Russ,

You raise some very interesting points in your post, I knew from the very start that Tostie had opened a real can of worms, never mind, nothing like having a good blow of our noses.

As you rightly say "This was a really diverse group, with, as you would surmise, a vastly different array of skills in the areas of musicianship and entertainment."

You know yourself there are some people who get up and sing or perform on USA Got Talent and how they were ever let get up there is beyond belief, I think its the ratings.

I think every word you said in your post is probably true Russ, you have had time to think about what you wrote.

It's a great pity we don't talk about who's got the best or biggest car and how our gear just slips into the back of the car so easily getting to gigs, hells I for one in the UK would be embarrassed, I watched a bit of USA news video this week and every vehicle that went passed, you could get my focus inside.

Comparing keyboards appears to get the blood racing through the veins and there will never be a perfect KB (Doh! did I really say that)

In closing what I will says is this, you can criticize all you want about another AKB you don't have, but you cannot make a proper judgement until you take it home and play it for some length of time, in a shop won't do. I owned a G70, Audya and a T4, still got the latter, I nearly bought a MS, how do I know I might still have the MS best thing since sliced bread or just can't unload it.

Tostie, I don't know what the original intent of the post was but here in the UK we do have sparrows that shit and fly away, perhaps you should come back into the loop and enlighten us, at least comment on the case for the prosecution or defence so far, I will never question your ability to play a T4, but this post I am not certain were it was intended to go, it's certainly got a few people up tight.

BTW Tostie, I wouldn't tell members here that in your day job you are a Banker. sick perhaps come back some friendly investment advice would wipe the slate clean, not that we would trust you rotf2