Happy 7th Birthday TDPRI!

[TDPRI]

Seven years ago today I opened the TDPRI.

I had no idea what I was doing OR getting into, but I took that leap because the original TDP was suddenly shut down stranding hundreds of Tele lovers that had made that website their home.

A forum website is only as good as the members that visit and share their knowledge and good humor and that is why the TDPRI is a great website.

Thanks to everyone for 7 terrific years!
Paul Green
Webmaster

[Twang Tone]

A LOT of people here have been VERY impressed with the way you have run this site.

Here's to the next 7 years! :D

[Telemarkman]

I've been browsing the TDPRI for about a year, and been
a member for 4 months, and it has already become an
important part of my life !

You've achieved something great, Paul - THANKS ! :D

[Rick J]

My goodness, is it really seven years since you took this over Paul? Time flies when you're having fun! I joined about six months before you got going. What a fabulous job you've done - and it just seems to get better and better.

I've been playing guitar since the days when ALL Telecasters were pre-CBS, but I think I've learnt more about guitars and guitar playing through this site in the last seven years than I did in the previous thirty eight!

Many thanks again for all your work, and here's to another seven years (at least) of the finest music site on the web.

Kindest regards
Rick J

[Telemarkman]

Did I say 4 months ? Should be 5 indeed !
I'm almost a veteran........

[Big John]

:D

[resotele]

Thank you, Paul, and congrats from Switzerland.

A birthday gift to everyone : I send some swiss cheese (only the holes, really....; postage for all the members would be too much and touch on the funds for another Tele)

Twang on, keep on rocking and don't forget the blues

Hans

[jas468]

I do miss some of the old original TDP members but do have to say that of all the forums that I frequent on the net this is THE shining example of what human discourse is all about.

Congratulations Paul, thank you for all the effort you've put into this and here's wishing you (and us?) many more succesful years.

[yegbert]

Thanks Paul for all you do, and happy 7th birthday TDPRI!

Just for nostalgia, I was looking to see if I could find the first, or at least the oldest remaining, post. I can't find it.

I'm guessing that something happened around March 3, 2003 that drew a line in the sand and we only have information dating from then, based on that date as the oldest date of a member joining.

For those of us who haven't been here since the beginning, can someone point us to a brief history including what happened on or around 03/03/03? The end of some TDPRI ice age? Or a computer date math glitch based on three threes?!

Edit: oops, I see the oldest is 03/02/03 - scratch the date math theory.

[goyo4400]

Every organization must have a strong leader to be effective. That'd be you, Paul. Thanks for caring about a bunch of guitar addicts.

[militele]

...and here's to many more, for the best forum on the net!

Thanks Paul,
GW

[Redd Volkaert]

Happy lucky 7 to everyone on here !!!! :D

And THANK YOU Paul! 8)

Redd Volkaert

[0le FUZZY]

Lotta water dunn went unner the bridge.

Lotta stuff dunn gone over folks heads.

A huge amount of information dunn been forgotten by many.

Sum frens haff been made here and there.

All in all its been a place tew be here onna inner-mess and has been an emotional roller-coaster fer a few of us but we're still here cause yew kept it goin.

Thanx fer 7 ! I wish yew all well.

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Old frens and many new faces.

Different folks from different places.

The TELECASTER is in the air.

Information about it we all share.

Kindness is shown from erry one.

Smiles abound when the day iss done.

Yes the page moves a liddo fast.

But the information we share jes lasts and lasts.

I been here fer a long long time.

This is the place that I call mine.

Yes it iss my inner-NET home.

All started by a man named Noam.

Now its run by a feller named Paul.

With his efforts we haff it all.

Sure sumtimes folks git pi$$ed.

But I swear it don't git no better niss.

Thanks tew all of yew fer bean sew kind.

And I know I'll be here from time tew time HEE! HEE!(Like erry day - all day)

May yer TELECASTER dreams come true;



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[Scotland]

I've been here for years but it feels like weeks. I have made many friends here and learned one hell of a lot..both about music and life. Take a bow Paul whilst we all applaud you. Thanks for everything we see and thanks for all the work we don't see.

[Chris S.]

HIPPO...




BIRDIE...




TWO EWES!!!...



(And to us!) Thanks Paul!

:D :D :D CS

[Maestro]

This is my favorite forum on the internet, I really love it here, thanks paul!

[Telesphere]

Congratulations on seven years of Telecaster Web Heaven. And just for the occasion, I've made myself a custom avatar. And a little 'cake' for all of us :D

I'd like to thank Paul for first of all starting the site and for keeping it running in such a wonderful manner. So many forums I've seen and been a part of, have descended into *****y name calling and general abuse just because one member doesn't agree with another and doesn't acknowledge another's point of view, or even their right to have another point of view.

I'm happy to see, there's none of that here. Our love of Telecasters and in guitars and music in general, is the thing that keeps us coming back. Learning from the wise ones and newbies alike and passing on info to keep the wheel turning.

Thanks to all the members for making TDPRI what it is... the best forum on the net.

[ludwig]

i'm also glad this forum was started,many thanks

[Pete Galati]

It must be that 7 year itch that caused you to open Strat-Talk.com!

[Mike Fleming]

Yegbert wrote:

what happened on or around 03/03/03?

That's when we switched to this forum software. Before that the TDPRI was like the Weber boards. At the beginning of March a few people started testing the new system and then we all switched mid-month.

Mike

[Big Tony]

Thank you, Paul!!!

Thank you, all TDPRI:ers all around the Globe!

Many more to come, I hope!

All the best from Sweden!

/ Tony

[telejoe]

Thanks Paul for everything that you do and thanks to everyone else for sharing your knowledge here. i don't post much, but I do visit and read every day. Thanks again to all!

[TDPRI]

Originally Posted by telejoe

i don't post much....

Yeah... that was your 1st post. I'd guess that's not much and before you posted this one it was even less.

Thanks for using this opportunity to place your first one.

Paul

[benbo]

For all your hard work keeping this place going. Happy 7th to you and everyone here. I'm not sure how long i have been here. I guess i need to look at my avatr thing to see huh. :D

[Bill]

No wonder it feels like 7th heaven.

Happy Birthday TDPRI, Paul, and the thousands of posters who make this such a great place!