Most remember Clankeye as just the forum storyteller, but he was more.
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Clankeye as a forum member had a reputation as the "storyteller" among us, he would spin tales of Coinalot and work members into the plot. They are legendary and can be found in the archives. But he was much more than that, an accomplished Musician, Singer and Songwriter.
I got to know the bard via the PM function and it turned out that while I was based at NAS Whidbey Island, Wash. that we frequented the same haunts, most notably the Oak Harbor Tavern in the small town of the same name. When I found out he had a few CD's on the market and had gained some notoriety on MTV, I purchased two of them. The musicianship was quite good and the production quality was really impressive. Past that, the song themselves were interesting and original, running the gamut of human experience and, ultimately, Love.
One of the songs was titled "Emma Peel" and if you don't know, she was a fictional character on a 1960's era British spy drama. In the song, Clankeye(real name, Carl Funk) laments:
...............the house is empty, my girlfriend left me
I don't go out, I've got no friends
but I've got a TV, Emma you move me
I feel good...............till the re-run ends.
the reception's crystal clear, I can swear she's really here
and I whisper in her ear "Mrs. Peel, you are needed."
Well, I just saw on the news that Mrs. Emma Peel has died. She was played by British actress Diana Rigg who gained late fame in "Game of Thrones" but really achieved her Sex Symbol status 50 years ago. Hearing the news caught me by surprise mainly because I thought of our old friend and storyteller. In the song, the last line that I quoted is sort of garbled and almost spoken in a whisper. I asked Clank about it once and he confessed that he wasn't sure, he'd have to give it a listen, but I came up with "you are needed" and in a peculiar way the old bard is needed here.
If anyone is still in touch with him please give him a shout out. And may Ms. Rigg RIP.
Al H.
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My shining moment was being Knight NWCS in one of the tales. It taught me a valuable lesson that having an easier to pronounce username would be more likely to get mentioned in a story of his...
I do miss him, though. I bought a MacArthur Philippine coin from him that was stunning. I should never have sold it. So @Clankeye , come on back!
that's awesome to remember some one like that
It has been over twelve years since he has visited.... That is a long time.... Hope he is OK....Cheers, RickO
I would have liked to know him.
Hard to believe that Diana Rigg passed. Very sad bout it.
I sincerely hope that all is well with Clankeye.
Didn't know him.
Pete
As i read your post, I was expecting it was about Clankeye biting the dust.
Bit of a curveball you threw us with Diana Rigg passing.
Good story though and R.I.P. Ms. Rigg.
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Wow, hadn't seen the news until now. I used to watch The Avengers with my dad in the late 1960s, and we both loved it. Emma Peel was oh so smart and sexy in her leather jumpsuits. RIP Diana.
yes, those tight leather jump-suits!! many don't know that she was a "Bond Girl" and wife of Agent 007.
Great memories. Thanks for sharing.
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I remember Clankeye's stories well. He had already pretty much quit by the time I joined in 2006, but his stories were constantly being relived over and over and bear had taken over with the Coinalot series, which were fun also. I have most of them and bear's someplace saved.
Great times.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
Clankeye was a remarkable, creative writer. He captured the zeitgeist of the place faultlessly and with an uncanny eye. Bear tried to revive the effort with affection, but, of course, without the adroitness. Such things can't be replicated.
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
Part of it was that the OT forum was alive and well at the time. More discussions and controversies to bring flavor to the tales. There wouldn’t be as much material for stuff nowadays.
TC, are you serious!!??!!
there's more than ample "fluff" for threads today, it's just that nobody is either talented enough to take up the pen --- or --- whoever might be, is smart enough to know they might be banned. put another way, the forum "membership" hasn't changed too much, management is quite a bit more intentionally restrictive. it is the downside of PC.