[Heeplist] Bob THE Heep Fan

Tue Apr 1 04:02:47 EDT 2014

Large quantities of  "Very Eavy, Very 'Umble" pie in need of consumption  I feel :-) 

Pete

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From: Heeplist [mailto:heeplist-bounces at travellersintime.com] On Behalf Of Rick Wilson
Sent: 01 April 2014 00:58
To: Heepsters Mailing List (Travellers in Time)
Subject: Re: [Heeplist] Bob THE Heep Fan

Good job, Bob!  I was an idiot about Tapio!  There is another guy named Tapio who runs the "Dio" site.  My bad, as some Americans say.

Rick
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On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 7:46 AM, Bob Winward <uriahheep at comcast.net> wrote:

> Igor, Jay and I have known each other for close to 18 years now, and 
> he is bringing up some old jokes from the list I will explain in a 
> moment.  What he says is not meant to be taken seriously.  I am not 
> the worlds greatest Heep fan or any better than anyone else here on 
> the list.  I do love Uriah Heep music and think of them as very 
> special and admit I am seriously obsessed with them.  I do think of 
> them as the greatest band and above all other bands.  That is just my 
> opinion though and every one has a right to theirs.  And if someone on 
> the list thinks Equator or Conquest sucks that is their right.  I 
> certainly cannot change their minds or argue them into liking.  
> Although in the latter 90's I did try that, lol!!
>
> Back in the early days on the list, I was a very stubborn, narrow 
> minded highly opinionated person.  So rather than admit I was wrong at 
> times, I created an alter ego Robert Warren, which happens to be the 
> formal first name and middle name on my birth certificate.  With Jay's 
> help it developed into a list institution, just like Jay claiming "he 
> was always right" or my "All Heep is Good Heep".  I used to actually 
> post as Robert Warren flaming Bob Winward, but everyone on the list at 
> the time saw the humor in it.  I hope that helps you understand Jay's 
> post.  I apologize for my trouble communicating in English.  As one of 
> my beloved UK friends pointed out to me at HV 2000, I speak American, 
> lol!!  (I was once handed a pair of headphones at Stone Henge while 
> standing at the translation desk by a fellow Heepster who said "here 
> Bob, they have it in American")
>
> I love all the fun I have had on the Heep list over the years and the 
> friends I have made and do cherish that!  It makes it easy to digest 
> the few flame wars that erupt from time to time.  My goal now, is just 
> not to cause any.  :-)
>
>
> On 3/31/14 7:05 AM, "Igor Shveitser" <zlenko_iv at mail.ru> wrote:
>
> >  That was an amazing passage :)))) You are the men, men :) High and
> Mighty as
> > the Wizards keeping on trying should be :)))
> Cheers, Igor
>
>
> Sun, 30 Mar 2014
> > 21:52:24 -0700 (PDT) от
>
> Jay Pearson <deepheep at yahoo.com>:
> >Bob, quit being so
> > humble!!!! You are THE MAN when it comes to the Ultimate Heep Fan!!!!!!
> (at
> > least of those on the list)
> >
> >Man, I just had a long chat with Robert Warren  about this. We 
> >thought long and hard if there was anyone else even
> close. He
> > stated, and I agree: "Winward needs to look at himself, wake up, and 
> > see
> that
> > he is the wizard of Heepfandom. I keep on trying to be very 'umble 
> > like
> him,
> > and one day I just might, but for now I'm just a dreamer. One way or
> another
> > we've got to get that confession out of him. I can't stop singing 
> > his
> high and
> > mighty praises. You just can't keep a good man down...I think it's 
> > the
> spell
> > he weaves. If I had the time, maybe in a year or a day, but I'm so
> tired, it's
> > like chasing the shadows and the wind trying to keep up with that 
> > man!"
> >
> >That's a quote straight from a wise man's own mouth, Bob. His words,  
> >not mine...
> >
> >
> >Jay ;-)
> >
> >
> >________________________________
> > From: Bob
> > Winward < uriahheep at comcast.net >
> >
> >
> >
> >Well I am glad we have that
> > straightened out!  No seriously, I do not think of myself better 
> >than anyone  else.  I was just admitting I am obsessed with Heep and 
> >like Heep more than  other bands.  By "the rest" I meant the rest of 
> >the bands, not the fans here  on the list.  I love groups like Styx, 
> >Yes, Genesis, Kansas, ELP, DP, UFO  etc, but do not become fanatical 
> >about them and buy every release.  I choose  Heep as my top band, 
> >then there is the rest of the bands.  The other point I  made, is 
> >some have to show they know more than anyone else, or have all the  
> >scoops or the secret in with Mick and the boys.  There are several on 
> >the  list who share my fanaticism and understand my opinion.  Plus I 
> >have fun with  the "ultimate heep fan" stuff on the list.
> >It is my gig, my signature, my
> > material and sadly some take it too
> >seriously.
> > Lol!
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