PavlovsCat Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) On 7/29/2022 at 1:27 AM, ZokZTM said: @PavlovsCat Peter please send him a message via fb telling him that he has all our love and support no matter what his decision will be like. It would be cool that we somehow let him know, what an awesome person he is! To us here! Thanks man!❤ @ZokZTM After my sharing my thoughts a little too openly about contacting Larry via Facebook, I did contact him. I told him about this thread -- even how I unintentionally derailed the happy vibe for a little bit by oversharing (we've discussed each other's worldviews in the past) -- but that he should visit to see the outpouring of appreciation for him, that he will smile. I also let him know that I wasn't asking him to come here because I have the motive of wanting him to keep pumping out deal threads. Yes, I'm very grateful for Larry tirelessly doing that. But I don't think expecting him to come back here only to pump out threads for us is really an act of friendship. At least, that's my perspective. I told him that I think it would be great if he just sees peoples' posts about how important he is to this community and how much people care about him. If he wants to stick around, he shouldn't feel the need to constantly create deal threads like he had in the past. Just chill and enjoy making comments like the rest of us. He's earned Hall of Fame status and a lifetime of goodwill from the community. Larry said to me that a group of us here is like family. Well, you know, you can still care about family even when you don't agree on certain things. In fact it's pretty common. Edited July 30, 2022 by PavlovsCat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Call Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 I just want to know he's doing fine, because I have been following this forum like for 2 or 3 years, and he's very nice (he's given away stuff to me before, and I guess to others?). If he doesn't come back because he doesn't want to, that's just fine to me. It's not like we pay him to post deals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhonoBrainer Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 hour ago, PavlovsCat said: . But I don't think expecting him to come back here only to pump out threads for us is really an act of friendship. This, exactly. To be Larry's friend in this space is to allow and expect him to drop out as he pleases, for whatever reasons, just as we all get to do. And I'd go just a bit further, asking hey is there a psychological downside to hunting and posting deals all day? Not for me to say what floats another's boat, but that's a whole lot of time spent wrapped in a cyberscape, isn't it? I know for myself, and have seen it in others, too much webbery gets us stuck, wrapped up, poisoned. It's called "doomscrolling" for a reason. So bravo Larry, thanks for what you give to this group. I am eternally grateful! Let your time here be the "break" from whatever else you find more important in life. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZokZTM Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 11 hours ago, PavlovsCat said: I told him that I think it would be great if he just sees peoples' posts about how important he is to this community and how much people care about him. This!!! An awesome guy that is greatly missed here. No deals needed he's one of the greatest deals here a creator of this family community here! And suuuuper loved! Thanks a million for doing this @PavlovsCat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 My one and only collab with Lars 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulisdead Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 hope larry comes back soon..everything he does for us is great..i even messaged him once for help and he was so nice and gave me some sales tips! ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 1 hour ago, SONROSAS said: hope larry comes back soon..everything he does for us is great..i even messaged him once for help and he was so nice and gave me some sales tips! ? I believe Bapu subscribes to his Daily Plugin Deals Alert Line... ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PavlovsCat Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 5 hours ago, Bapu said: My one and only collab with Lars @Bapu, I've listened to your music over the years and been very impressed. I'm pretty certain that you're a bassist, right? I know Larry's a guitarist. Did Larry sing this or is it you or someone else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 2 hours ago, PavlovsCat said: @Bapu, I've listened to your music over the years and been very impressed. I'm pretty certain that you're a bassist, right? I know Larry's a guitarist. Did Larry sing this or is it you or someone else? I'm a bassist and Larry asked me to play bass on that tune. Our (active) member on the old forum Beagle (Reece) did the vocals on that one and maybe the keys. Larry did the rest (guitars, drums and mixing). 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abacab Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 20 minutes ago, Bapu said: I'm a bassist and Larry asked me to play bass on that tune. Our (active) member on the old forum Beagle (Reece) did the vocals on that one and maybe the keys. Larry did the rest (guitars, drums and mixing). Beagle was certainly belting that tune out!!! Nice job all the way around!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 18 hours ago, Bapu said: Our (active) member on the old forum Beagle (Reece) did the vocals on that one and maybe the keys. "Active???" The guy barely had 50,000 posts! Clearly not even trying. ? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toffo Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 On 7/30/2022 at 2:09 AM, marled said: IMO Larry is the soul of this forum. 100% 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter - IK Multimedia Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Also more concerned that his family in Kentucky are OK and that he's doing well in general. I definitely understand taking a break from forums when confronted by some of you *************s (don't try to decipher that, it's not a real word censored, and just kidding of course you are all fantastic and I love you) But seriously, first and foremost he and family are hopefully all doing well and maybe he'll be back because I certainly enjoyed interacting with him here both in the threads and via PM. He has more than enough thoughts about IK and is happy to share them but he's not a jerk toward me personally even if I may have taken it that way just that one time or two. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Boileau Posted August 2, 2022 Share Posted August 2, 2022 Yes I hope his familly and he is alright. I miss him. What I fear the most is that he realizes and cherishes all the free time he now has by not checking the deals for us. That may be a big deterent to return! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Still waiting for... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Call Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 It really feels like a totally different forum without him ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott H Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Yes, definitely not the same without Larry. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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