It’s with a heavy heart that I have to tell the TBP community about the death of one of our most beloved commenters – EC. His real name was Juan Santos and he lived in Palmdale, CA. He was only 65 years old, so gone far to soon. Whenever a regular commenter abruptly stops commenting I always worry. I found his obituary last night. We’ve lost Smokey, Kill Bill, AWD, BB, and now EC.
His commentary was always witty and humorous. He knew how to push buttons, but his jabs were always good hearted. He was highly intelligent and a tremendous contributor to TBP. I’m going to miss his wit and wisdom.
You can go to the link below to see more pictures, tributes and a movie of his life. His family and friends clearly loved him. And so did his TBP family.
Godspeed EC.
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/palmdale-ca/juan-santos-9887683
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We had our spats, but we always gave each other a cyber handshake at the end. And after 5 years we came out as teammates when the dust cleared. Been missing him for a while…A huge loss. I’ll miss his sometimes acerbic wit. Had to keep my guard up with him, metaphorically speaking. RIP EC. Condolences to the sexy mulatta.
Good tribute, man.
Much like you, he had a remarkable skill of remembering things …specific, personal details that others had unwittingly revealed.
Now, maybe he jotted down information, and referred back to his notes when he wanted to playfully dangle a friendly, personal nugget of information he knew / remembered about you, me, and others, and I know for a fact he always remembered that The Knack sang My Sharona, and posted that tune on a couple of occasions.
I also remember how he staunchly defended southern California, when commenters would
talk smack about it, especially outsiders who’d never spent time there.
Wow! I just happen to stop by the ol shitshow and hear that BB and now E.C. have gone over to the other side!?
2020 continues to kick us while we’re lockdowned!
2 less TBPers who dared to Call it Conspiracy!
Peace be with their loved ones!
El Coyote was one of those guys that was on me as soon as I arrived here. He figured me out faster than just about anybody else, and though our outlooks on the world were quite different, he was just so peaceful with me. Never had a cross exchange with him, never a negative word. He was one of those guys who gained respect by showing respect. That’s something I admire in people. Totally old school. And that quirky sense of humor added to his charm. This can be a rough place. I always say that Stucky is the straw that stirs the drink here. EC was the guy who kept the volume at an acceptable level. I’ll miss that. Rest in peace, compadre.
I always knew he was a fellow west coaster. There could be a total shit fest going on all day, but long after the east coasters had gone to bed, you would see the replies start rolling in from EC. Always enjoyed his take on the days affairs before I headed to bed. RIP Juan.
I wondered why EC had gone silent, but I certainly didn’t consider this tragic possibility. What a loss for everyone who knew him.
I think EC was probably TBP’ s most prolific commenter. I wondered how he did it, but it must have had something to do with his quick mind coupled with a devotion to this website. As one who was a recipient of some of his empathy and humor, I always felt he was my friend. I think we will meet again one day.
wondering where BL is..He was Juan’s ______..someone should alert him..
EC illustrated what is right about America-time and time again. One of a kind, no doubt about it.
Oh no. My friend.
One of my great joys was trying to figure out what he was saying at times. He was one of a kind. I will really miss being irritated by all the alternative names he came up with that started with EC. I am very sad. As mentioned, I held him very close in my heart. He really was my friend.
Come back to TBP to see what the monkeys are up to and find this news. Dammit.
Like a number of the commenters here, he befriended me on this forum. I am sad that we lost him:
He called me ‘Sicario’……….I don’t know why.
annuit coeptis novus ordo seclorum <——===
I considered him a friend, but the Master called him home:
I always loved that EC turned us on to music tracks we would not have otherwise had ever known were out there and they always had a message for the topic of the moment. Rest easy EC.
I lost my beloved Munchkin in January. Now my beloved friend in December. Bookends to the year 2020 …. not a good year at all!!!
I spent several hours reading very old posts … just to read EC’s comments! Two of the highest compliments I can give a fellow writer; 1) he made me laugh (often, and literally out loud) and, 2) he made me stop and think (he was one of our most brilliant thinkers, if not THE most brilliant).
Many years ago, near the beginning, he said he found TBP because of one of my religious articles, and they he liked it, even though he felt I was full of hot air. And that’s why I wrote several more religious articles — (much like it was HF who encouraged me to do more Pictorial Essays) — because EC was one of the relatively few people here whose opinions about what I wrote actually mattered to me. Yeah, I wanted EC’s approval, it was important to me! Why? Because I admired HIM … in every way possible. One like him will not pass our way again.
Have you checked out the memorial photo album? You should. I was doing just fine until I got to the photo submitted by his son, Andre, who wrote; “Hey Dad, this is you kissing me for the first time! Love u dad!”
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And that’s when the dam opened up…. many tears for my great great friend, El Coyote, whom I truly loved like a brother. El Coyote has such kind and gentle eyes … just like I’m positive he was in real life. I will miss him so terribly much …..
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Left this message on his memorial site:
My name is Nick, and I’ve known Juan for about 10 years ….although I never actually met Juan in person, and only knew him by his screen name “El Coyote” (among others).
You see, I “met” Juan on a website “The Burning Platform” (aka, TBP, where he knew me as “Stucky”).
I considered Juan to be a great friend, perhaps even my most favorite commenter there. I especially LOVED his amazing sense of humor. He literally made me laugh out loud on very many occasions.
He was also a true friend. When my wife died this year, on Jan. 6th, and when I was beside myself with grief, his kind words of support and encouragement helped me greatly. He was ALWAYS one of my greatest supporters. It has always been my hope to meet him one day (really). I guess I’ll just meet him on The Other Side.
I’m just a couple years older than Juan, so his death comes as a total shock to me. I hope and pray that he did not suffer. I will miss him so very VERY much!!!
To his family, and especially his wife — to whom he affectionately referred to as “The Sexy Mulatta” — please know this; he loved you all very deeply. That always came through in his writings.
“Hey Juan!! If you get a chance, say hello to my beloved “Munchkin”! OK? We’re all going to miss your wonderful personality on TBP. Especially me, old friend …. especially me.”
God bless you …. and your family.
“Stucky”.
I saw it there. I left the url to this post so his family can see the tribute as well.
Good job ghost,I saw that.
I considered also doing that and worried about”etiquette”ect.,which hindered me from linking,thanks for having the intelligence to do what I failed to do.
Very sorry to hear of his passing. His comments were always inciteful, witty and sometimes biting when needed. You will be missed EC.
The Future and the Fourth Turning inexorable hurtling toward us
the past retreating like mile-markers in the rear-view.
“That old, bald cheater, Time.”
Godspeed, EC.
Sad to hear that.
I didn’t realize BB had passed either.
EC will be missed. Thanks for the heads up Jim.
An ode to El Coyote. Some say it is a Navajo prayer. Others say it is a Cherokee proverb.
When you were born, you cried
and the world rejoiced.
Live your life
so that when you die,
the world cries,
and you rejoice.
I know El Coyote is rejoicing.
ec came across as being a very spiritual guy so i choose to believe that he is up there where most of us hope to be one day–
he wasn’t the kind of guy who would just leave the blog permanently w/o saying something so most of us probably knew something was wrong but this still comes as a shock–
truthfully,i always for some reason believed that ec was the alter ego of another regular here, guess it confirms what happens when we assume–
rip,senor ec,hopefully we’ll meet on the other side–
Thank you all for all the kind words about Juan J. Santos…AKA El Coyote.
I am sure my uncle would be amazed of how many lives he touched and how highly he was thought of. He was a very humble man.
We miss him very much.