What drugs do you use to enhance your listening experience?

*Laugh* timrhu, old 'webchat' nomenclature.  *Grin*, *LaughOutLoud*, *InMyHumbleOpinion*, and other contractions.  It's gotten out of hand with the text-ers 'IMHO', what with emojis and all that graphical stuff.  If you're not a teenager, who can decipher that?  It's rapidly becoming a modern version of pictographic languages like Chinese or Japanese....

I just use it so you've got some sense of how I'm feeling about what I'm typing at y'all.  Esp. in this forum, and esp. regarding the subject under discussion, which is real 'left field' for a 'serious audio crowd'.

I mean, Really.  "How f*ck'd up do you get when listening?"  Before, during, after?  Considering the current state of Reality, I've been considering Constantly, Dawn to Lights Out.  A major case of becoming allergic to civilization, I suspect....;)

Wonder if it's catchy?
 

Thanks for reply. Even my 18-year-old grandson was stumped with the *G*. And he can text with the best of them. 

(Laughing) Well, it's 'ancient history' for him.  I suspect that vinyl and records might be mysterious in their appeal to some, but he's your grandson and he's aware of your 'predilection'....so an old version of emotive annotation might seem....quaint and backwards.

Well, I'm assuming such...but emojis?  I suspect he's better versed in those....again, assuming, given his age group and the popularity of cells within it, and texting/messaging/all that.  Why *G* when a symbol is less keystrokes, if keystroked at all? (I'm not a 'swiper' on my phone's keypad...spouse is good at it, me naah...)

I'm a handkerchief user.  My spouse thinks that's dated and quaint as well.  Should I stop?  It wouldn't be pretty if I did.

Relating that (obliquely,perhaps) to not using any 'emotive comment' on a (well, my) posts leaves one with guessing if I'm serious or pulling your leg (another ancient activity), which happened earlier in this forum.  Should I stop?  I'd rather not.... I'm happy to expound if asked and clarify anything I've said or intimated in my somewhat off-centered ramblings.

I'm here to perhaps learn something, read opinions, tap into 'what's hot/what's not', and have some fun in the process.  I have my preferences like anyone else here...my opinions are subject to the same up/down vote as well.  Getting into lengthy discussions over such isn't my style...brevity isn't either, obviously from the above.... ;)

But you're more than welcome. *S*

BTW, going back somewhat towards the original topic...

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/the-wall-of-sound

A little CA history story for y'all.  For your consideration...;)

Amazingly these are all legal!  My preferences, not necessarily in this order: Dopamine, Serotonin, Endorphins and especially Oxytocin.  And we all have them handy.  A quick search on how to naturally release these chemicals from their constraints may improve not only what is between your ears, yet your whole body and your listening session.  Never would have thought that shooting a gun or petting the cat (both varieties) before listening to the rig could heighten my listening experience.  Enjoy!