R.I.P John Perry Barlow

Started by StephenR, February 07, 2018, 06:15:02 PM

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StephenR

February 07, 2018, 06:15:02 PM
This will hit close to home for many of the members here. Even if you haven't heard the Grateful Dead songs with John's lyrics, those of us who believe in internet freedom have lost one of the good guys.

Fare thee well now...

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/02/john-perry-barlow-internet-pioneer-1947-2018

rv_bass

#1
February 07, 2018, 06:27:20 PM
Oh maaaaan!

lbpesq

#2
February 07, 2018, 06:36:23 PM
How sad!  Barlow always struck me as an exceptionally intelligent committed activist for the cause of personal freedom.  He will be missed.

May The Four Winds Blow You Safely Home

Bill, tgo

cozmik_cowboy

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February 07, 2018, 07:40:31 PM
My 2 nominees for for greatest English-language poet of the second half of the 20th century have always been Townes Van Zandt and Robert Hunter - but if I were make it 3 best, Barlow would have be there.  A devastating loss.

Peter
"Is not Hypnocracy no other than the aspiration to discover the meaning of Hypnocracy?  Have you heard the one about the yellow dog yet?"
St. Dilbert

"If I could explain it in prose, I wouldn't have had to write the song."
Robt. Hunter

David Houck

#5
February 07, 2018, 07:46:47 PM
From my perspective, an integral part of what I think of as the Grateful Dead.

dead_head

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February 08, 2018, 12:20:03 PM


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Re: R.I.P John Perry Barlow
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From my perspective, an integral part of what I think of as the Grateful Dead.

Agreed!

smokinbear

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February 08, 2018, 07:09:50 PM
Man this one hurts.😢
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