporation [RESA], the founder of Progenitor Corporation [prcp], the designer of the IRC logo, the creator of the concept and name of our alliance and the father of 90%+ of all members of AWECO as the one who recruited them over the past 3+ years.
Recruiting RECord from November 1, 2008 thru April 7, 2008: 48 RECRUITS NOVEMBER 2007 65 RECRUITS DECEMBER 2007 85 RECRUITS JANUARY 2008 65 RECRUITS FEB 1-29 of 2008 50 RECRUITS MARCH 2008 12 RECRUITS APRIL 2008 - to April 7, 2008 TOTAL RECRUITED 325 pilots Averaging 60 pilots per month GRADUATES TO AWE since Nov 2007 100 pilots Departed GAME April 2008 AFTER STARTING THE PHASE OUT of EVE IN OCTOBER 2007
Over the past 6 months I have been avoiding the inevitable. I have been called to serve another master in real life. Personality and policy differences were only the servants of that higher calling that I tried to assuage and placate. Alas, The Lord wants 100% of my time not the portion I wished to give.
On September, 2007 that I began to understand my own foolish behavior and truly immature reactions to the frailties of other human beings. It is humbling to realize that nearly 58 years of living has contributed so little to my progress as a human being. When I got married at the age of 27 in 1977, I actually believed I was a fairly intelligent, mature and thoughtful person.
The ensuing 30 years have proven me far too optimistic. Nonetheless, I shall persevere onward hopefully emerging from the shadows of my own embarrassment into the light of forgiveness, kindness and generosity.
Feed me baby! She did a good job! I gained nearly 200 lbs in 30 yrs!
Here's looking at you, kid!
I married Donna Maria Davis on May 21, 1977. Best decision I have made in my life except for my decision to follow my Lord Jesus Christ.
NOTE: You may respond to this message by sending a email to Burt70433@RiverbendRealty.Net
House of The Risin' Sun - The Animals
HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN (now playing)
There is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God I know I'm one My mother was a tailor She sewed my new bluejeans My father was a gamblin' man Down in New Orleans Now the only thing a gambler needs Is a suitcase and trunk And the only time he's satisfied Is when he's on a drunk ------ organ solo ------ Oh mother tell your children Not to do what I have done Spend your lives in sin and misery In the House of the Rising Sun Well, I got one foot on the platform The other foot on the train I'm goin' back to New Orleans To wear that ball and chain Well, there is a house in New Orleans They call the Rising Sun And it's been the ruin of many a poor boy And God I know I'm one
"The House of the Rising Sun" is a folk song from the United States. Also called "House of the Rising Sun" or occasionally "Rising Sun Blues", it tells of a life gone wrong in New Orleans. Depending on the version, the song may be song from the perspective of a woman or a man. The best-known rendition of the song is by the English group The Animals in 1964, which was a number one hit in both the United States and United Kingdom.
"The House of the Rising Sun"
Single by The Animals
B-side(s)
"Talkin' 'Bout You"
Released
June 1964 (UK) August 1964 (U.S.)
Format
7" single
Recorded
18 May 1964
Genre
Rock
Length
4:29 (full - UK) 2:58 (edited - U.S. original)
Label
Columbia Graphophone DB7301 (UK) MGM Records 13264 (U.S.)
Writer(s)
Trad., arranged Alan Price
Producer(s)
Regardless of its sources of inspiration, The Animals' take on "The House of the Rising Sun" sounded wholly new: writer Dave Marsh described it as "the first folk-rock hit," sounding "as if they'd connected the ancient tune to a live wire,"[2] while writer Ralph McLean of the BBC agreed that "it was arguably the first folk rock tune," calling it "a revolutionary single" after which "the face of modern music was changed forever."[3]
The Animals' version transposes the narrative of the song from the point of view of a woman led into a life of degradation, to that of a male, whose father was now a gambler and drunkard, as opposed to the sweetheart in earlier versions.
The Animals had begun featuring their arrangement of "House of the Rising Sun" during a joint concert tour with Chuck Berry, using it as their closing number to differentiate themselves from acts which always closed with straight rockers.[4] It got a tremendous reaction from the audience, convincing initially reluctant producer Mickie Most that it had hit potential[4] and between tour stops the group went to a small recording studio on Kingsway in London[4] to capture it.
Recorded in just one take on 18 May 1964,[5] it started with a famous electric guitar A minor chord arpeggio by Hilton Valentine, that inspired countless beginning guitarists.[6][3][7] The performance took off with Eric Burdon's lead vocal, which has been variously described as "howling",[2] "soulful",[8] and "deep and gravelly as the north-east English coal town of Newcastle that spawned him."[7] Finally, Alan Price's pulsating organ part completed the sound. Burdon later said, "We were looking for a song that would grab people's attention,"[9] and they succeeded: "House of the Rising Sun" was a true trans-Atlantic hit, topping both the UK pop singles chart (in July of 1964) and the U.S. pop singles chart (in September, when it became the first British Invasion number one unconnected with The Beatles[10]); it was the group's breakthrough hit in both countries and became their signature song.[11]. The song was also a hit in a number of other countries.
FROM http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_House_of_the_Rising_Sun
Oldma, Dibrle and Blue Max were veterans of EARTH & BEYOND which ended in 2004.
http://www.a-w-e.org/AWE.htm
The End of Earth & Beyond.
Starting September 22, 2004, Earth & Beyond will no longer be in service. After an amazing two years of galactic adventure, Electronic Arts has made the decision to close Earth & Beyond in order to focus resources on future games.
Please check your email associated with your Earth & Beyond game account for updates and more information on what this closure means to you. We hope you've enjoyed the game as much as we have and that we'll see you again in another great EA game!
For more information, please visit www.enb.com.
Thank you,
The Earth & Beyond Team
AWE began in E&B Founded on November 21, 2003
Welcome to our World! We love to hunt every night! We are building strong war parties using the power of every race! Jenquai, Terrans & Progens Working Together! Love to build, mine or just do the story-line, Then we have a place for you! Join us for fun! Stay for the Friendship and Camaraderie! Contact us on-line or by email! The wealth of the galaxy is there for the taking! Tally-Ho!
(Recruiting even then! LOL)
It was sad when that game ended three years ago. We were told in March that the game would end in September. Dibrle lost no time searching for the game that we three could play. In fact, I believe Dibrle generously purchased the game and disseminated same at lunch in New Orleans to oldma and myself. The Awesome Triumvirate continued.
http://www.delasallenola.com/
Note: De La Salle HS was 100% male when we attended.
To be accurate, we knew each other before Earth & Beyond by many years. I first met Dibrle in the Drama Club in High School in 1967. It wasn't long before I was hitching rides with him toward his home. Frankly, we went to school in uptown New Orleans, he lived along the lakefront in New Orleans and I lived downtown in New Orleans. Riding with Dibrle was not "on the way" home. It was mostly out of the way. That didn't discourage me. (It was 7-8 miles from DLS to Dibrle's home by Lake Ponchartrain.)
Dibrle was an intelligent and fun guy to be with. He drove an old station wagon that smelled like a roach that had been executed at dawn...his vehicle was formerly a pest control vehicle. I had no car and frankly I had few friends. I wanted to be part of the crowd that surrounded Dibrle. And, there was a crowd. We would all pile in and with judicious down shifting and sometimes a push we got going on our way. The trip varied and was not direct. We often meandered past the high school of his wife to be and picked her up.
That also included her younger sister with whom I became smitten. Dibrle also was a fine musician and had his own band. He made a place for me. I had no real musical talent, but I was large. I made a good intimidator-protector person who could also pick up heavy objects. We double dated with the two sisters. Dibrle always knew how to have fun. I liked being with him. We graduated in May of 1968.
CLICK ON BANNER TO GO TO WEBSITE! (Dibrle and Blue Max attended UNO and graduated from there as well.)
I immediately enrolled in classes that summer of 1968 at the University of New Orleans. After completing the summer session, I had a life changing experience. I climbed a tree at my dad's farm and fell 10' breaking my back becoming paralyzed from the waist down. I was a fairly powerful young person (18 yrs old; 6' 1" 215 lbs.) I could run like the wind for short distances as that was all that I was required to do as a lineman in football.
This was a crisis in my life. Dibrle and the band remained faithful to me in every way. And, the two sisters and he did visit me regularly in hospital for over 3 months. Within one year of my accident, I returned to UNO to resume classes in a wheelchair graduating to forearm crutches within 6 months. In August of 1973 I received my BA in political science.
By this time, Dibrle had married one of those sisters and had moved away about 100 miles to LAW SCHOOL. I remember fondly those days as I rode a bus to visit them and they would pick me up at the bus depot. They were struggling and so was I, but we were very happy. I'm not sure we knew it then. I know it now.
BLUE MAX, DIBRLE, MARY & DONNA May 21, 1977 Check out my helmet hair, leisure suit and mini! LOL
Our friendship has remained constant over the years. He and his lovely wife have always exhibited the highest level of loyalty and fidelity as could be expected of people with high integrity who know how to love people.
As I got to know Dibrle, I met his brother, oldma.
We became friends as we played Earth and Beyond as I submitted to his leadership in that game.
A very first stab at a logo! We thought we were AWESOME!
OLDMA in E&B
OLDMA in EvE
We three spent enumerable hours playing E&B, talking on the phone, having lunch each week and just simply having a blast! Then E&B ended, but the beat goes on!
We considered many names. I even considered HHH Corporation as our last names begin with a "H". That was silly. I can't recall how but we agreed upon AWE as our guild in E&B. AWE stood for Ascendant Warrior Elite. That name transferred over to EvE and AWE Corporation [AWECO] was born.
We struggled in empire doing foolish things. I had created a char, messed it up and started over again. Then I messed up even more neglecting learning skills. I even used projectile weapons on a Caldari missile boat. DUH!
We desired to go to 0.0 Oldma scouted south and was podded. At the same time, I did some research and sent messages out. Oddly, using two separate approaches led us to the XETIC FEDERATION (biggest alliance) and we joined CDSV or Caldari Deep Space Ventures.
THE PURPLE AREA IN THE SOUTH WAS OUR TERRITORY! Our best days!
We began in OMIST then moved to IMPASS setting up a new base for CDSV. As time passed so did the MAP change (see below). The war with THE FIVE et al was the death blow to the XETIC alliance.
The WAR between The Five and XETIC was over! ASCN is born!
We three had AWE Corporation being held open in empire by an alt. We three had defended Impass well. Our reputation as AWESOME warriors got us a very unusual invitation to join the new alliance that rose from the dust of XETIC.
We joined ASCN or ASCENDANT FRONTIER alliance as a charter member.
Our leader was CYVOK!
CLICK ON THE ABOVE BANNER TO READ AN INTERVIEW WITH CYVOK conducted by Daakkon of EvE.
NOTE: You may respond to this message by sending a email to Burt70433@RiverbendRealty.Net ASCN grew! A dream was born!
AWE grew in strength and power within ASCN and we moved AWE from IMPASS to FEYTHABOLIS when AXIOM alliance was formed as a split off from ASCN. That was the beginning of the end of ASCN IMHO. Within a year, ASCN was destroyed by BOB.
"THE WAR WITH BOB"
Intrepid Crossing [IRC] was created by Purple Heart as an EMPIRE alliance a few months before the end of ASCN. That foresight proved invaluable. AWE and Dragon's Rage became founding partners of INTREPID CROSSING [IRC] in Feythabolis (DB1 area).
IRC is now ensconced in the Drone Region stronger and richer than they ever were in Feythabolis. RESA was the recruiting academy. It was replaced by Progenitor Corporation [PRCP]. COLD BLADE, PURPLE HEART and BLUE MAX have recruited and trained 95% of all pilots who ever flew in AWE. It amounts to hundreds of pilots recruited by RESA and PRCP.
CB, PH and BLUE did not do this alone. Many served as staff and contributed mightily in many ways. Today, GORDONH proudly serves as CEO and Commander-In-Chief of PRCP while NAGATOK is preparing to become the individual pilot recruiter as FARHAM has become the corporate recruiter.
Our Chief Financial Officer - The Power Behind The Power!
The future of IRC is in the hands of some very talented and dedicated pilots. I am comforted that IRC is in such good hands. I consider IRC my legacy. I labored with others to give it birth, see it grow and now flourish in power and might!
Carriers, Dreads, Mothers and Daddys will be your hallmark! oldma & Dibrle deserve your loyalty and I implore you to give it to them!
If you wish to honor me, do so by having fun. Let that be your tribute to me. Let this be my epitaph...."If it isn't fun, why play?"
My Creator has called me to service. It is not an indication that I am special. It is an indication that He wishes me to grow. It is my opportunity to do something quite extraordinary. To do what is needful, I must set aside EvE for now.
I hope that you will think of me often with fondness in your hearts, and when you do... remember that you gave me joy every day by graduating to AWE and just enjoying our game.
Yes, I am 57 and I did think of each of you as the children that my wife and I never had. I saw many of you go from noobishness to greatness in a very short time.
I take pleasure in that but I deserve no credit for you and you only are the authors of your fun and success in our game. I was only a spectator as I watched you grow.
I will monitor the kill boards as time permits and I will visit on team speak occasionally. I will have lunch with oldma and Dibrle perhaps monthly if I can. I will rejoice in all that you do for you are in my heart forever.
I consider you my friends and more!
I ask you to read a very simple poem written when I was only two years old and make it part of your daily life. I recommend it highly.
Desiderata by Max Ehrmann
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.
Goodbye, my friends.
You may contact me anytime.
BURT HORSTMANN
504-486-9606 (cell phone)
Burt70433@RiverbendRealty.Net
October 2, 2007
ADDENDUM ADDED APRIL 2008: IRC has over 1200 pilots and is growing. Cromie is the CEO of Progenitor doing a great job!
Email the
PROGENITOR GATEKEEPERS
The Progenitor Gatekeepers are:
Cromie, Gordonh, Axexut, Razzy, Tchal'la, Phantomclaw.
Convo or Message them INGAME if you wish.
The future of Intrepid Crossing [IRC] includes several of these!
Do you know what it is? ASCN had one, too!
Note: I am donating BLUE MAX and MELISSA MCPHERSON to AWE via oldma/Dibrle.
