Chewers you "grew up with"

Well, Raoul Duke and I kinda grew up together in real life, and he was also the one who introduced me to chud one summer I spent with him. Ive been hooked ever since, incase you couldnt tell.

Diva, as she pointed out in the other thread.

Dylan and I came up together too, I think.

I forget most of the people who joined when I did.

I too don't really remember who I came up with. I know 86 was one of them because it came up in a thread not too long ago but beyond that, not sure.

Yeah flyarz, a couple months difference, but we really started to settle in together here.

I remember Gracie being kind enough to host a few pics for me in the chewer 2D thread. After that whenever I started a thread she would be one of the first to reply. It almost seemed like she was encouraging me to be an active participant in these here boards. I may have read a little too much into that, but either way it was mighty cool.

So... thanks for that Gracie.

There are others... but I’m not too sure who else joined when I did…so for now Gracie gets the love.

My man Hubris is pretty much the only one I remember being new with. Oh, and there was that other guy, but now I hear he's off shaking his "hips" somewhere...

I've 'existed' around everyone here for more than three years now.

But I've never 'grown up' around anyone here, save for my outside life.

Most of my fellow face-huggers seem to be gone nowadays. But they echo in eternity!

Those who still exist know who they are. The others are but shadows now.

I feel the same way, CB. Rath, you, Tony....I know there are more i'm forgetting. Probably a bunch more.

General Logan
Django
HAM


It seemed all of us started at the same time. We were/are like family. We fight, call names, get pissed, but at the end of the day we remain friends. At least I hope so.

Its funny, we registered within a month of each other and have argued relatively consistently for the last....almost 3 years. Still don't agree but I enjoy your comments.

Werd. We been through some shit together. I always got ya back.

I also feel a special kinship to Momotaro (probably a tubby guy thing).

You know it Zodness.

God damn. I hate to do one of those "It was better in '78" things, but...

I found CHUD via a link from what I thought to be the premier movie site on the planet - COMING ATTRACTIONS. Patrick was a laid back, jovial guy, and the coverage was consise...factual...staid. I respected the fact that it felt like an attempt at real journalism. The first thing I ever wrote for the internet went up there, a little blurb about Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.

At the same time, I was looking for a little attitude. I'm always looking for people who give me a "me" vibe.

So when I found this place...yeah. I read a few things that Nick wrote, got an "I'd hang out with this guy," feeling, and started coming around a whole lot.

About that time, I was living in DC with my best friends - who I discovered were people who went to sleep pretty early, which left me up half the fucking night with a laserdisc player, the Criterion Collection, and internet access.

I registered the first time around December 1999, when I was lurking about and saw a TON OF DEMENTED SHIT posted by Kenn(nnnnnnnnnn).

That would be DJ EVIL for those who don't know.

I registered so that I could talk to that guy, because he cracked me up. He was completely insane.

Along the way, Chennnzo (heh), and Grendel (God I miss Justin), and Lowshot became buddies...followed by Blofeld...Kronos...Johnny Butane (RIP Butane 5 - great band)...

...and the Mighty Quatermass.

I remember when the Viking Boat Oar and CHUDCop lorded over things long before there was Star Chamber...I remember when there were less than 200 people here. It got to the point that you could know just about everyone.

That was awesome time with awesome kids - some of whom exist now...only in my memory...

I don't know a CHUD with Cheese Biscuits. That said I rarely pay attention to when folks arrived.

It's true, I had a soft spot for Aghora right away.

My initial log-in was in September 2001, there seem to be a lot of us from that era. But I will always associate my arrival here with Shelby, Diva and Jennifer, who first inspired me to post.

Fett, mostly cause we registered around the same time and he was one of the first guys I really noticed and chatted with here. Course, the fucker posts three times more than I do but still...

Oh, and there's also all the people that were in chat during this huge session we had back during the 2002 babe's draft where we literally talked for hours: Jennifer, Shelby, Buttercup, Fett and all the other I'm forgetting who really made me feel part of CHUD for the first time since I had registered.

Here are some of the chewers I grew up with:

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(co-incidentally, my first post here on CHUD). Some of them are still here (Blofeld, HAM, Logan, Nick obviously). Some not so much (willco, Cosmic Ray). Missing from the thread would be Johnny Butane, Girlcreature, Grendel, Kronos. When I first came here, I was scared shitless based on the things these people would talk and write about.

When I first came here back in January of 2001, Django had not yet become DJANGO, Carl had not yet become the resident whipping boy for the Lucas-bashers, Devin was witty without being downright mean, Blofeld, Kirby, Kronos, Ludwig and Micah consistently had some of the best posts, and Nick was around a hell of a lot more often. That's what I remember from my crawling days.

Yeah, Hubris and Connigit I consider my 'childhood' friends, mostly because all three of us where neck-deep in the Kiteless thing, and by proxy, Purpled Hazed.

I saw Kiteless on IM the other day, I posted a hello to him just to be friendly and he ignored me. I guess he still bears us all ill-will.