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In the decade plus since I first discovered online Legion fandom, Greybird was easily one of the most prolific and vocal posters in all that time. People didn't always agree with him, but he had the courage of his convictions and always believed in what he said.
To think that I will never see his posts again on an online forum beggars my imagination.
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More Greybird thoughts that just occurred to me:
1) He was the ringleader behind the effort to save all of the posts at LegionPics when that ship was going down. I don't know whatever happened to them in the end, or if anyone else still has them, but it was a thankless job.
2) When Steve Lightle elected to form a new Legion Yahoo! Group, he asked Greybird and myself to be co-moderators. It didn't catch on, but for a while there, we were semi-important.
3) He was almost on Rosie O'Donnell's old show because he had seen Moulin Rouge, like, a million times. I think he said 'no' after he said 'yes', and I don't know why he turned it down, but if he hadn't, it'd probably be on YouTube now.
4) I remember him being really excited when I ran a piece of original art that he owned (Dawnstar from Who's Who in the DC Universe by Jim Sherman) in The Legion Companion and credited him as Steve "Greybird" Reed. That made it official!
5) Back in the pre-Legion World days of the old DC board when the LMBP kept expanding, the joke was that it was a force to rival the Legion itself except the real Legion had a Hall of Heroes and the LMBP didn't. Off the top of my head, this is the fourth person to pass away since then, and I've probably missed others. Life imitates art.
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I've known he's been sick for awhile now but the news still comes as a shock. After all these many years I've just gotten so used to seeing him online, first at the DCMB's where he presaged even me, then here and then Facebook. His passion for certain topics and his insight & intelligence were qualities I'll always admire.
His passion for Dawnstar is what we all recognize foremost but he cared a great deal about other things, especially human rights. In that regard I found his Facebook posts even more full of vim and vigor in all the best ways.
We'd known each other since 1999, but it was after LW that we really became friends. I always loved most when he'd let himself goof off with us, like his Welcome Alt ID to Test the Problem thread. He even began the Legion World Triumvirate with Eryk and I. I always held out hope we'd get back to the silliness eventually.
As said elsewhere, I hope you're flying now, Steve.
From: If you don't want my peaches, honey... | Registered: Sep 2003
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quote:Originally posted by Glen Cadigan: 1) He was the ringleader behind the effort to save all of the posts at LegionPics when that ship was going down. I don't know whatever happened to them in the end, or if anyone else still has them, but it was a thankless job.
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Greybird could be very exasperating at times and be very nit-picky, but it was because he cared about how things were.
My sympathy to his friends and family.
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Anyone thinking about pulling together a Greybird's greatest posts thread?
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From: Chicago, IL | Registered: Jul 2004
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Just heard the news and felt compelled to pop in and add my condolences. It's been years since I interacted with him but he will always stand out in my mind, likely because he had such a way with words. He was certainly a master of the English language and I always admired him for that, as well as his devotion to Dawnstar. It's almost impossible for me to see Dawny and not think of him and now he's gone.
Rest well, Greybird, and enjoy those wings. I'm sure you are soaring through the spaceways in search of you Starhaven kin.
RIP
-------------------- "Hey Jim! Get Mon out of the Zone!! And...when do we get Condo back?"
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We have another Legion fan who passed away - Chris Companik -
I am crying so much in the past two days...LEGION John, Greybird, and now Chris Companik. I befriended them all from the old heydays way back in 90s in AOL chat room.
From: Hayward, CA | Registered: Jul 2003
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The thing I remember most about Greybird was his hatred of April Fool's day. Several years ago, when Crossgen was imploding, he didn't believe all of those titles were really being cancelled because it happened towards the end of March. It was pretty funny then.
He wasn't that old, was he? Does anyone know the cause of death?
I have to say, this thread made me sad, and I will remember Greybird and his very strong personality fondly.
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