VG was awesome.... I used to have pages and pages of debates with him. I didn't agree with him at all as far as politics or anything like that, but he was a good guy. Fun to have a discussion with.
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I remember when VG left the forum and had his account deleted, which meant his user name became available. He then came back as "Alethea" and no one figured it out until he was back around for a while, but then he admitted it was him. So, I registered as "ViolentGreen" because it was available and started posting about how "I" (as VG) loved Symphony X. hahahaha