Recent content by dustgollum

I got into prog because of being a musician, from other musicians. But later, because I grew up in a musically limited place and only heard mainstream stuff like Yes and Tull. Think I was 23 when I heard Crimson. Even now there are many I don't know, like Caravan. I'm a 70s kid. As a kid the...

I've experienced this my entire life too. Working on powers of observation and being a good listener doesn't seem to have improved it much. In social situations, I try hard to put out a friendly vibe and respond in conventional ways, and sometimes it works, but more often just stagnates, and I...

ooh, I forgot about Gentle Giant. Great stuff! I would have loved to see Fripp doing his ambient stuff. There are some lovely recordings of those shows. I've met Belew twice; he's very good about actually chatting w/ his fans after shows. A humble, caring and grateful guy. The 2nd time he was...

Love it. Always willing to give a prog band a listen, although I'm odd about which ones I like. Been listening to Tull since I was a kid, seen them 3 or 4 times. Discovered King Crimson in my twenties, never got to see them but have seen Adrian Belew several times and met him (he's probably my...

Hi licorice, I've been that person and still am, went through a very similar experience to Seeker's post. I think it's easier for people to talk about their problems online for obvious reasons, and that's why if you show any empathy or kindness you have the potential to become a huge magnet for...

I can't imagine how difficult it must be to be a psychologist/psychiatrist that does therapy rather than just hand out pills these days. Ha, you're welcome. It's a good book!

I think most societies have come to a catch-22 situation nowadays where the 'friend' concept is concerned. We see the breakdown of family units in many places (family being a dependable source of support for many things), most societies leaning more and more towards the isolation of individuals...

You can freeze almost anything. You don't have to have a microwave, but they sure help and are worth the money. I have the same issues like you described with the hot dogs...so I freeze stuff. I try to buy as much fresh food as possible and cook a big batch of whatever, then freeze all but a...

I pretty much have the same view. However, I feel just because everyone does something does not make it right. No one can be honest or have integrity all the time, and it's futile to expect it at all of many people, but whatever the rest of the world does doesn't matter - it's ultimately a fact...

46, F, West Texas

Puscifer: Conditions of My Parole

Hello, found this forum and have been lurking for awhile. Will post here since I'm tempted to chime in on threads here (sign of a good forum.) I'm a 40 something female, divorced for about a year and a half after a long marriage...a long complicated and painful thing that finally resulted in my...

Mostly at night; during the day I can distract myself with work, chores, etc. But also on weekends when I run out of things to do and the whole day stretches out. Also holidays. I never had much of a family but the older I get the more I wish I did. Getting online in a virtual world at night and...