Post #133369 by Tangaroa on Thu, Dec 30, 2004 2:04 PM

On 2004-12-30 11:41, donhonyc wrote:
Tangaroa-

Please...I have no prob with people that are cynical.

Yeah - I'm a pretty cynical one myself - although I'm trying not to be! I hope you didn't take that as a criticism - just a comment. I love that guys smart-ass comments...

having those headphones plugged into your ears all the time is b-a-d for your hearing. Especially for somebody like me who likes to blast music alot.

No doubt - my hearing is a little rough too, probably from too many concerts as a teen & too much 'Walkman' abuse as well....

I'm getting a little creeped out with this constant desire to compact and consolidate 'things'. It kinda reminds me of that Rod Steiger film 'The Illustrated Man'. What's the big deal of having a stack of CDs or LPs? Nothing personal iPod people, but why must we have 5,000 songs at our disposal on a little box?

Well - for me (other than the having it all at your disposal - instant access aspect of it), I have soooooo much junk in my life - I'm happy to minimize anything I can! I'll keep all my vinyl handy - but my cds are going in a box in the garage! I simply have too much crap and not enough space for it all. Why, just this morning I was up early - and my daughter came into my office and started merrily pulling cassettes out of a holder (my fault for leaving it within reach) & tossing them on the floor! Also - I don't know about you - but 5,000 songs isn't enough for my whole collection! I may be obsessive - but I really look forward to the day when I can fit all the audio I own onto a small portable device. When it comes to the joy of just listening to my music - weird audio - whatever - I want to be able to find that stuff fast. And I'm rarely able to do that because I'm such a pack rat.... Your mileage may vary!