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Farewell Mike Knapp and HTT

post #1 of 45
5/17/07 at 7:34pm
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In case you hadn't heard, Mr. Knapp is closing up shop after all these years and at the end of May Home Theater Talk will be no more.

His site and HTF were my main website intros to the Home Theater world and it's always sad to see an era end, but life will go on and people will find other hangouts.

Just wanted those who may have known or been a part of the Knapp/HTT world to have a chance to give Mike a well deserved shout out.

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post #2 of 45
5/18/07 at 4:15am

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Priorities in life do have a tendency to change over time. I don't remember my password, otherwise, I would've posted some comments over there. Anyhow, I wish Mike well in any future endeavors.




Crawdaddy
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post #3 of 45
5/18/07 at 7:34am

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Thanks Alf and Crawdaddy.

I am not going totally away, just fading out.

Thanks for remembering me.

Mike
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post #4 of 45
5/18/07 at 7:58am

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Mike - well, we all wish you well in all of your endeavors.
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post #5 of 45
5/18/07 at 8:21am

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Mike - I send all my best wishes. I know how that is. I haven't posted here or at your site more than once or twice a year for the past 5 years. Life really evolves and we sometimes must step up and embrace those changes.

All my best Mike.

Chris
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post #6 of 45
5/18/07 at 8:37am

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Mike, your influence during the "early years" is unmistakable. You've helped more people than you can possibly know, and you have more friends than you can possibly count. Whatever life brings your way, those things will always be true.
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post #7 of 45
5/18/07 at 11:48am

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Mike,

I do remember my password and after something went wrong with my previous post at HTT, I'll try to say something there as well.

Just two words here: squeeze, pinch.
(Not really related.)


Cees
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post #8 of 45
5/18/07 at 11:56am

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Whew... when I saw the subject line I was afraid this was going to be an obit.
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post #9 of 45
5/18/07 at 2:13pm

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wel thats too bad.
sorry to hear it.

and i am flabbergasted that i could bot find any record of posting over there.

i'm sure i registered at some point becuase i was ther often enough
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post #10 of 45
5/18/07 at 10:44pm

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Hey Mike.

I did not post a lot over there (or over here for that matter) but I really enjoyed the energy you brought to any discussion.

Take care you old Whippersnapper!
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post #11 of 45
5/18/07 at 11:43pm

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Hey, Mike, while I never joined up (couldn't because I was using MSNTV for a long time) I did have the pleasure of meeting you once and I wish you the best, your one of the originals around here, dude.

BTW, how's the ol' water heater (what Mike calls his subwoofer for those that don't know) hanging in there, still kickin' or have you upgraded to something larger yet?
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post #12 of 45
5/20/07 at 3:38pm

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This clearly spells the return of Turkey Knapp.



http://www.zero-dust.net
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post #13 of 45
5/20/07 at 8:30pm

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Why doesn't the guy just take a break and let others deal w/ the site?

Why is he taking the ball with him?
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post #14 of 45
5/21/07 at 12:31am

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We're NOT discussing here the way Mike's site is managed, nor any of Mike's decisions in that respect.

Thanks for understanding.
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post #15 of 45
5/21/07 at 5:49am

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Thanks Cees,

Tom,

I cannot just walk away from it. It is too much a part of me. If it is there, I will be checking in and I wont be able to not participate in the administration. I have tried doing that before, several times.

Closing it was the only way. I wish it wasn't but I know myself too well.

There are plenty of balls left.

Mike
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post #16 of 45
5/21/07 at 1:18pm

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Knappster is being shut down. Snif, snif.

All the best Mike, praise be to Zardoz!
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post #17 of 45
5/21/07 at 1:53pm

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For some reason I thought Mike's site had been down for some time. Sorry to hear this Mike, always remember your contributions to this site as well as your own. best of luck with anything you do going forward.
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post #18 of 45
5/21/07 at 4:06pm

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I'm still older than you Mike.....you whippersnapper.
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post #19 of 45
5/21/07 at 4:53pm

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Adios from one of the first hundred members.

It was a pleasure Mike!
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post #20 of 45
5/22/07 at 3:09am

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Quote:
This clearly spells the return of Turkey Knapp


"Mein Fuehrer! I can walk!!"
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post #21 of 45
5/22/07 at 9:23am

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dennis Nicholls




I'm still older than you Mike.....you whippersnapper.
Now that brings back memories. I still can't remember which TP method won the debate...

Mike, you'll be missed. I fully understand about rearranging priorities in life, so I wish you all the best.

Please do check in every now and again, though. Best of luck to you!
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post #22 of 45
5/22/07 at 10:26am

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I think I classify as remembering some of the classic Knapp posts. You will be missed.
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post #23 of 45
5/22/07 at 1:03pm

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Best of luck and thanks for your contributions over the years!
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post #24 of 45
5/22/07 at 3:26pm

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Carlo,
I just thought that TP, big honking wires, and MDF would serve as a "Knappshot".
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post #25 of 45
5/22/07 at 5:40pm

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That toilet paper is hung incorrectly by the way.

Mike
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post #26 of 45
5/22/07 at 6:53pm

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Now wait a minute...

I have cats. If you hang the TP the other way, they will pull it all off into a pile on the floor.

What I posted is the only right, rightous, and correct way to hang TP.

Anybody who thinks otherwise is a bubble-headed dufus.
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post #27 of 45
5/22/07 at 7:14pm

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Actually Mike is correct. Anyone who insists that TP should be rolled from underneath has not participated in controlled double-blind tests that ultimately show the superiority of having toilet paper unrolled from the top.



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post #28 of 45
5/22/07 at 8:13pm

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Anyone ever get hit with an overwhelming sense of fear when you try to get a new roll started but you sometimes end up tearing it down the middle and you try desperately to peel it so that it's not all messed up? You just feel like you're never going to find the real end?

I hate that.

BTW, mine hangs from the back.
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post #29 of 45
5/22/07 at 9:49pm

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Hey Mike,

Sorry to hear that HTT is giving you agita. Hopefully we'll see your pretty face around here now and then!
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post #30 of 45
5/23/07 at 2:00am

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Hanging the TP from the back may increase the friction, especially when it's still a bigger roll, causing you to tear off a dumb piece of paper (between thumb and index finger) which you have to throw away unused (while the piece of paper it came from is also less usable). This leads to TP-inefficiency -> more costs and negative environmental effects.

Because of the specific gesture you generall use tear off TP, the little piece often falls to the floor, where you have to retrieve it from a rather difficult and tight spot and you're being forced to assume an awkward body position getting it. (Remember you needed that paper to do something you haven't done yet at that moment.)

Not worth it at all.


IMO.


Cees
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