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nix808 · Post by **nix808** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 6:42 am

He will like a yoghurt on occasion.... OK?
I don't think he will buy you one H

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 6:55 am

I didn't get it, but good to see you, merry xmas!!!!!!!!!

nix808 · Post by **nix808** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:37 am

Hey H,
nice to see you too!
Still faffing around on KVR myself, if I've been a bit quiet.

well hmm, as to ur purported slander of Mr Rudess,
he may have a farm goods, but after that-
I'm not sure u have one too!

Have a top year mate, hope you've been doing real good.

poonna · Post by **poonna** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:38 am

Hmm...

I wonder if this is how we really welcome someone in real life -- celebrity or not. Did he kill your puppies or something that he deserves all this? If I were treated the way it is in this thread, I would probably never want to step a foot there again. Maybe cultural difference and I just don't understand it, though...

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 6:41 pm

poonna wrote:Hmm...

I wonder if this is how we really welcome someone in real life -- celebrity or not. Did he kill your puppies or something that he deserves all this? If I were treated the way it is in this thread, I would probably never want to step a foot there again. Maybe cultural difference and I just don't understand it, though...

out of respect for JR I dont want to lock this but am leaning that way

Hink · Post by **Hink** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 6:42 pm

nix808 wrote:Hey H,
nice to see you too!
Still faffing around on KVR myself, if I've been a bit quiet.

well hmm, as to ur purported slander of Mr Rudess,
he may have a farm goods, but after that-
I'm not sure u have one too!

Have a top year mate, hope you've been doing real good.

Hi nix...good to see you

sjm · Post by **sjm** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 6:56 pm

farlukar wrote:
AnX wrote:viewtopic.php?f=4&t=215250

Cant find the flying cock gif DT made tho...
All credit for the flying cock itself goes to donkey tugger of course, but I stole it to make this:

All in good jest of course. O HAI mr. Rudess!

Can't belive it took you guys until page 6 until someone posted this!

recursive one · Post by **recursive one** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 6:58 pm

Something tells me that Jordan Rudess is no more here

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:02 pm

Nah he's a grown up - I'm sure he can take it in good humour

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:08 pm

Hink wrote:
poonna wrote:Hmm...

I wonder if this is how we really welcome someone in real life -- celebrity or not. Did he kill your puppies or something that he deserves all this? If I were treated the way it is in this thread, I would probably never want to step a foot there again. Maybe cultural difference and I just don't understand it, though...
out of respect for JR I dont want to lock this but am leaning that way

This is what happens when a celebrity signs up for an account, doesn't come back for years, pops in just long enough to say hello, disappears again, and we're all left wondering if it was even really him in the first place (witness MaoMoonDog).

murnau · Post by **murnau** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:18 pm

Who really cares? Nobody.

herodotus · Post by **herodotus** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:22 pm

poonna wrote:Hmm...

I wonder if this is how we really welcome someone in real life -- celebrity or not. Did he kill your puppies or something that he deserves all this? If I were treated the way it is in this thread, I would probably never want to step a foot there again. Maybe cultural difference and I just don't understand it, though...

Well, if someone killed my dog, I sure wouldn't be posting humorous jpg images to 'get back' at them.

And if someone made a mashup like that Chtulhu/Liberace/Rudess thing I posted (created by Shane Sanders about 10 years ago), only put my face in there instead, I would laugh so hard my whole room might well suffer damage from the coffee or beer I had been drinking.

The internet is a rough place. There are blogs of every sort, covering topics from politics to technology to English Literature to beer and wine, where serious abuse is heaped on the writers in the comments. Hell, I have seen a critical review of Strunk and White's 'Elements of Style' on an educational website where the author was called an 'idiot' and an 'ignorant troll'. This isn't just a few subcultures, it is the norm.

I agree that it would be nice if kvr were a more civilized place than that, but generally it is. This thread has some silly images in it, but no abuse or insults that I have seen. I myself have nothing whatever against Mr. Rudess or Dream Theater as a whole. They are obviously talented musicians.

At the same time, I have always felt there was something off-putting about the way some people regard any commercially successful artist as someone deserving of special consideration. KVR members have been making silly gifs of each other since forever, without any malicious intent at all. Including Mr. Rudess in that culture isn't an insult; it's merely a mild form of hazing.

But in the spirit of holiday goodwill, I will say this:

Welcome back to KVR Mr. Rudess. We are happy to have such a talented musician in our community, and we hope you will join us in conversations about topics that interest you. Please don't be offended by the silly humor, which is really just a more civilized form of the sort of obscene trolling and abuse that seems to pervade the web.

Happy Holidays, everyone!

Nielzie · Post by **Nielzie** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:30 pm

Hi Mister Rudess,

To quote someone here:

KVR Audio: You will never find a more wretched hive of OCD and aspergers.

which might explain a few things. But please feel welcome, it's not as bad as it sounds

Orbit-50 · Post by **Orbit-50** » Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:32 pm

Jordan Rudess kicks ass. I wish I could play thousands of notes per minute that actually make sense.

incubus · Post by **incubus** » Mon Dec 26, 2016 1:30 am

Oh, "H", I get it now.

The ghost of xmas past.

Jordan Rudess here