Talk Bass Thread Soap Opera.. lol

[Ken Smith]

I just found this Thread on TalkBass and as usual, people come out of the woodwork and just make things up or blow things way out of proportion. http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f30/di...-smith-802514/

The problem is that I can't go on there to address these 'slurs and many of the Ghost posters wont give out their real true name to come here and state their case.

One guy said if we met we would probably get into a fist fight. That's his opinion. I am nearly twice his age. Why would he even think that is a possibility. Unbelievable stuff I am reading. I would love the negative posters over there to come out from hiding, be a REAL man and post that here where we could talk. No fists, just clean adult conversation.

I can imagine what might happen 50 years from now when I'm gone and people come up with stuff just to justify their own whims. Sad I think.

Many of the people we do business with would not bother with posting on boards like TB where you don't know who it is.

[Richard Prowse]

I was going to comment over there, but they've closed the thread.
Ken, I think I'm a pretty good judge of people and I know you are a man of honour. That's all that matters to me. People say and write things that are not fair and often simply just not true. Most of us have the intelligence not to believe everything that we read. Telling your story (of those early days), like you did, was the best thing to do.
I think the support that people will undoubtedly register on this thread will help to put the story straight.

[Ken Smith]

Thank's Rich. I read the entire thread there and looked like some kind or story that I was hearing for the first time rather than something that I was around for to witness. Strange but not the first time I've read fabricated stories and false statements.

They are welcome to come here and discuss anything they like about me or my company. They just need to use their real name. Cheap shots are a dime a dozen from anonymous posters. Maybe less than a dime now in this economy.. lol

[Bin Hire]

I love this forum. I'm with you too Ken. Let them speak out here. If they're not afraid to put a name to their comments.

[Terry McDougal]

Let these people show their true colours. I'm with Ken too.

[Scott Pope]

Ken, you should know that the thread was closed. Unfortunately, not deleted, but at least closed.

That kind of thing is what I expect to see on the front pages of the pulp at the supermarket checkout, not on a hobbyists' forum.