Thank You & Farewell

[Edward Z88]

Dear All,

After over seven years, and over 3,000 forum posts, it is time for me to say farewell to my time at Zero 88 (now Vari-Lite). Working for Zero 88 has been a pleasure, and I have thoroughly enjoyed being part of this active group of forum members.

We were on ZerOS version 7.9.2 when I joined, and FLX S wasn't even around yet. Since then, ZerOS has come a long way, and is now more stable and feature-rich than ever. The ZerOS online manual, plus all the ZerOS training videos, mean that all aspects of ZerOS are now documented to enable users to get the most out of their consoles.

I want to say a massive public thank you to @Jon Hole. Over these years he has been a brilliant mentor and friend (and my manager for a period of time!), and was instrumental in me getting into my role at Zero 88 in the first place. Jon and I will of course keep in touch, and hopefully work together again some time in the future.

So, I'll type ENTER ENTER @ . RECORD ENTER, and record a fade to black on this chapter.

Thanks again to everyone. I really have enjoyed my role.

Edward

[kgallen]

Oh... 😞

But congratulations! You chaps have had admirable sticking power over the years and many changes at what "was" Zero88. I thank you for your support, help and professional friendship over these years and wish you all the best for the future! Hopefully you are staying in the wider industry so might still "see you around"?

I do seriously fear for the brand now though. It would be quite understandable that Jon might consider his future with the loss of several of the core "team". I would but hope he choses to stick around but it must weigh on his mind.

Kindest,

Kevin

[Jon Hole]

13 hours ago, kgallen said:

I would but hope he choses to stick around

That's very kind, thank you 🙂

13 hours ago, kgallen said:

but it must weigh on his mind

Lots of things weigh on my mind. Like... will I EVER get the opportunity to launch ZerOS 8? Or... is there still an Elf laying around the Cwmbran factory somewhere? Or... will Tyler ever learn to correctly pronounce Advent Calendar?

[delicolor]

Sorry to lose you from here Edward, I wish you success in your career moving forward.

[Rob McDonald]

You always knocked up a fixture profile so quick, and your advice was worth its weight in gold. I sincerely hope Veri Lite realize what they are losing. I hope you remain in the industry, you are too good to lose. 

Thank you so much for all the support you have given me and ultimately the theatre group and audiences who benefited from it.

All the best Edward.

Rob McDonald

[scottydog75]

Wow Edward, big news! A real shame for us here on the forum & FB community groups, as your support was always immediate and spot on!

Wishing you all the best with whatever you turn your hand to next!

Cheers

Alex

 

[mikeb]

Was just thinking if I'd see you at Plasa this year and then saw this post...

Sorry to hear you're moving on, losing your wealth of knowledge will be a big loss to the community.

Good luck in your future endevours

Regards

Mike

[Neil Jerram]

 

Thanks for all your help Edward over the years, you will be missed. I hope that whatever you turn to as your next endeavour will be a great success. 

Edited August 28 by Neil Jerram
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[alg]

Thanks Edward with your help sorting out sundry teething challenges with setting up a our FLX S48, some I think were unique but with your patience we achieved a working system. Best wishes for the future.

[Charlie Newman]

Thanks for all of your responses to my many emails and issues (and putting up with me!). Best of luck for the future!

[Jean Iwanowski]

Thank you for your precious help, you will be sorely missed! You set the bar pretty high, whoever comes next is going to have some really big shoes to fill! 

Best wishes for the future!

[Uriahdemon]

Apologies on picking up on this so late.  Ed was such a great tutor and producer of fantastic reference material I hardly visit the forum now.  None the less I would also like to say a huge and genuine thanks to Ed.  He even put time aside in the evenings for Skype calls to help me understand and run ZEROs.  Good luck Ed in your chosen new direction and thanks again. It was folks like you who fuelled my loyal support for and in Zero 88.  All the Best....  Mac

[Oliver_74]

Thank you Edward for your Email support and for you YouTube Videos…there were times when I saw you on Video more often than my Girlfriend XDDD

I wish you all the best… as well as „us“  and Varilite… i hope they find a solution to keep up the high quality support level 

all the best

Oliver

[Edward Z88]

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[van den abbeele Eric]

Dear Edward,

 

I hope we will have the opportunity to meet again at next time, according to where you will continue your career.

I appreciated our exchanges and thank you very much for all the good times.

Take really good care of you.

Beautiful positive thoughts

 

Take Care, 

 

Eric

[Ed75]

Dear Edward,

Just reading this.....didn't visit the forums enough I guess....

I just want to say thank you very very much for all you did for everyone of us Zero88 users, and for the zero88 products, product support, and developement. 

Iearned a lot from you, and you dragged me into the developers/test  part of the forum. Thanks for that too.

I think it's a real loss for zero88 to lose you, and congrats to the firm who hired you. I hope all will go well for you in your new career.

Furthermore I hope zero88 will still be actively branded and supported by varilite, and not totally phased-out......the discontinuation of the fullsize flx is a shame I think....and worries me.

 

Take care, and keep shining the lights! Greetings Ed75.  (you have my mailadress, do not hesitate to use it if you need/like )

[Benjamin Newton]

Only just seen this, but thank you Edward for all the help you have given me (and everyone else) over the years. Best wishes for the future, you will be missed.

[thierry]

Merci  Edward pour ta pédagogie, ta patience, la pertinence de tes réponses, cela a toujours été un plaisirs d'échanger avec toi, un grand professionnel qui m'a toujours bien aidé ...

bonne continuation à toi