Grognard '80s Rock God Strikes!! (Accidentally)

[Bruunwald 3599]

I was informed a few moments ago, by a coworker, that the headphone jack on my computer must be malfunctioning, because everybody in our otherwise quiet office had been subjected to about an hour of Glenn Hughes singing his guts out on the little-known-yet-fantastic 1985 concept album Phenomena. (Whilst I rocked on, ignorant of the fact, earbuds in place.)

 

Just to sweeten the pot, it's a dark album with lyrics pertaining to terror, Hell, endless night, creatures coming out of the dark, and Old Scratch himself makes a couple of appearances.

 

I am unsure whether to celebrate this little gift I have given my office mates, or hide in embarrassment.

 

That said, in my heart, I understand that their lives have been made at least minutely better, by having dwelt for a few fleeting moments in Greatness.

 

Anybody else embarrass themselves totally in recent days?

Edited June 25, 2015 by Bruunwald

[haldir 44287]

Not in recent days but back in high school I was listening to Metallica's Ride the Lightning through my headphones in my room. Now my room was in the basement but it was right below my parent's bedroom. Little did I know I didn't switch the A & B input selectors on my Pioneer stereo. These inputs were used to select what channels you wanted your sound to go to. A main, B secondary. Headphones were on B, A was the main. I forgot to shut off A, which in turn I got to deal with a high irratated dad due to he didn't want to listen to my rock crap late at night.

 

Whoops!!

 

(sorry dad!   )

[Carnacki the Ghost Finder 2042]

I once sang along to White Zombie so loudly that my brother came running into the house saying that he could hear me halfway down the block.

 

My only excuse is that it was 1992.

[buglips*the*goblin 93863]

 

Anybody else embarrass themselves totally in recent days?

 

 

This implies a cultural concept of shame.  I do not embarrass myself.

 

I embarrass other people around me rather a lot. 

[Mad Jack 48956]

 Much like the goblin, everything I do, intentionally or otherwise, is for the greater benefit of humanity and should be appreciated as such.

[wargamer 4165]

my wife does that quite regularly when trying to watch videos on her computer.

[Sergeant_Crunch 7959]

My students are routinely subjected to my choices in music, which firmly reside in the 80's and early 90's. They seem to suffer from the belief that when I put music on it is for them.

[Dilvish the Deliverer 51046]

So on a submarine, pretty much the only space you have to yourself is your rack (bunk).  So alot of guy spend their off watch time there watching movies or playing games.  Out of courtesy for everyone else who may be sleeping, you use head phones (or that guy who has been up for the last day and a may break you and your entertainment device in two).

 

As the rack is the size of a coffin, sometimes moving around will cause the head phone jack to come out.  In which case the entire compartment can hear your choice of video games movies or, uhm..."recreational videos".

 

Not like anything like that ever happened to ME of course.

[Chaoswolf 115728]

Of course.

 

I got noticed singing along with a Slayer song in the car this past Monday.

Although, considering that it was Slayer, I'm not sure if I was more embarrassed, or the person noticing was more terrified....

[Baphomet69 4774]

Well, if they let it go on for an hour without telling you, chalk it up to their appreciation of the music and be happy.

 

[Bruunwald 3599]

Of course.

 

I got noticed singing along with a Slayer song in the car this past Monday.

Although, considering that it was Slayer, I'm not sure if I was more embarrassed, or the person noticing was more terrified....

Now yer talkin'.