Hi guys. Dale here. What's up?

[DC]

Hello all.
Nothing much has changed at my end. Still drumming and practicing like a mad man. I have been getting in about 10 hours a day on a pad. Plus percussion practice. I now live in a house so full of drums and percussion, I had to toss out furniture! This made life interesting the other week when there was a blackout and I had to get out of my bed and dress for work. My bed being surrounded by no less than 3 fully laden percussion tables.

Lucky for me my mobile has a little blue light. ;)

I am still working crazy hours, about 60 hours a week.

Haven't listened to Yes in quite a while. Hopefully they'll release something new soon.

What else has been happening?? Oh yeah, a mate of mine wants me to become an importer of percussion instruments into Australia. The only thing holding me back is my concern that the market here is too small to make the effort worthwhile.

There you have it. Exciting eh?

[Simon B]

Hi Dale

How are the neighbours?

:dog:

[Bugeyes]

Omg!!!

DALE CLEARY?
Ugg

Hi there! Are you new here?

[deelovesyes]

Hi Dale Nice to see you!!

[tardistraveler]

Dale!!!

Fantastic to see you! Don't be a stranger, OK?

Hope life is treating you right!

[Original_Shifty]

Dale, nice to see you again.

Hope to see you around more often dude.

[DC]

Hi Dale

How are the neighbours?

:dog:

Hi mate.
I play on my rubber pad at home. All the other instruments I practice at work. In this hotel, if one looks into every nook and cranny, one will find:
3 congas.
1 set of bongos with stand.
1 zabumba bass drum.
1 pandeiro.
1 tamborim.
1 large triangle.
1 guiro.
1 rebolo.
1 reco reco.
1 hi hat.
1 snare drum.
1 bass drum pedal practice pad.
1 bata drum.
1 cajon.
1 berimbau.
1 udu drum.
10 shakers of different kinds.
1 shekere.
2 tambourines.
1 bodhran.
1 set of timbales.

As you may imagine, I've worked here for a while. My boss doesn't care. In fact he enjoys it. Sometimes I jam with the guests.

At home I must seem like a ghost. I listen to all my music and TV through headphones and work nights. Nobody ever sees me.

My family's doing well. My brother has just had a successful run of plays in Australia and even in Singapore. My nephew is working on major movies and has made his own short film.

Life is good. A bit samey at times. But that's how it is. I am thinking of moving to south America.....

How's life with you?

[DC]

DALE CLEARY?
Ugg



Regretably, that is what most people say.

[DC]

Hi Dale Nice to see you!!


Cheers, same here. :)

[DC]

Dale!!!

Fantastic to see you! Don't be a stranger, OK?

Hope life is treating you right!


Hey thanks. I would have come in, but had nothing to say.

Nice to see you as well.

Anyone seen Koko? I swear that guy never gets my emails.

[DC]

Dale, nice to see you again.

Hope to see you around more often dude.


Hey cheers mate. Nice to see you as well.

[Purple Wolfhound]

Hey Dale - great to see one of the old timers back here! Couldn't stay away from the Yesfans fun 'n' games, eh? :winknudge Have you been jamming to Earthworks? I hope so - Bill would never forgive you if you weren't! :nono:

[Simon B]

Dale - pictures, we need pictures.

Life is treating the Masses well. I have invested in a new amp Fender G-DEC prectice amp. It comes with a drummer and bassist who do exactley what i tell them to!!! A first for any drummer I have ever played with.

Simon

[Simon B]

The Welsh Wizard, Koko hasn't been seen in these parts for some time now. You may be able to get to him through Allgoodpeople? Only I didn't tell you that, okay?

[Original_Shifty]

I haven't seen Koko around here in ages. I think he got upset at something here and left and hasn't returned. Maybe someone else has more info for you about his whereabouts.

[yesyadda]

Yeah I remember you! Glad you coursed your way back home...

[DC]

Hey Dale - great to see one of the old timers back here! Couldn't stay away from the Yesfans fun 'n' games, eh? :winknudge Have you been jamming to Earthworks? I hope so - Bill would never forgive you if you weren't! :nono:


His last effort was very nice. I still need to get some of his more recent work. But to be honest, I try not to listen to drummers anymore. I don't want their ideas. I want to do something of my own. So far this hasn't been going well because I have no idea of where it is I want to go. In fact I don't want to be a drummer anymore. You know, all that playing the hi hat, snare, bass drum and whatnot. It's been done. It now bores me to death and I've lost all interest.

I have a lesson in the morning! ;)

[Bugeyes]

Regretably, that is what most people say.No wonder! It is what you had under your screen name, and I always thought it was funny.

I've missed you and thought of you dozens of times! You always liven up this place.

And Geminis rule, of course.

[cinderella]

Hi Dale! You weren't around when I joined, but I've run across several of your posts, and have enjoyed reading them. I always remember that you and I share the same birthday. Welcome back!

http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/hellosmiley.gif

[DC]

Dale - pictures, we need pictures.

Life is treating the Masses well. I have invested in a new amp Fender G-DEC prectice amp. It comes with a drummer and bassist who do exactley what i tell them to!!! A first for any drummer I have ever played with.

Simon


Ha ha. Good onya!

I still don't own a camera. But I am thinking of buying one. I noticed one of the local pawn brokers has some decent cameras for under $100.00.

I'm just so slack about it all. There is a photographer here at work who wants to take photos of all my gear, but it's a matter of 1. having all the gear in one place. 2. being bothered.

[Dances w/PURPLE]

OMG!

DALE! How are ya sugar? Still bangin' de drum aw day? I miss you so much. It's great to see you here. How are things down under?

[DC]

Yeah I remember you! Glad you coursed your way back home...


It sounds like I pissed you off. Er, sorry.

[DC]

No wonder! It is what you had under your screen name, and I always thought it was funny.

I've missed you and thought of you dozens of times! You always liven up this place.

And Geminis rule, of course.


Peggy, methinks you are too kind.

Thanks so much. :D

[DC]

OMG!

DALE! How are ya sugar? Still bangin' de drum aw day? I miss you so much. It's great to see you here. How are things down under?


Calm down. It isn't God. It's just me. Although in my youth I may have thought I was....

How can you miss me when I am here?? I mean, look. Here I am!


Nice to see you too.

[DC]

Hi Dale! You weren't around when I joined, but I've run across several of your posts, and have enjoyed reading them. I always remember that you and I share the same birthday. Welcome back!

http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/hellosmiley.gif


Hello to you too, and thank you so much for your lovely welcome.

It's nice to meet you.

[neilius]

Welcome back my friend to the show that never ends!


Hi Dale!

[DC]

Welcome back my friend to the show that never ends!


Hi Dale!


Thanks mate! :D

[Sheerah]

I LOVE Dale Cleary!!!!

The site hasn't been the same since your hiatus.

Dale, I need you to PM me a mailing address. I bought you a birthday gift like 1.5 years ago, and still have it.

Great to see you again!!!

[DC]

Hiya Sheila!

Will do.

[Simon B]

I LOVE Dale Cleary!!!!

The site hasn't been the same since your hiatus.

Dale, I need you to PM me a mailing address. I bought you a birthday gift like 1.5 years ago, and still have it.

Great to see you again!!!

Where's my 3 years worth of prezzies! And I thought you loved me!

[Sheerah]

I gave you a hard time when we met.
Surely that counts for something.

[DC]

Where's my 3 years worth of prezzies! And I thought you loved me!


Don't take it personally, it's just that I am so adorable. ;)

[MrZuLu]

Hi Dale! You weren't around when I joined, but I've run across several of your posts, and have enjoyed reading them. I always remember that you and I share the same birthday. Welcome back!

http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/hellosmiley.gif
WHAT?!?!?!?!!?!!?!????

another May 28th?

way kewl
Man there are a bunch of us around here!

Pleased to meet you, Dale!

I am Michael:wavey:

[DC]

G'day Michael. Nice to meet you too mate. :D

[Sheerah]

Hello all.
Nothing much has changed at my end. Still drumming and practicing like a mad man. I have been getting in about 10 hours a day on a pad. Plus percussion practice. I now live in a house so full of drums and percussion, I had to toss out furniture! This made life interesting the other week when there was a blackout and I had to get out of my bed and dress for work. My bed being surrounded by no less than 3 fully laden percussion tables.



I hear you've become quite the musician since we've last spoken.

[Silent_wings]

Hi Dale

Welcome back

[fourfeetx2]

Don't take it personally, it's just that I am so adorable. ;)

You ARE adorable!

How are ya my friend?! Good to see you back Dale.

I've missed ya lots. :hearts:

[Sheerah]

He is adoreable, isn't he V?

[fourfeetx2]

He is adoreable, isn't he V?

That he is She! Ya gotta love his sense of humor!

:drummer:

[Dances w/PURPLE]

Dale, did you ever get those grits way back when?

So you ARE still banging. (har har har)

Sheila and I need someone to tease daily. Glad to see you're here. Still the object of our affection (infection/affliction)

~Patty

[BrianD]

Welcome back Dale!

[Martin Riley]

Oh no, not Dale 'Bloody' Cleary again!!!

Trust him to show up just before the Aussies win The Ashes back!!!

[yesiam]

:wavey: Hi Dale - welcome back. Glad to see you are well!

[DC]

I hear you've become quite the musician since we've last spoken.


Nah, I'm still crap.

[Sheerah]

Nah, I'm still crap.


Yeah? That's not what you told me yesterday.

[Simon B]

I gave you a hard time when we met.
Surely that counts for something.

She - a very hard time (ooer missus!)

[DC]

Hi Dale

Welcome back


G'day Kathy.

I hope you're keeping well.

[DC]

You ARE adorable!

How are ya my friend?! Good to see you back Dale.

I've missed ya lots. :hearts:


Aha, I've fooled another one.


If only they knew just how obnoxious I am.... ;)

Thank you my dear. Nice to see you too. :D

[DC]

He is adoreable, isn't he V?


Ooh, attention from lovely females.

Now let me just dig into my bags of tricks full of ways to screw all this up. ;)

[DC]

Ya gotta love his sense of humor!

:drummer:


There's no accounting for taste, I suppose. ;)

[DC]

Dale, did you ever get those grits way back
when?

"Why yes I did. Thank you very much. Did you get the Aussie honeys I sent?"

So you ARE still banging. (har har har)

"I tried last year, but both women ditched me before I got the chance."

Sheila and I need someone to tease daily. Glad to see you're here. Still the object of our affection (infection/affliction)

~Patty

"Oh cruel fate. To be over 12000 miles away from the only women foolish enough to tease an idiot such as I...........

Hang on. Maybe that's a good thing!" ;)

[DC]

Welcome back Dale!


Cheers Brian. I hope you're keeping well.

[DC]

Oh no, not Dale 'Bloody' Cleary again!!!

Trust him to show up just before the Aussies win The Ashes back!!!


Hello mate.
Nice to see you. I have a similar experience with you as I do with Koko. All my emails come back. I've no idea why.

[DC]

Yeah? That's not what you told me yesterday.


Different subject matter my dear. ;)

[DC]

She - a very hard time (ooer missus!)


Get a room you two! :D

[smatt]

Oh no frigan way... Dale!!!!!!!!!!! :clap: Welcome back you Aussie bastard ;)

:band:

[DC]

G'day mate. I hope you've been well. I'm as happy as a pig in ****. :D

[smatt]

G'day mate. I hope you've been well. I'm as happy as a pig in ****. :D



Man, I thought you got lost in a pub somewhere... You know we were jsut talking about you a few weeks back.... Wondering what ever happened... Missed ya man....


We all come back you know ;)

:cheers:

[DC]

Thanks mate. As far as I can gather, Yesfans is the only place I can go where the people are patient enough to put up with me. ;)

[smatt]

Thanks mate. As far as I can gather, Yesfans is the only place I can go where the people are patient enough to put up with me. ;)

It's a crowded boat we're in Dale... :lmao:

[DC]

Let's hope the damned thing stays afloat. ;)

[Original_Shifty]

Yeah, it's gettin' crowded and no life jackets to be seen.............

[smatt]

Let's hope the damned thing stays afloat. ;)

:lmao: There's only 1 "synking" ship around here.. And Dale I asure you that your well off having missed THAT boat

:dog:

[smatt]

Yeah, it's gettin' crowded and no life jackets to be seen.............

Wow this is like old times.... :clap: The old timers all treading air :lmao:

[Sheerah]

Did someone say old? :D

Rub-a-dub!

[soulsearcher]

Hello all.
Nothing much has changed at my end. Still drumming and practicing like a mad man. I have been getting in about 10 hours a day on a pad. Plus percussion practice. I now live in a house so full of drums and percussion, I had to toss out furniture! This made life interesting the other week when there was a blackout and I had to get out of my bed and dress for work. My bed being surrounded by no less than 3 fully laden percussion tables.

Lucky for me my mobile has a little blue light. ;)

I am still working crazy hours, about 60 hours a week.

Haven't listened to Yes in quite a while. Hopefully they'll release something new soon.

What else has been happening?? Oh yeah, a mate of mine wants me to become an importer of percussion instruments into Australia. The only thing holding me back is my concern that the market here is too small to make the effort worthwhile.

There you have it. Exciting eh?



sounds exciting to me!~LOL!
glad to see ya back!

[Hill St.]

Welcome back,Dale!The only area I think I have you beat is Conga's.I have 5.Seeing what you also have....I'll be in the corner.

[Sheerah]

Welcome back,Dale!The only area I think I have you beat is Conga's.I have 5.Seeing what you also have....I'll be in the corner.

Dang! You learn something new every day!

[DC]

Yeah, it's gettin' crowded and no life jackets to be seen.............


Men first, women and children second! ;)

[DC]

sounds exciting to me!~LOL!

"Oh yeah, the excitement never ends!!!"

glad to see ya back!

"Many thanks."

[DC]

Welcome back,Dale!The only area I think I have you beat is Conga's.I have 5.Seeing what you also have....I'll be in the corner.

Thanks very much. :D

I too have 5. 3 at work, 2 at home. Those at work are the Pearl Elite oak series. Great congas.

The others are just LP Calientes. :smksml:

[Scottie]

Sorry I missed the welcome back Dale. I especially look towards those with some his/and or/herstory (I don’t play favorites) ;) that I‘ve missed the first go round.

I love people who bang on things. I’ve even been known to do a bit myself :banghead: ;)
Mind you nothing ever to do with Yesfans.. Ever :D

I’m lookin’ forward to more of your ‘stuff’ round here.
:D

[STARRSHIP TROOPER]

Hey Dale! Howe come when I say that name I get the urge for a beer? I hope your health has improved. I say it must if your beating on all those skins. This is good news. Don't move to South America. It will take you tooo long to explain your hummor to them. Then again You must have to to explain it anyway, Ha!
Thanks for remembering us.
Starrship Trooper

[fourfeetx2]

:wavey:

Hi Harry!

[STARRSHIP TROOPER]

:wavey: Laughing!!!!!!!!
Veronica right?
Starrship Trooper:hearts: :hearts: :yesbird:

[Dances w/PURPLE]

Hey Hey Hey Harry. Great to see you here.

.................................................. .......

Dale, have you heard Drum Trip?

[TNyesfan]

Hi, Dale! :wavey:

[DC]

Sorry I missed the welcome back Dale. I especially look towards those with some his/and or/herstory (I don’t play favorites) ;) that I‘ve missed the first go round.

I love people who bang on things. I’ve even been known to do a bit myself :banghead: ;)
Mind you nothing ever to do with Yesfans.. Ever :D

I’m lookin’ forward to more of your ‘stuff’ round here.
:D


Hey cheers mate. Many thanks.

Same here. :D

[DC]

Hey Dale! Howe come when I say that name I get the urge for a beer? I hope your health has improved. I say it must if your beating on all those skins. This is good news. Don't move to South America. It will take you tooo long to explain your hummor to them. Then again You must have to to explain it anyway, Ha!
Thanks for remembering us.
Starrship Trooper


Hey ST, you ya doin'?

Yeah my back has improved. So much so I am beginning to play drumset again. Over the last few years I'd ignored drumset and focused on percussion, you know, congas, timbales, bata and the like. I really think I've grown as a result. I still have my drumset chops, but they need cleaning up. Especially my feet. If I were to sit down with a kit it'd take about 1 month to get everything back up to speed. (This shows the benefit of practice)

My humour? Yeah, it's normally the reverse of everyone elses. I'll never learn. :D

Thanks for the welcome.

[DC]

:wavey:

Hi Harry!


G'day g'day g'day. :D

[DC]

Hi, Dale! :wavey:


Helloooo. :D

[True Believer]

Hi Dale, missed you at the Yesfanz "do" yesterday.

[Lizzie]

Dale,

I don't know you, Obviously TM does...

But anyone who reps me is my very good friend indeed...

Very nice to meet you.

Hugs

Lizzie

:heydude:

[Bugeyes]

Hello? Anyone home?