Mike Portnoy has sued Dream Theater

SMSM wrote: Andyman1125 wrote: ^You may want to read the last 6 pages of discussion.    I did and gave equal thought and consideration to all opinions expressed. Sorry if yours was not given a higher preference

The T wrote: ExittheLemming wrote: scepter wrote: lol this whoe doument leak was bogus what even more funnyer people defending he went to berklee anyone can get the fat butt into berklee look at rudess juliard 1 out of 10 people get in there.6 out 10 get into berklee do the math here who is better musican rudess is Note to Self: Entrance examinations for admittance to PA? Requirements: basic pre-school knowledge of punctuation and capitalization. And having taken Making Sense 101.

rdtprog wrote: Ouch! I didn't think that my orginal post would have create such reaction, so quickly. Mike's is getting beating up pretty badly here, i hope he doesn't read too much  this forum., because he is going to sued us all...

You posted something about someone involved with DT. This result should be expected.

Maybe part of the reason MP's head has gone screwy is because he thinks he is god...which is too be expected when a cult of fans takes a good drummer and makes him one

Yes, I could not let it go.

ExittheLemming wrote: scepter wrote: lol this whoe doument leak was bogus what even more funnyer people defending he went to berklee anyone can get the fat butt into berklee look at rudess juliard 1 out of 10 people get in there.6 out 10 get into berklee do the math here who is better musican rudess is Note to Self: Entrance examinations for admittance to PA?

Requirements: basic pre-school knowledge of punctuation and capitalization. And having taken Making Sense 101.

^You may want to read the last 6 pages of discussion. 

Yes. You're doing a disservice to sharks with that kind of post.

Good God, please proofread your posts and use some capital letters for Christ's sake!

In 20 years Portnoy will be touring the 12 step suite. And the audience will be ecstatic when Petrucci shows up and plays one little solo one night. It'll be a surprise event.

DisgruntledPorcupine wrote: infandous wrote: Portnoy wanted a break, the band didn't.  He decided to leave, they were shocked and probably a little hurt.  I think it's easy to see that both he and the band had a bit of hurt because of each other.  With a band like DT, lawyers would absolutely have to get involved in any member leaving at this point, as it is a business enterprise.  Mike does seem to whine a bit more in public than he should, but of course that is just the opinion of those of us who know absolutely nothing about what went on behind the scenes.  I am not at all surprised that people here would jump to conclusions and pile on Portnoy......that is pretty much how it goes around here, lots of insignificant people thinking their opinions somehow matter because they can type them on an obscure forum (which this is...........and I include myself in the above description, obviously). Personally, I say cut the guy some slack.  He's more successful than probably anyone on this board will ever have the talent or work ethic to be (I know, judgmental.......but honestly, are there any people posting here that can match his popularity, body of work, success in life, etc?).  The simple fact is none of us knows the whole story, and making assumptions........well, I think we all know what that gets us All of the absolute worst things in the world could happen to MP, and I STILL don't think he should whine as much as he does to the public.  He's still a crybaby. And no, I don't think my opinion matters, but I have freedom to express it, so I do. It does not make one insignificant. And I don't really see how successful he is factors into anything. He's still an ass. Just because he's a success doesn't magically erase anything about him. But it's true, we don't know the whole story. But we don't need to to know he's hungry for attention and sympathy, while he's already taken a couple veiled shots at the band and tried to make up BS excuses for them, whilst later being a complete hypocrite.

Fair enough, we are entitled to our opinions and we come on here for the sole purpose of airing them.  Portony has probably more ways to get his side of the story across than we do to voice our opinions of the situation.  And I did say I think he whines more in public than he should.  Still, I understand his desire to protect his reputation and his livelihood.

Portnoy wanted a break, the band didn't.  He decided to leave, they were shocked and probably a little hurt.  I think it's easy to see that both he and the band had a bit of hurt because of each other.  With a band like DT, lawyers would absolutely have to get involved in any member leaving at this point, as it is a business enterprise.  Mike does seem to whine a bit more in public than he should, but of course that is just the opinion of those of us who know absolutely nothing about what went on behind the scenes.  I am not at all surprised that people here would jump to conclusions and pile on Portnoy......that is pretty much how it goes around here, lots of insignificant people thinking their opinions somehow matter because they can type them on an obscure forum (which this is...........and I include myself in the above description, obviously).

Personally, I say cut the guy some slack.  He's more successful than probably anyone on this board will ever have the talent or work ethic to be (I know, judgmental.......but honestly, are there any people posting here that can match his popularity, body of work, success in life, etc?).  The simple fact is none of us knows the whole story, and making assumptions........well, I think we all know what that gets us