Born in 65. Had an older brother by 8 1/2 years who introduced me to Rock n Roll around 70-71. The two main groups that he introduced me to were Alice Cooper group and Pink Floyd. I've been a full fledge fan of both to this day.
I played drums a long time ago. Can"t play anything else but I love hearing and feeling great groups. I'm now on disabilty and am pretty much a full time daydreamer.
Won"t cut my hair. Won"t stop listening to Alice or Floyd.
This is all I have to say at this moment. May add more as the mood strikes me.
"And everyone blows up nobody grows up to fill Dads shoes. But that doesn't matter cause no little boy ever realy wanted to."UP DATE DEC 13 2007. This is Black juju.The guild master for Darkside of the Moon.
This is how the guild came to be and what we hope to make of it.
Way back when I was a lvl 15 rogue I came across a player I will call #03. He invited me into a guild of around 150 players. It was my first guild. I met "some" cool people in there(not many). Besides #3, I also met a guy called MORID.(Now in 2nd command of the Darkside of the Moon). We all got along pretty well but the guild leaders treated us along with about 75% of the rest of the guild like we were invisible or worthless since we were not at very high levels. But still I stayed because of #3 and Borin. We would help each other out alot. Well one day the guild changed our tabard to some ugly stuff plus the name was retarted. Well we didn't care for it but no one was planning on leaving over such things. Anyway #3 asked the guild leader why he changed the tabard in a joking manner. The guild leader flat out told us he let his personal friend join (and that's cool) but his friend got to do whatever he wished when those of us who busted our ass in the guild were passed by yet again. I had enough so I informed #3 I was going to split. Borin had not logged on yet. Anyway #3 left when I did and asked if I would be interested in forming our own guild. He wanted me to help lead it but at that time I had no desire to lead anyting at all. I really did not think it would last a week to be honost. Well it takes 10 people to start a guild, so I told him if he can get 5 people I would find 5 and we would have our own guild just because. All I wanted to do was name it and help desighn the tabard. He agreed. I was listening to Pink Floyd's Dark side of the moon at that time and thought it was a great name and would draw in Floyd fans which would be mostly mellow. He loved the name even thogh he had no idea what it meant. He said he did AFTER he was told who they were and what DSOM was.
So I got the name set up and we went around and got people to sign up just so we could open. Then when we finally got the ten people Borin logged on and asked what was going on since #3 and I were not there anymore. We told him and offered him part leadership. He quit the old guild joined up with us and was going to help design the tabard and guild rules. Right then and there #3 became WORSE than our old guild leader and insisted on desighning the tabard all himself and making the rules his way, so Borin and I quit.I wrote to #3 and told him we didn't leave one dictatorship for another one. He wrote me back pleading me to come back (I swear to GOD ALMIGHTY he really did). He said he would change and asked for a second chance. So I believed him and asked Borin to come back. Borin was cautious and smart. He went back to the old guild. I went back to #3 to give it another chance. #3 actually changed his ways (for about a week).Borin in the meantime had left the game completely for a little over a month. As time went on #3 became his some old greedy self. It got to the point that I was about to leave but, I could not let him drag Pink Floyd's name down without a fight. Then fortune struck,#3 hit level 40. Now he needed his mount, and he was 46 gp short. Now I offered him the 46 gp in return for his position over the guild and he agreed. This made me guild master and he seemed quite comfortable with this decision for two days. Then people started leaving or considering leaving because #3 started threatening them within the guild. Then the players that left started writing to me to inform me that he was trying to sabotage me whenever I weren't logged on. and also all the players I brought to the guild were being abused or dismissed from the guild. Then the latest patch came out. That meant every guild had a bank. Just to open one cost 100 gp. I started trying to open one by putting up 60 gp. I asked if he could put 10 gp up since he was second in command.(not the leader,trading his position for a mount)His response "Hell no, I have to get my epic mount now" So I Let him know he would be restricted on his withdrawls until he helped open the bank. He freaked out and quit and took around 30 members in a few days time. It turned out to be the best thing to happen to the guild. First of all out of those 30 members #3 had around 5 to 7 alts in the guild and his cousin had 5. Anyway not more than 30 minutes when he left Borin logged on. Remeber he hasn't even played in over a month he had no idea what was going on plus he left the guild long before then. So I took that as a good omen and told him what had happend and asked him to give me and the Darkside guild another chance. He did and instantly payed the rest of the balance to open the guild bank. We re desighned the tabard and we both share the same goal for this guild and that is to treat all members fair and with respect no matter what level they may be. We want the guild to reflect a peaceful and trusting and fair guild. we are still building it and we truly like feed back from members of what they do and do not like. I am the guild leader and Borin is 2nd in charge but we have no desires to fall in the trap of "THIS IS MY GUILD" because it is not , It is all of our guild. We think that's the only way a true guild will survive and grow. So far out of 80 something members only 1 tried to take and not give or even help other memebers. He was actually given 3 different warnings before we finally cut him loose. So that means the other 79+ are great, and respectful and cool folks. I thank you for that.NOW HOW I GOT THE NAME BLACKJUJU
I really was not going to mention this but I have been asked ALOT what black juju means. So here we go.
It is another word for black magic, mostly in voodoo.
I am undead and wanted a name to fit him. My other favorite rock n roll group was the original Alice Cooper group. In 1971 they put out an album called "Love it to Death" and on that album is a song called Black juju. The song is about being a zombie from the zombies point of view.
THE WORDS TO BLACK JUJUTouched by the toil and plunged into his arm
Cursed thru the night thru eyes of alarm
A melody black flowed out of my breath
Searching for death, but bodies need rest.Under the soil now waiting for worms
All that I feared is all that I've learned
All that I know is all that I think
Dead feelings are cool, down lower I sinkBodies need rest, we all need our rest
Sleep and easy sleep, rest, rest
But come back in the morning, come back hard
WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UP WAKE UPClutching and biting my soul has caught on fire
My evil is now and I'm caught up in desire
Every thing I'm living for is all that I am
Liking it and loving it that's all in the plan
Black Juju
Alice Cooper "son of a preacher" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVHOAB1UiGs
The early 70's
