Hi I'm John Ritsz from NY I'm a accountant I'm new here, and my passion is drums. I hope to learn as much as I can about everything in drums and of course Vinnie COlaiuta and Dave Weckl as in the www.houseofdrumming.com
Thanks,
John
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Hi I'm John Ritsz from NY I'm a accountant I'm new here, and my passion is drums. I hope to learn as much as I can about everything in drums and of course Vinnie COlaiuta and Dave Weckl as in the www.houseofdrumming.com
Thanks,
John
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Originally posted by John Ritsz:
Hi I'm John Ritsz from NY I'm a accountant I'm new here, and my passion is drums. I hope to learn as much as I can about everything in drums and of course Vinnie COlaiuta and Dave Weckl as in the www.houseofdrumming.com
Thanks,
John
Hi John,
Welcome aboard!
Brad
Welcome John. I too have a day job and a passion for drums. this is a great forum. Guys like us can learn a lot! There are a lot of professionals in here and then guys like us.
Be nice Henry.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">"Hi I'm [ ] from NY I'm a accountant". Don't accountants need to have basic writing skills? I hate to snark, but this is pretty egregious.Quote:
Originally posted by John Ritsz:
Hi I'm John Ritsz from NY I'm a accountant I'm new here, and my passion is drums. I hope to learn as much as I can about everything in drums and of course Vinnie COlaiuta and Dave Weckl as in the www.houseofdrumming.com
Thanks,
John
Henry... one of your better replies matey boy! Very articulate and well constructed as usual!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Johnathan - had to look up egregious. Nice one! I bet poor old John Ritsz wishes he never said hello now!!!
anyway... nice to see you John. We're not ALL as blunt as these two you know!! [img]wink.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img]
My sentiments exactly, Dazz.
That would never have happened even a year ago, John, and I hope the board becomes as meaningful to you as it used to be for me. We're seeing less and less of the people posting here who used to make HOD a class act. Why? I think you've just seen why. Once upon a time a mature and respectful manner prevailed, i.e. adults presided and exchanged views. Nowadays the junior high kids are running rampant with their fart jokes.
Maybe a locked board of the old school HOD people could be created and the frustrated comedians could press their faces to the glass looking in wishing they could be part of it.
Welcome aboard, John! I'm a newcomer myself. In the short amount of time I've been registered, I've really enjoyed it. In the event they ever do lock out the youngsters, I hope they make exceptions for "new" old dogs such as myself!
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Not intending to offend anyone, but one of the things that makes this board great is the fact that most posters take care when posting to write clearly. I would to hate to have to wade through posts such as "Do u think guys like dave weckl or virgil donati n all made lots of mistakes at their first ever gigs like most people or were they just so good???" in order to get to the quality posts I'm used to reading here. It's just a matter of respect to the community, isn't it?Quote:
Originally posted by Five Eight:
My sentiments exactly, Dazz.
That would never have happened even a year ago, John, and I hope the board becomes as meaningful to you as it used to be for me. We're seeing less and less of the people posting here who used to make HOD a class act. Why? I think you've just seen why. Once upon a time a mature and respectful manner prevailed, i.e. adults presided and exchanged views. Nowadays the junior high kids are running rampant with their fart jokes.
Maybe a locked board of the old school HOD people could be created and the frustrated comedians could press their faces to the glass looking in wishing they could be part of it.
Regards,
Jonathan
Oops, double post. [img]redface.gif[/img]
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ November 22, 2005 02:35 PM: Message edited by: Jonathan599 ]</font>
That was real classy Henry II and Jonathan599...what a crappy way to welcome someone.
At least he wasn't one of those "Hey, look at me!!!" guys...
We can do without the territorial bull_ _ _ _.
Welcome, John....lots of great info on here.
Welcome John.........
Well your not so good with letters....but I bet your good with the numbers. (beans)
Not intending to offend anyone, but one of the things that makes this board great is the fact that most posters take care when posting to write clearly. I would to hate to have to wade through posts such as "Do u think guys like dave weckl or virgil donati n all made lots of mistakes at their first ever gigs like most people or were they just so good???" in order to get to the quality posts I'm used to reading here. It's just a matter of respect to the community, isn't it?
Clearly written posts you say? Have you ever tried to decipher a post by "Got a match grip?" He uses more abbreviations than the US military! But what he has to say is awesome!
Anyway, it sounds like maybe John's first language is not English. John...true???
See what you've started John? How DARE you come onto OUR board and welcome yourself... we could do without that sort of psudo-friendly bullsh*t here, thank you very much!!!!
hehehe!! [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]wink.gif[/img]
SSmithite wrote:
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">A statement that enlightens while it entertains.Quote:
He (GAMG) uses more abbreviations than the US Military!
Unfortunately, Jonathan, there is a new contingent of people who 'take care to write clearly' but are the equivalent of cyber-litterbugs who view HOD as a cozy place to squat and grunt. And that isn't meant to tar every new member with the same brush. Most of them mind their manners and abide by the unwritten by-law of HOD: thou shalt not show thine ass or mouth off like a <s>shitheaded fuckstick</s> heathen.
The english is not my first language, I was born in Guatemala because my father has a couple of companies there and little by little I became a second language english man so forgive my language sometimes. Well I can see the great characters here, I bet it will be fun, thanks.
Welcome to the boards John. Don't worry about the smarmy remarks made by a couple of our esteemed members (although these are beginning to increase around here lately, and I will openly admit that this is mostly why I don't come around here much anymore). But there are a lot of great people on here, and you'll get some real valueable info, insight, suggestions, and knowledge from them. Enjoy the hell out HOD my man.
Welcome John.There's indeed some characters on this board,and that's what makes it the best ever!!
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">uh, ok!Quote:
Originally posted by cjbdrm:
That was real classy Henry II and Jonathan599...what a crappy way to welcome someone.
At least he wasn't one of those "Hey, look at me!!!" guys...
We can do without the territorial bull_ _ _ _.
Welcome John nice to have you here. Just ignore the rude welcome by a few. There are bigger issues in life than making a few spelling mistakes, good grief what a reason to make someone feel unwelcomed. What are we going to do to someone who actually might do someone that is actually a bit offensive? hunt them down and cut off their left hand! Blasting a guy because of something petty as this reminds me of a few other drumming/music forums that have become nothing but a joke.
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ November 22, 2005 11:31 PM: Message edited by: Digital Man ]</font>
No problem Jonathan599 you will make a mistake too man, and everyone thanks for the welcome, I hope I feel here in a nice enviroment for drummers.
I have been on this board for 3 years and have seen some bad apples some along the way but the way John was spoken/reacted to was wrong period.
The posts which were rude were not done because of suspicion but because of spelling or improper sentence formation issues. Aside from that I hope we do not go down the road of being suspicious of people if they have not done anything wrong YET! And surely we can hold back from offending people until they actually deserve it.
Welcome Drum Dude!
Hey, if you think Henry II is a cynical, self-absorbed pedantic thumbsucker, you should see what he did to Henry I!
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah! And as for what Jonathan 559 did to the other 558 of his predecessors - well, it doesn't bare thinking about. (I don't want to go into details, but basically there were some imperfections in their spelling so he had them rounded up and sent away to a special island with no pens or computers where they could never cause offence again, and every three weeks Jonathan 559 flies out and lectures them to make them feel bad about themselves, and he reminds them that just the other day he went onto an internet forum whose primary language was Guatemalan, and his first post was word perfect, I mean just spot-on language wise, so what the hell was their problem, right?)Quote:
Originally posted by PocketPlayer:
Welcome Drum Dude!
Hey, if you think Henry II is a cynical, self-absorbed pedantic thumbsucker, you should see what he did to Henry I!
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It takes every kind of people to make the world spin 'round....
heck I'm just thrilled my first post today I see I'm now a "senior hostboard member" - that's awesome! hahaha
While some above-posted comments may be rude to some, they are there for a reason. Unfortunately it has happened more than once that a certain individual has created multiple accounts, pretended to be friendly and then screwed people over in trades or suddenly become impolite. A characteristic this individual had was awful grammar - that explains the "rude" posts. While harsh, it's important to send out messages that HoD is not a place to come and mess around at.
Other than that, welcome to HoD. Best drumming message board on the net [img]cool.gif[/img]
It's sweet seeing some of HOD's finest policing the site. That's the best way to bring the high standard back and maintain it: put out the jerk alerts and deride the quick smart mouths that think they're so clever and cute.
I say saddle up the posse and ride over to the Modern Drummer=No Knowledge thread and hang 'em high over there too; there's an offender in them parts long overdue being ridden out of town. Don't forget the tar and feathers, hoss. [img]wink.gif[/img]
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">5/8 layin down the law! [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]wink.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img]Quote:
Originally posted by Five Eight:
I say saddle up the posse and ride over to the Modern Drummer=No Knowledge thread and hang 'em high over there too; there's an offender in them parts long overdue being ridden out of town. Don't forget the tar and feathers, hoss. [img]wink.gif[/img]
"Whaddya think, sherf, should we ride over to that other thread?"
"While the lynch mob's breathin' fire we might as well clean up the neighborhood."
"For Gawd, country and mom's apple pie?"
"That, and just for the hell of it too."
"Sounds like a plan, sherf. Gittiup!"
"Gittiup!"
Two riders disappear over the hill and down into the hollow.
Now all we need is gamg to finish off the story [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Imagine Don Knotts as the deputy's voice and Elvis as the Sheriff. [img]rolleyes.gif[/img]
GAMG must be on a holiday tour; I ain't seen that varmint in days. [img]tongue.gif[/img]
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">5/8 layin down the law! [img]tongue.gif[/img] [img]wink.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img] </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Now, if he could only lay down a groove. [img]wink.gif[/img]Quote:
Originally posted by Suspiria:
</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Five Eight:
I say saddle up the posse and ride over to the Modern Drummer=No Knowledge thread and hang 'em high over there too; there's an offender in them parts long overdue being ridden out of town. Don't forget the tar and feathers, hoss. [img]wink.gif[/img]
<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ November 23, 2005 03:21 PM: Message edited by: Henry II ]</font>
Ouch! [img]redface.gif[/img] [img]frown.gif[/img]
If that 'ouch' was for me concerning H2's remark all I can say is if I got on the defensive about that I wouldn't be much of a drummer, would I? Or much of a man either. [img]wink.gif[/img]
Happy Thanksgiving, Henry. [img]cool.gif[/img]
Hey, hombre! Welcome!
I am originally from NYC.
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Welcome - from one John to another!!!
Ignore the blunt comments ...the off hand, sometimes downright rude comments you've been given are nothing to those you would have had if you'd mentioned the dreaded 'J' word [img]wink.gif[/img] [img]wink.gif[/img]
...and here's another thing - aimed at all those who've had a pop at John(and others before him)based on his command of a language which is not his first.
How many of us would think of posting, or even atempting to post, on a forum, or entering a debate where the first language wasn't English?
John, and others are to be applauded in my book...
there- that's my twopennorth for today. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]
Thanks JohnDrum or as in my land would say "tocayo" wich means people with the same names, thaniks for supporting me in here man, not everyone is capable of seeing far from their eyes, there's quality people with bad english, And? so what? is there idiom racism here? Honestly is being a little dissapointing to hear that for one grammar mistake a peolple can be label with persons in the past or conducts that drives a bad attitude with drum colagues.
Thanks Johndrum and so the others to bring support on this, and the couple of you that label a person for bad grammar, shame on you can you speak another languaje, for instance spanish yeah is dificult, try it.......
That makes 3 John's now. It is a great name if I sayz so meeself!! [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Welcome John. You'll like it here. The best drummers site for pros and drumming intellectuals.
Yeah.... where is that bugger GAMG anyway??