Official George Lynch Forum

Ohh man, I don't even know where to begin with that one. It has really been disheartening to me that the Dojo has been inaccessible because I genuinely, truly wanted to learn guitar from the master himself...

It seemed like such an incredible opportunity to me to be able to study from someone that I have admired for so many years now, something that was not possible when I was younger and playing...

The sad thing is that I have nothing else to compare it to...I have only heard stories about how the Dojo was a Great place to come & learn, where members interacted with one another, w/ student contests and well the Best of all, how George personally took the time to communicate & critique student entries...

I still have Hope that it will be that way again, someday, because I for one would LOVE to be a part of that!! Certain members have really stepped up and have tried to fill in these Gaps but without the underlying issues of whatever problems may exist in the Dojo, the Forum or the Ning pages being fully resolved...all of these efforts, while exceptional & noteworthy (and gratefully appreciated by me, personally) are moot...

Mark has consistently gone out of his way, used his own time & resources to help people like me...learn something...and I really have learned stuff not to mention that I can't put a value on all of the good people I have met through this experience. Others have also stepped up, trying to fill in the gaps...

Matt has been also using his own time to delete spam, manually, from the Forum for months now, that job has to really Suck!! I don't know who's in charge or where the finger of blame lies...or what the problems are exactly...but I'm sure that George is heavily, relying on certain people to see that these problems are being fixed and that they get resolved, once and for all...in a more timely manner? Maybe, the problem is that they're aren't enough people to handle such a monumental over-haul of everything...but that's not for me to say as I know nothing about this...

All I know is that I don't personally blame George for anything (I love George, he's the Man!! Wild Horses couldn't drag me away!!~~~) but I do feel SO bad for George because it's his name and reputation at stake and others may not think the same way that I do! That's what actually upsets me the most about all of this

Okay, well, I've certainly said enough and I'm not really one to complain, usually, I try to be patient, positive, half-glass full type of person (but I'm human and I fall short too sometimes...) and have yet to say anything on this matter until now...

It's just hard to see the morale falling, good people leaving, who knows what new people think? but seeing Mark feel down...that was it...I'm bummed out too now.

Thanks for listening,
A most loyal Fan
~Chris

P.S.~Remember everybody We all come together to the GL Forum/Dojo for one reason alone, we are all huge fans of and LOVE George Lynch!!! Don't give up Hope that things will be made right...and that we can gather again, together, a little "get away" from our everyday lives into the world of George Lynch!!

those are very kind words, chris. i have held my tongue for a long time, only venting to matt in privacy. of all of us left, he has the closest connections. we are trying to figure out what to do, with a goal of CHANGE! (just like obama lol) anybody here who is or was in the dojo, please join the dojo alumni on facebook

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?sid=7c66...gid=35473389900

you may have to pm or email matt gibson to get in. we are voicing our concerns there because parties close to G watch that page. but be tactful, name calling will get us nowhere (even though i have a few choice words for chad). if enough evidence and voices are heard, then ammunition will be given to those that need it for change. as it is G is SUPER busy and i really can't expect him to keep up with all that is happening anymore on the forum and dojo. we all love what the dojo/forum has to offer, and will do anything to keep it afloat.

ROCK ON!! mark

ps...and chris, you wouldn't believe the really cool shit that members put together on their own time for the members forum. music theory stuff, thesis type papers on modes, tab, you name it, it was there. and guess what happen? it crashed and NOTHING had ever been backed up....gone...all of it.

so we pick up the pieces and start fresh, because when it is all said and done, we did it once, we can do it again...[camera fade to black, cue "kiss of death"...F'N YEAH!!]

Thanx, I meant it... sincerely. Hopefully, I didn't say anything out of line here I tried to be tactful. Yes, I too had privately thanked Matt and just let him know that his efforts were appreciated & had not gone unnoticed....

Ohh man, Facebook? Okay, I guess it was only a matter of time (sucking it up) Sorry, I have Facebook phobia...but I'll get over it!

Wow...I never knew that other stuff existed, it is very kind of people to use their personal time to do that for others!! It's nice to be part of something bigger like that!!

Again, your tabs are so much appreciated...I played for @ 3hrs. yesterday, in a zone...in a world of my own, I came up with some cool licks but am lacking fluidity and placement but am also progressing with each practice time. I only ever did small intro-outro solos when I used to play before so this is entirely new to me, Exciting, but also alot harder than it sounds or looks!! (you guys make it seem like butter)

I'm really trying to utitilize the length of neck, like you said...but feel "timid" at times and cringe when I hit a sour notes but I think that's b/c I am too much of a perfectionist...I need to get over that somehow...at one point things were sounding really tight & good then I got tired and started making alot of fo-pahs. Anyhoo~ Sorry, I started to ramble on there!! THANKS!!

~Chris

A Chad bashing thread? I really don't care what you guys do. I got into it a while back with him, and the dude totally hates me. The feeling is mutual. He read some posts about people bashing him here. I was even banned from the forum until I talked to G about it!!

I logged in today finally. city again! WTF?!