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FACT: listening to dev while driving is deadly!!!
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:19 amby steve_dave
ok, so i was driving to work today listening to 'away' in my car getting incredibly immersed in its beauty when i start approaching a round-aboot. now, to get to work i gotta turn right (left if you're in some other countries), so i indicate to get in the rand hand lane and forget to check my blind spot, pull over and in the very corneriest corner of my ey i see this headlight that shouldn't be there, all of a sudden i'm back in reality and have nearly just run a poor woman off the road. i feel very guilty and embarrssed and try to convey how sorry i was, but in sign language, how DO you convey:
"Sorry i nearly hit you, i was listening to an incredibly beautiful song by some guy named dev, you probably don't know who he is. But rest assured, it was my mistake and i'd like to apologise"?
Any near death experiences involving Dev at all?
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:25 amby Archetype
Haha, sorry for laughing, but the same thing happens to me all the time. I don't actually hit people but I get in sort of a trance, and I stop watching the road for a few seconds, because you know, guys can only concentrate on one thing at a time
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Most of the times I almost create chain-collisions on the freeway is when I'm listening to Death Of Music; it's such a beautiful song that I just 'fade out'
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:34 amby steve_dave
it gives you one hell of a rush though when the adrenaline kicks in! i know what you mean about 'fading out', i was singing along, but there were no vocals so i was 'la-la-ing' the guitar! it must've looked weird. poor woman though, i felt so bad!
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:41 amby Olive?
Yeah man!! I understand you 100%
I always fall "in trance" when I listen to Dev!!
CAUTION: Listening to Devlab while driving is even worse... It's hypnotic!!
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:48 amby steve_dave
Olive? wrote:CAUTION: Listening to Devlab while driving is even worse... It's hypnotic!!
advice that shall definitely be heeded, i ordered devlab yesterday... can't wait!
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 2:59 amby Devinaddicted_Nils
oh wow...this is something I can affirm...it doesn't even help to listen to the music louder than usual to stay clear in mind...all the Dev-solostuff is very hypnotic...
replace "Don't drink and drive" with "Don't listen to
[REPLACE fave, e.g. Deep Peace] and drive"....
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:11 amby steve_dave
'Away' was the (near) killer for me!
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:29 amby Devinaddicted_Nils
DOM could be mine some day...though I haven't heard it in my car, yet.
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:47 amby DivideByZero
I would most definitely not listen to Devlab while driving, but I have no trouble with anything else of his. I've listened to SYL while driving, for example.
Listening to old Emperor or Darkthrone while driving, now, that would be most unwise. I've been kinda guilty of the former.
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 3:59 amby steve_dave
i tend to cope well while listening to heavier stuff, i just have trouble with atmospheric kinda stuff, specially when its loud. i just lose it!
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 5:14 amby King Fear
I can relate. Playing Infinity in your car stereo is guaranteed to make you ignore all speed limits. I haven't even tried Physicist yet.
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:21 amby David
I'm glad that I don't have driving licence!
Anyway sometimes I miss my bus/metro stop for being listening to music...
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:29 amby pacman
i've got it al the time while listnening to deep peace (or any other dev stuf)....
syl keeps me focused.... but devy let's me dream away on the music...
very dangerous
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:33 amby steve_dave
i'm glad i'm not alone
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Fri Jan 21, 2005 6:39 amby pacman
steve_dave wrote:i'm glad i'm not alone
hehe. I think the most of us got that problem..
.... but it never stopped me from listening devy whyle driving