Me neither, Bernie...it's just Diki's usual warped sense of humor...which I somehow understand.

Warped sense of humor translates to him looking like a jerk time after time. After finally seeing a photo of him I believe he has " short man complex"

How tall are you, buddy?

Good Grief! Tall, Short, Fat, Skinny, White, Black, Blue.....who cares?

What matters..or should matter here,...is the purpose of Cass's eJam. And yes... CIVILITY should matter. Any comment that purposely singles out a member for the purpose of hurting that person or making them feel bad just for the sake of showing superiority, has no place here, IMO.

I'm loving the music and hope we can stick to the matter at hand.

Eddie

That's right Eddie, but it sure seems to matter to some people.

Diki is English and driven by his own private agenda. He used to really bother me, until I focused on his intellect, musical knowledge
and typical English sense of humor.

I'd cut him some slack, and at the same time, suggest that he consider looking at how his posts are received in the vaccume that all internet interchanges operate in.

Understand, he is a full-time musician, competing with lots of others out there; some pretty cutthroat, and you have to be pretty aggressive to be successful under those conditions.

This week, I had the chance to meet and visit Chas and Dave. I liked them both before seeing them and understand and like them more now. It appeared from some of the early posts that Chas rubbed a few here the wrong way at first, but, I'm telling you, I never met a finer, smarter or more accomplished, socially responsible person.

I'd like to visit with Diki. I believe it would be a pleasant, informative experience.

He cares about the subjects he talks about and is articulate in the technical aspects of his contributions; he just has a funny and, some believe, a negative, somewhat offensive way of going about it.

I just wade throught the BS and pluck the few "jems" you always find if you really read what he says.

It occurs to me that, in the past, I might have been considerably more aggressive/offensive and "in your face".

Now, I'm too "old and tired" to put out that much effort.

Let's admit it...the "giant organ" deal was funny as hell!

Russ (old age is a bitch) Lay




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This is kind of like the NFL (or soccer, for our members from the rest of the world!)... the first guy to get a poke in isn't often seen, and the player that responds gets the flag.

But would someone like to explain how ANY mention of the Chord Sequencer on this thread is anything OTHER than a dig at me (who else posts about it?)...

I'm a jerk to people who are a jerk towards me. Plain and simple. Don't like it? Then throw the flag at the FIRST offender.

But at least, unlike Donny, I have the balls to leave UP what I've posted...

Just in case Mr. Hit and Run pulls another disappearing act.

Sorry but I found the 'Giant organ' comment crude and lowered the tone of an excellent thread somewhat...

I actually found Diki's comment pretty damn funny. How could anyone enjoy watching this clip without having a sense of humor about it Was there a serious aspect to it that I overlooked .... rotflmao It just seemed like a fun novelty stunt to me. Lighten up guys.