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R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 2:01 pm
by Direkt
Rising from the ashes of Melbourne Jungle, Melbourne Beats first took flight on Tuesday 23rd November 2004.
Melbourne Beats, or MB.com, was the baby and brainchild of Melbourne beatsmiths, Lucas Chan and Lynt.
Local broken beat aficionados rejoiced, a community was born, an online hang-out for those with an interest in breaks, drum'n'bass, jungle and all the sub-genres and new genres that followed. Promoters and punters joined en masse in the months and years that followed, culminating with a peak number of simultaneous online members (178) on Tuesday 26th June 2007, at 2.54pm. 178 members online at once... wow!
As of today, Thursday 29th December 2011, MB.com boasts a membership of 4792 members... out of this impressive membership, roughly 2 people still frequent the website.
MB.com was proudly responsible for two high-profile fundraising nights... 2005's Beat Aid (raising an impressive $17k for the Asian Earthquake and Tsunami disaster) and 2007's Fire Aid (raising $9k for the 2006 Victorian Bushfire relief). There was also numerous MB.com BBQ's (north side vs south side) and other social engagements throughout it's lifespan.
Some Stats:
10 First Members: admin, lucas, breaksrbest, steiner, Craig McWhinney, Polecat, Friday, Guyno, DBoy, Dean Millson.
10 Top Posters: deviant, huge (with Agent Orange post count added), Lizkins, lynt, Direkt, gnat, mixtress, mrj, ghetto kitty, quick.
Whilst this post is largely tongue-in-cheek... with the increasing amount of tumbleweed blowing throughout the website, particularly this year, I thought I might as well post this half-joking obituary...
Bigups to lucas, lynt, system and all the moderators, members, shit stirrers, promoters and punters that have made this an enjoyably communicative and pro-procrastination tool for the past 7-years or so.
R.I.P. MB.c.
play some breaks
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:24 pm
by quick
respekt
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:31 pm
by andy_hoffman
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:44 pm
by fooishbar
congrats dan
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:12 am
by elysium
what? Arrgh! Noooooooo... I hope this does not portend things to come. This site is a little security blanket for me. Sad but true.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:40 am
by obliveus
Big ups to all you mentioned, Spies.
But it does feel like every time I lurk in these days I'm just kicking a dead corpse to see if it'll move on its own again.
:meh:
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:28 am
by quiet roar
It is sad to see what has become of this place.
Somebody needs to turn off the life support.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:05 pm
by retzie
elysium wrote:This site is a little security blanket for me. Sad but true.
+1
It is my Melbs away from Melbs
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 3:37 pm
by CoB
sadfse
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:29 pm
by Lindepenis
Pfft... Sif..
The brotherhood has never been stronger!!
We reprazented LARGE at the Blah Blah Blah festival in Brizvegas on Wednesday
Feigan has the evidence, suprised (& possibly relieved?) that he hasn't posted the pic yet..
There is life in ye olde dawg yet..
Respecognize!
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 5:45 pm
by CoB
hmm, i never saw you guys
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:11 pm
by Lizkins
even though tongue in cheek, this still makes me sad to see how its gone over the last year or so
this place really impacted on my life, from friends, to gigs etc
always love for mb.com
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 9:53 pm
by quick
will suck if it goes down cos I still get a lot of mixes from here
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 10:54 am
by FliP
Lindepenis wrote:Pfft... Sif..
We reprazented LARGE at the Blah Blah Blah festival in Brizvegas on Wednesday
I was up there with a few melbourne beats kids too
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:28 pm
by Feigan
Yep - in attendance at Blah and came across a Lindepenis and a Deviant on a dancefloor whilst watching Cutloose cook up a mix.
Literally.
Has Photo somewhere.
Biggest think I learned is that Dan is the king of women and lindsay can still dance amd wear purple t-shirts.
BU's Mb.com
you saucy old minx you.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 4:45 pm
by Direkt
Feigan wrote:Yep - in attendance at Blah and came across a Lindepenis and a Deviant on a dancefloor whilst watching Cutloose cook up a mix.
Literally.
You literally came across them?
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2012 6:14 pm
by CoB
literally cooking
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:51 am
by Feigan
literally came across them and literally he was cooking.
He smashed out a Stir fry while he was smashing out a mix.
Sponsored by Scanpan.
pretty impressive.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 9:55 am
by deviant
fooishbar wrote:congrats dan
thanks!
Feigan wrote:Yep - in attendance at Blah and came across a Lindepenis and a Deviant on a dancefloor whilst watching Cutloose cook up a mix.
Literally.
Has Photo somewhere.
Biggest think I learned is that Dan is the king of women and lindsay can still dance amd wear purple t-shirts.
BU's Mb.com
you saucy old minx you.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 12:45 pm
by Feigan
can't get much cooler.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:04 pm
by Hardy
Feigan wrote:can't get much cooler.
Could only be cooler if Dan was giving a peace sign, or maybe even the old ridgy didge.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:08 pm
by Feigan
or 2 in the pink sign.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2012 9:29 am
by system
still getting the same amount of traffic compared to last year tbh.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 8:42 am
by DBoy
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:37 am
by system
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:03 am
by youthful_implants
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 2:22 pm
by Lindepenis
Direkt wrote:Feigan wrote:Yep - in attendance at Blah and came across a Lindepenis and a Deviant on a dancefloor whilst watching Cutloose cook up a mix.
Literally.
You literally came across them?
Not suprised.
Was a jizztastic day all round.
I had become a sour old bastard,
But just needed a good 'Sub-and-Tug' (I'll get my coat)
T'was a good reminder of the joys of RAVE, and with a respectable bed time.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2012 3:02 pm
by Kaiproject
should have a day of the dead theme mbc summer bbq?
still only actually met a handful of youse IRL.
rip
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:35 am
by nic
R I P
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:45 am
by Hardy
Feigan wrote:or 2 in the pink sign.
We all know Dan only gives 5 in the stink
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:17 pm
by deviant
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:55 am
by Feigan
Bwahahahahahahahaa
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 3:44 pm
by Lizkins
oh you guys....too funny LOL
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 4:24 pm
by nic
well I dont find subjugating females into sexual objects very funny
MANY women have worked long and hard to eradicate these kind of 'jokes' and attitudes from society so it saddens me when i read it on here.
women are equals - lets work together to remove that glass ceiling and stop the continued 'casual sexism' directed towards our female poking toys
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:21 pm
by retzie
at "female poking toys"
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:19 am
by youthful_implants
retzie wrote: at "female poking toys"
x 2 ha ha ha
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:44 am
by mixtress
Lizkins wrote:even though tongue in cheek, this still makes me sad to see how its gone over the last year or so
this place really impacted on my life, from friends, to gigs etc
always love for mb.com
Yo. Feel the same way Lizkins. I have met friends on here that I know I'll have for the rest of my life. Shit, I met the love of my life here...8 years with Recon this January. I still have him in my phone as Recon, cause it reminds me of how we met and what an awesome time my life was back then. And that includes you fuckers.
Being on here is hard sometimes, I've had my heartbreaks as well as anyone. It's been a fucking ride though, there is no doubt...Mb.com's been there through 4 jobs, 3 houses and 2 major relationships. It's all connected for me, it's the 1st degree of separation during all those crazy times of my youth.
Probably should have held on a bit then harder, huh? I miss using the emoticons
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 2:55 pm
by quiet roar
Nothing lasts forever. I'd rather it be gone than be left in this state, tbh. At least then we could remember how good it was, as opposed to how lame it is.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:52 pm
by nic
YES EUTHANISE IT PLEASE
reminds me of when i had to get my dad to shoot my sick cat.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 9:22 am
by andy_hoffman
Yep i agree. Met some awesome people on here and can't see myself meeting any more as there aren't any more.. Time to put the site to rest i think.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 2:07 pm
by Lizkins
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 4:23 pm
by Direkt
sadtimes
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:09 am
by quick
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:43 am
by deviant
might I remind everyone... I still have the highest post-count
I WIN
bwahahahahahahaha
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:16 am
by quiet roar
Quality is more important than quantity, Dan.
Now, why is this website still here? Where's Lucas? Shut this baby down so we can have happy thoughts, again.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:11 pm
by huge
you're all a bit dramatic aren't you!
huhu
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:30 pm
by quiet roar
Not at all. Everybody's sad at what this place has become so why not just end it?
As I mentioned, all good things must come to an end, and it's better to end on a high than to go on in an embarrassing way. Why wouldn't you put something you cared about out of it's (our) misery?
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:51 pm
by witty_pseudonym
huge wrote:you're all a bit dramatic aren't you!
huhu
I seriously don't understand how it has become embarrassing. Blimey, how much did it consume your life if it has? I still pop in from time to time, but don't feel remotely offended by the fact that there's so little traffic. Mb introduced me to a huge number of friends and has played a massive role in my social life - but I definitely don't think it needs to be shut down to preserve those memories. That's just retarded. The mixes section still gets a few decent things posted. Why mourn the fact that it won't be what it was (definitely sounding like jaded ravers again - "back in the day") and preserve the happy memories. If it's too depressing for your melodramatic heart, then don't visit. Simple eh!
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 5:37 pm
by quiet roar
You obviously don't care enough, witty.
Re: R.I.P. MB.com
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 9:18 am
by nic
witty doesnt care
kill it like you would a sick pet.