Don't we need a Chunk Hunter for this echo to exist?

MEMORIES!


Here's some history of the "jesusonacid" moniker.
(I'm Steve Kemp, BTW)

FIDONET News 13 Dec 1999
Charles Hunter Goes Insane on FidoNet's ABORTION Echo

by STEVE KEMP

Check this bit of "Christian Love" out.

A certain Christian on the Fidonet ABORTION echo took offense to my having my "blasphemous" E-mail address of jesusonacid@yahoo.com being on my rubber stamp a while back and his continuous complaints about it, against warnings, got him booted from the echo. And this is what I, and the current moderator and the former moderator, got:

N O T I C E

TO: GENE THORNTON, STEVE KEMP AND DOUG GLEASON

TAKE NOTICE THAT IT IS MY INTENTION TO INSTITUTE SUIT AGAINST YOU PURSUANT TO THE LONG ARM STATUTES OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA AND/OR ANOTHER COURT HAVING JURISDICTION OVER YOU. FURTHERMORE, BE ADVISED THAT UNLESS YOU PROVIDE ME WITH A VALID ADDRESS FOR SERVICE OF ALL PAPERS, I WILL ACCOMPLISH SERVICE UPON YOU BY "PUBLICATION". IN THE EVENT YOU FAIL TO RESPOND TO ANY SUCH SERVICE
BY PUBLICATION, A DEFAULT JUDGMENT MAY BE ENTERED AGAINST YOU BY THE COURT FOR THE REQUESTED RELIEF AND ANY MONEY DAMAGES AND COSTS REQUESTED.
- Charles Hunter

You see, he had stated previously that my E-mail address was a religious harassment of him and his religion which is outside of any free speech argument
that I could possibly make. Go figure.

By the way, I dropped the addy from my rubber stamp because the moderator asked
me to...well, actually, he more than asked me. But that was the former moderator. But I did so for the good of the echo as well as knowing full well what the beast that is FIDO is.

-snipped for brevity-

............

Well, there's one example of why I still use the name from time to time. To piss Chunky Hunter off! And I was the first person you use it, starting around 1989! But if you do a web search you'll get thousands of hits nowadays. I think
there is even a band named Jesusonacid. And a few gamers use it. It used to be just me you'd find when doing a search.

It's nice to be a legend. ;)

Here is the REAL origin story!

I was on vacaton with a friend and his family years ago (like 1973, or so) and I had a HUGE afro (the point will become clear soon). Well, my friend and I thought it would be fun to drop some acid for the trip because, after all, we would be in the nice big camper cabin in the back of the truck for hours. Unplanned, the parents decided to stop by Eureka on the way to Eagle Lake to see my friends Grams at an old folks home. "SHIT!" we thought! Tripping at an old folks home! Anyways, while the family was meeting up with Grams I was walking around the reception area tripping my fucking ass off and this old lady
sitting in her wheel chair slowly raised her head and looked up at me. And she smiled broadly and softly exclaimed "Jesus!" and tears began to run down her cheeks. I suspected that the light caught me from behind, or something, thus making my giant 'fro a halo. Well, I didn't wanna hurt the old girl by walking away so I knelt down on one knee and cupped the back of her hand and responded "Yes, Sweetheart". And she was transfixed. I talked with her about anything I could think about, all the while looking straight into her beautiful blue eyes.
The day nurse finally came for her saying "Oh, there you are!" and carted her off. She looked back at me and smiled and said "I love you Jesus!" and I responded that I loved her too. Then I started crying. The patterns and colors in the tears in my eyes helping me along for a good half hour at least. It was great.

Well, I told my tale to my friend. And I told it at many pot and acid parties, as well. Always with the punchline of myself being called Jesus while on acid. UNTIL some people started calling me Jesus at school. That wasn't cool. So I stopped telling the story. Shit, they didn't even know me or my real name!

Many years later I was signing onto Yahoo (this is some 20 years ago, I'm sure), and no matter what handle I offered, someone had it already so I tried weird word combos and even a couple of them failed...then "jesusonacid" popped into my head. And it worked. And SERIOUSLY no offense was intended! (even though I was a stong atheist by this time) Then, years later, I found out about
FIDOnet, and loving debate, I flagged several echoes. One being the ABORTION echo (myself being pro-choice). Well, of course, the guy that threatened the lawsuit was a "pro-life" mutha-fucker. And having no valid arguments for enslaving women he attacked my email address of "jesusonacid@yahoo.com". And being "a friend of the word" (a writer), I offered him an off the top of my fucking head LIE of an explanation of the handles' origin. That being:

I was walking in my rose garden sipping absinth one day and I witnessed one of my many yard boys, Jesus, staring intently at one of my prize American Beauty roses. And he had tears in his eyes. I asked Jesus "What's the matter?" and he exclaimed "Ezz bootifool!" and I responded "Yes it is, Jesus, yes it is."

Suffice it to say...I like to write. ;)



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