MissingCDs and records

I’ve got 1000’s of LP’s and CD’s so not a lot of reason to go hunting for more BUT I constantly discover new stuff on my main “streaming”  source, indie volunteer FM station WEVL 89.9 in Memphis over internet. Often I end up buying stuff they play I’ve never heard of played by really knowledgeable people doing it for the love of it. Might save $$ to keep from getting more from Amazon and Discogs!

BTW, I’ve dealt with hundreds of total hip patients and they typically recover amazingly well and quickly….good luck!!

To: rvpiano

I wish to offer constructive and heartfelt encouragement based on parallel personal experience. After 7 decades of being blessed with exceptional health, I suffered a fractured femur while helping a parishioner navigate his wheelchair on church grounds. Emergency surgery was performed and for 60 days I could not place weight on my left leg or begin physical therapy (PT). For the following 6 months, I could not walk without support or climb the 18 steps leading to my upstairs music listening room.

Music has been my respite since my early teens, and the 3500 LPs and 1500 CDs are my ultimate leisurely source of comfort, solace, joy, and inspiration. When I was finally able to crawl and limp up the stairs, I spent time selectively listening to my CDs while attempting to complete my home PT assignments. I also invested hours sitting in my music listening chairs contemplating how to reconfigure the 3 separate audio (strictly 2-channel plus subwoofer) systems to facilitate playing my LPs, CDs, and cassette tapes. Thanks to the grace of God and my family, I now have the equipment and speakers well placed and I can access my media, players, and interconnects without trepidation or incurring too much pain.

I am still in outpatient PT after 2 years, attributable to related back, sciatica and achilles complications. However, you can well imagine the pleasure and satisfaction I derive in listening to, and viewing, my media and audio sources. My point of this diatribe is to assure you that patience, adherence to medical counsel, and focus on overall wellness will be rewarded. While you may never again be a virtuoso of the air guitar, you have your music. Blessings to you in the days ahead.

I’m having a knee replacement in April.  For various logistical reasons I will be using the basement bedroom for recovery.  I have a 5.1 surround sound system here, also my turntable, but no streamer.  I just ordered a Wiim streamer to add to the system because I realized that I wouldn’t be inclined to fire up physical media during this period.  I didn’t want to invest any more in a streamer for this system because once I recover it probably won’t get much use as my main streamers are elsewhere in the home

@mahler123 

Good luck with your knee surgery