NP-f31 <dudewiththe(REMOVE)hair@hushmail.com> wrote in
news:kg9jo4pgu3858v24f0l1b4rnfn4b5tq7je@4ax.com:
> Dear Fortsters,
>
> It appears, as announced here by Darks Shadows yesterday, that our
> beloved Mephistopheles has passed away. Friends tell me that he had
> been ill for awhile. Mephi, above all, was a fun lover. His wonderful
> sense of humour often had me in stitches. He cared about boys very
> much and did a lot to promote their well being in these groups.
>
> Mephi was, as he told us, 'brought up by hand'; which apparently
> involved physical and mental abuse doled out by Catholic nuns. This he
> took in stride and was able to joke about in later years.
>
> Mephi came into our consciousness in 2003 and 2004 with his 'poetry
> slams' with MTB. There remains in my mind an indelible image of Mephi
> sitting in a wooden tub, off the coast of Athens during the 2004
> Olympics. When 'Doc the Pirate' took to the open waters, Mephi's was a
> voice of reason. He was at his best when he played the '60 Second
> Sleuth' in 'Full Moon Over The Fort' when he attempted to solve a
> series of buttshaped graffiti attacks with a wheelbarrow. And in
> recent months what camaraderie and culture that existed here in The
> Fort was due mainly to his loving influence and selfless
> contributions.
>
> Let us, his friends, gather here and in his other happy haunt - n**p,
> to celebrate and remember this most delightful member of our
> community.
>
> In boylove,
> Doc
> NP-f31
>
I have been in contact with Wiz and have asked him to award Mephi a Fort
Badge posthumously. Though he never requested one, there is no one here
more deserving of one. Perhaps "np-m". And so fitting, perhaps the only
"m" to be offered.
Our dear Mephi shall be missed by all whose lives he has touched. He
shall never be forgotten. Should there be a bright spot in all of
this... he is now able to continue his banter with MTB.
Love you always Mephi. You shall ever remain the mayor of N**psville.
darkshadows
np-g07
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