A certain web host really handed it to Bagatellen. I'll do the best I can.
CAST OF CHARACTERS
The Noble Collective (bagatellen)
The Iniquitous Cloven-Footed Unethical Ninnies (jackass old webhost)
The Knuckleheads (The Domain Registrar)
The Defenders of All That Is Good (the new webhost)
Johnny Fisticuffs, the Protector (www.nightclubjitters.com)
The Story, abridged...
Last week the The Noble Collective was illegally, inexplicably relieved of its right to post, publish, gab, rant, and read. In January, I verified that The Noble Collective's account had been automatically renewed with The Iniquitous Cloven-Footed Unethical Ninnies. Be that as it may, said group of nincompoops neglected to renew the registration for this domain name, as specified in our initial contract. Truth be told, they just let it die. They obviously hate music and those who talk about it.
Johnny Fisticuffs recommended that I visit The Defenders of All That Is Good, but not first without talking to The Knuckleheads. The Knuckleheads said, "How do you do? Have at it and God bless with the server transfer, but first pay us $150 for letting your registration lapse." I deferred responsibility to The Iniquitous Cloven-Footed Unethical Ninnies, with whom The Noble Collective is still in dispute for reimbursement.
Seven days and as many migraines later we are back up, heads still ringing from a nightmare sequence of file transfers and second guesses (we employ complicated software fit to negotiate the Federal Reserves, you see) good to go with our new home under the protection of no-shit 24-7 phone support (a term the jackass old webserver uses to disguise a perpetual phone loop of BS recordings). Try to call them, I dare you. If you get in touch with them (numbers with the bookies are currently 117:1) give them a hearty PFFFFFT! for us.
It's good to be back.
Posted by al on March 10, 2004 7:44 PMVociferous shouts out to Al “Namor” Jones for exercising the patience of Job & the wisdom of Solomon in the face of overwhelming incompetence on the part of the Ninnies. Don’t call it a comeback. All’s I know is those cloven-footed motherfuckers are gonna pay, figuratively & literally! Milo, down in Bags Legal Division, is drafting the papers as I type.
Posted by: derek at March 11, 2004 5:38 AMThanks for all your work on this, Al.
Posted by: walto at March 11, 2004 5:51 AMYou've earned yourself several rounds and at least one dinner on the house next time you're in town, Al. Thanks.
Posted by: Brian at March 11, 2004 7:48 AMYa'll, the site would still be down without Moné's help.
But I'll take you up on that dinner, B!
Posted by: al at March 11, 2004 8:29 AMChristmas overeats. Go halfsies.
Posted by: Jason at March 11, 2004 8:46 AMIf I believed that mone ever left the Left Coast, I'd offer him one too.
Posted by: Brian at March 11, 2004 9:12 AMShit, now I gotta write another column.
Posted by: phil at March 11, 2004 12:07 PMWow, what an ordeal. Good to see the site back, though.
Nasty. We'll get you dinner in London, Al, don't want to be upstaged by Brian.
Moné's epic house searching stories have convince me he'll never leave California, let alone the Pacific rim.
Posted by: Nat at March 12, 2004 10:50 AMNew PDF File up.
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