Charlie "Shining Path" Bosworth, RIP (2 Viewers)

[tommyGunZ]

Wow. Best combination of wit, wicked smarts, and straight up cool person that I've ever "met" on a message board. Can't believe I'm shedding tears for a dude I only know through the net.

RIP Path. Best poster in FBG history, in my opinion. He will be greatly missed.

 

[zander_s]

Only 37? That's tragic!

RIP Shiny! You will be missed!

 

[Bonzai]

So sad.

Rest in peace.

 

[Joe Paterno]

Don't even know what to say. Best wishes to his family and friends. God speed, SP.

 

[joffer]

terrible news. what a great poster he was. he'll definitely be missed.

RIP

 

[proninja]

Damn. Damn.

 

[Das Boot]

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....

shiny looking down on all of us

RIP GB

This made me smile.Very true.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

 

[bentley]

Well, this is terrible. I loved that guy.

 

[Hoart Petterson]

This is terrible. One of the best. Someone you knew would be a great guy if you ever met him.

 

[drpill]

Terrible news. Shiny seemed like a wonderful guy and was easily one of the brightest minds and most memorable personalities I've ever seen around this place. I know I'll miss him.

 

[St. Louis Bob]

GD it

 

[HERBERT THE HIPPO]

Nothing I can add here except..... :(

 

[Shutterbug]

OMG how sad. :(

Thoughts and well wishes go out to his family. He will be missed.

:(

 

[wadegarrett]

Really sad to hear. Echo many other when I say I always enjoyed his posts.

He'll be missed.

RIP GB

:(

 

[Verbal Kint]

Man. I don't even know what to say.

I'll just say he was one of my favorite posters. One of the funniest and smartest.

:( What a sad, sad day for FBGs. He was one of the great ones. Thoughts & prayers to his family.

 

[AcerFC]

I cant say that I really knew of him but based on all that has been written here, he was a top notch guy.

Im sorry for all of you that lost a good ibud and well wishes go out to his family

Just another reminder to always tell the people you love what they mean to you

 

[fatguyinalittlecoat]

illuminated walkway will also be missed.

fluorescent walkway.Shiny really was among the best posters ever to grace us with his presence. This place won't be the same without him.

 

[randall146]

It's amazing how sad it can be when someone who wasn't even "in" your life leaves it. What a hilarious and good hearted guy.

 

[Sister Havana]

How awful! I always enjoyed reading his posts. He will be missed.

My condolences to his family and friends.

 

[FatMax]

.) (.Amoeba scimitar fight

That's a scooby-cue if I have ever seen one..hAmoeba hiding behind a chair. (not sure if that was beckster or shiny)

 

[scoobygang]

*__________/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\__________
One last ride for Amoeba Knievel.

 

[djcolts]

I can't add anything that hasn't been so well and appropriately written by others. This is a very sad day.

 

[TLEF316]

so sorry to hear this. He was a good guy. Always enjoyed reading his posts. RIP

 

[Harry Manback]

RIP GB.

You are missed.

 

[JMon348]

RIP

 

[Running with scissors]

I actually feel like I was punched in the gut.

I'm going to miss you friend.

 

[scorchy]

Shiny loved Robert Earl Keen.

Here's a few for you, GB...

REK - Corpus Christi Bay (Shiny's Fave)

 

[Hooper31]

Shiny and Smoo were my favorite posters through the years. He had the ability to be consistently funny while never being insulting and rude. That's a special talent.

Dang. :(

Thanks to Ferris for dropping me a note to let me know.

 

[Britney Spears]

I don't really know what to say. I hope that people will remember me as fondly as I remember him.

: (

 

[The Football Freak]

It's a testament to how awesome the man was when I can feel sad without ever meeting him, or even knowing what he looked like. He was one of the best posters on this board.

RIP Shiny

 

[Pick]

 

[Beckster]

My heart is broken. Rest in peace shiniest one.

 

[bentley]

Shiny loved Robert Earl Keen.

Here's a few for you, GB...

Well heck. I like him even more now. And Corpus Christi Bay is also my favorite REK song.

 

[awesomeness]

Gonna miss him in the NCAA tourney threads.

 

[gmbacm]

 

[scoobygang]

Shiny loved Robert Earl Keen.

Here's a few for you, GB...

Also a big fan of REK's cover of Tom Ames' Prayer, IIRC.

 

[Adebisi]

This is a terrible loss. He was one the brightest, funniest, and overall best posters on this board.

 

[TidesofWar]

Damn it!!!He lived in Birmingham, AL, as well His Obit below, from the Birmingham News........................

Charles A. Bosworth (Breed) IV ShareE-mail Visit Guest Book BOSWORTH, CHARLES A., (BREED), IV died unexpectedly at his Birmingham, AL home Tuesday, May 25, 2009. He was 37. Breed graduated from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania with a degree in the Classics. After college, Breed chose to continue his education and pursue his life-long love of natural science. Breed received a Masters Degree in Biochemistry, and was preparing his defense in pursuit of a PhD in bio-chemical physiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham at the time of his death. Breed was the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. John F. Screen of New Orleans, and he leaves behind his fiancée, Dr. Qlan Li; his mother, Sharon Bosworth of Washington, D.C.; his father and step-mother, Charles A. and Gretchen Bosworth of New Orleans; one sister of New York; two brothers, Graham and Seth of New Orleans; and one niece and nephew. Breed, in addition to his love of science, was an ancient history and World War II buff with an almost encyclopedic knowledge of the Allied Offensive. He was also an enthusiastic sports fan and fantasy football player who enjoyed testing wits over board games and playing golf when he could find the time. He also took great pride in his outside "Stocktonesque" jump shot. Breed was exceedingly intelligent, exceedingly funny and was loved by all who knew him.

 

[wadegarrett]

shiney would take the time to explain basic concepts in an area of his expertise to someone with no formal knowledge of it without being a condescending #######. That was one of many things that separated him from a lot of the others on this board, including me.

Ferris spot on here.

I'm sad that shiney is gone. I will miss him. My heart goes out to folks that knew him better than I did, especially those from his brick-and-mortar circles. Hearing the news took the wind right out of me - I can't imagine what it was like for people who knew him his whole life.

Another Weird to write but I've been thinking about SP all afternoon since I read the news. Thinking about some guy who I never met. I'm 37 also and it really saddened me to hear the news. Even angers me a little. Just hate to hear of a life cut short.Thanks to everyone who's shared a thought or two about SP. Just shows what a great person he was.

 

[bigbottom]

what a tragic loss. Shiny was the best person I never met. Rest in peace.

 

[Funkley]

Very sad.......RIP.

 

[Jericho]

I liked him, which is more than I can say about most people.

This one's for you, nerd-brother!

 

[Jethro Q. Walrustitty]

There goes 10% of the Popeye: The Movie fan club.

You'll be missed, shiny.

 

[Memphis Foundry]

Shiny loved Robert Earl Keen.

REK - Corpus Christi Bay (Shiny's Fave)

Peace.

 

[Shooter McGavin]

In the day or so since I heard the news of shiney's passing, I'm struck by how much I'm affected by the loss of someone I've never actually met in the flesh. It kind of drives home how much our online communities really impact our lives these days. RIP Shiney. You were one of the good guys who livened up our iLives, and you'll be missed terribly. The world sucks a little bit more now that you're gone. GB, GB.

 

[tommyboy]

he sent me a PM a year ago and since then I worried about him, but not about him dying. This sucks.

 

[Saints-Man]

Man. I don't even know what to say.

My condolences to the Bosworth family and to all of us that will miss him so.

 

[mr. furley]

man, this ####ing sucks.

RIP shiny you crazy crazy man

 

[IGKYA!!!]

SP is in my prayers.