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-----Original Message----- From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jay Weekley Sent: Monday, January 9, 2017 12:37 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT - is the music CD dead? I think that would be a deal breaker. Robert Andrews wrote: > My first ex wife was bipolar... The time she came at me with a knife > was pretty much the end.. > > On 01/09/2017 10:08 AM, Josh Reynolds wrote: >> Both my wife and her father are bipolar. >> >> Both are crazy as can be, and a lot of fun. That said, my wife hasn't >> been on medication for it in probably 8 years now. She does quite >> well really. I'd even say better now than when she was taking meds for it. >> >> On Jan 9, 2017 11:45 AM, "That One Guy /sarcasm" >> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> mania is psychologically exhausting, having to reaffirm every >> decision and thought constantly to make sure it was sound and not >> whimsical. You have to audit every risk knowing that your gauge is >> broken. F all that noise, being stuck manic would require detaching >> the harness at the top of the tower. >> >> On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 11:17 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> The guy is my age, healthy as a horse, no gray hair, seems happy >> and up all the time. I dunno... >> ** >> *From:*Af [mailto:[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *That One Guy >> /sarcasm >> *Sent:* Monday, January 9, 2017 10:42 AM >> *To:* [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT - is the music CD dead?____ >> >> ____ >> >> That would be an awful way to live____ >> >> ____ >> >> On Jan 9, 2017 8:42 AM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> >> wrote:____ >> >> I know a guy that is unipolar bipolar. Only manic. All the >> time. Wears you out being around him. ____ >> >> ____ >> >> *From:*That One Guy /sarcasm ____ >> >> *Sent:*Sunday, January 08, 2017 9:03 PM____ >> >> *To:*[email protected] ____ >> >> *Subject:*Re: [AFMUG] OT - is the music CD dead?____ >> >> ____ >> >> Oakenfold commercial mixes are good for me. I'm bipolar >> (literally) so his mixes in short bursts in a car, >> surrounded, mimic the upward transition of a manic episode, >> without the obligatory terrible decisions and ultimate >> regret. Occasionally it can even fully negate a downward >> spiral. Way cheaper than lithium and the liver is preserved >> for more alcohol.____ >> >> ____ >> >> On Jan 8, 2017 9:36 PM, "Travis Johnson" <[email protected]> >> wrote:____ >> >> I still try and buy CD's when I can... then I copy them >> to my devices (phone, USB stick for the car, etc) and >> then I still have an actual medium for any other device >> I want to put it on. >> >> Travis____ >> >> >> >> ____ >> >> On 1/8/2017 2:14 PM, Ken Hohhof wrote:____ >> >> Those of you outside the US or with friends and >> relatives there, is this just a US thing, that all >> music is either in the cloud and streamed, or >> electronically downloaded to an iPhone/iPod like >> device?____ >> >> �____ >> >> Amazon pretty much killed off the brick-and-mortar >> record stores, but now I find that even Amazon >> doesn�t seem too interested in carrying CDs.� >> They may have recent releases, but otherwise what >> you get is other sellers on the Amazon >> storefront.� And these other sellers are >> predominantly in the UK, followed by Japan and >> Germany.� Which leads me to believe people in >> those countries still buy CDs, maybe at actual >> record stores.� So is this a cultural >> difference?� Or is the trend just hitting Europe >> and Japan a little later than here?____ >> >> �____ >> >> One thing I miss are the EP singles, not the 2 songs >> on 7 inch vinyl, more like 4-5 songs on a CD.� >> Often these were exclusive for Borders or Barnes & >> Noble, or sent out to record stores to promote an >> upcoming album.� Often they had bonus tracks or >> live performances that never made it to the >> albums.� I still see a few of these for Barnes & >> Noble but from sellers in the UK, leading me to� >> believe that even Barnes & Noble sells more music at >> their UK stores than here.____ >> >> �____ >> >> How long before physical media for content >> distribution is totally dead?� Already pretty much >> true for software and games, plus software seems to >> be going to the subscription model (like Office 365 >> and Adobe Creative Cloud).� I suspect music CDs >> may not be long for this world, even though vinyl >> has made a comeback � how strange.� Will they >> stop releasing movies on Blu-Ray?� Will they work >> out DRM so you can buy movies via electronic >> download, or will all video be streamed from the >> cloud?____ >> >> �____ >> >> Maybe what I�m missing is that most people today >> are never without their phones, so that�s the only >> logical place to have their music.� I�m probably >> a dinosaur, sticking a CD in the stereo, or grabbing >> a handful to play in the car.____ >> >> ____ >> >> ____ >> >> >> >> >> -- >> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your >> team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the >> team. >> > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2016.0.7996 / Virus Database: 4749/13736 - Release Date: > 01/09/17 > >
