Tommyp -- interesting. For me, the forum is for research and learning. It's a source of expertise for arcane information.I'm like the guy who may run into friends when he goes to the library, which is different from a guy who goes to see his friends who get together at the library.
bfulton!...
Interesting response actually.. and .. allow me to flesh out my comments a bit as I now have a little more time to do so! But before that... arcane information? I had to laugh!, and I mean that in a nice way of course! The information shared here between, by, and for the members, well... I never would have considered it... arcane. Oh sure, there is going to be the "odd bit" here and there that one might find mysterious.. secret.. obscure, etc... but for the most part no, as today, it's so much easier to FIND the answers what with the internet and the incredible search engines at all of our disposal. Still...
I have been here from the start with David, and I know what he thought/intended this forum to be: The free sharing of information specifically having to do with vintage drums and/or their history, etc. What he did NOT want, was the whole "social aspect" that one can easily find on so many other drum forums, ie:
What size sticks do you play?
Do you play heel down or heel up?
Check out my band's NEW video!
My lead singer is a DIVA and driving me nuts! What would you do? etc.........
You get the idea I'm sure. So... we have always aspired to keep the focus on Vintage Drums, and of course the social aspect that goes along with those type discussions! That's why there can be DELETED posts/pics from time to time as we are just trying to keep our little vintage drum community in a tidy order! To that end: I would have to say.. ( with zero attempt at being biased ) .. that the admin/mod of the VDF ( Dave and Tommyp ) really DO let the membership have a pretty free reign! We appreciate ALL you guys, and especially the one's that CONTRIBUTE to the VDF's growth and knowledge base. So!...
Hopefully that wasn't too boring a read, and maybe the membership might have a NEW understanding as to what we are after here! Regardless, it's mostly ALL GOOD!, and if it weren't, well... the VDF would have been put out to pasture long ago. BEST!
Tommyp