Oh well, some of us have managed to develop a rich and varied sense of humor, and obviously, some desperately need to work on it.

Tsk tsk tsk.

Then, there are those incapable of even grasping the meaning of that first sentence.

Now, that would be a real shame.

Ian

Diki, Fran and I have been insulting each other for more than a decade. We've met on several occasions and always had a good time together. Despite the way it looks, we're really good friends. We just love to stick it to each other when we get a chance.

Gary

Yep, Fran and I also correspond about arrangers, synths, pianos, and other related topics.

I consider him a friend...also, I also feel he is blessed with a good sense of humor...remember he's stuck it to us Yammie guys in some pretty unique ways.

I still remember the picture he posted of the Yamaha arranger resting against the garbage cans at the end of his driveway.

No caption...just the picture.

That was funny! And clever!

Ian

PS...Fran, I wasn't able to locate a G-70 to return the favor. I wonder why?

Anyway so when is TYROS 5 supposed to be released? ....this is getting exciting isn't it!! About time we got rejuvenated again just before Xmas!!

I heard around November 11th, Donny, but I can't swear to it.

Ian

ok now we are getting somewhere,.....
The World Can't Wait!!
Hope to see Yamaha pro Demos soon by Bert Smorenburg &
Peter Baartmans.

Yes, pretty soon we will be treated to Bert, Peter and hopefully Martin Harris (also an important participant in Tyros development) as well.

They always put on a fine demo.

Ian

I realize that most of us are friends... I'd be happy to see any of you down in my neck of the woods. But I simply feel that sometimes, we take the baiting and ribbing about the choice of arranger brand to the point of ridiculous.

And it sets a dangerous example for some of the less aware members, who have lately taken throwing personal insults around far more seriously, to the point of outright rudeness and lack of class. I know it's a fine line, but the way things have gone here lately, perhaps we need to back down a bit, and stick to the POINTS of arranger debate, rather than blowing up brand loyalty to absurd levels?

Me, I could care LESS what logo resides on the front panel of my arranger. If it does exactly what I need (or close!) I'll be happy with anything printed there!

Of course Diki, humor can sometimes be misinterpreted, and although Fran and I especially get a kick out of ribbing each other, I have had too many great discussions with Fran, usually over PM, to ever feel his poking fun is anything but in pure jest. Fran is just not a mean natured person to begin with. I don't believe you are either.

The use of emoticons should help, but sometimes their use is simply to try and sneak in a rude and personal insult, and that's not right, although if angry enough, we can sometimes post without thinking, rather than waiting for awhile and calming down before responding.

My old Uncle Jim used to say, "If you don't like what someone else is doing...don't do it yourself!"

In other words, don't perpetuate the behavior.

I had no reasons to slag a competitor's product when working for Yamaha and, now that I'm retired, I still feel the same way; that's not to say I have never done it, but, I can say, the rare occasions when I did, it only made me look bad...not the competitor's product.

Ian

On the rare occasions when you did it, I jumped all over your cold Canadian *ass!
DonM