Charlie "Shining Path" Bosworth, RIP (1 Viewer)

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

Let's retire this screen name please.J

I promise you shiny would have gotten a kick out of that.

:(

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

REntal company didn't seem to care that I had never operated one before. They told me there was a manual under the seat.

I am sure there will be alcohol involved in my yardwork this weekend- is there any way I can kill or seriously injure myself with this thing?

THis is what I am renting- but it just has the regular bucket in front.

I would kill or die to be able to drive one of those things professionally, for 50k a year.

I think if you bought one, you could make 50K a year from work you could pick up advertising on craigslist

I need to drop this scientific rat-race and pick one of those things up. Just looks like silly fun.They're building a deck across the street, so our meeting room looks out onto a construction site containing three or four of those. People get paid for driving those around and pushing dirt? That's the life, bro.

I can't get over the fact that this was shining path's last posting at FBGs. In what could at first glance be interpreted as just a simple affirmation of how fun driving a Bobcat would be, a closer look at his post reveals an introspective and revealing look at our most fundamental understandings of how to live life in the fullest and most meaningful ways possible.

Shining Path left us with one last piece of his cosmic wisdom about what life is really about.

could we get a :bobcat: icon?

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

In the past three days, I've exchanged messages with Shiny's brother, his step-mother, and his father. I want to confirm with them exactly what I can share with everyone here, but they have all asked me to tell all of you how moved they have been by the sentiments everyone has expressed. All have confirmed to me that the qualities that made him Shiny to us, were the same ones that made him Breed to them. I want to thank everyone for making this thread a fitting celebration of Shiny.

that is nice to know.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

Everyone,

Forgive me if this is somewhat incoherent. I was a friend of Breed's for more than 25 years. He was, in most of the ways that matter, the best friend I have ever had. In fact, with me being an only child he was the closest thing I had to a brother. It was he that introduced me to Footballguys and to the FFA. While I have never been a frequent poster here I have always made a point to come here and read for information, humor, or just some good Friday afternoon fun. It always seemed that Breed was at the center of everything. Breed was more to me than the witty, intelligent poster that you guys knew. He was a groomsman in my wedding, a confidant, a golf & poker buddy, and "Uncle Breed" to my 5 year old son. As you can imagine this has been a time of overwhelming sadness, sleepless nights, and pain. Many times since the memorial service I came here with the intention of posting the news because I thought it would be something that the community here would want to know. Each time the pain was too great and I was unable to follow through. Breed talked often of the FFA and how much he valued the time he spent here. The outpouring of affection in this thread has left me teary eyed and speechless. As someone who knew and loved Breed this thread has done much to ease my pain. This tribute by people who never met Breed has made me realize how truly lucky I was to have him in my life. I can only hope that when my time comes I will be as well thought of by those I leave behind. I just wanted to thank everyone for their thoughts, prayers and good wishes. They really do matter.

RIP my brother, you will be missed always........

:(

This brought tears to my eyes. literally

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

I believe we're accomplishing that right here.

This is probably the first time that this sentence has been written in the FFA.

:(

 

[NCCommish]

First news I got when I returned was this news. I almost left again. He was the best of the FFA. Smart, funny, and an all around great human being. Far better than I'll ever be. I was thrilled when he asked me to read a presentation he was doing to see if it was accessible. Turns out it was presentation on that paper mentioned earlier in the thread. I am even more thrilled and now saddened as well. I always thought the day would come when we would be celebrating some major discovery by our favorite teletubby.

I miss him very much and I never even met him. I still look for him to pop into a thread and then I remember that won't be happening. I said it many times in many threads and it is still true today. Shiny is the man.

RIP my purple friend you are greatly missed and greatly loved.

I knew this would do this to me. I have to go now. I just can't type with tears in my eyes.

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

Thread sufficiently Hippled (all 872 posts)

RIP Buddy

 

[ArcticEdge]

First news I got when I returned was this news. I almost left again. He was the best of the FFA. Smart, funny, and an all around great human being. Far better than I'll ever be. I was thrilled when he asked me to read a presentation he was doing to see if it was accessible. Turns out it was presentation on that paper mentioned earlier in the thread. I am even more thrilled and now saddened as well. I always thought the day would come when we would be celebrating some major discovery by our favorite teletubby. I miss him very much and I never even met him. I still look for him to pop into a thread and then I remember that won't be happening. I said it many times in many threads and it is still true today. Shiny is the man.RIP my purple friend you are greatly missed and greatly loved.I knew this would do this to me. I have to go now. I just can't type with tears in my eyes.

 

[SofaKings]

It is still very "weird" that he's gone. Never lost an iFriend before and I'm not handling it well.

 

[Mrs. BSR]

*sigh* This thread still brings tears to my eyes. Thanks a lot NCC.

 

[peepleschamp]

Thanks for bumping this....

I have been missing Breed even more these past few days. Football season and particularly fantasy football draft time was one of his favorite times of the year. We would spend hours upon hours on the phone leading up to our draft discussing players, running mock drafts, etc. He would usually try to travel to North Carolina at draft time and stay with me for a few days to visit and be here in person for the draft. As you can imagine, this has been a particularly difficult time for me. When Breed died I was sure I would be unable to continue participating in our league. The thought of continuing an activity that was so wrapped up in my memories of him just was too painful. As time passed though I felt I owed it to him and his memory to keep going. Besides, if he knew I quit he would probably have kicked my ###. As with anyone, I have my good days and bad. Some days the pain of losing my friend breaks me down. I still find myself reaching for the phone to call him to share a story or get his advice. My head knows he is gone but my heart still can't accept it. For those so inclined, prayers are appreciated.

Once again, thanks to everyone here for the continued kind words in remembrance of Breed. It means a lot.

 

[NCCommish]

Thanks for bumping this....I have been missing Breed even more these past few days. Football season and particularly fantasy football draft time was one of his favorite times of the year. We would spend hours upon hours on the phone leading up to our draft discussing players, running mock drafts, etc. He would usually try to travel to North Carolina at draft time and stay with me for a few days to visit and be here in person for the draft. As you can imagine, this has been a particularly difficult time for me. When Breed died I was sure I would be unable to continue participating in our league. The thought of continuing an activity that was so wrapped up in my memories of him just was too painful. As time passed though I felt I owed it to him and his memory to keep going. Besides, if he knew I quit he would probably have kicked my ###. As with anyone, I have my good days and bad. Some days the pain of losing my friend breaks me down. I still find myself reaching for the phone to call him to share a story or get his advice. My head knows he is gone but my heart still can't accept it. For those so inclined, prayers are appreciated. Once again, thanks to everyone here for the continued kind words in remembrance of Breed. It means a lot.

As tough as it is for someone who never got to actually meet him I can't imagine how tough it is for you. It sounds like Breed had that kind of effect on everyone and I am not really surprised.You have our support and our shared love of your friend. I can only hope that helps.

 

[peepleschamp]

Thanks for bumping this....I have been missing Breed even more these past few days. Football season and particularly fantasy football draft time was one of his favorite times of the year. We would spend hours upon hours on the phone leading up to our draft discussing players, running mock drafts, etc. He would usually try to travel to North Carolina at draft time and stay with me for a few days to visit and be here in person for the draft. As you can imagine, this has been a particularly difficult time for me. When Breed died I was sure I would be unable to continue participating in our league. The thought of continuing an activity that was so wrapped up in my memories of him just was too painful. As time passed though I felt I owed it to him and his memory to keep going. Besides, if he knew I quit he would probably have kicked my ###. As with anyone, I have my good days and bad. Some days the pain of losing my friend breaks me down. I still find myself reaching for the phone to call him to share a story or get his advice. My head knows he is gone but my heart still can't accept it. For those so inclined, prayers are appreciated. Once again, thanks to everyone here for the continued kind words in remembrance of Breed. It means a lot.

As tough as it is for someone who never got to actually meet him I can't imagine how tough it is for you. It sounds like Breed had that kind of effect on everyone and I am not really surprised.You have our support and our shared love of your friend. I can only hope that helps.

It definitely helps - thanks. GB the FFA.

 

[Chaka]

I had not intended to come back to the FFA but I only just found out while trolling the SP.

I simply don't have the words (a rarity, I know).

RIP Shiny

 

[the moops]

First news I got when I returned was this news. I almost left again. He was the best of the FFA. Smart, funny, and an all around great human being. Far better than I'll ever be. I was thrilled when he asked me to read a presentation he was doing to see if it was accessible. Turns out it was presentation on that paper mentioned earlier in the thread. I am even more thrilled and now saddened as well. I always thought the day would come when we would be celebrating some major discovery by our favorite teletubby. I miss him very much and I never even met him. I still look for him to pop into a thread and then I remember that won't be happening. I said it many times in many threads and it is still true today. Shiny is the man.RIP my purple friend you are greatly missed and greatly loved.I knew this would do this to me. I have to go now. I just can't type with tears in my eyes.

inhale. exhale. that's a nice tribute.

NC and Shiny are good people. Nice tribute NC. Well said.

 

[Bears_Man2]

RIP Shiny

Don't get the opportunity to visit the boards myself these days, but I do remember your great postings here & your teletubbie avatar. I always got a good laugh looking at it.

Thoughts and prayers to your family & friends.

 

[Verbal Kint]

Saw this pic and hoped that Shiny was somewhere, smiling down.

 

[Fennis]

Saw this pic and hoped that Shiny was somewhere, smiling down.

3,2,1

 

[RC94]

I agree I'd like to hear more about Charlie from those that interacted with him more often

I know I'm not alone in this, but I struggled for a little while with how I could be so effected by the loss of somebody I never truly knew. I never met him in real life, I never shook his hand, and though I'd have done so in a heartbeat, I never got a chance to sit down and drink a beer (or 12) with him. So how can I feel this ridiculous sense of loss? I think it's because we did know shiny. Some of us knew him better than others, certainly, but we knew him and what a special person he was nonetheless. And I'm not sure there's all that much more we can know and appreciate now that he's gone. That's part of the beauty of shiny. Unlike many of us, it seems he was pretty much the same person here as he was in real life. His posts here are a veritable Greatest Hits of the FFA, and it's not because he tried ridiculously hard or he had some need to impress anybody. It's who he was. It was a natural extension and application of his intellect, his sense of humor, his wit, his charm, and his personality. People can share stories and we can enjoy reminiscing, but I think we already know most of the things that made Breed shining path.

RIP SP

 

[cosjobs]

Wow. I am shocked and saddened to hear this news. I have not been around lately and just learned of this tragedy.

What a man. What a loss.

I am proud to say I have not been around because I'm out digging up dirt and moving it around every day. I'm on the second month of my Bobcat rental and I swear its like a fountain of youth.

Unless my wife threatens me with death, I think I am going to pull the trigger and buy a new tractor next month. And I swear to god, if I get it, I will name it Shiny and paint it on the hood. I think he'd like that.

Now that's a tribute.

Tractor is being delivered Friday. Its nine months later than I hoped, but it will still be christened the "Shiny."

 

[General Malaise]

Wow. I am shocked and saddened to hear this news. I have not been around lately and just learned of this tragedy.

What a man. What a loss.

I am proud to say I have not been around because I'm out digging up dirt and moving it around every day. I'm on the second month of my Bobcat rental and I swear its like a fountain of youth.

Unless my wife threatens me with death, I think I am going to pull the trigger and buy a new tractor next month. And I swear to god, if I get it, I will name it Shiny and paint it on the hood. I think he'd like that.

Now that's a tribute.

Tractor is being delivered Friday. Its nine months later than I hoped, but it will still be christened the "Shiny."

Nice!

 

[Koya]

Wow. I am shocked and saddened to hear this news. I have not been around lately and just learned of this tragedy.

What a man. What a loss.

I am proud to say I have not been around because I'm out digging up dirt and moving it around every day. I'm on the second month of my Bobcat rental and I swear its like a fountain of youth.

Unless my wife threatens me with death, I think I am going to pull the trigger and buy a new tractor next month. And I swear to god, if I get it, I will name it Shiny and paint it on the hood. I think he'd like that.

Now that's a tribute.

Tractor is being delivered Friday. Its nine months later than I hoped, but it will still be christened the "Shiny."

 

[Homer J Simpson]

Wow. I am shocked and saddened to hear this news. I have not been around lately and just learned of this tragedy.

What a man. What a loss.

I am proud to say I have not been around because I'm out digging up dirt and moving it around every day. I'm on the second month of my Bobcat rental and I swear its like a fountain of youth.

Unless my wife threatens me with death, I think I am going to pull the trigger and buy a new tractor next month. And I swear to god, if I get it, I will name it Shiny and paint it on the hood. I think he'd like that.

Now that's a tribute.

Tractor is being delivered Friday. Its nine months later than I hoped, but it will still be christened the "Shiny."

Awesome.

 

[ArcticEdge]

Wow. I am shocked and saddened to hear this news. I have not been around lately and just learned of this tragedy.

What a man. What a loss.

I am proud to say I have not been around because I'm out digging up dirt and moving it around every day. I'm on the second month of my Bobcat rental and I swear its like a fountain of youth.

Unless my wife threatens me with death, I think I am going to pull the trigger and buy a new tractor next month. And I swear to god, if I get it, I will name it Shiny and paint it on the hood. I think he'd like that.

Now that's a tribute.

Tractor is being delivered Friday. Its nine months later than I hoped, but it will still be christened the "Shiny."

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

 

[bostonfred]

It's hard to believe that Shining Path passed away one year ago today. I still miss him and think of him often. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

It's hard to believe that Shining Path passed away one year ago today. I still miss him and think of him often. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

I feel like I barely knew him but I think about him all the time and definitely miss his presence around here.

 

[grateful zed]

It's hard to believe that Shining Path passed away one year ago today. I still miss him and think of him often. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

I feel like I barely knew him but I think about him all the time and definitely miss his presence around here.

i liked the dude, gb his soul.i still miss kestrel.

 

[Foosball God]

It's hard to believe that Shining Path passed away one year ago today. I still miss him and think of him often. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

There are just certain threads that I when I read them I wish Shinny could have posted in.

 

[Bottomfeeder Sports]

It's hard to believe that Shining Path passed away one year ago today. I still miss him and think of him often. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

I think it is pretty big club, even among those that only knew of him through his posts.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

It's hard to believe that Shining Path passed away one year ago today. I still miss him and think of him often. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

There are just certain threads that I when I read them I wish Shinny could have posted in.

Yep.

 

[saintfool]

It's hard to believe that Shining Path passed away one year ago today. I still miss him and think of him often. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

he was such a good guy. definitely missed around here.

 

[Jene Bramel]

It's hard to believe that Shining Path passed away one year ago today. I still miss him and think of him often. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

I feel like I barely knew him but I think about him all the time and definitely miss his presence around here.

 

[Homer J Simpson]

I miss that purple *******.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

It's hard to believe that Shining Path passed away one year ago today. I still miss him and think of him often. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

he was such a good guy. definitely missed around here.

A good guy + a smart guy. Pretty rare.

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Walk my dog most mornings by a car parked on the street that has a bumper sticker for a place called Amoeba Music in Hollywood. Always makes me think of him.

 

[Da Guru]

Not sure if I missed this but what did he pass away from?

 

[IvanKaramazov]

The FFA was definitely a much better place with him around.

 

[krista4]

The FFA was definitely a much better place with him around.

 

[jamny]

The FFA was definitely a much better place with him around.

There aren't many people who I immediately have to read when I see that they posted but SP was definately one of them.

 

[Early_10]

I'm sure it's been a difficult year for his family. If we miss him this much from something as simple as a message board, I can't imagine their loss.

 

[Kendall]

Crap. I picked a heck of a day to come back.

 

[urbanhack]

You are missed good buddy.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

RIP, GB.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

Miss you, GB.

 

[Ray Stevens]

Yeah, this still sucks. Even after a year.

 

[Cecil Lammey]

RIP Shiny

Everytime I see a Bobcat I think of him. We had some construction by the studio last year after he died and it would always choke me up a little before I went on air.

Here's to you SP! :(

 

[Hipple Long Ware & Peete]

RIP

But after 1 yr I think that can all be publicly discussed in here. That anyone even cares enough to know about him a year later would probably make the family smile. However, receiving a family member receiving an email "Hi I'm from the innernets, can I post stuff about how died might be a little weird.

 

[glock]

I remember scouring the innernets for info on SP last year and coming up with some stuff on a couple of science technology sites that made me

...or did I dream that?

 

[QuizGuy66]

-QG