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I last saw Troy in person Halloween 2019. I was dressed in costume for work, but had nowhere to go after. I was quite the homebody by that point, so going out didn't happen much. But I wanted to do SOMETHING. So I finally went to a Gathering. Troy didn't recognize me initially because I had a wig on and it had been at least a decade since we'd seen each other in person. When he did, we hugged warmly, and took a great photo together. I'd forgotten how tall he was. I bought him dinner (a chicken finger platter was his choice). It was the first time I met Bobbi in person, and I'm grateful for that. He and I spoke through DM's here and there over the years. He'd ask me for advice on things like DGN and his efforts to build a YouTube channel. He rarely took it, lol. But I appreciated that he at least reached out to me for my take on things. I never had particularly bad interactions with him as many have shared. He lashed out at me a couple times but it was over misunderstandings on his part, and he apologized. So I'll count myself lucky. Like others, I credit Troy with creating DGN and therefore broadening my circle of friends/acquaintances. And also giving me a way to connect with others when I moved out of state and then up north, and was very lonely due to location and a really bad marriage. DGN dumped it's share of drama in my lap, so I quit when it became more negative than positive. But I'm still in contact both virtual and in-person with people who I wouldn't have in my life were it not for Troy. So thanks, Troy Spiral.

Mine would date back to The Spiral Board, somewhere around 2000/2001. If you're not finding older posts, it's because at some point, DGN went completely down and original posts were lost up to a certain date. I created the original "Introduce Yourself" post. Then after DGN died/rose again, Troy added the Hello Forum and introduction posts were merged into it.

​I have done all that. Still getting updates from threads, and it's always a new one, so I can't tell you which threads specifically. Just changed my email address to one I use to dump things, so no biggie.

Since the upgrade, I've been getting notices about responses to posts via email. I've changed notification preferences both on the posts and in general. And they still are coming. Short of changing my email address so the go to an address I don't give a fuck about, how can this be fixed?

Thank you!

Heh. I was getting a little riled until I read past "about as old..." Thanks, all. Missed this on the day.

SPAAAAAAAAAAACINNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!

I can pretty much ditto Bean. Mostly, I couldn't believe the amount of drama I had to deal with once I met people on and through DGN. In retrospect, some things that happened when it comes to off-board interaction were caused by my now ex-husband and problems he had, and not directly by others as things seemed at the time. But others fed the problems rather than step away and I found myself massively disrespected. I didn't know who to trust anymore. If I regret anything, I regret having met most DGN'ers in person. There are exceptions. But overall, interacting with some people I met through DGN caused me to hate both this board and City Club. I'd gone to CC almost every Saturday from the early 90's through the mid 2000's. It was a home away from home. But it became massively tainted. So I just couldn't enjoy myself there anymore. But I did meet some fantastic people here. Some I consider friends, some acquaintances who maybe I'd wished I'd been able to know better as well. I also got very, very tired of certain people's need to constantly turn every thread into a jokefest. I have a hell of a sense of humor, prefer a jolly good time to bumfests. But sometimes it's ok to just let a serious subject be just that - serious. The "LOOK AT ME!!! AIN'T I FUNNY! ISN'T IT COOL HOW I CAN COMPLETELY DERAIL THE THREAD WITH A SINGLE POST" thing was very rude and unnecessary. I also just plain changed. Some time ago I got on medication that changed my life drastically. I'd suffered from pretty severe depression between 2002 and 2012. The years I lived out of state were the worst. I ended up spending 8-10 hours a day on DGN. The alternative was being nearly bedridden. But that's not me anymore. Hasn't been for over a year. And I just can't bear to sit in front of a computer very long anymore. I've got my life back and other than checking in once in a great while to see if any of the early gens of DGN have popped in, I just don't "need" DGN anymore. I've always admired Troy for his vision and for facilitating this little virtual "home." I haven't always agreed with his methods, and he can attest to that. I wish DGN were vibrant and active like it once was, honestly. I know it helped a lot of people one way or another, just as sometimes it was the portal to drama and negativity for others. Long live DGN

Dressed for a fetish party at a local club last weekend...

Heya, MQ

<--waves & curtsies

Not really. I peek in once in a blue moon. But the days of me spending any sort of viable time on message boards is long past.

This is awesomesauce.

Kinda happened last minute. But Corvus and I will be there tonight. If you want to hunt us down, I'll be in red, black & blonde falls, red leather corset, little black skirt, black patent jacket & boots. Corvus will be mostly in black and towering. If you track us down, come introduce yourself.

Corvus and I are hatching a scheme to drive down from TC some weekend soon. This will include Saturday night at City Club. Stay tuned...

Watch who yer callin' old, ya whipper snapper!

Aww, thanks!

BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAV!

Here is me in the corset for Halloween at CC around 2006. Click to enlarge.

All the tops are gone, Becky. I still have one of the corsets, all the skirts, the Converse, some dresses, etc. The Converse are various sizes, but all around a women's 8-1/2. If you might be interested in the skirts, dresses or the corset, let me know. I'm not bothering with ebay right now as I've been working full time since I posted all this. But I do need cash, so we can talk. I can post pictures somewhere it'll be easy for you to see. The corset would be your best bet for clubwear. I wore that corset to CC often. It opens up whole new wardrobe possibilities. I was asking $150 but I'd negotiate around $125 now.

Thanks. I've already been to ebay, and am not interested in the ones they have up right now. I do check back once in a while to see if something new is listed. For those interested: Something like 90% of their staff was killed or debilitated in a single car accident a few years ago returning from an industry convention or something like that. I have been in touch with the original owner/designer, Karolyn. She said some company did buy out the last of the stock AEE had left, and you see them trickle onto ebay once in a while. There is a new company calling themselves Alter Ego, you can find them in a google search. I don't trust the quality from what I can see. Karolyn at one time said she intended to sell a new line of corsets focusing on latex I believe. But this was a couple years ago and she hasn't done anything, so I don't think that's going to happen.

Just putting out something of a feeler. Anyone own any of these beauties who might be considering selling them? I had to sell off two of my three because they are too big on me now. I'm looking for sizes around 36 or a couple/few sizes smaller. This is just a "feeler" because financially, I'm in the toilet right now. But in case anyone has something sitting around, maybe we can deal a trade or a future sale.

This is a photo of one that sold on Etsy. But I bought this same shirt at Incognito in Royal Oak (when it was still cool) in 1990. Wore the living hell out of it until it faded like crazy and started falling to pieces. Searched ebay for years before I finally convinced someone selling theirs to sell it to me for about $25 (I've seen them go for $50 or more). Since I got the ebay one, I found another at a local thrift store. I heart this shirt.

I was exactly this way. Now I AM living up north, loving it, and only occasionally missing City Club. And I'm also waaaay more active and adventurous than any of the years I spent at CC. Helps that I finally got on the right depression meds, lost 60 pounds, and started moving my ass again. Actually, though, there should be no "too old" for CC. So long as one ages gracefully and adapts their style as their bodies change, one should be able to feel comfortable going anywhere they want. One of the first DGN people I met was 46 when I met her in 2005. I would not have guessed her at that age. She fit in the club perfectly then, and I'm sure she still would today. Upon my return from NC in 2005, most people on DGN knew me only from, well, DGN. I was 37, and once we met face-to-face, most DGN'ers were shocked at my age and didn't put me above my mid 20's. I'm 44 today, and with the weight loss, people are still guessing me in mid- to high 20's. Good familial genes help. But attitude and the way you carry yourself does, too.

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