Marty, it's one of the things that keeps me 'sane' in a society that seems to be less so daily...the 'safe from You' function. I suspect you have your own functional version in place...
I once had a co-worker who stated 'treat life seriously as a joke'. Upon a lifetime of reflection on that statement, IMHO I've opted to not let it be upon me. The 'flip' of that, if taken to extremes, would make buying a pack of razor blades seem one's best option. Moving to another star system is not...
I can rant further on such, but we'd have to move to another forum, marked 'Philosophy'. Most entering would want to chat about cables, or amp options and be horribly disappointed. And I don't have the time for it...;)
The BDDB....I've been a fan for decades. All of the participants were/are quite talented at making a 'joyous noise', albeit not to everyone's 'preference'. Certainly not in subject matter... Yes, they popped up in odd places. I remember Johnny Carson had them on his show, where they performed a Chinese 'fire drill' while playing onstage....
Carson was nearly speechless, a rare 'WTF' moment for him. The audience applauded, but one could tell a big 'Huh?!' hung in the studio...
"We've just watch some obviously talented musicians act Extremely Strange...." Not a quote, but an observation....
Now...in retrospect....Magical Myst Tour, all that, and the 'extremely hi-powered chemicals' that infused that era...
F. Zappa & the MOI at a live show in LA, spending the first part of their set disassembling vegetables on stage before actually playing music..
...and other 'weird things' going on that, at the time, made 'too much sense'...the Beatles made some still highly regarded music during 'all that nonsense'.... and I was listening to the Fugs and the like, then...
...and folks like The Pentangle...Randy Newman...Nilsson...it didn't have to be loud, but it'd better be Good. Those of 'us' who 'survived' are still a lot like that.
...reading arguments about speaker cables...
...and people discussing their 'realities' about them....
I attempt to be 'diplomatic' in my daily contact with people. Your 'Titanic' just bumped into my 'iceberg' without the historical damage...
Sail On.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz_4qJBAlbc
With that in mind, and in that regard, I doubt I'm unusual...;)
I like hanging around 'here' with y'all...but if someone kicks my ankle, expect a response....of sorts...my pick as to What and How.
Have a happy Sunday...
I once had a co-worker who stated 'treat life seriously as a joke'. Upon a lifetime of reflection on that statement, IMHO I've opted to not let it be upon me. The 'flip' of that, if taken to extremes, would make buying a pack of razor blades seem one's best option. Moving to another star system is not...
I can rant further on such, but we'd have to move to another forum, marked 'Philosophy'. Most entering would want to chat about cables, or amp options and be horribly disappointed. And I don't have the time for it...;)
The BDDB....I've been a fan for decades. All of the participants were/are quite talented at making a 'joyous noise', albeit not to everyone's 'preference'. Certainly not in subject matter... Yes, they popped up in odd places. I remember Johnny Carson had them on his show, where they performed a Chinese 'fire drill' while playing onstage....
Carson was nearly speechless, a rare 'WTF' moment for him. The audience applauded, but one could tell a big 'Huh?!' hung in the studio...
"We've just watch some obviously talented musicians act Extremely Strange...." Not a quote, but an observation....
Now...in retrospect....Magical Myst Tour, all that, and the 'extremely hi-powered chemicals' that infused that era...
F. Zappa & the MOI at a live show in LA, spending the first part of their set disassembling vegetables on stage before actually playing music..
...and other 'weird things' going on that, at the time, made 'too much sense'...the Beatles made some still highly regarded music during 'all that nonsense'.... and I was listening to the Fugs and the like, then...
...and folks like The Pentangle...Randy Newman...Nilsson...it didn't have to be loud, but it'd better be Good. Those of 'us' who 'survived' are still a lot like that.
...reading arguments about speaker cables...
...and people discussing their 'realities' about them....
I attempt to be 'diplomatic' in my daily contact with people. Your 'Titanic' just bumped into my 'iceberg' without the historical damage...
Sail On.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz_4qJBAlbc
With that in mind, and in that regard, I doubt I'm unusual...;)
I like hanging around 'here' with y'all...but if someone kicks my ankle, expect a response....of sorts...my pick as to What and How.
Have a happy Sunday...