YTSEJAM Digest 4779 Today's Topics: 1) Carpal Tunnel? by "Dave Leon" 2) DT on eMpTyV!!! by NuGgeTMaN 3) CTS (NDTC) by "Harry D' Amour" 4) CTS, my poor wrists.... by "Jeremy Kube" 5) bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome by "Rahul Ananda" 6) Rudess Interview by email_address_removed 7) Re: Jordan was in DT when? by Chris 8) Carpel Tunnel by email_address_removed 9) Re: king's x 'n' platypus by Matej Grginic 10) Platypus, King's X blah.blah... by steve.arthur@twm.co.uk 11) new cds/Superior/King's X by Pat Daugherty 12) Re: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Long thesis (sorry, was bored) by "Mark Bredius" 13) Wayne's World by David Dixon 14) RPM live MP3 (Over The Edge) at LITS by Nick Bogovich 15) My supergroup by David Dixon ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:35:39 -0600 From: "Dave Leon" To: Subject: Carpal Tunnel? Message-ID: <004901be7b06$34605020$5e421004@oemcomputer> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01BE7AD3.BA33D600 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >Can someone say what is that Carpal Tunnel??? Some nus-effect of being >computer freak? Ahh...Car Pool Tunnel Syndrome....it's a horrible mental disorder which = stems from the fear of being trapped in a tunnel with a car full of = people you work with. -Dr. Dave. ------=_NextPart_000_0044_01BE7AD3.BA33D600 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

>Can someone say what is that = Carpal=20 Tunnel??? Some nus-effect of being
>computer freak?

Ahh...Car Pool Tunnel Syndrome....it's = a horrible=20 mental disorder which stems from the fear of being trapped in a tunnel = with a=20 car full of people you work with.

-Dr. Dave.

------=_NextPart_000_0044_01BE7AD3.BA33D600-- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 19:30:57 -0500 From: NuGgeTMaN To: email_address_removed Subject: DT on eMpTyV!!! Message-ID: So I was REALLY bored!!! Sue me! I was watching the special on the new movie "Matrix" and right smack dab in the middle of it when they're showing various special effects sequences...the kickass crunch of John P. in ACoS...believe it or not! The movie does look kinda cool though ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 04:19:44 +0300 From: "Harry D' Amour" To: Subject: CTS (NDTC) Message-ID: <199903310121.EAA15857@forthnet.gr> >>>Can someone say what is that Carpal Tunnel??? Some nus-effect of being >>computer freak??? >Basically, what I know of the physical aspects of CTS is that there is a >cavity in your wrist between your two wrist bones (shoot me, I can't >remember the names, fibia and tibia?, I think those are the leg bones. >bah). As more stress is detected in the wrists and hands fluids from God >knows where flood that tunnel. When the work is done, the fluid recedes but >leaves something of a film behind. Eventually the film builds up into this >gunk that is just trapped there until eventually the swelling never goes >away and they have to cut into you to clean the shit out. I might be wrong, >but that's the way it was explained to me. Don't listen to any of this! The Carpal Tunnel is the tunnel that penetrates the Carpathian mountains..... Actually, the CTS is caused by the irritation of a nerve, the median nerve. This happens when the coat of the wrist's tendons develops an inflammation, gets swollen and puts pressure on the median nerve, in the limited space of the carpal tunnel, between the two wrist bones (I don't know their english names). The result is pain and other disorders caused by the pressure of the nerve. The coat of the tendon (I think it's called serana or something) sometimes gets swollen because of the repeated movement of the muscles that move the fingers, as in typing. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 21:15:47 -0500 From: "Jeremy Kube" To: Subject: CTS, my poor wrists.... Message-ID: <000801be7b1c$6526e0a0$message_id_removed> Hey all, I have CTS is my right hand. I had corrective surgery on my left hand when I was 14. I have gone many years without doing the surgery on my right hand. Right now it isn't bad, but at times... I can't even feel my fingertips from numbness. I am a drummer, so I wear my corrective wristbrace when I sleep, and if I am lucky, I have no effects on my hand. Btw, my left hand is absolutely fine. No permanent effects besides the correction of the carpal tunnel. What exactly is CTS? Here is my definition.. .fucking pain and numbness!! No, really.. Its a condition where the "tunnell" is constricted. Meaning, essentially; that the muscles in the hand are too big or there is a buildup of fluid in the tunnell. This constricts the blood flow to the hand. I have the fluid buildup. In fact, when I had the surgery to correct my left hand, I shot fluid about 4 feet in the air when I flexed up my arm. It was really sick. The surgery is done in the doctor's office. Recovery/rehab is about 4-6 months. I got all of my hand strength back in about 6 weeks. I was on summer break from Jr. High school and was able to work all day on strenghting my hand again. I am left handed (for writing only) so I couldn't write well for several months. Well, I figured I'd enlighten you. Later, J Jeremy Kube email_address_removed email_address_removed email_address_removed "This Job would rule if it weren't for the f*$king customers!" Randall in "Clerks" "If I had breasts, I would never leave the house, ever." John Perreault ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 16:36 -0800 From: "Rahul Ananda" To: "email_address_removed" Subject: bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome Message-ID: Carpal tunnel is caused, primarily, by repetitive movements in the hands and wrists, affecting the carpal bones (the bones on the top-side of your palm) and the gap between the carpals where they meet your lower arm bones (radius and ulna...not the tibia and fibula). The continuous stress caused by typing actually weakens your carpals to the point that they develop holes...the tunnels. These open spaces subsequently fill up with fluids (mostly lymph) that vibrate when you continue to use your hands in an unhealthy manner. This can cause extreme pain in some and can only be relieved with acupuncture (temporarily) or invasive surgery. If you feel twinges in your hands or discomfort while typing, you may have an early form of carpal tunnel (though sometimes it is simply muscle stiffness). Have a hand specialist do an electromyelogram to be sure. If anyone is interested, I can send you electromyelograms of healthy/unhealthy carpals. -Rahul Ananda- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 00:29:39 EST From: email_address_removed To: email_address_removed Subject: Rudess Interview Message-ID: Music Street Journal 15 is up. The new prog reviews for the month are Various Artists Encores, Legends and Paradoxes (ELP Tribute album), Forever Einstein- One Thing After Another and Simon Phillips-Another Lifetime. Yes` Keys to Ascension is the prog flashback review. Robert Berry and Jordan Rudess are both interviewed regarding Encores... and many other topics. Prog metal reviews for this month are Stratovarius-Destiny, and as the flashback, Blue Oyster Cult-Extraterrestial Live. Nonprog reviews are Black 47-Live in New York and The Grateful Dead`s Reckoning is the flashback. There are two entries for Indie Mania this month, Wooster Sang`s self titled album and Pam Fleming`s Fearless Dreamer. Also, be sure to notice the new look to the main page. Check out the site at www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Arena/9250/ Thanks Gary Hill Music Street Journal ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 09:22:03 +0100 From: Chris To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: Jordan was in DT when? Message-ID: <3701DB2B.37108D0B@wolfson.co.uk> > Jordan appeared for 1 live show before the Awake tour: September > 9, 1994. Ryan Whitaker has the show and is selling it under the monicker > "The Rudess Experiment" on Scarred Records (http://scarred.mit.edu) > > - mike. aha. Coincidence or what. Last night I was looking through an old tape of stuff taped from tv (I was particularly looking for the queensryche unplugged show) and while fast forwarding through the tape I came across an mtv interview with James and Mike. The interview was taken just before the foundations gig and they were talking about Kevin Moore leaving and some other stuff, they then proceded to show some clips of the show with Jordan on keys, which probably means that that there is a semi-pro tape of the whole show kicking around somewhere in MTV's archives. Anyway, if I can persuade a guy from work to make an mpg of it, I'll upload it somewhere. Cheers Chris, ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 05:06:32 -0500 From: email_address_removed To: "INTERNET:email_address_removed" Subject: Carpel Tunnel Message-ID: Didn't Keith Emmerson and Carl Palmer have CTS. Can't figure out why the fat bloke didn't get it, he must have been the lucky one :-) Dave ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 31 Mar 1998 12:43:09 -0800 From: Matej Grginic To: email_address_removed Subject: Re: king's x 'n' platypus Message-ID: :> BTW, I just picked Platypus last week. :( :> It really isn'n what I've been expected from Derek & John. :> It's Hard Rock rather than prog. : :Yeah...keep in mind it's got the guitarist from King's X. I bought X's :compilation album which has 2 or 3 songs from each of their albums, and :I felt exactly the same way. I thought they were gonna be all proggy, :but no, they're hard rock, kind of blues-ish almost. You mixed the terms here. Claiming someone is prog is like describing icecream as sweet, while you have a kazillion flavours. I'll persume you expected wacko timesigs, industrial guitar shredding, vocals that try to wake up somone on Mars and lyrics that speak about something divine. Yea, you probably expected progressive METAL. King's X has always been described as hard rock progressive trio and that's the name that suits them best if you really have to put labels on bottles. :But, Ty Tabor can :play pretty well, and the songs weren't bad once I adjusted. On the :disc, there's a few live, prev. unreleased tracks, and the last one, :called "Over My Head", is a rockin' tune. I often put it on repeat. I :love that song! But it's the only one, on that disc anyway, that has :that certain kickassedness. If they have any other songs like that one, :someone please tell me! Songs are actually excellent, do take some more adjusting :) But their so called 'Greatest Hits' is hardly what it claims to be. Most of their best work isn't included, songs like Fool You, Picture, The Train, Mission.. and the list goes on and on. If you want to hear King's X at their best get three albums: Ear Candy, Dogman and their latest TapeHead. Kickass songs like Over My Head? Most of their songs kick my ass, but I'll persume you'r looking for tunes with heavy riffs and very stong groove. Get their latest album Tapehead. Songs like Fade and Groove Machine will do the trick. :Another platypus point: I think that Derek, without the influence of a :whole band that plays prog, left to his own devices to play what he :will, will probably shift back into the hard rock mode that he comes :from. Now he might bring some proggy undertones or whatever with him, :but I just assumed that he would not be playing the LitS type stuff that :he contributed to DT. Correct me if I'm wrong. Regardless of many people that claimed that Platypus is whimpy, I think it's very progressive, it's just something different (yeah, it's not as weird as 'prog'-albums that come out lately). Spock's Beard is great band and I think their stuff is pretty cool, but it's nowhere near the genious of Platypus. Matej *burp* P.S. Satruday night KX show was AWESOME. They indulged the crowd and played Cigarettes and they obviously haven't played it in a loong time. They let the crowd sing and they made funny faces, not remembering how that tune really goes, what key is it in etc. It was hilarious. Anyone interested in video of this show? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 14:26:03 +0100 From: steve.arthur@twm.co.uk To: email_address_removed Subject: Platypus, King's X blah.blah... Message-ID: Dear chaps and chappessess, Just a couple of points to brighten your day=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E 1=2E Has anyone noticed the anally retentive, but fun fact that on the track=20= listing for Platypus CD on the rear liner they've mis-spelt the word UNKNOWN as=20= UNKOWN in Rocks Balls Destination Unkown=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EWOW doesn't that make you=20= drool=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E?? I'm only raising it as I'm in the UK but I order it via C= DNOW so=20= I got the US cover with the lighter coloured Platypus title text=2E (also got=20= Poundhound cooooolll) 2=2E Jammers posting about EXPECTING King's X to be prog and thinking that their=20= songs especially early ones don't rock=2E=2E=2E=2EWell let me tell you that back=20= in=20= 1988/89 when I popped out and got the vinyl LP of Out of the Silent Planet I=20= was floored by it's ingenuity and originality=2E=2E=2Ethat doesn't come along too= =20= often so to see them languishing with Metal Blade and all that entails (crap cd=20= cover art=2Eetc) is sickening=2E Lecture over=2E=2Eresume lurk mode=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E PS The combination of King's X solo and DT member bands is keeping me amazingly=20= satisified at the moment=2E=2E=2Enot sure if I'm ready for a new DT album (only= =20= kidding) Steve (the duck billed jammer) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 07:13:13 -0800 (PST) From: Pat Daugherty To: DT list Subject: new cds/Superior/King's X Message-ID: Well since I had some credit at cdnow.com I bought a few cds: Platypus-I like this cd. I really like Ty's voice in KX way more than Doug's. This cd isn't big time metal but it is decent. I feel the memebers fit pretty nicely together. Gordian Knot-This cd is just nuts. If you want wild music get this. It is very hard to describe. Dio-Diamonds-What can you say except Dio rocks... I downloaded the acoustic Superior mp3 from the Superior site. It didn't take very long-about 25 minutes at 28.8. You gotta love unreleased high quality mp3s... Someone mentioned that Over My Head by KX was the best song. I digress. My opinion is that song is my least favorite KX song. I guess it is because of the boot cds and live show where they extend the song way longer than it should ever be. NP:-nada, but on the way in to work it was Iced Earth-Something Wicked... === |----------------------------------------------------------------| | Pat Daugherty Email: email_address_removed | | Web : http://www.abs.net/~patnbeck/pat/pat.html | |================================================================| | "Every breath leaves me one less to my last" --Dream Theater | |----------------------------------------------------------------| _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 22:31:28 +0200 From: "Mark Bredius" To: "Ytsejam" Subject: Re: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Long thesis (sorry, was bored) Message-ID: Korg Ecksthrey wrote: >> It's like arthritis. You get it from using your hands and wrists on a >> daily basis. Derek would probably qualify. :) > > It's a little more than arthritis. It can be excruciatingly painful. > Some people are more susceptible than others to the adverse affects. > Anyone can get it. It's caused by similar repetitive movements with > your hands and wrists. Arthritis is generally experienced due to age, > but one girl I knew at work had a severe case of CTS (a secretary, go > figure) and she was only 22. Typing was a terrible venture for her. I've had CTS since early last year, and it's HELL! It just plain sucks when it takes ALL your strenght to type a simple sentence, and it feels like your fingers are dead, and your arms are about to fall off... Please do yourself a HUGE favour and try to avoid this by getting an ergonomic keyboard/mouse and a gel wrist rest (these are great!). Also, make sure you take lots of breaks when you type a lot. Mark Bredius _______________________________________________________ Under A Cyber Moon - The Official Dream Theater Website http://www.dreamtheater.net/ E-mail: email_address_removed *** Join the FREE weekly Dream Theater newsletter ! *** Send email to to subscribe ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 14:20:54 -0700 From: David Dixon To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: Wayne's World Message-ID: <3093FD59DB69D11193AA00A0C9605649809338@messaging> > I'll have to agree with you on that one - RaChmaninoff could pretty much rip > anyone apart. I have a disc of him playing his own creations, and it is > just FUCKING AMAZING. "The man can wail!" - anyone catch that reference? > 10 points to the first correct contestant... <- waynes world 1 or 2? I don't know which Wayne's World, either, but CLOSE ENOUGH... :) David Dixon, MCP Internet Developer Integrated Information Systems, Inc. email_address_removed email_address_removed ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 16:25:47 -0500 From: Nick Bogovich To: email_address_removed Subject: RPM live MP3 (Over The Edge) at LITS Message-ID: Hey everyone, I posted an MP3 of the Rudess Morganstein Project performing Over The Edge live at Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA. The show was earlier today and was a lot of fun! I hope to have more MP3s from the show up on my site soon. -Bogie --------------------------------- Dream Theater - Lines in the Sand http://dreamtheater.mit.edu/ --------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 31 Mar 1999 15:07:11 -0700 From: David Dixon To: "'email_address_removed'" Subject: My supergroup Message-ID: <3093FD59DB69D11193AA00A0C9605649809339@messaging> Well, here's my NON-prog supergroup: Vox, guitar: Ed Roland (Collective Soul) Vox, guitar: David Gilmour Bass: Michael Manring (Attention Deficit, etc.) Keys: Kevin Moore Drums: Mark Zonder Metronome: Jeff Campitelli :) I would pay good money to hear that - they'd come up with some awesome shit! And my prog/metal supergroup: Vox: Russell Allen Guitar: Steve Vai Bass: John Myung (no one ever gives him enough credit) Keys: Derek Sherinian Drums: Terry Bozzio I'd like to see this mostly for the Vai/Sherinian aspect. I think those two could some up with some WILD shit! David Dixon, MCP Internet Developer Integrated Information Systems, Inc. email_address_removed email_address_removed ------------------------------ End of YTSEJAM Digest 4779 **************************