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About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone

Many of us have come to know Patrick Malone (Lugnut) as a friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and kind individual. He is a frequent and enthusiastic contributor to our analog discussion forum. He has initiated only 17 threads, but responded to 559 threads. I would guess that many, if not most, of us can recall a time when Pat replied with helpful advice to a question we posted or helped us track down a rare recording. I have come to love Pat as a friend, and to respect him as a man, and I suspect many of you share those feelings.

Today I write to share difficult news with you. Pat has been diagnosed with an aggressive stomach cancer. It has yet to be determined whether surgery will even be worth it. If surgery is performed, most or all of the stomach will be removed, and Pat would face a difficult and long post-op period in the hospital. The medical course is still uncertain, but will be determined soon. Whatever is decided, it will not be easy or pleasant.

Something may be planned in the future to assist the family. For now, Pat could use some of the friendship he so often and willingly showed us. You can email Pat at: lugnut50@msn.com. You can also mail cards, letters ... or whatever. You may email me for Pat's mailing address. My email is: pfrumkin1@comcast.net.

I hope to spend a few days with Pat in Idaho or Nebraska (from which he hails) soon. Between this news, my legal work, getting ready for family arriving for the holidays, Audio Intelligent, and trying to make plans to visit Pat, my head is spinning. If you email me and I don't respond, please understand that I am not ignoring you, but rather simply do not have time to reply.

Pat may or may not have time to respond to posts here, to emails, or to cards mailed to him. But he has asked me to convey to each and every one of you that he has cherished your friendship, your comradery, and sharing our common hobby on this great website.

As we prepare for our holiday season celebrations, and look forward to -- as we should -- enjoying this time of year, I ask that you keep Pat and his family in mind ... and softly offer up, in quiet moments in the still of night and early morning, prayers for Pat and his family. God bless.

Warmest regards to all,
Paul Frumkin
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lugnut
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I thought I'd share a few things with you guys today since I'm taking a break from what should be an easy task. My Safety Raiser needed adjustment after the new cartridge and, man oh man, I'm having trouble. I will persevere! Becaue the ZYX has a different geometry than the last cartridge the arm had to go down quite a bit. The Safety Raiser needs to be repositioned. I'm tellin' ya', it ain't easy.

Went to Steve's yesterday and came home ruined. He moved his speakers somewhat and had another change that I'll let him share in his system thread. Anyway, without saying too much, except I've been around and listened to many state of the art systems, I never thought I'd hear this level of music reproduction. To my ears it is almost beyond belief. So, I come home and my system sounds horrible. That's the first time that's ever happened to me. Now I have a new threshold to tolerate for my own happiness. (Repeating to myself over and over) I'm still happy with my gear.

I felt better yesterday than I have since last summer. Almost normal. Wow! Maybe this Taxol is working. The downside is just about limited to the steroid effects for a couple of days per week so it's a small price to pay for feeling as good as I do. I go to the doctor tomorrow and get a treatment again this week. The fourth week is NO TREATMENT. That means maybe ten days in a row of feeling as good as yesterday. I'm a happy man.

The preamp should land tomorrow. Wish me luck. Also, A Love Supreme isn't here yet. Still anxiously waiting. I'll post more later and always look forward to what you guys have to say.
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Sorry Pat AND thanks at he same time. How about I just give you a key to the house and you come over any time? You have to deliver all of your vinyl to my address though,LOL!
The change Pat is talking about was some of Stereovox's latest and greatest cables. John Waggoner has been so kind and let me try out his barely broken in prizes. Lets put it this way, there is a reason you rarely see any used Stereovox cables for sale. I am going to have be on medication myself in order to part with the speaker cables...true works of art.
And lest you feel too sorry for Mr. Malone, his system outperforms many high dollar systems. Pat has done an excellent job of converting all the information out of those tiny little vinyl grooves and making it VERY enjoyable to all who get to listen.
And for an unbiased update on Pat, except for the hair, he is pretty much his old self again. Compared to a few weeks ago, he is a new man.
I am very lucky to have a listening partner like Pat.
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raytheprinter
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hey Pat,so glad your feeling good,,if i ever have to go back on chemo,ill shave my head,and save a lot of time cleaning hair up ,esp. in the bathtub!!!my apt. looked like a st.bernard lived in it !all kidding aside,hope things continue to go well!!!!!!!
lugnut
1,190 posts
 
Ray,

Back in early February when I got my first treatment I did get mine cut off before it fell out. Back in the late 80's when I was being treated for lymphoma I plugged up every drain in the house. I was smarter this time. Nobody seems to care about me not having any of the stuff but it does matter to me. I'm off to the kitchen to have a sip of Cognac. I'll be toasting to your continued avoidance of malignancy. Almost forgot....

I picked up an RCA Living Stereo LSC-2239 Of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5 with Pierre Monteux conducting the Boston Symphony. This is a German Pressing. It doesn't appear to be a re-issue. The vinyl is pristine. I'll be cleaning it shortly and give it a listen. Any thoughts on this one?
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raytheprinter
1,234 posts
 
hello Pat,thanks for the kind words,im a newby to classical,not really sure what to buy to get a good intro to classical music,
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