It's interesting how this thread, which really has nothing to do with model railroading, continues to have life and is now at 61 posts and others which have more relevance to the hobby die a quick death due to lack of interest. Go figure!
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NP2626 It's interesting how this thread, which really has nothing to do with model railroading, continues to have life and is now at 61 posts and others which have more relevance to the hobby die a quick death due to lack of interest. Go figure!
I wonder that all the time as I read this forum. But while we are here, I will note that about 33% of the respondents to this thread preferred silence at least some of the time, and about 15% indicated they NEVER listen to music, radio, TV or train sounds/recordings - despite any assumptions one might draw from the title of the thread.
Sheldon
LION listen to Talk Radio.
Second choice, some CDs him maked.
Him used to have very extensive record collection. It did not follow LION into monastery.
LION sometimes buys some music on line from Walmart and then makes a "program" using Audacity software.
ROAR
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Here there be cats. LIONS with CAMERAS
I can't speak for others but threads like this and other similar threads allow us to express some of our personalty. We in a way get to know one another just a little bit and to see what others like or dislike as the case may be.
As for the threads dealing with strickly model railroading not getting as many replies, well there are just a limited number of answers to a question. In fact I think some threads are too long due to repetitive answers.
All work and no play makes for a dull boy
Bob
Don't Ever Give Up
Where's Rod Stewart?
Car Talk with Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers is always good for listening while I work on the layout. I have a ton of their shows on my external drive.
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-E-C-Mills Where's Rod Stewart?
Very well represented in both my vinyl and CD collection, but the good stereo is not in the train room - in fact there is no stereo in the train room. And I prefer the vinyl, and I don't see myself setting up a turntable in the train room.
But I know a few guys in the train business who know Rod personally, maybe I could invite him over for an operating session?
Sheldon,
What about placing a speaker(s) in the train room? That's what I've done with the CD player.
"You'll never guess who was at my house last night"
"Who?"
"Rod Stewart"
"No way!!!! What did you do?
"Played with my trains"
Yes, yes, I know, serious operations and all - but I'm in the Sam Posey camp, no matter how realistically you run an op session, it's STILL playing with trains, bottom line. "Playing" does not infer trivial activity.
--Randy
Modeling the Reading Railroad in the 1950's
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superbe Sheldon, What about placing a speaker(s) in the train room? That's what I've done with the CD player. Bob
Bob,
As I indicated in my earlier post in this thread, I prefer the quiet when I work on the layout, or build models.
I like music, one of my other hobbies is speaker system design, I have about 1700 vinyl records and about 1200 music CD's, but my train room is 50' from my house, in the second floor of my detached garage/workshop, and I'm really not motivated to put music out there.
I don't turn the TV on just to have "noise", I only listen to the radio or music in the car/truck about half the time I am driving - I like to think my thoughts without distraction or interruption.
Explanation accepted
The only time I listen to the car radio is when I'm in a parking lot while the wife is inside shopping.
Then I listen to news, Fair and Balanced
What heck, I might as well get in on this. My layout, work space, and the wife's office is in the basement. When she's in her office, she has enough stuff on, music, or mostly the tv with NCIS, so with the door open a bit, I don't need anything else on. When I'm alone working on the train, I just click on the AM radio, as FM doesn't come in consistently in the basement. On the major from AM station from Milwaukee, it depends whats on, a Brewer's game, or the Dennis Miller show. Occasionally, although I am not a NBA fan by any means, I might even have the Bucks game in the back round. It's all just back round stuff for me, as I'm too busy concentrating on the task at hand. The Dennis Miller Show can be very interesting.
Mike.
My You Tube
"I've Been Workin' on the Railroad", of course!
kevinrr "I've Been Workin' on the Railroad", of course!
Well it's fitting
I have playlist on my Itunes called thinking/hobby music which is music i find helps me think and focus when i am working on something it consists of every thing from classical music ,film soundtracks,Rock music to Computer game music and other strange stuff that i like or if i am not in the mood for that i will listen to a gaming podcast
Apologies in advance for any use of UK RailRoad Terms
"there is the wrong way the Right way and then there is Great western railway Way"
Usually KUVO Denver. Just heard some Gerry Mulligan and Dizzy Gillepsie. Depending on the season it's the Rockies or Broncos on the radio or the Cubs or Orioles on the laptop. But I mix it up - had Adele, Steely Dan and Eddie Vedder on last night.
Sean
HO Scale CSX Modeler
Just started listening to an old George Winston tape; all piano, all great, all relaxing.
-Bob
Life is what happens while you are making other plans!
When I am frustrated with something it's Ozzie's "Crazy Train".... But aside from that, any blues or jazz works fine for me.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that both engines have failed, and we will be stuck here for some time. The good news is that you decided to take the train and not fly."
I relocated the older stereo to the basement and have been working through my classic and prog rock collections, but have lately been adding in some R&B and funk.
In the past few weeks, I've hooked up an old laptop to it to so I can catch up on some podcasts: Jackie Kashian's "Dork Forest" (my operating bunch was even a guest on her show a year and a half ago), "How Did This Get Made?", Marc Maron, "The Nerdist" and Comedy Film Nerds, for example. I'd reached the point where I was following more podcasts than I can listen to on my commute in a week.
I'll probably switch back more to music, though, since I find it easier to work on stuff when I'm listening to music, rather than conversation. I've already determined that I can't work on things very well when I'm listening to audio books.
-Fritz Milhaupt, Publications Editor, Pere Marquette Historical Society, Inc.http://www.pmhistsoc.org
Call me a 'thinking person's modeler." I want complete silence when I am working on the railroad since it allows me time to think about decisions I have to make. I just a matter of having down time which I really need from time to time. working through issues and enjoying peace and quiet.
There's never time to do it right, but always time to do it over.....
classic rock on my old Pioneer stereo I bought in England while in the USAF in the 80's.Mostly from the FM tuner, but occasionally on the dinosaur Technics reel to reel.
-Stan
My dog snoring.