GoodBye and Thank You

[timmmaaayyy2003]

Earl,

I've followed your exploits since I was a lowly CSR at DTV and was finally able to get an R-10 and needed answers at tivocommunity.

I and all of us here will miss your insights and know that you will continue to fight the good fight.

All the best.

[DishCSR]

Good bye and Good Luck Earl, there's not much I can say that hasn't been said already. Congratulations on your new endeavor and your soon to be baby girl, I remember you posting on this forum since my dish days. I will miss your presence here as will everyone else.

[Trehutch]

You will be missed good luck, and I understand your choice!

Trevor

[HIGHWAY]

Bye Earl And Good Luck

[Coffey77]

All the best to you and your family Earl. I definately understand how life changes and some of the extreme sacrifices that are needed at times. I hope you keep checking back here from time to time as you will always be remembered. You were always straight forward and kept full composure when things seemed to be completely against you for no just cause. Thanks for EVERYTHING you've done and best of luck to you on things you'll do! Hope to hear from you when things settle down for a little update. (Big Thanks to Mrs. Earl as well for allowing us the privelage of so much of your time... and a Big Sorry to her as well. :))

Thank you Earl, I'm proud to know you.

[weaver6]

Thank you Earl, for all of your hard work in this forum. You have an unbelievable amount of energy and knowledge. I am moving soon, and will have to leave DirecTV behind. I want to thank everybody on the forum for the help I have received, and it seems fitting to start with you., since no one was more helpful on this forum.

Good luck in your new position.

[fredflintrock]

Earl, my first post is to say goodbye and good luck. I have been reading posts for over a year now. Just thought I would say Thanks for all your posts and the direction you have the HR20 headed in.

Fred

[dlt4]

All the best to you and your family Earl. Thanks for everything. :)

[Getteau]

Thanks for everything and good luck.

[ez2logon]

Glad the thread was reopened---so that I can add my thanks and best wishes. This site has provided information, entertainment, education and humor to my life, and you were at the center of all of that, Earl. Good luck for you and yours.

[MABSR]

Thanks for everything Earl! Best wishes on future endeavors.

[scuba_tim]

Wow again. Thanks for everything Earl, all the best, and enjoy the stress of not having us hound you all the time.

[D1DAVE]

Good luck Earl, We will miss you and God blees you and your family.

[bamakid]

Good luck Earl in your future endeavors and my best to you and your family.

bamakid

[veryoldschool]

To allow the people who are just now seeing this thread for the first time, this thread has been re-opened.

We'll see that Earl gets a copy of the final thread.

Cheers,
Tom
I lose a hard drive, can't get here for a couple of days, and "the world as we know it" comes to an end. :eek2:

Earl, you'll be missed by all and I'm glad we had our one phone call.

We need more "Earls" in this world. :)

[66stang351]

Earl,

Good luck with your future endeavors. May they be as successful as the CE program has been...and will continue to be. Thanks for all your hard work and tell your family thank you for their understanding as well.

[Mike__P]

Thanks for all you did Earl, I've only been a poster here a short time, but even in this short time I have appreciated your passion and commitment to this process.

Good bye doesn't have to be forever and things are always changing. Maybe after your next promotion you can come back and play. ;) (With your dear wife's permission of course)

Blessings on you and your family.

Mike

[feets]

Good luck Earl ,we'll miss you dude.............:sure:

[FYRPLG]

Good Bye, Good Luck in your new career. This has been quite a process since the HR20 surfaced.

Always look ahead. Love ur family above all. again Good Luck.

[Cyrus]

This place is not going to be the same.

Best of luck on you new job Earl.

[capdood]

From one Earl to another, thanks for all your contributions, and best of luck in your new life chapter.

Earl

[reweiss]

Good luck with your new career Earl. If you are half the educator for your new company as you've been on DBSTalk, you will be greatly successful. Thank you for everything you've taught me on this forum. You will be missed. :(

[facmgr6569]

Best of luck to you and your family as others have said you will be greatly missed around here!

[loowaters]

Good luck with everything Earl. You've helped incredibly with your knowledge and will be missed.

[jazzyjez]

Thank-you Earl, and best wishes for the future!
Like many here, I've learned much from you and have appreciated your efforts.

[ddobson]

Earl you will be missed tremendously here. Somehow when I first started reading this forum and tivocommunity, you name was one of the first I stumbled upon. It hit me because I go to Tinley Park occasionally, visiting the malls of Orland Park. I used to go once a month or so but with gas prices. I'm about an hour east.

Anyway your name was the one that always stuck with me due to your proximity and of course your knowledge.. I always pay closer attention to what you say than others.

I wish you and your family the best for the future and hope your new adventure in life is all you want it to be.

A fan for sure

Dwayne

[Just_Rich]

Well I have been coming to this site pretty much everyday for about 7 months now and never joined or obviosly posted after I read this I felt that I had to join and say thank you for all the help that I have recieved from reading you're posts it has been a great help to me and I will miss seeing you here, good luck on you're new job opportunity and more importantly good luck on the new baby.

Rich

[petergaryr]

Earl,
Have appreciated your involvement for quite some time now.

Best wishes in your "new life".

[veryoldschool]

"One" of Earl's marks here:

Join Date: Dec 09, 2006
User# 31191

Join Date: May 09, 2008
User# 67786

36,595 new members in 17 months.

Earl, you'll be missed [and can't be replaced], but good luck with everything in life.

[jeffstra]

Good luck Earl! We'll continue to teach and learn from each other but without you, the adult, it will be tougher. Thanks for the info.

[dugger66]

Just wanted to add my voice to saying best wishes and good luck.

As a long time Tivo user, I was very nervous when contemplating the change to DirecTVs in-house DVR, and gave serious thought to dropping DirecTV when a moved forced me to abandon my trusty HR-10.

However, I found this forum and found an active and supportive community that helped to understand what I would be giving up and what I would be getting in return. Further, the cutting-edge program and the obvious effort that DirecTV, Earl, and many users here were putting in to making the new DVRs work convinced me to take the risk. A year later, I don't (often) miss my Tivo, and overall and happy with my experience. It would not have happened withour Earl, so thanks!

Mike

[tiger2005]

I'm sorry to see you go, Earl! You've always been very helpful whenever someone needed it, and because of that I'm sure your Dad would be very proud. Good luck in all of your future endeavors. You'll definitely be missed.

[bobinyuma]

Thanks for your sage and patient responses to my sometimes idotic questions. Your knowlege is amazing, but your professionalism has been enlightening!!




"The important thing is this: To be able at any moment to sacrifice what we are for what we could become."

Charles DuBois:

[mtrsc]

Thanks for all of the support and information you have given us over the years. Best of luck to you and your family.

[LoopinFool]

Earl,

You're a real class act. It's true that DBSTalk and the CE program will go on just fine, but it won't be the same without you.
Best of luck with this new chapter of your life, and congrats, too.

Thank you for all you did here,
- LoopinFool

[jcwroton]

I'll just join the chorus of folks appreciative for all of your hard work and dedication to this forum. I first started lurking a couple of years ago when Directv was getting ready to launch one of their new satellites. Became more interested when the R15 was released and that was when I first started noticing Earl's name. When he became a moderator, I quickly came to appreciate the truth of what he wrote and the way he tried to keep a positive spin on all of the posts. I am also quite thankful for his involvement in making the CE program what it is. I was excited to get my HR20-100 as much for the HD-DVR capabilities as for the chance to participate in the CE program.

I also often wondered how Earl's wife tolerated all of the time he spent on this forum. My wife gives me a hard enough time for the little bit of time I spend here! :lol:

Earl, best of luck and best of health to you and your family.

[kw2957]

Good bye, Earl. Thank you for all of the time and energy you have put into this forum. I greatly appreciate it and I wish you the best of luck in everything that you do in the future.

~kw2957

[Frodtab]

Earl,

I like many found this site two years ago when I acquired my first HR20. I was amazed at the positive and helpful spirit created here unlike many sites where users spend most of their time knocking each other. Although I didn't post every day, I lurked often (and downloaded almost every week!) because of the valuable information and positive guidance provided by so many here. I was amazed at the significant investment of time, guidance and spirit you made to the site. You will be missed!

Good luck.

[Dirac]

Thanks, Earl.

[dennisj00]

Wow! Three days away from DBStalk on vacation and checking on my first missed CE since Sept 07, I find this news and myself posting on page 22!

Good luck, Earl, on your new venture, and have a blast with your well-deserved more family time!

[High Technology]

Earl,

Many thanks for all of your dedicated efforts over the last few years - you've certainly made a positive difference here and influenced many, many people.

I would like to join the masses here in wishing you the best of luck in your new role. All of us know that whereever you are, whatever you'll be doing, you'll be doing it well and in the best interests of others.

As a fellow workaholic and techo-obsessive individual (one with young kids too), the toughest thing to do is to adequately balance your dedication to your job, your hobbies and your family. But when it all clicks, it's pure magic...

[ub1934]

All i can say is WOW , we will miss you , all the best :lol:

[thart]

We will miss ya!

[Pinion413]

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[Pinion413]

Earl,

Thanks for everything you've done here, and the opportunities you've opened up for all of us here. I doubt I can say anything that hasn't already been said. :grin:

You'll be missed. Good luck and take care! :righton:

[Bobcal]

WOW.. I have been lurking for a long time, but will come out of hiding to make sure I can say:

Thank You for all you have done here for me and others

[Fenway]

Whoa - miss a few days and the entire world changes!

Good luck, Earl - whatever you do, wherever you go.

[cseutter]

Good Luck Earl and thanks for all the GREAT work you have done

[Vinny]

Earl...all i can say is thanks for everything you've done for all of us.

I'm sorry I missed your announcement; but I've been busy lately....My son and his wife just had a baby....my first grandchild!

Thanks for everything....you've been great!

[VLaslow]

Earl,

You were the key reason I thought that this site was worthwhile. Steady and even-handed are a pretty good description of what I saw in your posts. From time-to-time I've revisited the tivocommunity site and have seen your infrequent posts in the same spirit you've used here.

If you can carry the approach you used here to your next opportunity, you'll have a tremendous career.

Thank you and Good Luck!!

[jlagesse]

Bye Earl. Good luck....

[bsmith]

Earl,
Thanks for the help. Even though you didn't know you were helping some of us. You will be missed. Good luck and don't worry about the forum. The family comes first. I wish you many blessings and a wonderful time with the family and new endeavors.
Bill Smith

[bill596]

Best of all to you and yours in your new endevors. Thanks for everything.
Bill D

[flytank]

My jaw is still on the floor. Nevertheless thanks so very much for everything you have done. I join the other 553 posts to wish you the best of luck.

flytank

[VeniceDre]

Good luck Earl, you'll be missed.

[PalluX]

Thanks for everything you have done. Good luck with your future endeavors.

[lovswr]

Live Long & Prosper!

[SockMonkey]

Wow... seems I always miss this sort of thing on the days they happen. I'm very sorry to see you go Earl, but I completely understand and wish you nothing but the best. I'm honored to have been able to participate in some of the field trials and thank you for selecting me to do so.

Hopefully we'll see you around. Good luck! And congratulations on the new addition to the family (in August).

Bob

[texasmoose]

Ciao Paesano...............

Buona Fortuna!!!

You will be missed!!!

[506PIR]

Never had any personal contact with you but I always knew you were a solid guy. Thanks for all the help you've given us. Good luck to you. Its going to be weird for a little while not seeing your name around anymore

[Groundhog45]

Wow, what a surprise. Good luck to you in your new life and thanks for all you have done for us here at DBStalk. I for one have learned a lot.

[hdtvfan0001]

Wow, what a surprise. Good luck to you in your new life and thanks for all you have done for us here at DBStalk. I for one have learned a lot.
SHOCK is more like it. :eek: :eek: :eek:

In the same manner that you took to announce this major change....it would take a lengthy "farewell: and "best wishes" from our side.

Clearly this is a major and difficult personal and professional decsion, which involved a great deal of thought on your part.

Having just returned from a long and hard business trip late last night, and learning of this at that time....it reminded me that life is short and these kinds of changes happen all the time.

In any case...you must know that your contributions and role here are virtually impossible to replace, however, DBSTalk will go forward. But things around here will always be just a bit different.

The only good I can see coming out of it (besides your personal life improvement, of course) from my view, is that now in about another 12.8 years, I'll be able to catch up to your post count. :hurah: :lol:

Regardless, we all thank you for everything, wish you the best in your trails ahead, and hope we can meet up some time again in the future.

[NickD]

Wow, sorry to see you go. I hope everything works out well for you. Good luck with all of your future endeavors.

[mlac_007]

Best of Luck Earl, you will be missed......

[Jotas]

Earl, best wishes. Since joining first Tivocommunity and now Dbstalk.com I have thoroughly enjoyed your reviews and your insight and helpful posts. Best of luck!

[vikefan]

Earl, I've learned alot on this site. Thanks for sharing about your father. He sounds like a man who has a special place in Heaven. The apple has'nt fallen far from the tree. I'm sure he is proud of you. You have a good heart and may God continue to bless you and your family. Take care

[marquitos2]

Good luck and thanks for been a good human being.

[daa2202]

Earl,

The volume of responses here should tell you just how much your efforts have been appreciated.

Thank you for everything you've done for all of us (and DirecTV), and my very best wishes to you and your family...and good luck in all of your future endeavors.

[smiddy]

Earl, I've said it once and I'll say it again, you ARE the man! Best wishes for a stress free transition. I know that whatever you do it will turn to gold. Thanks for everything sir!

[ironman]

Earl,

Years ago you answered all my PM's that I was too shy to share. I appreciated that greatly as well as reading your thoughts and insights since then.

Good luck and best wishes to you and your family.

Thank you Earl.

[gfrang]

Good buy Earl and good luck.

[Cobra]

Sorry and Happy at the same time. Sorry to see you leave, but happy you are doing what you want to do, to take a risk, and happy to be able to come here at DBS to find so many helpful people that have learned from you Earl, and you will still be helping us Earl, though not directly, but with the information and knowledge you gained over the years and have handed down to other people for them to help us
Thank you, and God Bless

[loungeofmusic]

Earl - I have read so many of your posts and seen the patience you have shown. I am not wired that way, so I salute you! Thanks for all your efforts and for the CE program and good luck with anything and all that you do in the future but you will be missed. Of course no one has ever really tried to give up dbstalk before so let us know what it's like :D

[tyrap]

Thanks- It sounds like a perfect Mothers Day gift for your Family.

[David Ortiz]

Thank you Earl!!!!

[Swheat]

Good luck in all you do.

[caimakale]

Good luck and best of wishes to you in your new endeavor.

Thanks for everything you've done for everyone here over the years.

Hopefully the fantasy football league will return this year with you as a part of it. :)

[mganga]

Thanks Earl and God bless!

[lpctv]

I echo the following sentiments...take care, Earl.

Best of luck to you and your family. I wish you could know how much you have helped so many of us!

[playboy1972]

Haven't visited the forum in a while, just read about you leaving the site. Just wanted to thank you for responding to a "newbie" who was just learning the aspects of forums, internet, and HDTV components. You should be proud of the hard work you have done for everyone in this community. I know you are doing what is in your heart so from that standpoint it is hard to be sad. People deserve chances to make changes in their life to make things different. May you have a happy healthy child and may all your dreams come true. Best of Luck, PB1972

[uncrph90]

Earl,

Thank you for everything you have done to help poor idiots like me. Eversince tivocommunity.com I have appreciated your help.
Thanks again and congratulations on your coming addition to your family.

[bookbinder]

Earl, I've only discovered dbstalk a little over a year ago and reading the forums and being in the chatroom makes me feel like you're a close personal friend,as I,m sure alot of people feel! You will be immensely missed by me as you've brought sanity to difficult times with the HR20. I envy the next group of people you'll be working with because they are getting a great person as well as a valuable asset. Best of luck in all that you do in life and as Spock would say"live long and prosper". Thanks for sharing yourself with all of us.Goodbye!!!

[deltafowler]

Best Wishes to you, Earl.
Thanks for your hard work, patience, and perseverance.

Good Luck!

[NFLnut]

Earl ..

I remember your early days over at TiVoCommunity. In fact, after I joined TC back in March 2000, I remember some of your posts. You were often a help there as just a member, and always a help here as a mod.

Also, thanks for not lashing out or taking it personal when I would refer to the HR20 as a "boat anchor." Yep .. I still have VERY mixed feelings about this box that held such promise (especially since I have been stuck at "Step 1 of 2" for about 26 hours and think I lost recordings due to x0233!), but you have always been a great help at finding the answers I needed.

Good luck in all you do, and blessings to your family! 'Hope to see you drop by on occasion just to say "HI." Or maybe we'll see you on a forum some day for "the next big thing" after DVRs. After all, we all still love shiny new toys!

[Bollocks]

Earl

I am really sorry to see you go, but happier that you have made the decision of where you spend your time. Your decision is not a step back from the forum, but it is a step forward where you can enjoy your family and live life to the fullest. TV is only part of what makes life better. Thanks for everything you have done for us.

[aphex]

Good luck with your future endeavors, Earl. You were certainly an asset to this community and will be missed however everyone needs to make changes and move on with life. Thanks for all your help and assistance through the years.

[MrDad0330]

Thank you Earl for all you have done. You have been a great captain of a ship in rough and unknown waters. I am sure many of us feel alone without your guidance but I am sure you left us in good hands.
I have learned so much from DBStalk to the point this is a hobby for me. Your efforts have been mostly responsible for that and I thank you sincerely. DBS is a huge family and it feels "Dad" is gone now. I have made many friends in this forum and I owe that to you.
Best of luck Earl! I wish only the best for you and your family. I know this family at DBS will continue on as you set the plate well for us. Bless you Earl...
Franklin Brown (Mrdad033)
Harrisburg Pa

[myselfalso]

Hey Earl, thanks for all the help and advice you've provided to the forum...I believe it was you on the TiVo Community Forum who pointed me here, and I've been here ever since!

Good luck in all that you do in the future!

[Halr]

wow... Smooth sailing, wishing you well... :)

[John in Georgia]

Whoa, whoa, whoa! Who will I suggest spelling and grammatical changes to now? Or is that, "To whom will I now suggest spelling and grammatical changes?"

Thank you for everything, Earl Bonovich.

Best wishes,

[tjboyd]

Wow Earl... Thank you for all you've shared with us... Best wishes to you and yours.

[gct]

Earl,

Most of all, you ARE appreciated for the time, the skills and the caring you have shared over such a long bumpy road. You know you have accomplished some very unique things: you have helped fashion a whole new development direction for a major software developer and you have helped assemble a dedicated cadre of caring and involved users.

-- Dedicated and loyal customers who relish working with a Company that is willing to expose all it's strengths and weaknesses, the good and bad -- It's not a very common working relationship in our world today, but you helped make that a reality.

It is refreshing and uplifting to have the good guys and the honest and caring folks win - together.

[mrac]

Good luck, it nice to see someone positive. Hate to loose you.

[rsc]

Wow, I have been out of the loop for the past couple of weeks with a new daughter of my own at home. While I haven't been a big poster, I have been following the CE process since Feb 07.
Thank you for all you have done with DBSTalk and the CE program! Good luck with your new career! Also remember, more time with your family is always a good thing.

[DaHound]

Good Luck Earl and thanks for everything. Please enroll in Forum Moderators Anonymous so they can help you with your withdrawals.

[spidey]

Earl, Thanx for all your help in some of the early HR20 and SWM issues etc. Great orgs have great leaders and you truely sowed that. Good luck on your new adventure.

[CJTE]

Well, if you're going where I think you're going, then I'll see you on the other side mate. Be safe in your journey and enjoy it. I bet we'll see you back here in a few years :)

[smimi10]

Good luck, Earl. It's been great reading all your posts and getting all that great information from you over the years.

Thanks.

[mgavs]

Good luck and thank you! I like everyone else here really appreciated all that you have provided here. Again, many thanks!

[VTerp]

Thanks Earl, your forums were a great introduction to the world of DVRs and to DTV. Your knowledge and candor was greatly appreciated. Good Luck!

[rahchgo]

Good luck Earl. Thanks for the memories!

[fornextloop]

All that I can say is Thank You!

[rm226]

Earl... Your a class act.. Thanks for all your hard work. It definitely made ours a lot easier.

[Mark20]

Been away for a while so this comes as quite a shock. Good luck and best wishes in your new endeavor!

[todd_beedy]

Goodbye Earl from a quiet one off on the other side of the room. thank you for what you have helped do here.

-Todd M. Beedy

[bigcementpond]

Thanks for everything you've given to the users of the forum. You and the other mods here have a tremendous amount of dedication.

[troman]

Earl, we've never chatted but I've been a fan of your contributions to Dbstalk for well over a year. In fact, I now realize I've been reading your posts as Ebonovic on the tivocommunity forum for long before that - I just never put 2 and 2 together!

Thank you and Best of luck to you and your family!

[Tike1994]

Thanks for everything that you've done. I barely find time to check in once a week for new information and to get the CE's, what you have done is truely AMAZING.

For those of us in the Chicagoland area, we should get together and buy Earl a beer (or two, or three . . .).

Thanks again for everything. You will be missed!!!

[dreamyip]

Earl... the only thing consistant is change. Going through change will get us stronger and better. Best Luck to you!

[cb7214]

Good Luck Earl and best wishes we will miss you

[Ronv]

Good Luck Earl and best wishes.

[69 Z-28]

Thanks Earl. Even though I've posted very little, I've read what you had to say a lot. Good luck to you with your future endeavors.

[TMullenJr]

I'm glad the thread was reopened.

I think the size of this thread says it all. I don't think there is a single member here that Earl has not helped. I'm pretty good when it comes to this stuff, so I haven't had a lot of questions, but when I did it was amazing how quick Earl was posting the answer.

Good luck wherever the future takes you. This place won't be the same.:gott: :crying:

[fullcourt81]

Earl,

Enjoy the journey.

[RobertDeckman]

Like the fine water droplets in a spray, you will be mist.

Good luck, Earl!

[HuzorDaddy]

Best of luck in your new career, and an expanding family. I appreciate everything I've learned here because of fine folks like you.

[Rugged]

Damn...go away for a week and look what I miss.

Always a day late and a dollar short.

Earl, I wish you the best. Having just made a major career change myself, I understand the gravity of the decision. Since my new job takes me to Chicago, maybe I'll see you around.

Good Luck and Godspeed.

Rugged

[mgcsooner]

Goodbye and good luck!! I will miss your posts, from a technical insight, ethical and humorous point of view.

[jutley]

Earl,

The R15 was my first DVR. I made the decision to get the R15 based on what I read mostly from you on this forum back when it was first released. Since then I have loved being a part of this community. I always looked forward to your insightful posts and 'tricks' you would teach us about the R15 and then the HR20.

I wish you the best in your new endeavor. I know the forum is in good hands with the great Mods in place now, but I can't imagine how hard it must be for you to let go.

God Speed!

[darklight]

I have a HR20 and an R15 in large part because of Earl and the DBSTalk community. Sorry to see him go but I appreciate what he left behind.

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

[Spanky_Partain]

OK, it was funny. Now come on back and log in. It does not look right without the avatar and super moderator mising from your name.

I was just joking when I banned you!

[dwenn]

Wow Indeed!!!!
I have been away the last couple of weeks with lots of work and the reorganized boards have made me take a look around when I saw this.

So Earl if you are still looking another huge Thank You! Your help has been outstanding. I just can't believe you are working for DISH now :D

Truly many thanks and I think as a testament to his efforts my wife who "just wants this box to work right" knows of Earl. So that is a far reach of influence.

Best of luck to you and your family and three cheers for your family who I have thought of many times, when even though I appreciate your input I have often thought, does Earl have a life outside of here?

[Duffinator]

Sorry I missed this last week...

Good luck Earl, you will be missed but you leave knowing you have made a difference. AS I'm sure you will in the next chapter of your life. :righton:

[m4p]

Just wanted to add my well wishes, Earl. I know making change isn't easy, but I'm sure you'll succeed just as you did here at DBSTalk. You will definitely be missed.

[richardmb]

Goodbye, and I hope to catch you on the Stevenson

[Altcool]

Thank You

[loudo]

Earl, we will all miss you, and never forget all of your efforts and patience, with all of us. Best of luck in you, your family and your new new venture.

[L2BENGTREK]

What can I say that hasn't already been said? You've helped me here and over at TCF. I've learned a ton from you and others.....Thanks and good luck!

[inazsully]

Many of the greatest have left and came back one day. No matter where you are a computer will be available. A "howdy" will be appreciated.

[JonW]

So long from the forums, Earl and best of luck in your next venture.

And if your new job in any way involves working on these toys we all love, go get 'em and do what you can to help make these recorders what we all know they could be.

[durl]

Many thanks, Earl. Your knowledge, your commitment, and your integrity were a big factor in why I kept coming back to this forum.

Today is the first time that I took the time to read Earl's post and I have to say that the comments about his father really hit me hard. So forgive my trip down memory lane...

I still have my father. Over the past several years, I've been reminded what an amazing man he is. Perhaps it's because I finally have 2 young ones of my own (Two girls that have me wrapped around their fingers...) but I have a greater understanding of what it means to be a father and husband.

My dad was never the type of man who made a big deal about things. He just worked hard (both at his job and around the house) and did his best. At the tiny church that I grew up in, he did just about everything except preach. He would drive the bus, fix anything that needed to be fixed, even lead singing. If someone nearby needed some electrical work done, my dad would go help out. He coached little league for awhile, and made so many sacrifices of his own time to drive my brother and I to practices for band and sports. He fed my love of electronic toys: the Atari 2600 when it first came out and, when I graduated high school, a cool Atari 400 computer with an amazing 16K of memory.

He taught me how to shoot free throws and scoop up a grounder. He taught me how to change my own oil and how to run electrical wire. What I didn't realize at the time was that he was teaching me much more than that. He taught me to serve others. To work hard, keep your word, and be a man of integrity. To help without expecting anything in return. That there are consequences to my actions so choose wisely. To love God and to love my wife. I mess up a lot and it makes me appreciate his example even more.

I can't remember my father telling me that he loved me when I was a child (he tells me often now) but, looking back, I never doubted that he loved me because he displayed love. Earl's letter has reminded me that I need to tell him more often how much I love him and that one of the greatest things I can do to honor my father is to follow his wonderful example. Father's Day is just around the corner. Make it count, everyone.

[MichaelP]

Good luck in your new career, Earl, and thank you for all the helpful information you've posted.

Regards,
Michael

[FarNorth]

Earl, thanks for all your help. You'll be missed.

[gphvid]

I know the feeling needing to spend more time with the family. I lost the first ten years of my daughter's life due to me doing two jobs, one while working full time at a Burbank, CA post production facility and the other working freelance in the sports TV world as a slow-motion replay operator for major sports teams (Lakers, Kings, Ducks, Dodgers, Angels) And then the hockey lockout happened and actually gave me the perfect opportunity to stop the freelance work and just do the full time job. Best decision I made.

So best of luck aways, Earl and do stop by once in a while to let us know you're still out there, tinkering.

[David HDDX]

Thank you, Earl, and best of luck in the future to you and yours.

Live long and prosper.

[hdtvfan0001]

I sure hope Earl pokes his head into this thread and sees all the kind words.

He will be missed indeed.

[tabraha]

Earl, the thread just caught my attention and I want to thank you for your hard work and greatly informative posts. Also, thanks for your patience. Patience is sorely lacking on most of the corners of the internet and that was one of the strong things you bring to the table. Best of luck in your future endeavors.

[flexpackman]

Earl,

Just caught this thread myself....

Can't add much more in praises and good luck than all that has already been said.

It was you that brought me over from the "other" site. I remember very often when you tried to discuss any of the "non-Tivo" DVR's, knives where thrown in your back. But I seen your optimism and it convinced me to go the HR-20 route and have never turned back since.

Thanks again for all your help and knowledge!!!!!!

[john18]

Earl:

I simply want to wish you the best in whatever you do in the future and wherever that takes you. I still remember Santa and still remember how excited I was to realize D* was listening and wanted to take a leap of faith and open up Beta to a whole new level than what had existed in the technology field prior to Santa. I am convinced that you made it all possible by being able to win everyone's trust and confidence and then maintain that trust and confidence.

If you ever get to Phoenix send me a PM and the drinks (or coffee) is on me.

John

[giden]

Earl, allow me to add my thanks for your always insightful and valuable help. Be well and God bless.

[Thunder7]

Thanks Earl for all you have given us in support of our DirecTV activities. I for one completely understand when changes have to be made for the better, and wish you the best of luck in the future.

[FireMedic8039]

Thank You Earl. You and your team helped me start the HD revolution in my home at its inception. The help from the staff and others here were PRICELESS!!!!!

[stevenlhudson]

Earl, I don't post, I just read, and I have followed you from the Tivo forum to DBSTalk. You are the very best! You are a hero to me. Thanks for your service to this and past communities. And thanks for your time and talent. You have helped me in many ways. Keep "thinking like and engineer" and look forward to a bright future. You deserve the very best! I will miss you greatly.

[Doug Brott]

Folks, we're going to continue to let this thread live until late in the day of May 25th (next Sunday). Earl was quite the prolific poster :) and to pay homage, the thread will be open (roughly) one minute for every post that Earl ever made :)

That means 28,158 minutes which is 19.55 days. This thread was posted on the afternoon of 5/6 so we will close it late evening on 5/25.

You have one more week to offer or re-offer your appreciation.

[bullitt]

Folks, we're going to continue to let this thread live until late in the day of May 25th (next Sunday). Earl was quite the prolific poster :) and to pay homage, the thread will be open (roughly) one minute for every post that Earl ever made :)

That means 28,158 minutes which is 19.55 days. This thread was posted on the afternoon of 5/6 so we will close it late evening on 5/25.

You have one more week to offer or re-offer your appreciation.

How does it feel to be "The End Of An Era"? You will be sorely missed, Good Luck!:)

[Twister18]

Best of luck to you and your family Earl.

[houskamp]

Folks, we're going to continue to let this thread live until late in the day of May 25th (next Sunday). Earl was quite the prolific poster :) and to pay homage, the thread will be open (roughly) one minute for every post that Earl ever made :)

That means 28,158 minutes which is 19.55 days. This thread was posted on the afternoon of 5/6 so we will close it late evening on 5/25.

You have one more week to offer or re-offer your appreciation.
If you add in all the PM's he answered you have to leave it open another month :lol:

[smiddy]

If you add in all the PM's he answered you have to leave it open another month :lol:

I'd say that you're short by 6 months...:lol:

Earl, we miss you man!

[jpercia]

Earl,
I started coming here in December 2006 when I got my HR20. Without you and DBStalk my HR20 soon would have been thrown out the window. I became a regular visitor here and one thing I quickly learned to do every time I visited was to search for all post by Earl Bonovitch because they were always the most helpful. Thanks for all your help and good luck in your future endeavors.

[Raymie]

Thank you for all the service you have done to DBSTalk. You are one of the principal players in transforming DBSTalk into what it is today.

Even if I do Dish Network stuff and am a cable subscriber (and shhh...-oh well, I know my parents were at one point pre-2002 part of some D* hacking thing - I remember vividly the days we'd find new locals and I'd look for what market they were in, like the time WTVR came in), I still thank you.

[Alexandrepsf]

Wow, I have been off for a while and did not learn this news till now.

As always for such situations I am sad of losing a valuable person and source of information, but happy to know that you are going on with new adventures.

Thanks and good luck Earl.

[curbside]

Thanks Earl. It was your posts on tivocommunity.com that I looked forward to and which finally convinced me to move on to the new HR20.

Good luck to you!

Doug

[hdtvfan0001]

Wow, I have been off for a while and did not learn this news till now.

As always for such situations I am sad of losing a valuable person and source of information, but happy to know that you are going on with new adventures.

Thanks and good luck Earl.
We were all very surprised as you are now.

We're hoping Earl pops in to see all his tributes here, so he can see all the real appreciation comments on all his contributions.

[burnside]

Best wishes Earl. Enjoy the new direction of your life and don't be afraid to drop in once in a while. :)

burnside

[christo76]

WOW... haven't been on very often in the past several weeks.... but WOW..

Good Luck and Thanks Earl.

[Stuart Sweet]

We've got some news from Earl... and on that note this thread is closed:

http://www.dbstalk.com/showthread.php?t=129051