[RightOnline]

"I have the same thing to say to you that I have to say to Deep Purple fans that say Purple will never be the same with out Blackmore-Get over it and enjoy something new."

Agree wholeheartedly.

Ritchie Blackmore wishes he had half the chops of Steve Morse. :)

[5Madman2]

Don't get me wrong-I'd watch Ritchie play a washtub base if I had the chance. His temperment made the band miserable, and they are better off with Morse

I'd read FreeRepublic if I had to learn MS-DOS programing to make it work, thank God I don't have to. The new format is just that, new. It appears the howling and teeth gnashing has subsided