Yaqi is certainly an eccentric person, and that eccentricity might rub some people the wrong way. We must put his bad points on one side of the scale, and his good points on the other side. With Jenna Jameson on the good side of the scale, I'd say it far outweighs the bad side. Yaqi's commitment to tickling should be respected. He took alot of guff on the Stern show, and it showed that he's not a coward who runs from adversity.
As far as Dodger goes, it's kind of like a famous band announcing a farewell tour. You run out to get tickets, you go to the show, and then three years later the band gets back together and does another tour. How many times has Elton John done this? Millions. Dodger's dissapointment is understandable, but I think Yaqi showed class by inviting Dodger to e-mail him as opposed to having a public argument for our entertainment.
We should be glad that Yaqi has returned, and his eccentricities are a small price to pay for the wealth of tickling he provides us with.
There is a thread running right now that is trying to raise money to tickle a celeb, but I've already got a tape of a celeb being tickled, and I got it for free thanks to Yaqi.
I remeber about a year ago I was thinking to myself about what celebs I'd really like to see tickled. Obviously a hundred names popped into my mind, but the top two were Nicole Eggert and Jenna Jameson. Now if Yaqi can only get his hands on Nicole. If you can't get Nicole then Jessica Alba will do nicely.