Perhaps nobody has needed his unique brand of advice in a while. I'm not around anywhere near as much as I used to either - even though I hung out for YEARS between projects. After I while I realized there's a correlation between the forum and spending money, and most of my music money has been going into drum and studio stuff the last two years. If I hang out here, I might find that irresistable carved top Velocity with a recessed TOM in a lovely calico BK specimen in the showcase. And it could cost me dearly.
(Like my kid, my house, and half my retirement.)