Based on what I hear from the "kids these days", "E" and "Molly" are more for jumping around like a maniac for hours to thumpy music performed by an overpaid kid with a computer, not necessarily "active listening" (my new favorite audio geek term). Very few people die from smoking a little pot and sitting on my couch, although stranger things have happened. |
I have a Technivorm also, a Black Moccamaster KBT-741. It's a great machine but a mess to deal with. Lately I've been enjoying the convenience of our Keurig and guests love it.
The Keurig makes green tea almost instantly for enjoying while watching news and it's also great for quick coffee, especially when there is only time for one cup.
I have a dozen types of K cup coffee and brew with bottled spring water. When guests come for music like tonight, they can choose whatever appeals to them. Starbucks, Green Mountain, Barista Prima, Emerils and Newmans Organics for example.
The best part, nothing to clean up and no waisted coffee. Sometimes on music night I would brew a pot, a couple of people pour a cup and the rest went down the drain. |
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For me, more likely fresh ground "coffeefool" pure Kona distilled water non-bleached filter brewed through a Technivorm MoccaMaster coffee maker. (Just a brief plug) Going from a Krups to a Technivorm is the equivalent of going from a mid-fi receiver to a serious $5K pick-your-brand power amp."
This has me laughing out loud as it describes my partner to a T. Loves the Technivorm and has coffee flown in directly from Koa Coffee Plantation in Hawaii - peaberry Kona mostly....
For me, I hate coffee, but like the looks of that coffee maker, love tea and white wine. |
Wolfe...becoming a bit Hunter S Thompspon...Nixon..get'em |
"n a related subject, i read about a clinical test somewhat recently, with MDMA suggesting that a very small amount of this drug can elevate ones connection and enjoyment to music quite quickly."
If I'm not mistaken that's the same drug they call Molly, which has been all over the news for dehydrating kids, basically making their blood boil and killing them. I'll stick with the slow death. |
(The dried bread has hallucinogenic mold spores) Syntax doesn't realize. sshhh
We can tell by his postings :) |
I thought I heard a reverberating "gobble- gobble" over in the corner behind your Mothers of Invention FreakOut LP near the strobe light. |
Extreme moderation is excessive, and bad for you (I think, although I've never done in moderation personally I've known people who live that way...sad...*sniff*...). Opium is also great for listening to music, but opium for smoking has been hard to get since about 1915, and is NOT non toxic. So forget I even mentioned it...please...sorry...damn...where did I put that glass of Wild Turkey? Around here somewhere... |
Syntax do you dip the small slice of dry bread into the mineral water to soften it? |
Usually a nice whiskey and some ice-cubes. |
"A red wine or two (three) is a healthy thing IMO"
I suspect so. At least I hope so and its not just a bone being thrown aging baby boomers like me to make us feel better. Some experimentation may be called for. I'll let you know....:^) |
I'll just have one of what Al orders. Mix gently with an REL Precedent..:) |
Mapman, I FULLY agree with cutting out the sugar and junk stuff, etc. A red wine or two (three) is a healthy thing IMO. You may even post more with a couple under your belt, and we'll enjoy em' just fine :) |
I love this thread!, best one I have seen in a long time!, The first two hrs, I am straight, make sure all is well with the system, then its killans red beer, Bud ice on the cheap,I do not even know where to get the funny cigerettes no more at 46, LOL! |
Thank you Iso.
Sounds like you speak from my experience. |
I am very "health concious" I would say, but I enjoy a beer or wine once or twice a week maybe to help relax while listening. Not so much if done too frequently.
Some say drinking certain things regularly but in moderation is actually a healthy thing to do these days. I'll buy that.
Indulging in chemical tweaks should not be a requirement to enjoy anything including listening though its a very easy trap to fall into. Lots of sugar, junk calories and other things in there that are not good for your body in large amounts. I try to find a healthy balance somewhere as best I can. |
Listening to my hifi is in itself pretty much the most self indulgent thing I do (the motorcycle is similar). It is NOT a social device unless you have audio geek friends who will sit quietly listening, and that's just awkward and has them all wrestling for the "sweet spot" leading to fist fights and carpet stains. I have a drinking problem in that I have trouble deciding what to drink...this is true...I need to join a drinking club or something (mentioned this to my doctor and he was not amused). I worked in bars far too long and enjoy (or am bored with) so many different items I get stuck...a current fave is a Bloody Maria using 100% agave tequila infused with habanero peppers. Good whisky, craft beers...blah blah. Note to Elizabeth: eating pot gets the mojo to your brain in an entirely different way than smoking...I can't remember the exact science but it amplifies the THC dramatically, although it's still non toxic by definition unlike nearly anything else you can imbibe. |
Wc65mustang means: Inebriation and cantilevers may not mix well. |
Alcohol relaxes me, but music relaxes me even deeper. Why waste a good music session with alcohol.
Bob |
Phd- Could not be further (or is it farther?) away here in NY. |
09-24-13: Phd
Albertporter thanks for your response as well as others. Yes thanks to all. It's fun reading what each of us like beyond audio. The guys (and girls) here in my area know each others preferences. I always keep candy, scotch, wine or whatever on hand to share while listening. We laugh a lot too, which is good medicine and maybe as important to our health as the music. |
Mucinex to de-snotify my head and, if I've chucked one-too-many bags at the airport, an Aleve. |
For me, more likely fresh ground "coffeefool" pure Kona distilled water non-bleached filter brewed through a Technivorm MoccaMaster coffee maker. (Just a brief plug) Going from a Krups to a Technivorm is the equivalent of going from a mid-fi receiver to a serious $5K pick-your-brand power amp. |
Usually a Black Russian but sometimes a nice porter...
David |
Albertporter thanks for your response as well as others. I
think your choice of beverages is pretty much main stream
and
sounds reasonable. At least we have had an opportunity to
share this information and that we have put a different face
on audiophiles that we are basically human as well. Besides
it
should be refreshing that we are on a break and were not
having to talk audio or what gear should be recommended.
Elizabeth, I commend you and agree that one can be
responsble for their choices. |
Vodka with club soda, single malt scotch or Layer Cake Malbec red wine. |
Rx8man, I leave the details to you, if you could promise to pull that off, I'll will raise the cash (which I'm good at) but which musicians would you have perform? |
Have you ever heard of a vaporizer? |
I try not to drink when I am listening to my system. It might lead to my thinking that I have one of the best systems that anyone has ever heard. Them i goes on audiogon and kinda slur me worlds and brag about to everybody ( thank god for auto spell ) and the i wake up in the next unit ofer and thn my x findes me sleepen on the flore witch is gooder then the house her x bult for her dam dog....then.....please dont let me hit the sublet bottom ... |
Pinot Noir, a good Cab or Pilsner or Ale, but not all the time. Fridays and weelends for sure, sometimes Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,...
I'd like to mention how nice and grown up folk have become to allow pot into the conversation without the usual backlash that used to accompany it. The times they are a'changin.
All the best,
Nonoise |
Sounds like we should gather together for a Woodstock festival. |
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Lindisfarne you are already here, welcome to my virtual space
you have been grandfathered in, just allow me to tidy up a bit
before we proceed. Do you live here in Washington state? |
Jim Beam and Coke or beer. No cigs or joints. |
Phd- When can I come over? |
Beer or red wine with dinner is typical and if music follows the combo is great.
If no alcohol at dinner then single malt scotch is my favorite. I drink it straight up, no ice and no water and limit to a small amount in a proper whiskey glass. |
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I certainly appreciated the combination of music and pot while in college in the 70's, but I haven't used pot since. These days, I look forward to listening at night, with a couple fingers of good scotch. |
I love a good homebrew. Pumpkin Ale is a favorite this time of year. |
A little weed allows me to get drawn further into the music. Highly recommended A+ on my recommended list. |
Craft beers and/or scotch for the week end listenings for sure...
On a related subject, i read about a clinical test somewhat recently, with MDMA suggesting that a very small amount of this drug can elevate ones connection and enjoyment to music quite quickly. |
It is all about the music! |
Yes, but only digital when indulging. Keep this in mind:
Alcohol and vinyl don't mix.
Some learn at great expense. |
Right now a glass of water.
On friday nights "La Colorada" the best beer ever made in Spain. |
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The combination of great jazz and an intoxicant makes me sleepy, so, I no longer indulge in the devil's weed or drink while seriously listening.
How many of you have awakened in a panic after finding out the stylus on your turntable had been scratching at the end of an LP after you had fallen asleep while listening?
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Certainly, either scotch or red wine, when available and in moderate amounts, otherwise the sound stage would lose focus ;-) |
Soy milk with Baileys Irish Cream. If I'm going to be a lush? Then a healthy one I be. |
This time of the year, a couple Sam Adams Octoberfest really conditions my ears for the musical euphoria that takes place.
Bill |
Lindisfarne, you should know that marijuana is legal in my
state (Washington state). I have tried it but I didn't inhale
and no I did not have sexual relations with that women. |
A glass of mineral water and sometimes a small slice of dry bread |
