In Memory of Rope
I’m very sorry to have to announce that I received an email this morning from a woman related to Ropeadope letting everyone in his address book know that he passed away early this morning.
I had no idea that Rope was ill, but according to this relative he was quite old (94!) and had become very sick in the last few weeks. I suppose that’s probably why he hasn’t been posting on the blog as of late.
At any rate, I wasn’t sure whether to announce this news in this way, but I think everyone here knows and cares about Rope, so I’ve copied the email (with his real name removed) below.
Sorry, when Rope emailed me this morning with this idea, I couldn’t resist
Happy April Fools’ Day, everyone.
April 1st, 2009 at 11:06 am
At first I was stunned, but by the time I got to the bottom of it, I knew it was a prank. 94? Good one, though.
April 1st, 2009 at 12:40 pm
However much one might appreciate the prank, I think we can all agree that Rope possesses at least 94 years accumulated knowledge about porn–and we can only hope to hear from him on this blog at least another 94 years!
Happy April Fools, Alison: can we also presume that the new VB pricing system is also part of the joke?
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April 1st, 2009 at 12:43 pm
Good one Alison & Rope! Had me going…..I was cheering that he was 94 and still watching porn! Glad you are still with us Rope!!
April 1st, 2009 at 12:59 pm
First I get fooled by the powdered beer scam, now this.
April 1st, 2009 at 1:12 pm
I hope still to be reading Rope’s contributions when he actually is 94 – or, just as good, when I’m 94.
April 1st, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Nice one … and nice to read something here entirely unrelated to VB’s bloody pricing structure.
April 1st, 2009 at 1:26 pm
That was a great one!
April 1st, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Impressive. Good to know that Rope is still with us.
April 1st, 2009 at 2:14 pm
Damn it and i was all teary eyed. only 94 huh,i would have mistaken you for a much older man myself.Next time yoou do an april fools prank do one easier on the heart. hepyRope we care about you on this site,and i am sure many of us would feel very badly if you did die. but i should have figured out there was something fishy about a relative contacting Alison like that. i gotta admit this prank was right up your alleyand you got Alison ya lil bugger playin along real good. She can be made an honorary southerner for her ability to play possum on us all
April 1st, 2009 at 2:16 pm
I was going to be all set to give my condolences, but then I remembered what day this is. Good joke. But it is good to know that the Ropester is amongst the living.
April 1st, 2009 at 2:31 pm
Oops, got me! Makes me wonder how old is the most senior member?
April 1st, 2009 at 3:06 pm
Next thin ya know Alisonn gonna tel us she looks so good at 97 and that Josh just had his 110th birthday.and that content dude is really Elvis. And maybe Alison is really Paris Hilton.WTF i’m all confused
April 1st, 2009 at 4:10 pm
Thank you for all the nice comments, guys. Last years April Fools post was diagnosed almost immediately. I tried to come up with something a little more devious this year. The problem is that Alison was so convincing, adding in her own special touches, she had me believing it. I can assure you, nobody was more relieved than myself to click inside and see the words “April Fools.”
April 1st, 2009 at 4:10 pm
I must admit you had me up until the age thing (94). Good one Alison! Glad Rope is still around to keep us informed!
April 1st, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Good one Alison. Keep it rockin’ Rope!
April 1st, 2009 at 5:38 pm
It caught it right away when you said he was 94!! LOL. At that age trying to have sex is like shooting pool with a piece of “rope” LOL..
April 1st, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Nice one, I was so caught up with my work schedule, I forgot the date! So it really did catch me off guard!
April 1st, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Not funny! Here I was planning on writing something really nice in memory of and I find it is an April Fools gag. Damnit, I made it till 10:05 pm my local time this year before getting got. Not funny, especially not with Rope….not funny at all……………………bastards………………….LOL
April 1st, 2009 at 9:00 pm
You got me… Damn, what a memory at 94 was my first thought.
But I wonder Rope – if your great,great grandson or nephew or the maid walked in with you keeled over the keyboard, what porn star would be on the screen? And would it be a repeat but with better color…?
April 1st, 2009 at 9:18 pm
drawstroke – lol, if it were a Baby Doll or Cherry Boxxx release, then yes, it could very well be a repeat with improved color levels. The stars that seem to be on my screen a lot lately are Riley Mason, Veronique Vega, Alexis Love, etc. But if found keeled over the keyboard, then it must have been Lily Thai, Jenna Haze, Jasmin St. Claire, or Haley Paige that dealt the fatal blow.
April 1st, 2009 at 11:26 pm
Hehe, I’m so glad most of you enjoyed the joke.
Happy April Fools’ day!
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:06 am
Sorry but I do not like this joke. To many good people past away. It is hard to deal with this.
NOTE: do you receive my mail about my tech. problems with your site? I get no reply on my mails for almost a week.
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:15 am
Lol good one
Almost made me cry a little tho!!
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:06 am
APE101 – My apologies for the questionable taste of my idea for the post. Did you check the Support page (link at top of home page) for a possible solution to your tech issue? There is a step by step troubleshooter and you could also submit feedback directly to customer support. If you wish to state the problem here, possibly another member reading this entry will know the answer.
April 2nd, 2009 at 3:36 am
Not an April Fools Joke…
My subscription expires at the end of the day and I don’t see a way to renew. This is the second time I will have to create a new account and reset all of my preferences. Videobox may want nothing to do with billing, but in the middle of the premium content billing fiasco and this renewal issue… I am going to take a break from VideoBox at the end of the day when the account expires. I’ll check the blog to see how this stuff works itself out and consider rejoining when it is resolved.
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April 2nd, 2009 at 8:53 am
Nice try but it was to obvious.
April 2nd, 2009 at 12:46 pm
APE101–Let me guess, no “Quick Preview” and no streaming and it says, “Greetings, you need to upgrade…” Only you’ve done that and likely jumped through other hoops as well. I’ve been reporting same every few days for weeks and weeks now myself–no reply, no nothing. Now, just to REALLY piss us off every page we turn to says, “Greetings…”
April 2nd, 2009 at 4:08 pm
hey rope, damn i was only kidding about the drinking the kook; sheez you’ve taken it to a new level; i’m like surely this mf didn’t pass; glad ur still with us chumly. i’m thinking titiesandbeer may have ventured to the other side; haven’t heard a squeak out of her in awhile. tities, if you out there cous, give a shout out bish. bless all you ditto_fuggas during these holy times.
April 2nd, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Alison:
as you are the only one at VB that seems to give me any kind of feedback. Have you heard what Josh plans on doing with the premium channels,and to make the billing clear to anyone. Obviously epoch finds it all very confusing and that explains why they have not accepted the premium set up,and i understand it took CC billing a while to make any sort of sense to it.
Josh ask for our opinions but then as soon as he shows up with a blog he is gone again. i have been a loyal member of Vb for about 5 years,,and Alison in a way i consider you a friend.
to be honest with you i feel the Vb we have groown to know and love has gone for good. i like many members are seriously pondering cancelling our memberships.Some kind of decision from him will need to be made soon,as it is not fair to your membership to leave us in limbo.
i know this is not your problem or responsibility,but he has not posted for days after implying that he would do something after the poll he took concerning what we wanted done. you might ask him if he has reached any sort of decision,and to update us concerning the status of the premium channels with Epoch. they are the ones i go through to pay for VB.
sorry to put this on this blog but you are the only one i felt i could go to concerning this matter
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:25 pm
HotScooter2 – I’m sure VideoBox is considering all the feedback received from the membership. The eventual policy decisions will probably take some time to hammer out. It’s not as if only three or four subscribers weighed in with their viewpoints. Hundreds of responses were posted. I believe we all need to show some patience. In the meantime, enjoy the site as you always have. Look at the most recently posted DVD. Another gem from Red Light District featuring Alexis Love, Sindee Jennings, Naomi Cruise, Summer Paige, and Kayden Faye. With updates of this nature, I can exhibit the patience of Job.
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:15 pm
Got me. My first thoughts were…damn..that old bird was spankin’ it at 94. I was impressed! Heck if you guys here I went out at 94 spankin’ don’t cry for me…build a monument! However, since you are still sippin’ air, I think you and Alison should be fitted for fire protectant suits. You both will need it when it IS time for the death rattle!!! Now where is my ASS category!
April 3rd, 2009 at 12:28 am
Damn….. my heart sank, I was so stunned it took me a minute or two to ‘read the rest of this entry’! I guess it’s my fault for not logging in for a few days, today is April 3 where I am and I wasn’t expecting an Aprils fool at all! You got me, you got me good!
April 3rd, 2009 at 1:09 am
Haha me too walken, I only just checked the site and wasnt expecting a prank today!
Alison made it sound so real I genuinely felt sad and shocked. Glad everyones ok really. What would we do without Ropes comments!
April 3rd, 2009 at 1:12 am
RIP. I doubt his relatives are reading this, though. That’s crazy that he was that old. I always imagined him as like in his 40s. Now I kinda feel bad for not liking his posts so much. Very unexpected and strange.
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Anyone remember when thewinekone on Youtube posted that In Rememberance video of himself and then said how it was a prank and how could he post a video of himself after he was dead? That was a good one.
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Anyone remember when TheBoringDispatcher or Tourettes Guy died unexpectedly? I’d last ye kinda put this in that category.
April 3rd, 2009 at 8:11 am
Funny, I didn’t click on the remainder of the post until TODAY. I’ve actually been reflecting on Rope for the past couple days. LOL this is rich. Good april fool’s!!
April 3rd, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Good one Alison and Rope!
April 3rd, 2009 at 6:44 pm
I knew this was a joke because Rope is a thousand year old ethereal being who’s job in the universe is to keep track of all porn knowledge. Rope dieing … haha no way. He’d just turn from Rope the Gray into Rope the White.
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:56 pm
Phew. Rope is an essential part of Video Box and a big reason I’ve been such a long term member.
April 4th, 2009 at 12:47 pm
i was like “no way c’mon” then right before i hit the “more below” button, i got it!
April 5th, 2009 at 9:06 am
As someone with papal lineage, I hereby declare Ropeadope as an “Apostle of Porn”.
April 5th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Very, very, very mean.
April 6th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Rope is the man
Alison she is a lady.
Rope man
Alison woman
Me go back into cave
eat me a banana
and some crackers
Ain’t makin no point
got nuttin to do wit blog
just got a groove
and i gotta move
Yep alison she a cute lil gal
she got no uncle hal
and she my pal
anyhow she gonna fix some chili
and i take it with my pillies
and then i lay down on my pillow
and look at the weepin willow
Now you never can say we don’t love you on this blog
To all of those that love what Alison and Rope doing on the blogs let them know
April 20th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
Haha, that’s a classic. Awesome. I totally bought the idea that Rope was 94, it seemed just insane enough to make perfect sense.
April 27th, 2009 at 1:41 pm
It’s a cool idea, but why would a member of his family be intimately acquainted with him enough to know his porn browsing habits and furthermore, think to alert his equally pervy online chums of his passing.
Pretty funny though!! who would replace rope as the …”that’s a repeat” guy?? lol