No problem Tony. I have owned a technical management company for about 15 years and we do project management for all kinds
of companies and the government. We deal with Windows, Mac, and UNIX. I shouldn't have allowed my self to sink into the Winows vs UNIX thing….it’s about as productive (or unproductive) as the Windows vs Mac discussion. It’s always a heated debate and nothing ever seems to be solved. At the end of the day if what you are using works for you then use it….they all have
their strong and weak points…..and you are right this is a tron forum.
I use several Kurzweils, an Emu Vintage Keys module, and occasionally a plugin or two as my trons. I don’t have an actual Mellotron
(now there’s an argument waiting to happen J) but that was the sound I “had to have” the first time I noticed it back in the early 70s.
I was (and still am) a huge progressive rock fan and went to a lot of Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, etc. shows and the powerful sound of
the Mellotron was a big part of that music. One thing I remember from those days was when I played the Mellotron is that when I
got to the end of the keyboard I always wished there were “just a few” more keys. Between that and having 8 seconds before the tape ran out it really forced you to keep a lot of things in your mind when you played an arrangement.
BTW, How did you lose 70lbs? I have been trying to lose 30 and hit a wall at the last 10……….
Cheers,
Gary
From: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:newmellotro ngroup@yahoogrou ps.com] On Behalf Of tony1
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 4:16 AM
To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: Re: [SPAM] RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: off topic: my new band photo
Neither did I Gary, so please accept my apology.
Let's remain a bunch of Mellotron nuts and move on.
It was a knee jerk reaction.
I did lighten up, I lost 70 lbs :-).
But lose the "I need it explained to me" shit I trained our techs too and retired at 39, musta done something right.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 2:29 AM
Subject: [SPAM] RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: off topic: my new band photo
Gee sorry… I apologize Tony, I didn’t realize you had advanced degrees in computers and were “thick??”.
When you get your super advanced degree they will teach you how to read media files with IE 8…or maybe
someone else in this group can explain it to you…seems you are the only one who can’t make it work.
As far as NASA goes they also use Windows, Mac, and fly in space….what’s your point. I have used UNIX and
really have nothing against it. My apologies to the group…I did not intend to engage in a pissing contest.
Lighten up Tony J
Cheers
From: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:newmellotro ngroup@yahoogrou pscom] On Behalf Of tony1
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 2:54 PM
To: newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Re: off topic: my new band photo
Oh gee my advanced degrees in computers are for naught then eh?
I've used Unix, Linux every version of Windows since 3.1, so what do I know?
I was just the senior tech with Sony/Ericsson because I'm thick.
And if Unix isn't the answer then why does NASA use it?
25 years in computers when a fast CPU was 8 Mhz means nothing then?
Can't figure out Windows?
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Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 5:32 PM
Subject: RE: [newmellotrongroup] Re: off topic: my new band photo
No it’s not. It worked fine for me with IE8 & XP.
You have other problems and “migrating” to UNIX is not the answer if you can’t figure out Windows.
Isn't IE 8 the worst browser ever?
Then again it's Microsoft so what can you expect?
I'm migrating to Unix, a truely reliable O/S!
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Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 12:54 PM
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Re: off topic: my new band photo
I use AOL.com within Firefox and just attached the photo...
fd
-----Original Message-----
From: ceccles_ca <ecclesreinson@ rogers.com>
To: fdoddy@aol.com
Sent: Fri, Aug 14, 2009 11:23 am
Subject: Re: off topic: my new band photo
Fritz: This is the FIRST photo to appear in a message on our group website.
Can you send a message to the group explaining how you attached the photo?
Clay
--- In newmellotrongroup@ yahoogroups. com, fdoddy@... wrote:
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> My father, my Uncle Phil, me and my brother Pat rehearsing in my Dad's
woodshop.? Notice the shotglass on the tablesaw...
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> fritz
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