Am I out of date? I've been on the road all summer; while I've been away Gretsch have started their own players website and forum, here: http://forum.gretschdrums.com/members/home
Check it out if you haven't already, get in on the ground floor, lots of the Gretsch employees are hosting the site.
I hope this doesn't contravene your new rules David; I've posted this forum on the Gretsch site too.