Retired Posted January 3, 2022 Share Posted January 3, 2022 This could be embarrassing but; I have been playing my Casino both plugged in and not for a week now. Today, I seemed to hear it loud, like an acoustic but, I was not seeing any red light, like in the past. No sustain and not very loud like in the past. No reverb either so I was checking out the amp. "Did one of the tubes blow out?" It sounded like it was on but none of the functions working. So I kept playing Black Magic Woman and trying to get more sustain for the slides and bends. Finally, I looked at the power grid and Behold! It isn't even plugged into the wall outlet. LOL. Anyway, I got a big chuckle out of it. It came on and boy was it loud! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 3 hours ago, Retired said: This could be embarrassing but; I have been playing my Casino both plugged in and not for a week now. Today, I seemed to hear it loud, like an acoustic but, I was not seeing any red light, like in the past. No sustain and not very loud like in the past. No reverb either so I was checking out the amp. "Did one of the tubes blow out?" It sounded like it was on but none of the functions working. So I kept playing Black Magic Woman and trying to get more sustain for the slides and bends. Finally, I looked at the power grid and Behold! It isn't even plugged into the wall outlet. LOL. Anyway, I got a big chuckle out of it. It came on and boy was it loud! You sound like me. I do that occasionally in public….lol. I’m tempted to say it’s a “getting older” thing, but then I’d be admitting I’m getting older. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Getting older: where we're getting tired of being part of a major historical event. Where we don't always go the extra mile, but when we do, it's because we missed the exit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 As you get older your bones get softer allowing tone vibrations to flow through your body... Its what keeps Keef alive 😄 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 15 minutes ago, Rabs said: As you get older your bones get softer allowing tone vibrations to flow through your body... Its what keeps Keef alive 😄 If bones get softer and I'm sure they do as I have seen older people fall and break some. Mine are probably bad now being that they took so much bone marrow out Haha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, Retired said: If bones get softer and I'm sure they do as I have seen older people fall and break some. Mine are probably bad now being that they took so much bone marrow out Haha. My dad had osteoporosis so I know a little about it (being serious for once).. From what I remember cos he had bone density scans a few times.. Calcium and Vitamin D (vit D helps the body absorb the calcium) helped and actually made things better. Not that I am a doctor in any way and couldn't advise anyone... Just sayin what I have experienced. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 Can you still see Catwoman? Well good then. Don't worry about losing your hearing. Your vision is still great. 😚 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 12 hours ago, Retired said: If bones get softer and I'm sure they do as I have seen older people fall and break some. Mine are probably bad now being that they took so much bone marrow out Haha. Getting old is when ALL the bones get soft. Especially one, which no amount of Vitamin D can help. And which is obvious because "old" is years beyond "middle age". And as I always say.... The way you know you've reached "middle age" is when you wake up in the morning, and it's your BACK that's stiff! Whitefang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 I think the clue would be when you strummed your guitar and didn't hear ANYTHING.. yea.. That would definitely make me concerned! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 5 hours ago, sparquelito said: Can you still see Catwoman? Well good then. Don't worry about losing your hearing. Your vision is still great. 😚 She was the super yummy Catwoman. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 15 hours ago, Rabs said: My dad had osteoporosis so I know a little about it (being serious for once).. From what I remember cos he had bone density scans a few times.. Calcium and Vitamin D (vit D helps the body absorb the calcium) helped and actually made things better. Not that I am a doctor in any way and couldn't advise anyone... Just sayin what I have experienced. That's one thing I used to do every day when I lifted weights, was take vitamins. I quit when Covid hit because I stopped working out. I should start again. Weird about bone marrow though, before I had that brain tumor surgery, they took out so much bone marrow that I could't even stand on my feet, Fell straight down. You wouldn't think that would effect you so much? It was like I had a ton of bricks on my head. That was when I could squat 435 pounds for reps. Just missing bone marrow makes you that weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 6 hours ago, sparquelito said: Can you still see Catwoman? Well good then. Don't worry about losing your hearing. Your vision is still great. 😚 Yep, I can see good, My smell and taste is great too, Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said: She was the super yummy Catwoman. I've never seen that one yet. The last one was with Halle Berry, She was good. I guess there were 8 different women that played Cat-Woman? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 17 hours ago, MissouriPicker said: You sound like me. I do that occasionally in public….lol. I’m tempted to say it’s a “getting older” thing, but then I’d be admitting I’m getting older. Much of my loss of hearing came from working at Burlington Northern Santa Fee Railroad. When I hired on, they made us do a hearing test each year. I saved all of the results. In the beginning, My hearing was perfect with decibels of 0 to 05 at the worst. That continued for years until I was forced to work certain lines around the shops. The main building was very loud with all that was there. Building 181 isn't much better and Shot Blast was the worst where I had about 17 years in off and on. One guy who served in the Navy on a Air Craft Carrier said, Shot Blast was louder than that. That is where my hearing took a dive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. Pepper Posted January 4, 2022 Share Posted January 4, 2022 53 minutes ago, Retired said: I've never seen that one yet. The last one was with Halle Berry, She was good. I guess there were 8 different women that played Cat-Woman? She was Catwoman from the original TV series. Ertha Kitt was another CW on the original show too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted January 4, 2022 Author Share Posted January 4, 2022 2 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said: She was Catwoman from the original TV series. Ertha Kitt was another CW on the original show too. Really? I did watch Batman all the time but Don't remember her looking that good. I guess the memory goes too huh? Lol As a experiment, I took my aides out and played two guitars unplugged. My Epiphone Standard solid body, I could not hear a thing. Complete silence. That was strumming hard & loud. Then the Casino, also struming loud. I could barely hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 Y'know, to be on the safe side you oughta lie down in bed with your eyes closed, pretending to sleep while your wife somehow sets off the smoke alarm and find out if you hear it or not. Whitefang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 12:03 PM, Retired said: Much of my loss of hearing came from working at Burlington Northern Santa Fee Railroad. When I hired on, they made us do a hearing test each year. I saved all of the results. In the beginning, My hearing was perfect with decibels of 0 to 05 at the worst. That continued for years until I was forced to work certain lines around the shops. The main building was very loud with all that was there. Building 181 isn't much better and Shot Blast was the worst where I had about 17 years in off and on. One guy who served in the Navy on a Air Craft Carrier said, Shot Blast was louder than that. That is where my hearing took a dive. I had significant hearing loss with my last yearly physical. I therefore went to see an ENT doc that I've worked with for years. He said, "Phil, any family history?" I said "yea, My grandfather, my mom, and my sister." He said "any occupational exposure?", "Well I played in a rock band for about 10 years in the 70's and 80's and for the last 30 I've played between 1-3 times per year." " Any protection?" "Yes, the last 10 years or so." "Phil, You're screwed." 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSinTo Posted January 5, 2022 Share Posted January 5, 2022 On 1/4/2022 at 6:28 PM, Retired said: Really? I did watch Batman all the time but Don't remember her looking that good. I guess the memory goes too huh? Lol As a experiment, I took my aides out and played two guitars unplugged. My Epiphone Standard solid body, I could not hear a thing. Complete silence. That was strumming hard & loud. Then the Casino, also struming loud. I could barely hear it. Retired, Well, if there is an upside to this, it's that you can save some money by not bothering to put strings on your guitars anymore. RBSinTo 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 10 hours ago, Whitefang said: Y'know, to be on the safe side you oughta lie down in bed with your eyes closed, pretending to sleep while your wife somehow sets off the smoke alarm and find out if you hear it or not. Whitefang. That would be a good test. With the aides in or out? I cannot hear thunderstorms at night with them out. There is one blessing though, I cannot hear my wife snore beside me at night. Haha. That used to keep me awake when I used to have tinnitus. That also bothered me constantly day & night and one day, it disappeared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 3 hours ago, Tman said: I had significant hearing loss with my last yearly physical. I therefore went to see an ENT doc that I've worked with for years. He said, "Phil, any family history?" I said "yea, My grandfather, my mom, and my sister." He said "any occupational exposure?", "Well I played in a rock band for about 10 years in the 70's and 80's and for the last 30 I've played between 1-3 times per year." " Any protection?" "Yes, the last 10 years or so." "Phil, You're screwed." Yep, Once the hearing is gone, nothing they can do. Debbie was sick of screaming at me all the time and made her throat sore and insisted I got new hearing aides. There was a place that offered it free. "Starky"! As coming in for a trial, they offered a huge discount. As we know, hearing aides are not cheap. When she sold the farm she wanted to use some of the cash to buy me new aides. I told her to not waste her time. They won't work. My hearing is too far gone. My last tests had like 0.90 decibels that were lost in one ear and 0.80 decibels lost in the other. I took their hearing booth test and heard nothing unless they made it very loud. The gal told me that I was the worst customer they had ever tested for hearing. I qualified for their top aides on the market that they had and she kept adjusting them on her computer over and over again. In the end, I did not like them as it was too metallic or in other words, it sounded like I had microphone stuffed in my ear like in a band on stage. She kept adjusting till I actually liked them. It is a huge difference with them in & out. As long as I can hear Debbie, I'm happy but when I get up and forget to put them in? She talks to me and I cannot hear a word she says. It's like I go deaf. Anyone that bad here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted January 6, 2022 Author Share Posted January 6, 2022 3 hours ago, RBSinTo said: Retired, Well, if there is an upside to this, it's that you can save some money by not bothering to put strings on your guitars anymore. RBSinTo That is funny! I got a chuckle out of that one. Problem is, I'd be strumming away in the air and singing way off key as I cannot hardly hear myself without the aides and Deb would grab one of my guns, (As I'm a collector of them,) and shoot me in the head to shut me up? LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBSinTo Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 8 hours ago, Retired said: That is funny! I got a chuckle out of that one. Problem is, I'd be strumming away in the air and singing way off key as I cannot hardly hear myself without the aides and Deb would grab one of my guns, (As I'm a collector of them,) and shoot me in the head to shut me up? LOL Retired, To extend your Golden Years, once you remove the strings, try playing only instrumentals. RBSinTo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitefang Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 12 hours ago, Retired said: That is funny! I got a chuckle out of that one. Problem is, I'd be strumming away in the air and singing way off key as I cannot hardly hear myself without the aides and Deb would grab one of my guns, (As I'm a collector of them,) and shoot me in the head to shut me up? LOL Well, I sing way off key, and my hearing is just fine. So at least, YOU have a good reason for it. Whitefang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted January 6, 2022 Share Posted January 6, 2022 I just got my hearing checked and they said it was pretty good. Not much loss until over 5000 Hz. I can't hear very well at all, but they tell me it's pretty good. They did vacuum and detail my ears. Got the dust bunnies off my eardrums. Best $20.00 I ever spent. There was stuff in my ears from the sixties. So I got that going for me... 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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