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Originally posted by Diki:
I keep coming here, and looking at the title line of the forum, and I keep seeing the 'General ARRANGER KEYBOARD Forum' in the header.

So, naturally, I keep looking for when they are going to add 'Karaoke entertainer' up there...

This is not a singing forum (plenty of those). This is not a Karaoke forum (PLENTY of those ). Those who's expertize is in those fields are better served elsewhere. But, curiously, on a forum for players of a certain type of keyboard, it seems that those who's primary skills are not in the field of playing are the ones with the MOST to say, and little patience for anyone else's viewpoint... And often, probably due to their own inability to play well, a lack of appreciation that great playing, all by itself, CAN be great entertainment...

You'll never see Clapton in a chicken hat. Or mugging for the audience. Strangely enough, he can entertain a stadium just by PLAYING. Forgive me when I get frustrated by asinine comments that seem to indicate that 'putting on a show', mugging around and generally ignoring basic playing skills is the ONLY way anyone could possibly get a group of people to like you...

My experience has been that you CAN dazzle a crowd just by playing. And, if you can't, perhaps the solution is to learn to be a better PLAYER, rather than go get a chicken hat...


Diki I have to say what a pompous post as usual....all you ever do is talk down to everyone. It's really annoying day after day. you make it sound that your some kind of music god & I would assume very far from it. I come here to the SZ to enjoy the posts and try to learn from them. Instead I have to maneuver around them because you think you know it all or feel it is right to belittle peoples gear & their way of doing things because you say so. I've been around the business a long time in different facets other then playing and believe me there is always someone like you running around trying to be someone they aren't. Funny thing is they never see it that way themselves. Try to step back sometime and see what you sound like.There are so many good people here on the SZ I've had the pleasure to deal with & that's the only reason I come back. Many have also left due to the BS also & that hurts everyone.I'm sure many feel this way, sorry to be the one to say it.

Have a nice day.