Folks

Those of you with normal BBS access (i.e. everyone but myself!) are aware that last night was very special for me, and this morning I took quite a lot of time composing a post about it. Unfortunately my PC locked up before I finished, so I'll have to start over again. However in the mean time I wanted to post this temporary backup thankyou for the incredible thoughtfulness, time, effort and money that so many of you have contributed. I was lost for words at the time and I pretty much still am, but I hope these few will suffice just for a short while until I can retype my earlier post.

Thank you!

Rob

Right back at ya, Rob. For all you've done for empeggers over the years, it seems like the least we could do.

And thank you for the things you've done for the community. Good luck with your renewed kit!

Also, big thanks to the few who materialized the contributions of the many. Holy cow, that's a lot of stuff to have shipped, hauled, and snuck around.

Glad we could all help out Rob! A pity we couldn't be there (am in Frankfurt at the moment) but very amused by the photos. Always fun to see some one in bemused happy shock:-)

Thank you, Rob!

Pretty much what everybody else said. You've done a lot for us and it was the least we can do.

How can you not notice a crate that large in your garden tho?

When kids, we played a simple game called "relevio". In my adult life I have found that the events I enjoy the most are those that simply reenact that children's game.

Heh. That looks like a pretty big crate

Agreed. The least we could do for the privilege of having the best car stereo in the world for 8 years running. And that doesn't include all of your participation and dedication to the community,

I've said it before and i'll say it again. You da man.

You're welcome, I'm glad I could help out.

Here's a picture of the happy Rob and two Robs that were instrumental in the surprise that I thought people might like to see:



There's also a full size picture available elsewhere.

Mike.

And here is a photo showing how much alcohol the drinks contained



pca

No, he really did lose them. They were, I think, in the van with the rest of the stolen equipment

I did have to pick his pocket to get the keys to unlock the garden gate without him knowing, though

pca

I'd like to add a few things to my emergency temporary backup thankyou. With luck I'll manage to not crash my PC as I do so.

The collection, transportation and deployment of an enormous flight case of equipment into the middle of my garden, under my nose, without me having the first clue was without doubt the greatest feat of underground logistics I've ever seen. As well as the folks who were there to stun me with the surprise on Saturday night, I'm aware that a great many people contributed their time, effort and money and I appreciate it very much.

This gift will go a long way toward restoring a decent lighting rig, but more importantly goes all the way toward motivating me to reimmerse myself in a pastime about which I was passionate. My intention is not to make a whole lot of money from lighting, but rather to have a lot of fun, to share the fun with other like-minded party organisers, and to be able to throw some great events for a lot of people to enjoy. One such event will be the empeg tenth birthday party next summer, and I think it appropriate that I put aside a portion of your generous gift toward one or two special touches for that event. I hope to see many of you there!

I now have a lot of work ahead of me to simulate setups for the new rig, build new power distro, lamp up all the new kit, replace some more of the lost kit (I'm thinking Frickin' Lasers here people) and most importantly, get some gigs. I'm going to love every minute of it!

I've intentionally not thanked anyone by name because I know many people were involved - you guys really don't do things by halves - and I would hate to miss someone. I hope to thank everyone in person eventually; and if you ever need lighting for an event, you know who to come to!

Rob