Ragamuffin Soul Is Closed

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Posted on 01. Apr, 2008 by loswhit in Authenticity

It is with little fanfare, and much conversation, that I have decided to close the doors of Ragamuffin Soul.
I have offended one to many people.
Thanks for all your support.
Keep Pumping Your Fists…
Carlos

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natalie

01. Apr, 2008

is this a joke? as in april fool’s?

’cause it’s not funny.

not. one. bit.
rob reed

01. Apr, 2008

funnier than if the blog post read “Asaalam Alechem”
Rachel

01. Apr, 2008

NO! Say it isn’t so!

I believe you. Just as much as I believe Brody’s going to jail for 12 days. (God, I hope that’s a joke on his part…)
Patty B!

01. Apr, 2008

You’re Lame. End of story. And it’s too - not to.
GregQ

01. Apr, 2008

Good try…we’ll see you tomorrow.
Jamie Waddy

01. Apr, 2008

Dude, this better be an april fool’s joke.
Jason

01. Apr, 2008

uh… what am i going to read when i’m in meetings?
justin aka j rocka

01. Apr, 2008

finally!
Ben Workman

01. Apr, 2008

You got me. About as much as the guys who duct taped our community bathroom and commodes closed for the last 28 hours…..
Chad Maag

01. Apr, 2008

Seriously - you’re going to have to try a _lot_ harder than this, give us at least some credit.
Kyle

01. Apr, 2008

So honestly, it’s one thing to joke about someone being hurt, or to hurt me in a joke, but to even joke about taking away Ragamuffin is not funny.

Not to mention, we ALL know you cannot do it. You are a blog-a-holic, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Can’t wait for your next post my friend.
larissa

01. Apr, 2008

who cares.
Mocha

01. Apr, 2008

It’s about stinking time! Now finally I might be able to get some work done around this joint. Oh, can I have your traffic then, since you wont be using it? PLEASE (see you tomorrow)
The Domestic Goddess

01. Apr, 2008

Seriously, this is the worst April Fool’s Joke EVER and we totally have your number, dude. Not. Even. Remotely. Funny. BIG MEANIE!!!!

Who the heck did you offend anyways? Your basement dwellers? Tree people? St. Arbucks? Whatevs.
Shayne

01. Apr, 2008

dang. i just got here too. oh well…
Brook Sarver

01. Apr, 2008

Can I buy the domain name? I’ll give you $3 bucks…
Tony

01. Apr, 2008

With this and Rick Warren being taken hostage in Rwanda this day certainly sucks.
Aaron Blevins

01. Apr, 2008

Ha, funny Carlos. Thank goodness April Fools Day is only one day.
raquel

01. Apr, 2008

It’s about time…you never write about anything interesting anyways….
God

01. Apr, 2008

Look. The Sandals Staff really does hate you!!!
LOL
Dale Best

01. Apr, 2008

I was wondering what took you so long to post today.

Complete design overhaul for a simple April Fool’s joke. I hope the paying advertising customers you have are happy their ads aren’t running.

Dale Best
http://dalebest.blogspot.com
Tara R

01. Apr, 2008

april fools to you too.
Jenni Clayville

01. Apr, 2008

oh geez…

… you know, april fools is over at noon.
Patrick Sievert

01. Apr, 2008

blah blah april first
Jam

01. Apr, 2008

Dude you can do better than this.
Christie

01. Apr, 2008

This had better be an April Fools Joke!

Christie
dee

01. Apr, 2008

Oh my! Please noooooooooo!
Todd

01. Apr, 2008

Carlos, God bless. This blog has been a blessing to me. I pray that God uses you in new and creative ways to be a blessing in his kingdom. God bless.
West

01. Apr, 2008

great carlos…we’ll see you tomorrow
Elgin

01. Apr, 2008

So, temporarily forgetting what day it was, I believed it - at first. Nice try. Better luck next year.
Sarah

01. Apr, 2008

Oh PLEASE let this be an April Fools joke! Seriously, I’m tearing up here.
dionicio

01. Apr, 2008

HAHAHA….That was a good one, you should have seen the look on my face when I read the closing remarks. You got me, I have been april fooled.

Think about it people, if it was closed you think you would be able to comment?

What a kidster..
dionicio

01. Apr, 2008

Any ways, why do I like this blog so much? I check for new posts at least 10 times a day…..Crazy I know
rusirius

01. Apr, 2008

I thought my dad was the only person on earth that still told April fools jokes.
HeidiH

01. Apr, 2008

See you tomorrow…:)
Aaron

01. Apr, 2008

big. fat. liar.
Kyle P.

01. Apr, 2008

Nice try!
Marla Saunders

01. Apr, 2008

ARGH!!!!!

It was the first time ANYONE got me all day.

Still haven’t recovered from the adrenalin rush.
rusirius

01. Apr, 2008

I meant bad April fools jokes, by the way.
Emily

01. Apr, 2008

ha freakin ha
Jeff M. Miller

01. Apr, 2008

This is the fastest Ragamuffin Soul has ever loaded. Might be something to this….
connor

01. Apr, 2008

april fools!!
steve

01. Apr, 2008

cool! I will now find another favorite blog to be a silent reader….moving over to http://whittakerwoman.typepad.com …much better material there anyway….
Chris Baker

01. Apr, 2008

@Jeff M. Miller. HAHAHA. I’m not sure what’s worse…the joke this site is shutting down or the wordpress template!
Terrace Crawford

01. Apr, 2008

You will continue to offend, I’m sure… but good April Fool’s joke.

/TC/
Jason_73

01. Apr, 2008

Filed in “authenticity” HAHHAAH!
Chris

01. Apr, 2008

This is a good april fools joke. but i don’t think it beats the one i got from my boss! get a message on my table to call ‘A.Lion’ on a certain number. I call the number and ask for ‘A.Lion’ only to realise the number is the Sydney zoo!! good times!
tunz

01. Apr, 2008

liar
Los

01. Apr, 2008

I get it . I think I re-entered the web address about 4 times making sure that I did it right. Ha Ha Ha…. a little slow, I used to be blonde, but I get it now.
alyssa
Dustin

01. Apr, 2008

nice try.
Erick

01. Apr, 2008

I’m calling BullShit on this one… That’s right I said it and if anyone accuses me of foul language I’ll say April Fools and change it to Bullcrap…
Micah Foster

01. Apr, 2008

that’s ok, we can still follow your every move through like 30 different ways of communication
travis spencer

01. Apr, 2008

at first i said crap. Then is said..CRAP.he got me.
Marnie

01. Apr, 2008

You have to do something somewhat believeable for it to be a April Fools Joke. I like how you can still post although its “closed”. Step it up a notch or I will sign Seanna up for a free bible too.
Jamon*Abercrombie

01. Apr, 2008

anyone else see the irony of the category … “Authenticity” ??

hmmm … authentic BS?
Topherspoon

01. Apr, 2008

HA HA APRIL FOOLS
Brandi

01. Apr, 2008

har
Kris Sorensen

01. Apr, 2008

I love the new look - very Google =)

Catch ya’ tomorrow when you post again or one of your 52 Twitters a day.
Texas in Africa

01. Apr, 2008

I’ll give you $4 for the domain name.
john in colorado

01. Apr, 2008

i wondered what you’d try to pull for April Fool’s Day
sarah

01. Apr, 2008

okay…being a single mother, this was my little vice during the day that made me feel normal. i was SO sad, then realized after reading others posts that it is indeed april 1. this SO better be a joke (a very mean one at that). offended one too many? i am offended that you would even think the thought of shutting it down!!!
Skypilot

01. Apr, 2008

I guess the joke is on you, because I know you are going through withdrawl as I write this. How long, O’Lord, can he last? Can he carry it even 24 hrs?
erin

01. Apr, 2008

i agree with the above comments haha!! but it is so cute that you are so into this april fools things and went all out to make this page
Adam

01. Apr, 2008

Today in blogdom, cheers went round the internets as a long time blogger otherwise known as Ragamuffin Soul shut down his site. Productivity went through the roof in many parts of the country as people no longer had to tab over in their browser away from the site when their boss walked in.

The day will no longer be called April Fool’s and will heretofor be remembered as Loswhit Day.

A moment of silence.
joe

01. Apr, 2008

it’s about time you shut down this crappy blog!
Chris Green

01. Apr, 2008

Lame-o.

Apparently, you’re also at the Dr. getting your third nipple removed.
sam

01. Apr, 2008

NOOOOO… what will my wife and I have to talk about with our friends here in boring indiana? great joke btw.
Christian

01. Apr, 2008

Bullshit.
Jason

01. Apr, 2008

Ummm, has to be a joke…come back who cares what people think.
Angie

01. Apr, 2008

lol riiiight.
You dont seem like the type to even survive without blogging. Its as essential as oxygen.

Happy April Fools.
Malachi

01. Apr, 2008

I bid $5 for the domain. Let’s see how long he can keep it up. Maybe he can turn it into a First-Week-of-April joke?
bigdaddyjer

01. Apr, 2008

Nice try. My joke a few years ago about you leaving Sandals was better … until it came true.
Peter Carino

01. Apr, 2008

Don’t make me fly out the ATL and do business with you!
Peter Carino

01. Apr, 2008

Offended one too many people, well you just pissed off a whole bunch more:-O
lorijo

01. Apr, 2008

have you ever had more comments than this one will generate? i’m not falling for this one.
Songrtr

01. Apr, 2008

Ohhhhh Man you got me good on this one. I was sooo sad then I realized. See you soon
inWorship

01. Apr, 2008

Why is it that I am confident that you will be back
Jamie

01. Apr, 2008

Please let this be a joke. I get hope and inspiration from you every day.
tp

01. Apr, 2008

JERK!
Shanda

01. Apr, 2008

authenticity…hmm, someone’s been reading the SHLOG.
CJ

01. Apr, 2008

Good one! April Fools!
Eric

01. Apr, 2008

great. i’ve been hoping you’d end this thing soon. me and that Leftmuncher guy are now happy.

to all of you sad blog fans that turned Carlos into a Stat Ho (yes, i gave him that name first) … visit my blog at http://www.double3.com. oh wait … now i sound like Los by begging for some traffic. hmm.
B Dylan

01. Apr, 2008

Kitty Ninja
Loran

01. Apr, 2008

Bull!
No Way!
You can’t do this. No Joke!?!

Funny man los!
Lita

01. Apr, 2008

yea, yea, yea….April fools day to you too Carlos
Rebecca Moon

01. Apr, 2008

aight come on Los i’m bored out of my mind. you know you wanna relaunch 4 hours early.
eryn

01. Apr, 2008

happy april fool’s day to you too!!!!!!!
mike foster

01. Apr, 2008

i like this new hot design..lots of white space..very clean..m.
Rodge

01. Apr, 2008

april fool!
Amber

01. Apr, 2008

ummmmmmm….right. Next your going to tell me that designer jeans are a waste of money. What has happened to Carlos!!!!???
adam

01. Apr, 2008

Wow…

It is April Fool’s Day. You almost had me.
Brad Ruggles

01. Apr, 2008

Nice…you’ve gotta love Wordpress themes.

Brad Ruggles
http://www.bradruggles.com
Tony Chavez

01. Apr, 2008

Good!! I’m tired of being offended!!
Tony Chavez

01. Apr, 2008

April Fools!!
Brandon Shanks

01. Apr, 2008

I was sad for a second…then I remembered…I love April!
Christopher

01. Apr, 2008

nerd.
Rachel

01. Apr, 2008

I have a feeling he’ll keep it down for a few days just to mess with us…
Taylor

01. Apr, 2008

PLEASE tell me this is an APril fools joke! I love reading your blog! I will be extrely disapointed if you stoped blogging! I am a techncail director at a church in St. Paul Minnesota, and I love seeing your “worship confessonals!” PLease keep bloging!
Mandy

01. Apr, 2008

My heart stopped for a brief second. Not funny dude.
Ronni

01. Apr, 2008

*yawn*
Derek Sweatman

01. Apr, 2008

cool. well, not cool. i guess if it’s a joke, then, cool. if not a joke, not cool. either way, we can still grab coffee…

DEREK
hodge

01. Apr, 2008

nice joke los
joshua

01. Apr, 2008

did anyone actually buy this?
carolyn

01. Apr, 2008

right… like you could quit. ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.
Michael Harrison

01. Apr, 2008

Through my tears and heartache I now understand that it really is April 1st. Only one time before have I been the fool, such a fool. It was some 20 years ago. Carlos, the grief I felt from the first reading will only be taken care of when you come to our church to lead worship, just once. Maybe I will laugh after the tears dry…
PS - loved the last BODADDY video. Thanks!
Brad Bretz

01. Apr, 2008

Carlos did seem down today.
Something about puppy dying and blogging is useless. I tried calling him but… he just seemed, not himself. Normally in creative meetings he has like 15 ideas. Today, he had 11.
Weird.
alexsandra

01. Apr, 2008

Maybe it’s for the best.
I was at the watercooler at work and my friend had watched the link from my blog to the boodaddy #6. She asked me if ragamuffin and his wife had split up cuz he was on his own. I promptly said oh no she’s just in Cal. at a wedding….
and I said… why do I know so much about these people from Atlanta????
Cold Turkey.
It’s better this way.
We’ll miss you.
Reid Greven

01. Apr, 2008

No kids, it’s gone…

Sitting beside him today in meetings I could smell sorrow and pain on his breath…

It was either sorrow and pain or a 100 calorie pack of Chips Ahoy - they smell the same.
Marcelo

01. Apr, 2008

Hey guys… this this is serious. I’ve just met Carlos at Buckhead Church. He quit the church to work full time with the Drive Conference!!! Man… you’ll be truly missed!
Paul J.

01. Apr, 2008

Well, you’ve offended the hell out of me plenty of times.
Matt

01. Apr, 2008

Do you really think that switching to “VeryPlainTxt” would fool us? Nice. Not as good as GMail Custom Time, but a nice effort.
Patrick

01. Apr, 2008

if you really needed comments, you could’ve just said so. comment whore.

(i kid, I kid)
Pearmama

01. Apr, 2008

Does this mean we won’t be seeing your man boobs on video anymore? Sweet.
alexsandra

01. Apr, 2008

anyone want to start a 12 step program?
Caleb

01. Apr, 2008

thats real cute.
Soliloquy

01. Apr, 2008

BUT I NEED YOU!!!!

You’re really the only person I thought might be able to interpret my “Tattoo Dream”.

Puhleaze come baaaaaack!!

http://truthinsoliloquy.wordpress.com/2008/04/01/tattooed-dreams/
Crystal Renaud

01. Apr, 2008

comment #116.

wow, you’re desperate for attention.
Crystal Renaud

01. Apr, 2008

wow - and i couldn’t even comment fast enough to have been on the right number.
fOo

01. Apr, 2008

tomorrow is in fact another day. Its a bit like the other week when Brad A left Third Day. You think the world will end as you know it. It goes on, it changes, it grows…. thats life.. Cya tamorro C!
KC Clarkq

01. Apr, 2008

Seriously,how could you tick someone off . . .
This was great stuff . . .
KC Clark

01. Apr, 2008

Seriously,how could you tick someone off . . .
This was great stuff . . .
Is this a joke!
Jon

01. Apr, 2008

Liar.
Jessica

01. Apr, 2008

no way - this better be April Fools
Dave

01. Apr, 2008

FAIL
Rocks In My Dryer

01. Apr, 2008

Carlos. This had better be a joke!
sharon

01. Apr, 2008

another pagan festival you have participated in….
Taylor C

01. Apr, 2008

I will be praying for you Carlos! By the posts before this- it sounds like you are going through a tough time. I will be praying for you!
Judy

01. Apr, 2008

I get to pull The Cancer Card for this one and say that you’re just not allowed to do that to me.

So there.
Terrible Speller

01. Apr, 2008

You are so dumb.
Crazy Daisy

01. Apr, 2008

I’ll stop by again tomorrow. hope to see you back then
church guy

01. Apr, 2008

I guess I’ll have to start reading Stanley’s blog for your comments…
Becky

01. Apr, 2008

Say it isn’t so!!!! This has got to be a joke….right?
matt g

01. Apr, 2008

I like the new funeral home clean look.
Laura

01. Apr, 2008

seriously … when I was driving to work this morning I thought … I bet Carlos will pretend to close his blog because it’s April fools. Glad you didn’t let me down!!!
Matt and Cristin

01. Apr, 2008

not funny, mr.
Luke Roetman

01. Apr, 2008

Alright Los, it’s midnight (officially April 2nd). Time for you to post again…
Zak

01. Apr, 2008

finally, now I shall rise to the top of creative church blog world and conquer the world!!! But first, I’ll have to learn to play guitar, adopt a child, get my entire arm tattooed, move all the way across the country, and shave my head.

Hmmmmmmmm…

Carlos, come back please.
MamaSue

01. Apr, 2008

…and a happy april fool’s day to you, too.
Zak

01. Apr, 2008

Oh, BTW, I love how I am VERY LAST on the link love…my name has doomed me.
Spence Smith

01. Apr, 2008

whatever…get your butt back on that computer mister and get over it!! it’s blog time baby!!! get to it!!! or are you just paving the way for whittaker woman to take the lead…oh the pressure…hehehe…great joke…
travis spencer

01. Apr, 2008

more april fools day blogs here:
http://tinyurl.com/yrkdke
Dale Best

01. Apr, 2008

Isn’t reading all these comments, Los, kinda like going to your own funeral?

Just a thought…

Dale Best
dalebest.blogspot.com