Final farewell from ACR

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Last post for this site. 

Hello my dear PROG Rock community. 
It is with sincere regret that I make this important announcement. After many years of reviewing 1,272 albums since 2008 when I first encountered this wonderful site, I must resign my active involvement on the Symphonic Team. The team are incredible and supportive. I have loved adding bios and receiving CDs and requests from artists, enabling me to discover more great music. 

However recently I underwent a serious operation on a ruptured appendix and had a difficult time recovering. I have just returned from hospital after 9 days of intense pain as I have never experienced. My family, wife and children have been rock solid supportive and I owe them my undivided attention as I recover from this ordeal. It is unlikely I will be back in the near future. I have just had to reprioritise my life; the things that are important have to take precedence over other things. 

Goodbye and thank you. 

AtomicCrimsonRush
Scott Tuffnell. 

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AtomicCrimsonRush Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 14256	Topic: Final farewell from ACR Posted: August 01 2015 at 02:53
	Last post for this site. Hello my dear PROG Rock community. It is with sincere regret that I make this important announcement. After many years of reviewing 1,272 albums since 2008 when I first encountered this wonderful site, I must resign my active involvement on the Symphonic Team. The team are incredible and supportive. I have loved adding bios and receiving CDs and requests from artists, enabling me to discover more great music. However recently I underwent a serious operation on a ruptured appendix and had a difficult time recovering. I have just returned from hospital after 9 days of intense pain as I have never experienced. My family, wife and children have been rock solid supportive and I owe them my undivided attention as I recover from this ordeal. It is unlikely I will be back in the near future. I have just had to reprioritise my life; the things that are important have to take precedence over other things. Goodbye and thank you. AtomicCrimsonRush Scott Tuffnell.


Windhawk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 28 2006 Location: Norway Status: Offline Points: 11400	Posted: August 01 2015 at 03:04
	Take care. Life is, and will always be, more important than pastimes. Just don't stop listening to music :-)
	Websites I work with: http://www.progressor.net http://www.houseofprog.com My profile on Mixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/haukevind/

lazland Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 28 2008 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 13243	Posted: August 01 2015 at 03:25
	Take time to recover fully, Scott. Best wishes sent from Wales.
	Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org

The Bearded Bard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: January 24 2012 Location: Behind the Sun Status: Offline Points: 12859	Posted: August 01 2015 at 04:25
	Sad to hear this, Scott, but health and family are the most important things. Wish you all the best, and hope you'll come back to the site, in whatever capacity you'd be comfortable with, sometime in the future.


Raff Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24391	Posted: August 01 2015 at 05:34
	I am really sorry to hear about your health problems, Scott. Like the others, I wish you a speedy and full recovery, and hope one day you will be back in some capacity. In the meantime, all the best to you and your family, and get well soon!

Moogtron III Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: April 26 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10616	Posted: August 01 2015 at 07:23
	Well, that is quite a shock. Of course, you are completely right reprioritizing your life. But just wanting to say: we will miss you very much and you will remain in our hearts. But your health and your family are of course much more important. We won't forget you, and apart from all the content to the site you gave, I always loved your UFO Girl avatars. Take care!

presdoug Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 24 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 8084	Posted: August 01 2015 at 09:26
	All the best for the future, and may peace be with you!

Polymorphia Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 06 2012 Location: here Status: Offline Points: 8856	Posted: August 01 2015 at 09:59
	Haven't interacted with you a ton, Scott, but I admire your reasons for leaving. Take care and I hope you recover well.
	My Music

The Dark Elf Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: February 01 2011 Location: Michigan Status: Offline Points: 12683	Posted: August 01 2015 at 10:16
	Do what is best for you and your family. It's not like this place won't be here when you get back. I am sure when you return there will be a new Genesis vs. Yes poll for you to vote on. Best wishes to you and your family.
	...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology...

Sean Trane Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 19614	Posted: August 01 2015 at 11:32
	get better soon... coz we need ya

Horizons Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: January 20 2011 Location: Somewhere Else Status: Offline Points: 16952	Posted: August 01 2015 at 14:18
	Scott, it's sad to see you leave. But i hope for your recovery and fruitful time with your family and friends. Your reviews were one of the reasons I dove into some sections of prog here, and you remained one of my favorite reviewers with the amount of energy, professionalism, and skill you always reviewed with. One of the iconic members here imo. Take care. Hope to see you return after a while.
	Crushed like a rose in the riverflow.

Man With Hat Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178	Posted: August 01 2015 at 16:15
	Sad to read, but definitively understandable. Feel better soon.
	Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.

Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 64351	Posted: August 01 2015 at 16:19
	So sorry to hear that, Scott, but you're right; you do what you have to do. Wouldn't be too surprised to see you back reviewing someday.
	"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy

tszirmay Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: August 17 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 6673	Posted: August 01 2015 at 16:24
	Peritonitis is a very dangerous medical event, I know I had one back in 1975, basically an hour or so from the 'final countdown' . So I deeply sympathized with your decision. You need a few months to get back t normal. Family, friends , positive karma and prog will get you through! Bonne chance!
	I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.

Aussie-Byrd-Brother Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 12 2011 Location: Melb, Australia Status: Offline Points: 7951	Posted: August 01 2015 at 16:38
	Sorry to read about all your health troubles, Scott! I hope you get the time to rest and recover, and I totally understand `real world' commitments! Good for you, mate, especially for being so devoted to your family. Please don't disappear altogether! By all means take a time out, but pop back in once in a while, and keep adding to your reviews here and there if something really inspires you! You were always very encouraging to me, and I consider you a good true friend on the Archives. It was a real privilege meeting you at the Yes show when you came to Melbourne that time, hopefully Australia will be blessed with another rare prog-related visit that brings our paths together again

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Guest Group	Posted: August 01 2015 at 16:39
	Take care Scott, don't worry too much about anything but health and just rest well.

JD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: February 07 2009 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 18371	Posted: August 01 2015 at 23:07
	I'm sure your contributions to this incredible community will be missed. But it is completely understandable. There is NOTHING more important than ones family. Unfortunately, sometimes it take such life altering events to drive the point home. Best of health to you with wishes for a long and happy life.
	Thank you for supporting independently produced music

AtomicCrimsonRush Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 14256	Posted: August 02 2015 at 05:03
	I am so deeply touched by you kind words and consideration. Farewell PROG Community.


Roj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 02 2008 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 3126	Posted: August 02 2015 at 11:46
	You'll be missed ACR. You concentrate on getting yourself back to full health and hopefully see you around here in the not too distant future.

Ivan_Melgar_M Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 27 2004 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 19535	Posted: August 02 2015 at 11:53
	You will be missed Scott. But I understand See you old friend Iván