I can see both sides of the Donny issue. I am a skeptic by nature as I suspect Chas and Mark are. My ears perk up when I hear (or read) something that I know is probably not true. Such was the case (as I previously reported here) when he told me to go look up the old thread where he explained why he had sold his 2nd (if I have the sequence right) PA4X instead of just telling me why. I called his bluff and did some digging and found that there was no explanation. And the first time he sold the 4X it was for “health reasons” that he soon miraculously recovered from. Of course, the obvious explanation for this (and all his other keyboard swaps), which he evidently thinks nobody here can figure out for themselves, is that he was bored and wanted something new.

A couple other recent examples of the “beyond the pale” rhetoric he uses. One was when he made the statement that the SX900 is not a professional keyboard or something to that effect. This is obviously nonsense as several members who play outside the home and get paid (my definition of a professional unless you have a profitable YouTube channel or something) are using one. He made a similar statement about the PA4X-that it didn’t meet “his needs” whatever that means. Don Mason, who is universally respected here, has said that the PA4X is the best keyboard for the professional out of all the ones he has tried (just about all) over the years. So that is nonsense as well.

What Donny does do is stimulate conversation and that is usually a good thing. He gets people thinking and talking about subjects that are of interest and even I appreciate that. And since he has had just about every keyboard there is, he is very knowledgeable and helpful to members with questions. Heck, he has even helped me by sending me about 10,000 Roland styles when I had the E-A7. I think the reason that the saga of him switching keyboards gets so much attention is that it is somewhat like the forum version of a reality TV show. Everyone can watch and live vicariously through what he is doing. Even my wife, who knows nothing about keyboards, enjoys hearing about his exploits. He is now down to the Genos and the Ketron SD series if I am correct. So, it will be interesting to see what he does.

The best way to handle Donny's exaggerations, in my view, is the same way you deal with your crazy uncle at Thanksgiving. You know, the one who tells you all the stories that you and he both know are complete nonsense. Just smile and nod and enjoy what is useful or interesting and ignore the rest.