On Jul 30, 8:11Â am, ZerkonX
X.net> wrote:> On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:32:38 -0700, Robert Cohen wrote:
>> I betcha most people who've played in rock bands are now somewhat hard
>> of hearing ?
>
> Peter Townshend:
>
> Townshend suffers from partial deafness and tinnitus as a result of
> extensive exposure to loud music through headphones and in concert,
> including The Who concert at Charlton Athletic Football Ground, London,
> on 31 May 1976 that was listed in the Guinness Book of Records, where the
> volume level was measured at 126 decibels 32 metres from the stage. In
> 1989, Townshend gave the initial funding to allow the formation of the
> non-profit hearing advocacy group H.E.A.R. (Hearing Education and
> Awareness for Rockers)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Townshend
re: contribution of Britain to pursuit of deafness
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_(rock_opera)
"Tommy, can you hear me?"
autistic>
Caveat listener: When you've listenened to the music, you'll never
forget it, and today in 2008, the WIKIPEDIA explains the phenomenon to
me, which I had enjoyed so much a la:
"See meee, touch meee, feeeeel me, listening to you, I got the
feelin..."
