About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone

Lugnut- Your wife is a hell of a lot prettier than you :)

Great pic.

Hi all,

Doug, I received the cartridge and will install it when my hands shake a little less. I'm anxious to listen to how my arm responds to the 901. Methinks it will be a great match. Thanks.

Yeah guys, my wife is much prettier than I am. Nicer too. More organized and disciplined to boot. I could sing her praises all day long.

This thread and the folks that contact me personally as a result of reading this continue to amaze me. As a patient, and one with prior experience to boot, I still find it difficult to ask all the questions or remember all of the answers when I'm visiting with the health care foks involved with my case. We have a member here that is a cancer surgeon in another country that has called me and fielded specific questions that were a concern to me but ones I didn't want to bother my surgeon with before my next appointment. It's not easy to relate how simple questions hang heavy over your head at a time like this. A patient must make decisions for quality of life issues and sometimes you just don't understand things clearly enough. Gary, thank you for taking the time out of your busy life to counsel me. By doing so you have instilled a greater understanding on my part of the high quality of care I am receiving here. It's great to feel I'm in good hands.

I got a call from the physicians assistant at Mountain States Tumor Institue yesterday inquiring about how I was tolerating my first round of chemo. I mentioned how surprised I was at having my ass kicked so hard. I mean, I'm really, really tired. She said this might be my most difficult round to tolerate and for that I'm glad. I hope to get into the shop today and modify some hardware so I can assemble my new amp stands I made. They look great and should work well. Unlike the Northeast we are enjoying very nice weather here and I should tolerate the shop temps okay.

Once again, I'd like to thank the Audiogon owners for allowing this thread to continue. It's certainly been theraputic for me and according to a lot of corespondence I've received is the same with a lot of the readers. Very interesting indeed. It's great to think that what is happening to me is causing others to think about issues that otherwise might sit on the backburners of life.

Although I didn't feel like listening to music yesterday I plan of queing up a record in about ten minutes. Maybe a one of the blues albums 4yanx sent my way yesterday.

FAT-TIRE Beer! I knew you were a wise man Pat!

I love that stuff - can't get it down here in the south-east though.

Sorry the chemo has hit you so hard. I will keep you in my prayers my friend - you just keep spinning those records and never loose that killer attitude!

Hi guys,

Hmm. This thread has been dormant for a few days and I'm guessing it's because you've been patiently waiting for old Lugnut to round that corner. I think I have, finally. The last ten days have been really brutal and just sucked the life out of my life. Incredible fatigue, intense muscle and joint pain, a rush trip to the surgeon to get one of the tubes removed, a Saturday morning visit to the hospital for blood tests and antibiotics for a temperature and then Saturday night admittance to the hospital for a possible life threating infection with getting more antibiotics by iv. I was released this afternoon and am now in the safety zone with my blood work and additional medications to take.

During this time I didn't have much on my mind other than what was ailing me BUT and this is a big BUT, I thought of all you guys often and it has helped to sustain me. All I can say is thank you all. You have made a difference.

This evening I had some fun listening to a "new to me" Eva Cassidy "Songbird" LP as well as Neil Young's "Greendale" 3 LP box set. Whenever I get my mind completely wrapped around what Neil is doing with this story of Greendale I'll forward my review onto Ben Campbell. One thing, it is an audiophile recording on the best vinyl, no doubt. Remember also, that it was bought with one of the gift certificates from you guys. And, that's something I wouldn't have enjoyed without your generosity.

Assuming I feel as good, and hopefull better, tomorrow I will be calling Steve Dobbins and together we will hook up some of this new gear as he has a light work week going on. Lucky me.

Seeing as how Neil Young won't take personal requests for such things Eminem decided to send my an autographed 8x10. Howard, I got the biggest kick out of that! That's Boa2, guys and his brother is his manager.

Stuff keeps coming every day. Sorry I haven't been able to pass along my recognition of everyone doing these things but I'm sure you all understand.

Now, let the good times roll.

Pat

We dont want recognoition...just enjoy the stuff,,,but dont sell it later on AudioWeb!!...LOL...