Seems this thread has become a tug-of-fun, (not war) between Donny sympathisers and Donny bashers...

...but if we analyze closely, no one here dislikes Donny, nor they question his musicianship/entertainer status.

As said before, and judging from previous audio snippets posted, Donny is exceptional, gifted in a way, in what he does. So some of us may have to look closely and copy what he does.

In the same manner, some of us may want to distance ourselves a little from his comments on various arrangers, because (in my humble opinion) there isn't any "read-between-the-lines-and-ye-shall-discover-the-truth" in Donny's comments, but only some kind of constant thoughts. More like a blog, or a diary. He seems to write about what is currently on his mind.... And if his mind changes opinion, it reflects on the writing as well.

I think the forum will be poorer without Donny, as much as it is poorer now than it was some years ago.