Many many moons ago I found JTO and signed up – probably as Dibbler or Dibblersan. On many an evening or even on some late nights here in the UK, I would log on to the chatroom and speak to the many JTO members.
The result of those chats were many laughs and a few sad memories of folks like Fish and others for whom depression took its toll. Sad to remember, but I DO remember them.
Quite a few of those lovely people I now see on Facebook, and quite a few of them I met at Concerts – The Royal Albert Hall – Tanglewood – The Odeon, Hammersmith – Brighton.
The Hammersmith one was superb – I was standing up waiting for the concert to start (the seats were rather tight even for a shorthouse like me). From the back of the theater I heard “DIBBLER” – in a lovely New England accent – I turned and there was Echo, my oh my, what a pleasure.
The Tenglewood Concert was special of course, being on the 4th July – someone (and I am sorry to say I can’t recall who) got the tickets for me and Miss Susie – we spent quite a few days around Lenox, staying in a B and B run by some music lovers (classical music). The best was that at the end of the concert closing with Fire and Rain, it did pour with rain and thunder and lightening as well as the fireworks. We found a very large Toad or Frog.. enjoying the downpour – great fun!!!!
So the JTO chatroom was great fun until the sad folks who liked to cause trouble started logging in – the chatroom lost quite a few people as a result.
However, so many years on, those fine folks I met from JTO are still FINE FOLKS and Online Friends.
A special thank you to Joel whose Birthday was last weekend as my online calendar reminded me!! Belated greeting Joel – (((((Manly Hugs to you)))))
Dibbs!!