Dallas Denny

G'evenin @Sub. I've been huffing weld ox for close to 20 years now. So, weld ox has got to be contam free or the welds won't be good......if an O2 supplier deals in both med and weld ox, both types of cylinders are filled from the same spigot......med tanks are vacuumed prior to filling while weld ox cylinders just get a "sniff" test. Costs are going to vary depending on location......when I began using it in Texas I was able to lease a large (48" tall x 9" dia) cylinder but sorry, I'm old and don't recall pricing.....when I moved to Okla I had to purchase my rig.....$300 for a full cylinder the same size as above, $50 for a weld ox regulator from Harbor Freight (last time I checked they were up to $75), and $25 for the clusterO2mask from ch dot com, and refills/exchanges were $23 ( it's been 4 years since it was refilled so not sure about current pricing. The cons: You can't tell them you're gonna breathe it....you're taking up glass blowing as a hobby or selling minnows....their biz is selling welding stuff so they really don't care....the 2 I've dealt with didn't ask me anything. As I said, no Idea what you'll run up against trying to source it in your part of the country. Hope this helps...any questions just fire away! Dallas Denny

Not sure why you would say this cuz I can assure you that I said no such thing @Jimmy Martinez

@jon019 that was a whole raftfull of "on point" responses to a bunch of questions brother!! Salute!!!

Good one jeebs!! Pssttt....what the hell is a hobbyhorse??

I fully concur with CHfather that chances are pretty good that your doc never got you up to a therapeutic dose for clusters anyway and, it kinda sounds like increasing your dosage would be contraindicatedso.....!! And, like him, I'm not a doc, but a quick Google search stressed that it should be titrated down under strict doctor supervision....and then told me what a doc would probably do to titrate down from a 240mg (3 x 80mg) daily dose so.... I'm of the school of thought that Verapamil is another off label pharma med that's thrown at cluster patients often but effective for a relatively small % and many of them deal with unwanted side effects!!! I commiserate with ya though, being a student and trying to learn stuff would be a biotch with the Beast hangin around!! DD

Hey @number1buster! I need to make clear for any readers, I DID NOT write these lyrics!! I have taken some rewrite liberties along with arrangement of the verses and have spent a bit of time on this project over the years!! I've wrestled with some of your points and thoughts in my mind for some time now Bob.....as you know, my original goal was to complete the song and maybe use it as a fundraiser or for swag bag stuffing at future conferences. But the fact remains that the concept came to be in the Facebook clusterhead support group "Trigeminal Autonomic Cefalalgia", and although this particular version was created by a member of this forum @xBoss , In my mind, it should belong to/be listened to by the clusterhead community at large, especially in that group where it was conceived and credit given to the individuals who actually penned the original words!! Sammy Bernardini, 1st verse, and Roland Pepin, 2nd and 5th (RIP pain warriors), my memory is not as good on the rest.......I'm fairly sure there was a total of 8 differest verses.........the remaining 2 verses in this completed song are gleaned from the remaining 5 in the Facebook thread.....my memory isn't real clear on the contributors to those but I suppose I could do a search in that group and try to find the original thread. I have shared it in private with a few close friends and everyone loved it!! I am very grateful to @xBoss for his work on this!! I would still love to hear the lyrics to the Sound of Silence tune in Disturbed style...but that was a dream and this is real!! DD

@spiny It was 92°at 12:15 in the shade on the John Deere thermometer on my porch!!! Just looked and it's now 95!!! Got a bad feeling this Okie summer is gonna be all about setting new record high temps!! You know you can always help out here with your wise words my friend !!

Welcome Mike and congrats on ending your cycle and getting O2 to make the cycle easier!!! I must tell you though that you're carrying your oxygen safety concerns to the extreme an totally unnecessary! O2 is NOT flammable!! It's an oxidizer, and will enhance an existing fire, making it burn hotter and longer....if it's in your bedroom away from a fire source you'll be good...and if you're a smoker, wait a few after aborting before lighting up!! Or, just keep doing what you are if it makes ya comfortable! DD

Well there she is @spiny!!! Nice to see ya girl!!

@xBoss....Rip on brother!! I sent the link to our fearless leader BobW yesterday evening! His response was "Holy crap, we need to talk about this!!" Lol! Ima relinquish the completion of this project to you brother...."this mission, if you choose to take it....".....lmao!! I was working on the most advanced airborne computer system the Marine Corp had at the time in 66.....had a final top secret security clearance and cudn't talk about it for 10 years after I was discharged!! But this stuff in today's world boggles my feeble old mind!! DD

@xBoss well dude, as far as I'm concerned, you nailed it!!! I'm not a "metal" kinda guy in my old age but I think it's "out fecking standing" as my DI would say in bootcamp!!!! I would still love to hear it done to a disturbed version of Sound of Silence....the live late night TV show recording, not the studio version.....but this is really good imo!!

@xBoss.....I just listened to the 1st verse and I freaking love it so far dude!!! Right on!!!

@xBoss hmmmmm....are you able to upload them here?

Hey @xBoss!! Thanks for the input bud! Unfortunately, ive explored that avenue of thought unsuccessfully! Downloaded ChatGPT and played with it for awhile but "no joy"! The problem is copyright and artist protection prevents the bot from creating a song using original lyrics against a copyrighted tune so it was a deadend!! I'd sure love being able to get that front guy from disturbed to do me a solid and sing it and the group play it but that ain't gonna happen so I'm back to the drawing board for now!!

@Craigo Hey bud, answered your Facebook message regarding this thread but going to go ahead and provide an update here! So, this past Sunday around 9:30 i was googleing.....music stores, recording studios ect, and came across a number for an audio/video producer based in Sherman, Texas which is about 25 miles south of me. Called the number expecting to get a machine and leave a message and instead the dude answered and I was so surprised I couldn't get any words out for a few seconds!! Lmao! Long story short version, we really hit it off, enjoyed a long chat, and we're gonna get together and talk about this project next week over coffee!! He's been a audio/video producer for 40 years but got into it because he's a singer/songwriter!! He shared a cut of his that actually charted and he has got the vocal chops to do the song justice.....I'll find out next week if I can afford him but as I said we really hits it off, he knows I'm an old fart, I shared a song I recorded 35 years ago, told him about clusters and how the lyrics came to be and got the vibe that he'll be reasonable so I'm keeping my fingers crossed!! Well, that wasn't very feckin short! But wait, there's more.... When I apprised Bob about this development he told me a rapper from the UK had emailed him about a song he'd written about clusters and psychedelics.....Bob the said "maybe we can make an album"....told him we could name it "The Busting Fusterclucks"!! And...that's a wrap folks!! DD