MrKnobs

Originally posted by fuzzball I like girls that rock! Watch out for Monster_Magnet. He'll be around here somewhere, posing as a girl. Terry D.

Originally posted by RockGirl seemed to be appropriate though. You know most of us girls are like that on occasion. Oh, I don't think it's all that bad. I like girls. Terry D.

Originally posted by RockGirl Good thing she has a good sense of humor. That's a scary animated gif! Terry D.

Originally posted by brikus What did you do to her ? Some kinky stuff ? j/k The usual, what was customary at the time. She doesn't seem angry, though. All is groovy. Terry D.

Originally posted by brikus Names !!! We want names !!!! Vendetta !!! It was Joe, TheBeatButcher but we've settled our differences. I think maybe it would be appropriate on this thread to just make a little PSA (public service announcement) on the dangers of publishing autobiographical material containing personal details of those still living. I met a lot of groupies back in the day, so I guess it was inevitable that after "publishing" my groupie story one of them would find her way to HC Forums. THIS is the result. And I'm sure there's more to come. But don't freak out, nobody's gonna boil a bunny or anything, everything's cool. Kate's just having a little fun with me and I guess I owe her that, considering what I did to her. Stay tuned. Terry D.

Originally posted by RockGirl You're welcome Terry I think it's terrible that someone you thought of as a friend would go to such a length to send you a hateful response to your story. You obviously love your wife and the story is not disrespectful to her in any way. So just chalk his or her comment up to narrow mindedness. Have a great day. You too! And by the way, WELCOME to the HC forums. Terry D.

Originally posted by d0zerz I suspect you might be right, because it has those 'near clipping' indicator lights...and it seems they're always on with the mic close..... There have been like 1,000 posts on AudioBuddy clipping over the years on this forum and others. It's a well known problem. However, if you're lucky, it could be what Where is saying instead. Be sure you're plugged into the line input of your sound card rather than the mic input, of course. And open up your soundcard control software. If you're lucky, there might be some colored meters to look at. If so you can see the clipping if it's happening at the computer input. If not, just connect the Audio Buddy output to something else you have handy (like a power amp, guitar amp line input, etc) and listen for the clipping. Best of all, invest in a slightly better soundcard or external sound device for your computer. MAudio makes some decent ones, and they will improve your sound considerably over most stock computer sound cards or onboard chipsets. Terry D.

Originally posted by RockGirl Terry, I have to say I registered with the sole purpose of telling you just how much I enjoyed your story. It was so insightful and entertaining and such a pleasure to see that there really are more "nice guys" in the world, I am fortunate to have found and married one myself and we now have 4 beautiful children together. Good luck with your writing! As an avid reader I can tell you that I find your writing on par with many of my favorite authors. Thanks again for posting your story. PS) I rated this thread a 5 Thank you so much for taking the time to read the story and comment on it. Your encouragement means a lot to me, as my day job forces me to write up to 10,000 words/day of technical material. I find that very soul draining vs. this sort of writing, which is quite cathartic for me. Many, many people have apparently read the story and I've received more than a hundred PMs, emails, and comments on it. Most have been encouraging (as your note is), but some border on downright hate mail. Just a few minutes ago, I received some particularly nasty condemnation regarding my 20+ year "age inappropriate" marriage (to the woman at the end of the story) from someone I considered a friend. How karmic and how comforting that you, a stranger, would take a moment to let me know you saw through the rougher passages in the story and found the story of love, kindness, and redemption within. Thank you so much for your timely remarks, and congratulations to you on your wonderful marriage and children. I'm sure your success is due in no small part to your kind nature and insightful, open mind. Hearing that a reader connected with the story is what every writer lives for. Thanks again, Terry D.

That's THE classic audiobuddy problem. It's not the computer card, it's the Audiobuddy. There's no fix other than back the mike up, as the clipping is happening in the Audiobuddy. Terry D.

Originally posted by SFW {censored}ing priceless! Does SFW mean "so f*cking what?" Terry D.

Originally posted by fuzzball Ratings are at the bottom, just pick what you think the thread is worth. I realize that, but it doesn't seem to work except on "special" threads. Terry D.

How did this thread suddenly sprout five stars? I've been away for a few days taking a training course with no internet access and suddenly I see stars. I suspect the mods may just assign stars, it doesn't seem like voting at the bottom of a thread does anything Terry D.

Bumping this for a friend who wants to read 'em and is forum challenged. Terry D.

Originally posted by brikus I gotta ask for the compulsory pics of the said singer.... Crap, I keep forgetting to do that for you. I'll have to ask Julie for her name, I've forgotten it. But when I do, I'll post a link to her website. Wait, maybe I'd better PM it, she might get upset. Terry D.

Originally posted by phaeton Dammit Mr. Knobs.. I just finished reading your groupie story. I started earlier today at work and at 5:30 rushed straight home to finish it. You have a very compelling style. Man, what a ride. I don't mean to get all gushy on you but at the end I feel a certain 'fullness', or maybe an 'emptiness', it's hard to say. It's been a long time, a LONG time since i've been really wrapped up into a story like this. For a time there, I too was uncomfortably in love with Gail, empatheically concerned for Janis (any idea how she turned out?) and intrigued by Red. I almost feel like I should cry, although I'm not entirely sure why. Thanks for sharing. For some reason, I really needed to read that. Thanks so much for taking time to read the story and share how you felt about it; I'm glad you enjoyed it. You have no idea how much better I felt after writing it, I really needed to get this off my chest. Oddly enough, something strange happened tonight. I was out at a couple of clubs with my partner Pebblestar, and on one of the tables a local singer songwriter had left a picture card promoting herself. I had never seen this young woman before, and I did a double take when the card came into focus because she is the spitting image of Gail when Gail was her age. She looks enough like Gail to be her twin sister. I don't have any pictures of Gail as my wife (reasonably) asked me to discard them shortly after she moved in with me. It brought back a lot of memories seeing that image, and it was nice to finally show Pebble what Gail looked like. As she simply put it, "Wow." Wow, indeed. Terry D. P.S. I know where all the people in my story are today, with the one exception of Janis; I hope she's doing well and has found the love that eluded her when I knew her. I'd like to think she appreciated the respect and kindness I showed her. For my part, I certainly appreciated her wonderful company and the simple wisdom she taught me. In a way, she was the most beautiful of all the women in the story.

Originally posted by brikus and who's to thank, huh ? Yes, I know! And for the translation, also. Terry D.

I posted this originally over in SSS Political, but it really belongs here, where I feel at home and among friends. At my house at least, it's still officially Christmas season until New Year's Day. I went out to the living room and turned on the Christmas tree and just sat under it for a while counting my blessings. After I finished contemplating the "ghosts" of Christmas present, I came back to the computer and read my groupie story from beginning to end, for the first time since I wrote it. My first thought was, damn, I could have written that better! But my second and more lasting feeling was of great relief. I think through that whole story every Christmas, because it happened over Christmas 1983. The relief was that the sadness I've felt every Christmas since then when thinking about those events is now tempered with something else: forgiveness. Forgiveness for those who hurt me, and more importantly, for myself. I just wanted to share that with you guys. Telling the story got it off my chest, I guess, and maybe from now on my Christmases won't be haunted by the memories from that strange year in my life. I would recommend to any of you who have baggage to unload, or feelings to get off your chest, to write the story down. It really helps, at least for me. Saturday night, New Year's Eve, will be the 22nd anniversary of the night I first kissed my wife, as detailed in the story. If all goes well, maybe I'll get a kiss this time too. A warm and blessed holiday season to all of you and yours. Terry D.

Originally posted by vanlatte How on earth can you hope to accomplish that? As entertaining as a lot of these stories are I can't help but wonder if any of them ever come back to haunt people. Evan with name changes, usually it's not hard to link a few things together and someone is going "HEY! They are talking about " Well, it helps to wait 20 years before you write the story, as I just did. Terry D.

Originally posted by Cokeman Yuk!! Better than terrible thirds or filthy fourths. Terry D.

Originally posted by Rolandtd8 Never ever speak of life on the road in such detail! Never admit to anything, never give your number and always keep it covered! Nuff said eh? Speak in detail. Speak in GREAT detail. Write it down, but change the names. Sell it to a magazine. But be careful who reads it. Terry D.

Originally posted by brikus Hey, cool idea....hey Terry, why don't you rewrite the story, correcting things so they correspond to what you should have done and imagine the consequences...just to give you some inspiration. Go Terry, go... BTW...wow 500+ posts ! No way I would have not met Gail, looking back on it. I learned so much from that brief relationship, and she was the wrecking ball I needed in my life. I realized I needed to let go of my two exes and let them get on with their lives, I got out of that band full of assholes and the whole sordid, druggie, promiscuous lifestyle, I got fired from the low paying job I hated for years but was too lazy to quit. Most importantly, I came to realize what an asshole I was and that I needed to change. In the process, I met and married my soulmate. We've been together 20 years now. When you ask God/life for answers, you always get them. But life rarely gives a straightforward, simple answer, and it's always at least a little bit painful. As C. S. Lewis calls it, "The chisel of God." Terry D.

Originally posted by one4rich I I was TOO NICE and TOO GOOD! Can you believe that? It turns out that she was feeling really low, and wanted to be abused, in her words "hate {censored}ed"...and she picked the wrong guy for that. I'd never heard of anything like that before, or since. My friend, I'm sorry to have to be the one to tell you, but you're obviously "some kind of f*cking nice guy." On a serious note, years ago a shrink explained to me that whatever situation a person grows up in as a child, that feels like love to them. So that's what they're looking for in a relationship. Sad? Yes. Useful? Terribly. Terry D.

Originally posted by AJE I loved it..... I didn't leave my seat the entire time...its seriously the best thing I've read in a long while. edit: If you do decide to get it published somehow.... I think the first chapter makes a great title. Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment. I'll probably see if I can get some online mag to publish it. I'm not sure my ego is strong enough to take the rejection right this moment, I still remember the last time I tried selling something I wrote.... Terry D.

Originally posted by Psychotronic What would you say the moral of the story is? Since you asked (sort of), I will surprise you with a non-judgemental reply: I'd say the moral of your story is, "Until you make your subconscious conscious, you'll continue to be surprised by what happens to you and call it bad luck." Terry D.

Originally posted by Psychotronic Moral of the story: never give your significant other the keys to your place! Are you sure that's the real moral of the story? Terry D.