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Conference rdvax::grateful

Title:Take my advice, you'd be better off DEAD
Notice:It's just a Box of Rain
Moderator:RDVAX::LEVY::DEBESS
Created:Thu Jan 03 1991
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:580
Total number of notes:60238

563.0. "truckin, got my chips cashed in" by RECV::SLOAN (split open and melt) Wed Mar 05 1997 17:41

    
    To the coolest people in Digital:
    
    Well this might be my final week in here but then again it could be
    'the long good bye'.  I found out a couple weeks ago that my group
    (ObjectBroker and DmQ product set) had been sold to BEA a small
    middleware company, owned by venture capitalists Bill Ed and Alfred,
    who plan to specialize in middleware products (they also bought the
    Tuxedo product from Novell).
    
    I think we'll be transferred over officially to BEA on Monday March 10,
    but don't know when they'll take us off the network.  Our
    problem reporting system is not accesible once they take us off
    the net so I might be able to use notes awhile longer while
    they figure that out.
    
    A fairly good deal has been worked out for the employees moving
    over from Engineering. The business team is staying to sell
    ObjectBroker and DmQ through DEC channels since Digital has
    equity in this new company.  I cash out on my vacation time,
    pension, 401K, stock, etc and/or move it over to BEA.  I get
    to take the 12 years time in DEC on vacation to the new company
    which translates to more vacation time accrued at the new company
    :-).  I'll be using one of those weeks for Bread and Puppet and
    then Phish Maine in August. I hope to see some of you at both.
    
    Anyways I'll miss the network and especially the grateful
    dead notes file.  I'll add my name to the 'not-at-dec' list
    but I expect all of you to send me updates and invites to
    all the rages.  I'll still get someone to post my party invites
    since THIS is my party.dis list (all gd noters).  I'll probably
    be "CSloan@Beasys.com" but I'll post that officially before I
    go.
    
    I guess I said a lot about what the grateful dead (music, scene, and
    the dechead noters) means to me in 473.10, when Jerry died, but
    it all holds true to this day.  I find it ironic that I've only
    replied to notes until today when I write a good bye. *** Perhaps
    this note could be turned into something like how do people feel
    about the grateful dead (notes file, music and the former scene) now,
    some year and a half, after Jerry's death ***
    
    Fare thee well,
    Sloan 
    aka Ragette aka Cathy_Sloan aka Cath 
    
    Note - Armand and Dave Todd please keep me posted on the new music
    scene.
    
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563.2EVMS::OCTOBR::DEBESSseeking all thats stil unsungWed Mar 05 1997 18:1219
	well, I, for one, am totally totally bummed about this news...
	even though I knew for awhile it was coming at some point
	(that's one reason I was openly soliciting for more female
	noters in here a while back...I knew there was going to be
	one less before too long ;-{ )

	:-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-( :-(

	I'm surely gonna miss your voice in this Space, Cath - I can see
	your eyes sparkle and hear your laugh every time I read something
	in here from you - and so many times it's some sort of invitation
	to some sort of fun time - you sure do like fun times, and I sure
	do like to party along with you!!!  That won't end!, but this
	easy daily contact will.  I'll keep you posted by mail, and that's
	a promise.

	Debess

563.3BSS::DSMITHRATDOGS DON'T BITEWed Mar 05 1997 18:1814
    
    Thought I would rewrite me reply since i was corrected on my previous
    reply. All this time I have been living under the belief that ours
    Cathy Sloan was a cathy Sloan that worked in Colorado Springs a number
    of years ago , well here shes getting set to leave and I find out she a
    different Cathy... What I can I say, going to miss your reply in here
    even though your a "stranger"..
    
     best of luck to you and if you get a chance make a trip to Colorado so
    your not so strange...
    
    
     later 
    Divide Dave
563.4TEPTAE::WESTERVELTPLAY AT MAX VOLUMEWed Mar 05 1997 18:434
    aw, geez.

    Will miss ya, Cathster.
563.5QUOIN::BELKINbut from that cup no moreWed Mar 05 1997 18:503
Best of luck at BEA.  I've been reading about the BEA transfer/selloff
over in DIGITAL notesfile.  See you at Slipnot shows, no doubt!
 - Josh
563.6MKOTS3::JOLLIMOREKeep on pushing, straight aheadWed Mar 05 1997 18:538
	i ain't looking forward to the day when the not_at_dec list is
	longer than the list of active participants here. :-(
	
	good luck as a BEAmer, sloan.
	
	we'll still be in touch.
	
	
563.7SPECXN::BARNESWed Mar 05 1997 18:5410
    only met ya once and we hardly spoke even though we sorta danced
    together at SOS that year..(smiled alot at each other!)..but i'll 
    miss your input here, also.
    
    Know that we are one big family, where ever we are, no matter how long
    it's been between conversations....when ya pass someone on the street
    in a tye-dye, be sure and smile at them...
    
    wishing you peace in yer life and all the luck on the new day-job,
    rfb
563.8GRANPA::TDAVISWed Mar 05 1997 18:582
    OH NO ..... Cath I will truly miss you, hope to see you
    on my next trip up North.. Good luck at BEA
563.9rage!WMOIS::LEBLANCCAll good things in all good timeThu Mar 06 1997 10:351
    tear that place  a new butt sloan
563.10BEA Cool !!!SUBSYS::TURCOTTEfun stuffThu Mar 06 1997 12:2619
It's been grate Cath !  We'll definitely keep you posted on any
cool musical experiences that come along ... thanks for having
us over at your ragin' party, looking forward to hooking up with
DECheads for a spring rage soon !

Tom posted some good shows yesterday (see 80.274) for the next
couple of months, it'd be grate if we could gather a crew to go
to a show sometime soon !  

Maybe at the Percy Hill show on Wednesday April 2 at the Paradise
Rock Club in Boston ... they just played a grate show there last week

I have to agree with you, Cath, when you say "To the coolest people
in Digital" ... there are many cool people here in grateful, and
you're one of them ... we'll definitely keep in touch !

arm
 
 
563.11ALFA2::DWESTi believe in chemo girl!Thu Mar 06 1997 12:519
    
    
    awww Cath...  while i hate to see you go, i really wish that
    this new twist of life is full of good things for you...
    
    best wishes, and big hugs...  no ggodbyes, cuz we WILL be seeing
    each other again...  :^)
    
    					da ve
563.12QUARRY::petertrigidly defined areas of doubt and uncertaintyThu Mar 06 1997 14:486
Hey, good luck Sloanster...  But I'm a wee bit confused (as always).
The way you describe it makes it sound like you'll still be
a ZKO denizen for a while, if not directly on the network.  Do I
read that right, or did you mean something else?

PeterT
563.13MAIL1::TURNOFGreetings from the Big AppleThu Mar 06 1997 15:319
    Cathy,
    
    Best of Luck to ya!!
    
    It was nice meeting you at Carol's party way back when!!
    
    later,
    
    Fredda
563.14Fare-thee-wellSUBPAC::BEAULIEULike A steam LocomotiveThu Mar 06 1997 15:5512
    
    Cathy,
    
    sorry to hear you're leaving but at the same time I'm happy
    to hear of your new 'deal'. best of luck to you in all you do.
    I'm rilly upset at myself for missing your par-T  but I'm
    SURE there will be more ... rage on ragette
    
    
    Peace-n-love
    
    Toby
563.15USOPS::MNELSONInspiration, move me BrightlyThu Mar 06 1997 16:077
    
    Hey Cathy,
       Sorry to hear of your prabale departure.  I am SURE that we will get
    togther sometime to pahty hahd.  I hope BEA is good for you.  
    
    	Mark
    
563.16UCXAXP::GRADYSquash that bug! (tm)Thu Mar 06 1997 19:1112
    Hey Cathy!
    
    Good luck!  When I heard about the BEA deal I was wondering if you'd be
    effected, but didn't get to ask sooner than this.  Good luck!  I'm sure
    we'll keep running into each other, so I don't see it as goodbye - just
    good luck...
    
    Da ve's at Martha's on Saturday - might be a good opportunity for a
    Happy BEA day hoist....;-)
    
    tim
    
563.17still working out the logisticsSEND::SLOANsplit open and meltMon Mar 10 1997 19:0514
    
        We sign over to BEA this week but I think I'll be on the network
        awhile longer  - 6 weeks maybe.  I'm suppose to limit my access to our
        cluster though after friday.  I appreciate the extension on the
        network access though. It will be easier to get used to the idea
        of giving it up over time %-).
    
        So it's more like the long good bye. I'll be around zko until
        summer time too.
    
        Cath
                        
                    
    
563.18cathysloan ! RDVAX::ROBERTSTue Mar 11 1997 12:259
    Cathy
    
    i know it isn't totally good bye because of all the things we have in
    common - we're bound to come together again and again.  when they come
    to shut you down you will certainly be missed in GRATEFUL.  Will always
    remember your enthusiasm and positive attitude here and elsewhere.
    
    Hugs
    carol 
563.19Talk w/ you soon!FABSIX::D_TODDTue Mar 11 1997 12:3722
Well Sloan,
		I'm glad I didn't miss ya!

	It's been strange getting to know you, sort of.  Definitely a trip on 
the "It's a Small World" ride at Disney World.  That whole scenario has been
one of my favorite stories of late.
	I'm glad we were finally able to meet in person at that killer Chinese
New Years party you threw.  I had a grate time.  Best Chinese I've eaten in a 
looooong time, especially the X-rated fortune cookies.  Appreciated the 
opportunity to meet all those others in here that were also able to make it 
that night (and morning).  Always good to have faces with names.  Especially 
Tom Westervelt, considering we didn't know what he looked like as we searched 
for him unsuccessfully outside the McD's on 12/30 as he had our extra. 8(   
But now we know!!
	So it's been brief from my point of view, but surely enough to make
a new friend.  And you can certainly count on myself and that Armand guy to 
fill you in on some of that crazy new music scene.  Lot's of good leads
around already.  Just know this, if the names moe., seapods or percy hill are
involved, you're in for a good time.  Maybe someday I'll even make it back up 
to Nude Hampster to check out those fav hang-outs you folks are always rappin 
about.  Until then, be kind, I know you will.
					........davet.
563.20SMURF::connor.zk3.dec.com::hotpup::strobeljeff strobelTue Mar 11 1997 18:326
Good thing for the access extension or I would have missed.  You'll 
certainly be missed around these parts but I suspect, if I ever break 
out of my hermit-like existence, I'll see you soon outside these walls 
at some raging social function. Best of luck.

jeff
563.21"Ah Bullwinkle, that trick will never work"WMOIS::DELROSARIOAll too clear, we're on our ownTue Mar 11 1997 23:0823
    
         "Cathy Sloan........I finally get the name and face imbedded
    into my memory banks and now she's leavin'???"
    
         "No,Allenhead....she's not leaving-leaving...she just won't
    be in notes that much longer..."
    
         "But I'm sure gonna miss her humor in here...she always wrote
    something that would brighten my day."
    
         "Come along now Allenhead...we're going to see Finnious J. Whoppie
    and his 3DDB(3 Dimentional Drawing Board) and maybe he can explain all
    this to you..."
    
                              :^) :^) :^)
    
         This isn't the end.....this isn't the beginning.....it's just
    the end of the beginning.....I'll be seeing you around somewhere,
    sometime, somehow....
    
    a.f.a.
    Allenhead
            
563.22MKOTS3::MCONNORSWed Mar 12 1997 16:369
    Cath,
    
    Will definately be missing your notes in here!  I'm glad I didn't
    miss saying good luck!  (I was on vaca last week!).  I wish you all
    the best in the new job set up!  Would love to do a Ragency night
    sometime soon...  Your a great person Cathy, I hope we will keep in
    touch!
    
    lv, MJ