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Now I know I'm tired. The "Who's Online" box showed "1 Member" and I was trying to figure out who the one member was. 🤦‍♂️

Hi--I am Pearl Purple and I am new here..Just wanted to introduce myself..I have been an avid metal fan for years and love gothic style...Hope you all have a wicked weekend!! --Pearl 8-]]

Thank You both for being so welcoming!!! My favorite metal band is Cradle Of Filth 8-]]

This is shocking and sad news. If I remember right I only physically met Troy once, it was through no fault of his own because I'm not big on traveling, driving, or being around crowds. But we've had brief communication through the years and he got me to hand out business cards for DGN years ago. I think that speaks to his character, since that's not something I would do for most people. Where I did it for him because I wanted to see an online forum for gothic and alternative culture around Michigan, and he seemed like a good man who at the time was making progress with that. The forum got less popular over time, some reasons were that people had disagreements on the rules and the alternative scene was changing, but people's personal connection to the culture never changed and he struggled to leave a place online for those within his rules. He contributed to the decentralization of communication, which is a good thing for people at large, especially with so many people who have flocked to Facebook, not knowing how it may have never been in their best interest and the story of the criminal project called Lifelog. He also battled with physical and mental health struggles and stayed true to his individuality, dressing the part more than a lot of older closet goths. Comedically speaking, Troy also seemed to like legal Michigan THC so he might've liked that I wrote this in honor of him while pretty baked. If heaven exists, it's probably a big place, but I think that it just got a little more gothic. Rest in peace Troy.

I find the mystical aspects interesting (and I do read about such things and have since forever) but not factual. I am however a big fan of trying to maintain romanticism over cynicism. I'm a cynic most of the time but deep down I'm a romantic. Its just we get so bitter sometimes we push anything potentially good away for fear of getting hurt (again). 😞