I want to express my disappointment that the newsletter is being discontinued because the majority of forum particpants are not supporting it. I was the first person to contribute a brief biography in order to get the ball rolling. I viewed the newsletter as being a worthwhile adjunct to our forum - one that would "fill in the gaps" as Bebop said. Like Don above, I am just now learning to play and feel I cannot contribute meaningful styles/music at this time. But I did contribute what I could. Every member of this forum can write a short bio, and as Ted says, we become better acquainted with each other as a result. We have lots of members, but only three of us have shared short bio's with all of you. I look at our profiles and see that we live in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Taiwan, Spain, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and elsewhere. I have been impressed with the expertise of Alec, Gunnar, Bob Hendershot, Bill Norrie, John North, Pete Dale, Frank Bez, Bebop, Scott Yee, Fran, Jan, and so many others. I wish I could play like all of you. We have a wonderful diversity of playing talent and life experiences. Let's share this rich background with each other. It only takes a few minutes to compose a brief biography and e-mail it to Bebop. Likewise, it only takes a few minutes to write/share a playing or practice tip with beginners like me. You would be amazed how much your tips help me and others. And I wish you could sense the pleasure I feel when I play the music that many of you have shared with me. Maybe the newsletter has to die. If it does, shame on you if you did not help to sustain it. But even if it dies, you can still share your expertise (tips) with us by posting them on our forum. I, for one, need all the help I can get. And you can always post a brief bio, thus enabling us to know and appreciate you in a more meaningful way. Let your forum posts be newsletter-style inputs in addition to being a medium for answering technical questions and discussing issues facing we Technics owners. In other words, let the concept of the newsletter live on in the form of forum posts.

Chuck