Okay then, help me out here or hear...

[m]

So, I'm going to lose at least 50% of my hearing all too soon. Tell me what I should be listening to while I can still enjoy stereo sound.

My current favorites are...
-Porcupine Tree
-Blackfield
-Peter Gabriel
-Days Of The New
-The Engineers
-The Meeting Places
-Steve Wilson
-Yes
-and criticize all you want... Creed (and no apologies, I like what I like)
-Loads of different movie and video game scores

Eh?

[Wixen1 [Q2C]]

All 5-6-7-8 full orchestre full sound surround in anything you like and try to remember the way you felt it.
My 2 cent. And Iam sad to hear about your upcoming loss.

-W1

[Whirlingdervish]

I would recommend some Cream, Boston, Bad Company, and a bit of CCR

[spirit]

Sorry to hear that and good luck to you.

I'd recommend UNKLE's War Stories and Portishead's Third.

[m]

Aug 20, 2009 16:34:53 GMT -5 Wixen1 [Q2C] said:

All 5-6-7-8 full orchestre full sound surround in anything you like and try to remember the way you felt it.
My 2 cent. And Iam sad to hear about your upcoming loss.

-W1

Thanks, that is exactly what I've been doing.

There is a 50/50 chance I'll get some hearing back (this is my left ear I'm talking about, my right ear is fine and dandy still) and it's even possible I'll get 90% back in the left.

But for the near future I definitely lose 100% of the left side. I'll have the "joy" of a second operation in 6 months or so. They tell me that they can rebuild everything and things can go either way. I'm hoping for the best...time will tell.

But all of that aside, before I'm down to mono-ear-o I'm trying to listen to as much "new" music as possible.

[m]

Aug 20, 2009 17:18:31 GMT -5 Whirlingdervish said:

I would recommend some Cream, Boston, Bad Company, and a bit of CCR

Great suggestions. I do have some or all of their libraries. Well, truth be told, I'm pretty light on Credence. I can't get past Fogerty's vocals most of the time.

[m]

Aug 20, 2009 19:51:29 GMT -5 spirit said:

Sorry to hear that and good luck to you.

I'd recommend UNKLE's War Stories and Portishead's Third.

I never heard of UNKLE, and only have heard of Portishead in passing. They are on the list, thanks, that's what I'm looking for.

[grieve[Q2C]]

IQ - Seven Stories Into 98
IQ - Ever
IQ - The Seventh House
IQ - Subterranea (their magnum opus)


Happy The Man - The Muse Awakens
Happy The Man - Crafty Hands


and hey, you like Porcupine Tree, cool

[m]

Aug 21, 2009 13:54:39 GMT -5 grieve[Q2C] said:

IQ - Seven Stories Into 98
IQ - Ever
IQ - The Seventh House
IQ - Subterranea (their magnum opus)


Happy The Man - The Muse Awakens
Happy The Man - Crafty Hands


and hey, you like Porcupine Tree, cool

Yes, I absolutely love 'em. I have a pre-order in for "The Incident" which is released 9-15-09. www.amazon.com/Incident-Porcupine-Tree/dp/B002GZQY6Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1250881079&sr=8-1

And to my horror, I just took a gander at their tour schedule. They will play just 45 miles away from my crib 9-25-09.

I go under the surgeons chainsaw 9-24-09. If there were any way possible that I'd recover in 24 hours I'd be there but alas...

[Paril]

Rammstein!

Sorry to be kind of new to the situation, but why are you losing hearing, if you don't mind me/us asking? Sorry to hear about it.

-P

[m]

Aug 22, 2009 12:53:48 GMT -5 Paril said:

Rammstein!

Sorry to be kind of new to the situation, but why are you losing hearing, if you don't mind me/us asking? Sorry to hear about it.

-P

No worries. I found out a little while ago that I have a tumor in my left, middle ear. I already have poor hearing on that side but it will get worse before it may get better.

There is a very small likelihood that the tumor is malignant but it is aggressive and will eventually cause cranial meningitis if let go. So, they will go in behind my ear (I get a cool new scar!) and "scoop" out everything they can. Consequentially, I will probably lose most of the bones/tissue/muscle that transmits sound BUT they will go back in in about 6-8 months and can hopefully rebuild most of it which should restore some portion of my hearing. Again though it's just the left ear.

The worst issues I face are probable Bells Palsey, I've already had one day of it and I will possibly/likely lose taste, smell and hearing on the left side as well.

All in all, that's not bad considering the prognoses if this went un-diagnosed or un-treated...cranial meningitis and then zombie-hood. And since I'm getting old and busted I'd be one of those slow moving, easy to kill zombies (See Dawn of the Dead), not the cool neo-zombies that run fast and are extra mean (see 28 Days/28 Weeks Later)

Sweet-sweet brains!

[WHO?]

sounds like you're getting some "sound" advice here Mr m, for my 2 bobs worth of opinion - don't forget the little noises on the edges of creeks & scrub areas - some birds & other small furry things you don't want to eat ;=)

*? you've got autumn coming on about now I think as it's starting to hit spring for us - still be something nice out there to listen to I hope ?*

[m]

Aug 23, 2009 16:40:29 GMT -5 WHO? said:

sounds like you're getting some "sound" advice here Mr m, for my 2 bobs worth of opinion - don't forget the little noises on the edges of creeks & scrub areas - some birds & other small furry things you don't want to eat ;=)

*? you've got autumn coming on about now I think as it's starting to hit spring for us - still be something nice out there to listen to I hope ?*

Yeah man! This is a wonderful time to live in the temperate region of the east coast. We get four very distinct seasons here.

A major low pressure front just pushed through in the wake of hurricane Bill (or was it Bob?) and the air has that fresh, crisp edge to it that promises autumn is on the way.

The sounds here are rich and abundant. The o'lady and I are bird-nerds and have feeders and houses all over the place. Afternoons are filled with feathered critter cacophony. And being in the middle of farming country, the flora and fauna create and amazing chorus of sound. Evenings are filled with the hum of crickets and locusts that give to katydids once the sun is fully down. We also enjoy the screeching of owls, fox and the occasional coyote howl. When the skunks come around all you hear is "Run away! Run away!"

Oh and having 80-100 noisy kids in the camp adds an entirely different but pleasant companion-chorus to the natural goings on.

This is the last week of summer camp...phew! Rest and peace.

[Wixen1 [Q2C]]

Aug 24, 2009 13:00:28 GMT -5 m said:

Yeah man! This is a wonderful time to live in the temperate region of the east coast. We get four very distinct seasons here.

A major low pressure front just pushed through in the wake of hurricane Bill (or was it Bob?) and the air has that fresh, crisp edge to it that promises autumn is on the way.

Oh and having 80-100 noisy kids in the camp adds an entirely different but pleasant companion-chorus to the natural goings on.

This is the last week of summer camp...phew! Rest and peace.

m..our new weatherman. . Man, I like what you are doing with charity and all with those kids. Takes a lot to take responsibillity and also a true heart. . Great work.
-W1

[m]

Aug 24, 2009 15:11:07 GMT -5 Wixen1 [Q2C] said:

Aug 24, 2009 13:00:28 GMT -5 m said:

Yeah man! This is a wonderful time to live in the temperate region of the east coast. We get four very distinct seasons here.

A major low pressure front just pushed through in the wake of hurricane Bill (or was it Bob?) and the air has that fresh, crisp edge to it that promises autumn is on the way.

Oh and having 80-100 noisy kids in the camp adds an entirely different but pleasant companion-chorus to the natural goings on.

This is the last week of summer camp...phew! Rest and peace.

m..our new weatherman. . Man, I like what you are doing with charity and all with those kids. Takes a lot to take responsibillity and also a true heart. . Great work.
-W1

Thanks, that's mighty kind of you to say Wixen. I will admit though, this very afternoon is the last day of summer camp and we're ecstatic about it...this current group leaves about 3 hours after this post.

Silence! Blessed silence and an end to 75 days of being on call for 19 hours a day, every day.

Tonight the o'lady and I will finally use the pool for only the second time this season. We'll have all to ourselves (it's 55,000 gallons) and when we're done we will shut it down, effectively killing it for good. The bulk of the pool is now 46+ years old and has been "scheduled-out" after this season. We hope to have it replaced this Fall/Winter/Spring.

If I can convince the o'lady to get close enough I'll have her take a pic of me putting it out of its misery. I'ma gonna blast the sucker!

Anyone have about $150,000 to GIVE us?