Jim Alfredson

No, I wasn't turned away by the misfits as you call them! I just have too much stuff on my plate to begin with, what with moderating this site. I check in now and then and I'm sure I'll post again.

See this thread.

Done.

Brad, I apologize for my reaction. I was kind of dumbfounded at the premise, but you're right... if the thread doesn't violate the rules than it shouldn't be closed.

Enough.

Well, good thing this isn't being put up to a vote. Danny, this is fun, but you and both know what the score is. Let's just leave it at that.

Danny, if you're considering your warning to be a scarlett letter, than you are mistaken. Only YOU can see your warning status and I did not make it public knowledge that I even gave you a warning. No one else knew until you started this thread. And Kevin, where were you on AAJ when TWO members of that board were banned? I didn't see you speak out at all. Be careful getting self-righteous with me or you'll start looking like a hypocrit. I've admitted several times all over this board that this is a work in progress. I wasn't happy with how Greg's banning went down and I've implemented a new system to hopefully stem such unpleasantries in the future. Live and learn.

Ah, the recpit! That place is crazy! What kind of work does your studio do?

See? Roosevelt was targeted by The Man for his beliefs and let go. That poem is a harbinger to the coming rap movement and all the rebellion against the status quo that the movement brought. Roosevelt represented the REAL street, and Sesame Street couldn't handle it!

I think Roosevelt joined up with the Black Panthers after his dismissal from Sesame Street due to his increasingly revolutionary ideas. I do remember him having a FUNKY DANCE!

More than that, back in the 50's 60's and 70's there was no "Americans With Disabilities Act" which put elevators in almost every public building!! Those cats had to haul the big B up and down stairs!!! I thank my lucky stars I live in this day and age where most places I play have an elevator, a ramp to the front door, etc.

It should be active now. One question: When you browse the board, do you browse logged in or do you browse as a guest? If you browse as a guest, the political topics will still be seen. You have to be logged in to "ignore" them.

Why do I get the feeling I'm being mocked. Just consider this: The one warning was a bump on the road to "reformation", as you call it, not a road block. In all honesty, you probably should have about three or four of them. I think I've been very lenient in this matter.

With most chops you have to supply the organ. It can be either a B2/B3, C2/C3 or an A100. Anything that has B3 guts, basically. But you have to supply the organ to be chopped. So the ideal is find a nice organ that is physically beat-up but mechanically sound. They take the guts of the organ and put it in a new case that is more easily transported. Usually it has several pieces. A lot of the weight of a B3 comes from the fact that the case is solid wood. It's beautiful wood, but from a strictly practical standpoint it's not neccessary. Unlike a real acoustic instrument, the wood does not alter the sound of the instrument at all. So you could theorectically take the guts and put them into just about anything and it would make the same sound. Are they a serious thing? Sure, if you have the money. But chops are usually expensive. Like I said, first you have to get an organ. That'll cost $$ even for a badly damaged one. Then you have to get it to the chop shop. There's more $$. Then the chops usually cost at least $2000 to do. By the time you're done you'll probably have $4000 in it. Well, for $4000 you can get a really nice B3! Yes, it weighs less, but moving the Hammond isn't really that hard. Hell, I do it myself most times. I don't think they're that hard to move... I think most people are just lazy! Ha!

Deep, the intention of the rule was clear in spite of my poor grammar. Besides, your warning came after several PMs from me to cool down and stop the attacks on Christiern. For a few days you did just that and then came out of nowhere with a very inflammatory referrence (which I will not repeat here). The warning I gave you was mainly for that. You failed to quote the first part of the rule which states that "Flame wars will not be tolerated!" I found that your constant badgering of Chris and Bev would only lead to flames (a theory that was proved by PD's response) and thus the thread was closed.

Is this what you're arguing, Deep? I need an explanation before I can reply to the appeal.

I'm afraid I don't see the argument. I think I'm the confused one at this point.

Because you can't please everyone all the time. With everything going down on these forums lately, this has become painfullly clear to me.

You're right, Deep. There is a double negative in there that I never noticed. It's a typo. Keep in mind I usually post on here in the wee small hours of the morning after gigs and don't proof-read well. The rule should state: We rarely ever delete threads, but we do have the power to close them so that new posts cannot be added. The intended effect of this rule is to stop threads that have gone out of control. For instance, the New Software, New Warning System thread started as a pronouncement of the software updates and the warning feature being enabled, and somehow morphed into name calling and I could see it very quickly ending up being a flame war, so I closed it. If one were to start a new thread picking up where that one left off and thus continuing the name calling and flames then that would be worthy of a warning and that thread would probably be closed as well. If another thread was started that went back to the original subject matter (ie, the new software update) than there probably wouldn't be a problem unless the thread regressed into flames again.

You have to use Hammond oil, which you can still purchase. Try Goff Professional, which is a professional Hammond repair and supply company based in Connecticut. I've ordered from them many times. A 4 oz. bottle is $5 and should last you for years. Remember to oil the tone generator only once a year and then only use about 10 drops in each bowl. Here's a direct link to the tone generator oil: http://www.goffprof.com/catalog/accessories/hammond/oil.html

Revised December 1, 2003.

Poor Johnny. Would you like me to make a Football Forum and give you the option of ignoring it? Too bad.

Well, that will really help the situation. Thanks for fanning the flames, PD. Before this thread turns into an all-out bashing war, I'm going to close it. Funny how you start a thread about a warning system and it turns into this...

Good point.

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