Mi Brutha! Its all good....at least last I checked.
One mans loot is endless.....another mans loot is capped. So let him who is endless, enjoy and indulge in his many toys through his revolving door, if he sees fit, while peasants like me only really indulge when the gear disappears and the music is bliss. Seems to be just there, real...and in front of me as I listen. Does it have front to back depth???? is the timber righteous???? Can I see in my minds eye the placement of each musician as he emotionally indulges into his craft? And does the speakers convey the emotion of the performance to my inner soul?...... If so then one knows its time to get off the merry go round....some call it a destination....yeah, thats me. You see, mi brutha, I don't want to just listen to boxes....or to merely see how that amp, or those speakers interpret the sax or violin , and if others do, well aint nothing wrong with that...that's their right to do so, but for me, over here in my life....I work really hard, I deal with networks remotely all across this wonderful nation of ours, so that means I deal with a lot of pissed off CEO's and engineers when those networks fail, because every second they are down, they lose money, so there is much stress at the end of my day. Then I have to come home and deal with the stresses of just living in this wonderful good old US of A. So for me, music is therapy more so than anything, other than my God.( Gotta give Him His.) Its my escape to another place where its stress free. Some cats use drugs and booze to get to the same place...shit, I gave that life up in 1989, so for me, I aint got time to be chasing a dream that doesn't exist, or even just chasing the pretties boxes put out by my favorite audio manufacturer, or even the latest pretties stuff on the market. Most of us who have been in this hobby from the 70's have been on such a path. So now with me, I've learned over the years, It not about chasing the latest and the greatest any more...at least not in my personal life. I want my shit to be, as we like to say it....righteous, or even better still...."CLICKING". And once it does, leave it alone.
For most people it looks like a two channel audio rig, but in reality, at least in MY REALITY...its really a machine that takes me to another place called BLISS. Yeah, You know what we do...and you know what we say, because we been saying it for years...."to each his own". We all have to live with our own choices no matter how muck-up and twisted they are....or, are not.
Just keeping it on the real....Peace mi brutha!
in a minute!
Mi Brotha,
Man, I'm sorry for being late to the party ( slow response ) but glad to see you voice an opinion, as we've shared many concepts as they relate to this hobby, life in itself , music, as well as the ways of existence in the American states and how difficult it can be on us as a people - yet there are times, when like minded/spirited individuals find one another and create a bond based upon respect and admiration towards one another, and that's what Brotherhood or Brothers-In-Arms were meant to interact.
But as I've told you in the past, that's why I stopped writing as much two years ago, as I was merely enjoying my system to much to want to do anything other then listen, yet you felt I had shit that should be shared with others, and so I've tried to find a place that felt like home, and came over here as per your request, but it strikes me that why some are open-minded enough to understand what I/we are referring to as our systems " CLICKING ", others seem lost in the Land of Oz. And as you've said - to each his/her on.
But as I see it..........., if I'm able to save just one or two people from themselves and cause them to play attention to said behavior of as we put it " chasing boxes ", then I see it as a good deed, that puts me that much closer as righteous in the eyes of the Creator, and in life, and afterwards I'd merely like to be remembered as someone whom loved the shit out of his wife and kids, friends ( like the real ones that is - fake ass fuckers need not apply ) and always made time for fatherless children in out neighborhood, enough to show then the rules/importance of man made laws, basketball, schooling, and to believe in themselves, as I did.
But getting back on point, while having a nice expensive new toy is all fine and dandy, sometimes we've to ask ourselves what was wrong with last months or years model, that it had to be replaced?, in my mind it's about common logic ( sense ) and it's none of my business what other chose to do with their loot/funds/bread, but damn if I just had a portion of it............., I'd rather feed 5 - 18 hungry families, yet I know some don't see them in their hoods, but if one was willing to go a few miles over from where they live, it's obvious that many citizens of this supposedly free world are in fact starving/dying, yet they're always showing some little kids overseas whom don't have schooling - meds - clean water - food.............., shit truth be told, you can find those same living conditions here, once again maybe not in your immediate neighborhood - but within a stone throws reach if you will.
But since we are here to discuss Joe's newfound obsession - I'd say, let's get back to the task at hand.
But Brotha B, more then most, you know heart - passion - rage - likes/dislikes and in the end, I value real ones " friendships " " people " and can give a fuck less what others think of me, as they don't know these things, so I endure the BS!, and know what's the real, and what's fake, as both are easy to spot.
In a minute Black Man!, and I hope others don't take this as some sort of love fest!, or racial thing?, as I refer to lots of guys of different colors as my Brothas as well. It's a World Thang, not a limited mind thang............, expand your mind, as Lonnie Liston Smith once put it, and your ass will follow.
Peace.
As long as I've known you on the interweb Joe, you've been out of control, but...., I gotta say mate, you do, do it with style!!!
