Here's To Khephra , Andy , Nostjami

[proud patriot]

and many others who aren't able to share tonight with us .

I wish Newyorker99 well as she recovers from her illness.
I sure do miss her

Please add others who have slipped my memory

:toast:

[Swamp Rat]

1. AMEN!

[Skittles]

2. MY BELOVED ONEIGHTY

Ed my sweetheart, thinking of you tonight

[shadowknows69]

25. Me too, Ed and I became friends, I wish I'd met him

I got to read his wonderful stories. I learned a lot from Oneighty.

[Skittles]

33. he was my online dad

born the same year as my dad, who committed suicide a long time ago. I still miss Ed.

[madfloridian]

58. He would have been driving his silver car around in joy.

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/madfloridian/311

:cry:

[redqueen]

74. Aw

Y'all have made me cry again.

:cry:

[Zhade]

3. Hear, hear.

Wish they could hear us.

This was for them, too.

[w8liftinglady]

4. my Monkeyman...Hope he's smiling tonight

[shadowknows69]

30. ..........

[tom_paine]

60. He is, my dear. He is...

:-)

[havocmom]

5. Hope souls can celebrate

we are stronger for their presence

[Sydnie]

6. And Toot too n/t

[Horse with no Name]

7. NewYawker passed?

OMG I didn't know that...I knew I missed her welcomes.:(

[proud patriot]

18. no not that I'm aware of

she is under the weather . :hug:

[Solly Mack]

8. Yes

[tigereye]

15. oh, I didn't know that!

:cry:


I hadn't heard anything since I left the Mod Forum a few months back... :(

[Solly Mack]

21. No!!!! My Yes was to the OP.

Just a simple Yes (in agreement) for all the people not with us....

[tigereye]

24. whew. Sorry. I'm not thinking clearly tonight and assuming too much!

thanks. :hug:

[Solly Mack]

27. No problem. :)

:hug:

[proud patriot]

26. Sorry I fixed my subject line

It was being interpreted as she passed .

She just not with us and I miss her .

[tigereye]

49. hey! How are ya!

What an exciting night!


:hug: The night the country has waited for, for so long. Amazing! :woohoo:

[proud patriot]

53. just getting through with a joyous crying fit

it's starting to sink in hearing McCain concede .

still in shock ..

[YellowRubberDuckie]

20. When did that happen?

:cry:
She was so nice to me when I first came here.
Duckie

[Solly Mack]

23. NO!!! My Yes was to the OP...

[proud patriot]

32. I changed the subject line

I just miss Newyorker99 terribly while she is not with us

[suninvited]

9. So sad, that they couldn't be here with us tonight

to celebrate this historical win.

[RainDog]

10. *******t o a s t ********

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. Amen!

I miss them all tonight.

:toast: (even though Andy didn't drink).

[Dem2theMax]

16. Tonight, I think Andy would make an exception! ;-)

:toast: to them all.

[ikojo]

12. I hope they are partying whereever

they are....

Thank you for remembering them.

[charlie]

13. And Birdman and AllJunkMail n/t

[salin]

80. and playahata n/t

[EFerrari]

14. What do you mean, NewYawker? Is that a typo?

[realisticphish]

19. my first thought

too :(

Why the hell didn't I hear about that?

edit: ah, maybe just sick. Jeez, don't scare me like that

[LisaLynne]

28. Phew! That scared me to death for a sec!

I was a mod for a couple of terms and I just love her to death!!!

[proud patriot]

34. I changed my subject line

I just miss her and wanted to include her.

sorry .

[EFerrari]

36. Sorry! I'm a little wound up!

I miss her, too!

:hi:

[proud patriot]

70. Yeah we all do

:hug:

[Kurovski]

83. And sweet "nicknameless", who used to follow the Election Reform Forum.

She took extra time to show kindness, despite her own illness.

[mzmolly]

17. Indeed. And a toast to "Toot" as well.

:toast:

[OhioChick]

22. Let's not forget Sapphire Blue...

:toast:

[northamericancitizen]

39. ................

[Wilms]

65. @

[calimary]

77. Never! Love you, Sapphire Blue - wherever you are!

Nostamj and Khephra, too. And the loved ones Mari333 lost.

[otherlander]

82. Saphire

:cry:
:patriot:

[shadowknows69]

29. .................

It's quite a party in Heaven right now, and they have a great band.

[nadinbrzezinski]

31. to all

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[Dennis Donovan]

35. This is for them, for without them, we wouldn't be where we are...

Missing you all...:cry:

[BrklynLiberal]

37. I was thinking of those guys a little earlier.

:grouphug: :pals: :toast:

[lonestarnot]

38. Nope not gona cry damn you!

My monkeyman :cry:

[proud patriot]

43. polls close in 15 min on the west coast.

I think I will cry then .

[lonestarnot]

46. Here's a tissue!

:cry:

[proud patriot]

51. Thanks

:cry: we did it

[lonestarnot]

55. Yes we DID!

[Avalon Sparks]

40. In our thoughts all of them

They helped us get here. Kept us sane in the dark days. Miss them all so much!

[malaise]

41. Yes indeed

:toast:

[NewJeffCT]

42. to all of them

:toast:

[bleedingheart]

I miss them all...

I raise a glass of wine to toast to all those we have lost, including my friend Massafra...he would have loved being out there here in PA and he is greatly missed.

[suffragette]

44. Yes

:toast:

[G_j]

45. thank you!

for posting this.

:toast:

[madfloridian]

47. And oneighty would have driven around celebrating in his little silver car.

From Oneighty's book, Voyages of the Vicky Mary. A tribute.

He would have loved this night.

[Liberal In Texas]

48. I wish they all could be here to celebrate with us.

I especially have a soft spot for Andy.

:toast:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

50. absolutely :)

:toast:

[Chovexani]

52. Pouring libations for my dear Kef and all those we have lost

[Bozita]

54. nazdrowie

[upi402]

56. for Andy

I'm holding a thought in gratitude.
:patriot:

[tom_paine]

57. Yes. Here, here!

:toast:

The work has just begun.

[pinto]

59. Kick for all. It's a good night DU. And hi nyer99 !!

:kick:

[proud patriot]

62. Hey you , I'm having a hard time getting Cali results

are you having any luck ?

we aren't going to bed until we know about
8 and 4 ...

[pinto]

64. Nah, none locally yet. Agggh.

[proud patriot]

66. yes very frustrating

the SOS's site is slower than pea soup.

[Myrina]

61. Here's to them, and their helping us from the other side!!!

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[annabanana]

63. They more than did their part...

They share in the night.

[HEyHEY]

67. I was thinking of them on the drive home. n/t

[proud patriot]

69. It's hard not to think of those who were so passionate

:hi:

[Desertrose]

68. Wow...wouldn't they all be over the moon?

DU has been less for their absence.

MIss those guys.....:(

[Jamastiene]

71. ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oY0Mj8BAmM

They were :patriot: one and all.

[last1standing]

72. I've kept my avatar in honor of Khephra.

He worked so hard for Howard Dean in 2004, as did I. I think he would feel so vindicated for his efforts tonight and I hope that he is somewhere watching thing unfold tonight with satisfaction.

Thank you Khephra and thank you to every DUer who has passed on before tonight could happen. You were all part of an effort that has finally born fruit.

[proud patriot]

73. Yep , LBN is a reminder everyday.

:hug:

[Raine]

75. They are all loved and still very much missed here

I know they would be so proud and happy this day.

[RogueTrooper]

76. To them all

:grouphug:

[readmoreoften]

78. This thread made me cry. Jeez. Thanks y'all.

[Hekate]

79. So joyous a time. I hope that somehow they all know. Blessings and thanks on all our lost ones...

:toast:


Hekate

[Senator]

81. K&R

[JCMach1]

84. The fallen over these 8 yrs.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[JHB]

85. That's "Nostamj"

...for Jeff Matson, designer, songwriter, and missed.

[hfojvt]

87. you beat me to it by two minutes

seems like the toon threads have never been the same

[hfojvt]

86. alercojon and some spouses too

of Mrs. Grumpy, Bullwinkle925 and OPERATIONMINDCRIME

also, it's Nostamj. It was J(eff) Matson sdrawkcab

[GreenPartyVoter]

88. Hear, hear!

:toast:

[4_TN_TITANS]

89. It was Nostamj, not Nostjami....

His first initial J and last name Matson. (good god have I been here that long?)
Peace to all...

[JHB]

90. Yup, you have.

Good to see you're still here. Haven't seen your name for a while.

[EFerrari]

91. Kick

[Generic Other]

92. 3 DU immortals

Kheph was the rock of DU. Lively and interested in everything. A computer wiz. And friendly to everyone. He took my side in many a late night thread!

Nos who thanklessly gave us all a reason to smile when we felt like slitting our throats by posting all the editorial cartoons worth reading every day for us. He did it for years. No one has ever consistently done what he did since. He was also the one who asked us always to ?W. Always.

Andy beloved and bouncing through the threads on DU like ball lightning! Thank you for the work you did to ensure fair elections in this country. And thank you for showing me how a man faces death with dignity even as he is under fire, hounded by the lowest humans to walk the earth.

I am honored to have called them my friends.

[Bake]

93. To absent friends ...

:toast:

Bake

[Stephanie]

94. Andy would be so happy!

And so proud of Obama's Election Protection team!