So sad 
There were many nostalgic moments. For example, I remember cleaning off my office shelves and putting the library DVDs in the trash bin when VSL moved to iLok. Those DVDs were my dreamboat, which ended up going to . . .
Anyway,
Also, moments of frustration, and yes, this horse is now almost dead, but I have only two words: expression maps.
Please load the file linked below into a key editor for VI orchestra, Violin, Viola, or Cello if this is useful.
It’s supposed to be an expression map for VI strings. Which it is, sort of. 
Open it if you have a Google account, then download it to get your system to see it as a Cubase Expression map, which must be opened from a MIDI key editor. For those who have a copy of the VI Orchestra Strings Library.
Also, on another front and a great source of frustration, Cubase needs sleep after 18 hours like a good worker.
My MIDI keyboard, the center of my sound studio, becomes useless, which tells me that Cubase needs to be recharged.
Done with the whining for now, tune in later for more.
Thanks for listening.
Ray