A Tribute to Gary !!!!!!!!!!

A tribute to Gary Diamond to show the forum appreciation for all that he has done for all of us over the years. Hope it arrived OK Gary. The world needs many more Gary Diamonds and it would be a much better place.

A well-deserved gift. Success can be measured in dollars but I would rather success be measured by the amount of people I have helped.

Gary you are special.
John C.

Wel deserved, it think its awesome Nigel, how you handle this, heroes of a community deserve a friendly pat on the shoulder from time to time.. this is a very nice gesture

Beautiful!! Congrats Gary and many thanks for all the great help you've given thru the years!!

A well deserved tribute.

Pleasure and privledge to know Gary. One of the best in the business. Well deserved recognition. Thanks!

No words can express the level of your commitment and dedication to SZ members and beyond. You are a true renaissance man always there to help when needed. We are so proud to have you as a friend. Congratulations on this award it is well deserved. Many more fruitful years to come.

Thank you

DP

Wonderful tribute to Gary who has helped countless Synthzone people with his help. Thanks for all the great help and pictures
of your sailboat. You have also held parties at you home for the
members of Synthzone. You have Blessed many ! Lloyd

Wonderful tribute to Gary who has helped countless Synthzone people with his help. Thanks for all the great help and pictures
of your sailboat. You have also held parties at you home for the
members of Synthzone. You have Blessed many ! Lloyd

Well deserved is right! A Kickapoo Joy Juice toast is in order!

Enjoy Gary. You deserve it!

A Tribute truly deserved by Synthzone "Chairman of the Board".

Bravo, Bravo, Bravo

Well deserved!

R.

I am both overwhelmed and overjoyed to receive these accolades from Nigel and my fellow Synthzone forum members. Many, many years ago, it was right here that I sought help from the membership in determining which direction to go when pursuing my musical entertainment career. I read every word, absorbed as much as possible, then went about to meet many of you in person to see first hand what could be accomplished. Had it not been for this forum, I would have not been successful in my musical entertainment endeavors. I am humbled by the above posts and promise to do my best in continuing to assist others in the future.

As I sit here with tears of joy streaming down my face, my heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone here for the years of enjoyment this forum has brought into my life.

Gary

A very special tribute to a very special person! Thank you Gary for all you have done for all the members of not only this forum but other forums to which you have contributed. I know from a personal point when I got my first Yamaha keyboard it was your advice and helpful posts that got me started in the right direction. Thank you again.

Deane

Gary. Well Done...And A Well Deserved Honor.
Best Wishes from the UK

Hi Gary,
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
Best wishes again from the UK.
Tony

Awesome recognition to my fellow Marylander.

DITTO to all! I still have a stack full of 3.5" floppies filled with Gary's GigDisk files...(think it was PSR-1000 in those days)... Gary, I have sought and heeded your advice many times since I entered the arranger world - thanks so much for your constant willingness to share your knowledge and experience with arranger "newbies" and "oldbies" alike!

PS - thanks also for the opportunity to sample "Kickapoo Joy Juice"...

Well deserved recognition - You da man!

Great honor for a great guy thank you Gary for all you have done for everyone on all the forums you belong too. Cal

Just got the today's mail, and WOW! A beautiful plaque was there, that is portrayed in the initial post from Nigel. Thank you all so, so much for this tribute. I am very overwhelmed by everything at this time.

A special thanks to Captain Russ Lay, whom I believe may have coordinated much of this.

Thanks again, everyone,

Gary

Russ and Don both deserve kudos for their work on organizing this tribute. You earned this award Gary for all your contributions to others on the forum for so many years and for being a great friend to us all. We all wanted you to have this award so you know what you mean to us.

Don Mason and I have been close friends for many years, and I kinda suspected all along that he played a big role in this.

Thanks again, Nigel for putting up with this old codger for all these years. You, my friend, deserve a medal.

All the best,

Gary

Well deserved my friend, well deserved.
Eric

Thanks Gary for all the help. Well deserved!
Ed B

Congratulations Gary ... it is well deserved ...

And now we know what the secret project was ...

Congrats Gary. All the best.

Good to see you back online, i hope your health is getting better, and you will soon be sailing around the world again..

Heartfelt well wishes from me as well Gary. I once commented while walking the London South Bank to the street artists overthere that they are "the salt of the earth " , I would include you with them my friend.

kind regards
John Smies
Holland

Well deserved. Enjoy sailing and hang that thing somewhere in the boat, maybe above the keyboard.

I decided to place the plaque on my favorite table, one that I made 40 years ago from the trunk of a large walnut tree that had blown down in a storm,



Gary

HI Gary,

My friend wel deserved congratz looks very cool Greetz Rico

The idea, a few trips around town (and a few bucks) were mine, but the REAL essence of all this is THE MESSAGE...a heartfelt, honest and sincere expression of what many feel. Expressed as only my favorite "ole scribe" around here, Don Mason, could.

Nigel's eager participation and assistance in the middle of all the work he was doing on the site is proof of a man of real sincerity and substance; someone we ALL should be proud to be associated with. His personal note to you, included with the plaque was the work of a true renaissance man.

Gary, it was my honor...


Russ

Just caught on to this today. Well earned and well deserved. Congrats, Gary.

And big kudos Russ, DonM, and Nigel.

That looks fantastic on that walnut table. Being a guitarist I have special love for wood grain, so the wood plaque on the wood table is wonderful.

Thanks again everyone for those kind words. My hope is to get myself in much better physical condition so I can sail south again next fall and visit with many of you in person again, and meet with those that I have not met.

All the best,

Gary

Well deserved.

Well deserved, indeed. Congrats, Gary... and best of luck on the conditioning.

Thanks everyone. I'm up to using some lightweight free weights and using the recumbent bicycle nightly at this point. Still fairly weak though.

Gary

Gary, the more I learn about you, and these posts by your friends has brought many areas, the more I appreciate you.

Get well my friend, John C.

Thanks John, I really appreciate your comments above, and of course, those of the many others here. It has been a somewhat difficult day, blood pressure very low, and bit difficult to breathe, but with luck, I will be able to get out of the house tomorrow and go grocery shopping, which right now is a real challenge. When I get home, I think I'll sit down at the S-950 and make some music. Then, I have to con my wife into doing the income taxes this year - now that's gonna be a real challenge.

Thanks again, everyone,

Gary

Congratulations Mr. Diamond well deserved

Thank you sir,

Gary

Thank is Fantastic Nigel congrats Gary you are the Best

Ron Johnson

Thanks Ron, for the compliments.

Gary

Gary, you are a fantastic person and a treasure to us at Synth Zone. Congratulations on this award. Thank you for all you do for us and me.

Thanks old friend, I really appreciate that.

Gary