Well, that is a blow. I remember when he and fidget had a cross-flirt going on. That is so sad- he was in his forties. Does anybody know what did him in?
Kathleen
PS. I always thought he shifted his handle and became "cokeisoknow." Maybe that is someone else.
Oh my goodness!!! He was one of the posters I first read! He's younger than me! so full of life. I am so sad for me, his child, exmo community.. He was loved and is missed. RIP
I keep hoping someone will post and say that this is just a mistake and that the rumors of FCD's demise have been greatly exaggerated. Unfortunately, I don't really think that is going to happen. :(
It feels strange to feel sad about the death of someone I never met. But forbiddencokedrinker was one of my favorite posters when I first came to RfM so, in a way, I feel like I have lost a friend. I had been wondering for a while why he didn't post anymore.
I've been wondering about FCD! I loved his posts, and like him I did my two years in San Diego. Whenever I read his mission stories I could see it in my mind. I often thought he was the RfM poster I would like to meet the most IRL. I hope his son is OK!
I don't know the details, if he was in pain, accident, expected, unexpected.
I do know that I too enjoyed his posts. Mostly for selfish reasons, he and I would seem to have a harmony, not always an agreement, but a take that made me happy to see his comments on a thread in which I was involved.
I searched that he last posted about six months ago and I also found references that he was a single dad, so certainly my thoughts and concerns go out to the young son of FCD.
I noticed his absence, too, like many of you. I always enjoyed his posts. From what I recall, he had roots in East TN. I had roots in similar areas and though unlikely, wondered if we had mutual acquaintances. He'll be missed! :(
Last post from FCD was in June, 2014. First was December 14, 2011 as found in a search with over 12,000 posts in that time frame. Perhaps Susan can find out more about his death. Some of the later posts mention alcohol.
Oh that's sad. I loved his posts. I'm going to drink some Coke today to remember him. Probably put some rum in it too. Great person, great insights - he will definitely be missed around here.
LOL I'm friends with him on Facebook and he just posted this from work:
"For those of you who know I am ForbiddenCokeDrinker on exmormon.org I should clarify I am not dead. I don't know how the rumor started but I am alive. I am at work so I can not comment there just yet but will tonight I hope."
I just called ForbiddenCokeDrinker. As the phone rang and rang and rang, I honestly started to feel a cramping in my chest and a surging feeling of dread shock and absolute terror that the worst was true…
Then I heard my brother's familiar voice answering, "Hello?"
He's not dead. He'll probably be logging in tonight as soon as he gets off work. He asked that in the mean time I post on his behalf, "The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated…"
Seriously, he is not dead. Not as of 12:30 December 6, 2014.
Many mormon troll have resorted to shenanigans like this over the years. I think they like to show "how gullible exmos are", or something like that...
Projection much? I know who the really gullible ones are. It's not like by believing a rumor of someone's death also commits me to sign away 10% of my income and 50% of my spare time, now is it?
Looks like FCD gets the rare privilege of reading his own memorial threads. Always nice to hear that people value you.
Too bad such a mistaken rumour came to RfM. SO glad to know that people's hopes weren't in vain and FCD is still with us.
Yikes, ZelphRules, what a shock for you to read such startling and potentially devastating personal news here. Again, glad to hear that your bro is alive and kicking. Hope to hear from him later.
Nightingale Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Looks like FCD gets the rare privilege of reading > his own memorial threads. Always nice to hear that > people value you.
I was thinking that too.
I wonder if someone got FCD mixed up with the fellow over at PostMo.
Over on PostMormon(dot)org we are mourning the loss of one of our regulars, apostate (FKA) strangite. When I first saw the reference to the loss of FCD here, I assumed it was our guy's S/N here on RfM. But then later the facts about him were all wrong for our guy.
This PostMo was late 70s, early 80s, lived in SoCal, was part American Indian, served in the SW Indian mission in the mid-50s and slept with Spencer W. Kimball. He was deeply invested in Indian rights, gay rights and all the equalities...
Heck of a nice guy. Any of that sound familiar, in terms of an RfM poster?
Elder OldDog Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > and slept with > Spencer W. Kimball. He was deeply invested in > Indian rights, gay rights and all the > equalities... > > Heck of a nice guy. Any of that sound familiar, in > terms of an RfM poster?
I think I would have remembered someone who slept with Kimball.
He was the MP's secretary, living in the mission home, mid-1950s, and Kimball came to visit. Kimball was offered his own room but insisted on sleeping in the elders' bedroom and it just happened that Apostate (FKA) Strangite was the only elder there that night. It was a big third floor room, with a number of beds, and Kimball was just an ordinary roommate. No visions, no revelations...