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Points: 1584 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 21:41
First impression:  HOLY S**T. This is crazy!

Second impression:  He will get nothing but publicity out of this
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Points: 21795 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 21:41
Originally posted by Equality 7-2521 Equality 7-2521 wrote:

Lol Portnoy.


This.

And didn't the guy want a break so the band let him have it? Ermm Sounds to me like Portnoy's kind of a whiner.
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Points: 21795 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 21:42
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Certainly for all those fans that wished or thought Portnoy would eventually return to Dream Theater.......you can bury those thoughts a mile deep......It ain't never gonna happen now.
 
The new Dream Theater chapter has begun......


Or the first chapter of LaBrie, Mangini, Rudess, Petrucci, & Myung.


Which, if they remain as concise as they did in A Dramatic Turn Of Events, is a good thing.
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Points: 32552 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 21:51
Originally posted by Padraic Padraic wrote:

A Labrie/Tasha duet?  LOL


Who has the high parts again?
https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays
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Points: 17964 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 21:57
Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Originally posted by Epignosis Epignosis wrote:

Or I could convince them all to join Epignosis.  Clown
 
I heard Portnoy is looking for a new gig.....LOL


Oh no...he'd leave after 10 albums and sue me for using the name...
 
You know that's a good point.......you are a smart man....Smile
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Points: 7971 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 23:02
Oh. My. Gah.

Really Portnoy?
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Points: 11 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 23:02
Wow....that's sad.
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Points: 17964 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 23:14
Originally posted by CCVP CCVP wrote:

Oh. My. Gah.

Really Portnoy?
Yea its a done deal......he has even Tweeted on this......its over.
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Points: 7971 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 23:26
IDK if it's over, but I doubt that he would ever join DT ever again and even if he does, I doubt LaBrie would continue to be in the band; maybe Myung would quit too.

I can see either Petrucci or Rudess or both collaborating with him in the future, maybe in LTE, but not in the near future, at least.

He's almost the New Yorker Roger Waters now (Roger wanted to take everybody off the band, after all, I suppose there's a difference LOL). As Henry has brilliantly put in the past: "nice career move, dick".

Edited by CCVP - September 19 2011 at 23:27
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Points: 35 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 23:34
 Mike now you've  lost all your credibility and the few fans  that still were on your side . It 's sad to see that you can't move on .
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Points: 540 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 23:43
Guys, this is all 2deep4u.

He is like totally doing a like political statement or whatever.
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Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2011 at 00:14
It's quite amazing that none here has sided with Portnoy yet. It seems PA is full of reasonable people after all. Or maybe we are all idiots who can't understand one man's long road through suffering and pain.

Worst thing is, when in 25 years Portnoy and DT reunite for one special fundraising-type event, unlike with Waters and Gilmour, nobody will give a damn f**k.

Now where are Charlie Dominici's damn lawyers...
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Points: 4625 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2011 at 00:37
Eh, I'll continue to support the guy cuz I like his drumming, but, yea, this was silly. I mean, I think they may have been a bit dickish to him, but, wow, way to rise above, Mike.
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Points: 1321 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2011 at 00:39
I was asked to leave my secondary school chess club after I didn't turn up for a year. I'm on the phone to my lawyers now....
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Originally posted by Deathrabbit Deathrabbit wrote:

Eh, I'll continue to support the guy cuz I like his drumming, but, yea, this was silly. I mean, I think they may have been a bit dickish to him, but, wow, way to rise above, Mike.

You don't ask a successful, productive band to go on hiatus while you sort things out and tour with Avenged Sevenfold. You don't get pissed when they don't want to. You don't sue your friends and bandmates when you left the band.
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Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2011 at 02:13
  Weymolith resigned as mod from the Mike Portnoy forums because he was so upset. Apparently, he has been the primary moderator there for 10+ years.
Quote can no longer be a party to cleaning up these messes. After working for Mike for peanuts and perks for 11 and a half years, Todays revealing by Blabbermouth is pretty much the final straw. I feel that I have been lied to after doing all that I can to keep this site peaceful, free of the bullsh*t drama and going to bat for MP and defending him to the point where I feel sometimes that I am the most hated person in the Dream Theater community. I can no longer feel that my integrity and morals are not compromised.

Those of you that want or need to get ahold of me, know how to find me. If not, a simple check of Google will provide you with 5 other emails you can use to contact me. I'll check in every now and again, but at this time, my post will probably be removed and my IP address banned."
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This was so upsetting that Portnoy's wife called him, and now he's back.

Meanwhile, Mike's Facebook page is exploding with hate. This is The Best.


Edited by Henry Plainview - September 20 2011 at 02:13
if you own a sodastream i hate you
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Points: 527 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2011 at 03:13
If I had a nickel for every time someone sued their old band... 

 
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Points: 27 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2011 at 06:57
portnoy is arrogant man never liked him never will he spits on fans during dt shows rom what i heard if thats true how disgusting this pig is m shocked neal morse lets this dude on his cds he so arrogant full of himself hope this guy rots with some demons never liked his attitude since day 1 he has ego size of mack truck
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Points: 5482 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2011 at 09:14
Portnoy's Complaint?
Trust me. I know what I'm doing.
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Points: 7971 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2011 at 09:15
LOL, he's even gone comparing this to Pink Floyd already.

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=163433
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