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About Lugnut -- Patrick Malone

Many of us have come to know Patrick Malone (Lugnut) as a friendly, helpful, knowledgeable and kind individual. He is a frequent and enthusiastic contributor to our analog discussion forum. He has initiated only 17 threads, but responded to 559 threads. I would guess that many, if not most, of us can recall a time when Pat replied with helpful advice to a question we posted or helped us track down a rare recording. I have come to love Pat as a friend, and to respect him as a man, and I suspect many of you share those feelings.

Today I write to share difficult news with you. Pat has been diagnosed with an aggressive stomach cancer. It has yet to be determined whether surgery will even be worth it. If surgery is performed, most or all of the stomach will be removed, and Pat would face a difficult and long post-op period in the hospital. The medical course is still uncertain, but will be determined soon. Whatever is decided, it will not be easy or pleasant.

Something may be planned in the future to assist the family. For now, Pat could use some of the friendship he so often and willingly showed us. You can email Pat at: lugnut50@msn.com. You can also mail cards, letters ... or whatever. You may email me for Pat's mailing address. My email is: pfrumkin1@comcast.net.

I hope to spend a few days with Pat in Idaho or Nebraska (from which he hails) soon. Between this news, my legal work, getting ready for family arriving for the holidays, Audio Intelligent, and trying to make plans to visit Pat, my head is spinning. If you email me and I don't respond, please understand that I am not ignoring you, but rather simply do not have time to reply.

Pat may or may not have time to respond to posts here, to emails, or to cards mailed to him. But he has asked me to convey to each and every one of you that he has cherished your friendship, your comradery, and sharing our common hobby on this great website.

As we prepare for our holiday season celebrations, and look forward to -- as we should -- enjoying this time of year, I ask that you keep Pat and his family in mind ... and softly offer up, in quiet moments in the still of night and early morning, prayers for Pat and his family. God bless.

Warmest regards to all,
Paul Frumkin
paul_frumkin

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clueless
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Hi Patrick:

I posted here a couple years ago and this is the first post I have read since. After reading it, I almost have a feeling that something drew me here so I might learn something.

Being something we all face in some inevitable form or another, I can only hope I find some degree of the strength, courage, grace, and, if fortunate,...friendship witnessed here.

Wishing you and Barb continued strength.

Cheers,
I remain
Clueless (Craig)
clueless
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Hi Pat:

Your last post just takes one's breath away Pat. If you have time and strength to "post some thoughts I (you) have on our passion of audio," as you mentioned above, I'd love to hear your refections on the topic.

And re your comment above that "this particular post is important enough that I'd like to think you guys will save it to a word document for future reference".....well, I'm sure the entire thread is downloaded into harddrives and hearts all around.

A tune that was playing last night as I checked into this thread but really didn't have the courage (is that the right word?) to post.

A tune by Warren Zevon, the first verse goes goes....

"Shadows are falling and I'm running out of breath
Keep me in your heart for awhile

If I leave you it doesn't mean I love you any less
Keep me in your heart for awhile

When you get up in the morning and you see that crazy sun
Keep me in your heart for while

There's a train leaving nightly called when all is said and done
Keep me in your heart for while

Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-li-li-lo
Keep me in your heart for while"

A long while I'm sure.
Godspeed Pat.

I remain,
Clueless
clueless
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Hi Pat:

And hi to Alex and Jade and Nrchy...nice to read your posts.

Ya Pat, we seem to push the technological side to the nth degree.

Talking about audio above you say "Whatever. Technological advances have taken us beyond any reasonable definition of enough in this regard."

This reminds me a little of what you say in the 10-19 post about your feelings about maybe applying to much technology in some medical situations.

Maybe it's just our "never enough" approach to things in this country when it comes to technological fixes.(not to discount the good sides of it all)

Great to hear you celebrated a BD.

I remain,
Clueless
clueless
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Hi:
re saving this thread.

I put it into a single MSword doc like Alex noted is possible. It's really not too hard. This saves all the links to folks in a "live" fashion. You can click on them in the word doc and it brings you to the link.

1)Open an empty (new) document in MSword.

2)Now..go into your browser to Agon to the top post for a given page and left click on the date of the first post like Alex describes. This opens all of the text of the messages on a given page.

3)Hold down the left click on the mouse with cursor on date of first post ( or you can start elsewhere as explained below) and, w/ left click held down, scroll (pull cursor down with mouse) down to the end of the page. This should turn the text blue. Lift up on left click when done.

4) With all text blocked blue, right click with cursor on any part of the blue text. In the menu that displays left click on "copy."

5) Go into word doc and right click when you have the cursor where you want the text to start. In the menu that displays left click on "paste." You have the text in a word doc.

When you add the second page to the Word doc make sure the cursor is at the end of the first page before you click "paste."

You can save the text in at least a couple formats. If your cursor is on the date of the first post when you begin scrolling down you do not get the yellow Agon format. If you start scrolling with the cursor on on "Responses" in the dark band that heads each page (or a few other areas) you save in Agon yellow background format.

Hope this helps. I tried to proof these instructions. If it doesn't work for someone drop me an email. Word docs can be easily attached to emails.

I remain,
Clueless
clueless
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Hi Pat and all:

Thanks Alex but I am clueless. It's a little ironic (I'm sure, on the other hand, some of you don't tink it ironic at all - hehe) how true that handle turns out to be and in such a different, deeper, and more meaningful way.

I'm decent at some of the little piddley sh** in life
but I feel, likely like some of the rest of you, that I'm getting a life-lesson in the larger-heroic stuff here.

Despite what you say above Pat (and it's very generous of you) about the others here being brave... You are the Leader and Light here for us all.

Hoping that concert is great!

Cheers all,
I remain,
Clueless
clueless
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Hi Pat and everyone:

I really hope that you fell good enough to enjoy the concert tonight. Looking forward to short review.

I must say I have to swallow a number of times reading your daily logs but I find something so special in them that I have to come back. I only wish, like everyone, that you were not paying such a price.

Re your comment above that "Honestly I think the guy [Albert Porter]would trade all his gear for a Wave radio and my returned health if he could." I think I can honestly say we'd all do that in a blink and go back to am radio too boot. I never had the chance to meet Albert but never mind the "hifi"...I have feeling he'd hack a limb off if it would help.

Here's hoping you get a good concert in this week-end.

I remain,
Clueless
clueless
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Hi Pat and all:

This thread is something more than a sermon. I'm convinced it has, and will continue to have, a life of it's own. Although Pat is leaving us, and a part of me will go with him, I believe a part of him, his best,.. will stay with me (and us all)....if I'm lucky. I just hope that I can keep my eye on it when he is not here to point it out.

One finds real strength and truth in life where one can. It is a rare and fleeting thing...at least in my life. It sneaks into view between talk of tubes and wire and God knows what other diversions. Usually, I fear, it goes right by me.

I've found it in this thread...as unlikely as that may be. Like many of us, I've had close friends who have died and this thread has tapped into all those unresolvable issues. Pat has added his own unique strength and character to it that I can't even begin to describe or do justice to. One could put many forms around it and call it this or that. Words really don't reach it. It's felt as much as thought. Perhaps that is why so many of us are touched by music.

Thanks for being there Howard, and God bless you Barb.

Craig
clueless
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Hi:
That is a beautiful connection Tobias. The Poem is called "Autumn" from Rilke's "Book of Images" if anyone is wondering.

After that I say we call the dog Rilke.

Cheers,
Craig
clueless
763 posts
 
Just checking in after three years as Pat always comes to mind this time of year.

Best to all.

Craig
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