05-08-2014, 08:03 AM
"I'm in a hurry to write what I want to write before I keel over and die. Maybe that's what she means by alive."
Maybe, it has been reported in many death and dying studies that a person will report a sense of aliveness just before they die. I have had one experience of this. A contractor who worked for my father told me the day before he died that night, that he felt better than he had felt in years. I have heard this is a feeling often felt by people prior to a life ending hearth attack. So maybe that is what is going on. I guess if you quit posting we will know what has happened. I'm sure some will find it a beneficial piece of trivia. I am not the type to collect such, but there are those who are and I am sure they will be grateful to you for buffering up their conclusions on the subject.
"Records and tape. I cause a lot of arguments now, fussing over what sounds better: C.D.s and whatever; or records and tapes. Records and tapes, especially tapes, have a certain warmth I don't feel in C.D.s and whatever."
Tapes, unless they are digital recordings, have a wider dynamic range because they are analog (if one doesn't know the difference between analog and digital I suggest you do some research). Most people cannot tell the difference. It is the same difference between tube amplifiers and and solid state. Most people who can tell describe analog as warm, and digital as cold. I suspect what they are describing is the saturation of analog opposed to the slotting of digital, analog is simply richer, and as such requires much more space to record. I've never heard a "whatever" but I can confirm the feeling of the difference between digital and analog. Most musicians and other audiophiles can tell the difference and usually have a strong opinion about it. I have musician friends who have spent large amounts of money compiling libraries of analog recordings. Of course today, everything is digital, but it makes little difference as there is little music these days that one would wish to possess.
I went to Jr. High in what most likely was a concentration camp in a prior life. Many committed suicide because it was so overwhelmingly depressive. However, if one managed to survive, one gained an appreciation for such methods, as it made one more resilient to life's inevitable disappointments. One may say it fostered a sense of gallows humor that allowed one to traverse life without the emotional ups and downs that so many seem to experience.
dale
Maybe, it has been reported in many death and dying studies that a person will report a sense of aliveness just before they die. I have had one experience of this. A contractor who worked for my father told me the day before he died that night, that he felt better than he had felt in years. I have heard this is a feeling often felt by people prior to a life ending hearth attack. So maybe that is what is going on. I guess if you quit posting we will know what has happened. I'm sure some will find it a beneficial piece of trivia. I am not the type to collect such, but there are those who are and I am sure they will be grateful to you for buffering up their conclusions on the subject.
"Records and tape. I cause a lot of arguments now, fussing over what sounds better: C.D.s and whatever; or records and tapes. Records and tapes, especially tapes, have a certain warmth I don't feel in C.D.s and whatever."
Tapes, unless they are digital recordings, have a wider dynamic range because they are analog (if one doesn't know the difference between analog and digital I suggest you do some research). Most people cannot tell the difference. It is the same difference between tube amplifiers and and solid state. Most people who can tell describe analog as warm, and digital as cold. I suspect what they are describing is the saturation of analog opposed to the slotting of digital, analog is simply richer, and as such requires much more space to record. I've never heard a "whatever" but I can confirm the feeling of the difference between digital and analog. Most musicians and other audiophiles can tell the difference and usually have a strong opinion about it. I have musician friends who have spent large amounts of money compiling libraries of analog recordings. Of course today, everything is digital, but it makes little difference as there is little music these days that one would wish to possess.
I went to Jr. High in what most likely was a concentration camp in a prior life. Many committed suicide because it was so overwhelmingly depressive. However, if one managed to survive, one gained an appreciation for such methods, as it made one more resilient to life's inevitable disappointments. One may say it fostered a sense of gallows humor that allowed one to traverse life without the emotional ups and downs that so many seem to experience.
dale
How long after picking up the brush, the first masterpiece?
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.
The goal is not to obfuscate that which is clear, but make clear that which isn't.