Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Hello all,
        First of all I would like to thank the new moderators for 
biting the bullet and taking charge.
    As far as the group goes, i think i would fit into the pretend to 
be a rock star at home category. I used to play a bit in my late 
teens, but after a few job moves and a marriage the drumming seemed 
to be on the back burner.
   Now aged thirty eight and having dispensed with the wife. I 
decided to get a kit which I could use at home. And spend my spare 
time having a few beers and playing old rock songs with a few people 
I know. 
  I log onto the group most days and read the replies to all the 
questions, in the hope that some of the knowledge might rub off.
   In the last week I have installed a computer downstairs next to 
the kit, in the hope I can link them together. So dont be surprised 
if I suddenly become an unsilent member.
  

Darren
                                                                      
                                                                      
                                                                      
--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, "liberatusvirus" <feedback@d...> 
wrote:
> Hello from the Yahoo DTXpress Electronic Drums Group:
> 
> If you would still like to be a member of the DTXpress Electronic 
> Drum Group, please hit "Reply."
> 
> If you might like to add information about your level of interest, 
> please read the fine print.
> 
> As you may or may not have noticed, the group recently acquired 
three 
> new moderators after a long period without anyone to police or 
> maintain the various resources associated with the site.  As a 
> result, we are now able to keep the engine running smoothly without 
> any, or much, intrusion from such extraneous distractions as spam 
and 
> advertising. We have yet to decide the final method of securing 
> emails and web postings from these undesirable influences, but we 
are 
> looking forward to finishing this business so that we can 
concentrate 
> exclusively on our common interests.
> 
> One important piece of information that has been sorely lacking is 
> the number of listed members, among the current 730 or so, who 
still 
> maintain interest in the group's messages and archives, even though 
> they may not participate anymore, or never have participated at all 
> (the group's silent majority). This information might help us in 
our 
> future endeavors (such as relations with Yamaha or other companies 
> with which we might establish a connection to our mutual benefit) 
and 
> in our attempt to ensure that individuals can get as much benefit 
> from their membership as possible.  
> 
> Would those of you who would classify yourselves as part of the 
> silent majority (you know who you are, even if we don't) kindly 
reply 
> to this email with some statement of how you use your membership: 
How 
> often do you read the group emails?  Do you consult the archives, 
> files, links, and photo sections to get answers to questions about 
> your e-drums?  Collectively, you could play a large role in how we 
> ultimately structure this group and how we envision its future.  
You 
> represent our strength in numbers.
> 
> Thanks,
> Rob, Vern, and Ed