Wed, 9 September 2009  My worst nightmare has come to fruition... A few days ago, one of my 4 year old, raid'ed internal harddrives decided it had enough. In the process of fixing this (having to replace both drives), I accidentally deleted a partition in my external back up drive holding all my production programs, elements and even some music. This caused a massive problem because when a partition is deleted, the machine won't see the drive and all its wonderful data. I was able to recover most and I hope all the data which was very time consuming (14 hours) not to mention very stressing on my external drive. The next step is to do a back up again but I have to get another drive (1tb) to do so (hopefully today). So to make a long boring story short and boring... I'm hosed until further notice. At the rate I'm going, it should not be long but there will be a lot of backing up, reinstalling, reconfiguring, testing and all that happy horse poop. So, again... (this hasn't been my year) there will be no podcast this week and there is a 50/50 percent chance there will be one the following week. This has turned out to be a costly and time consuming process so your patience is much appreciated. Best, Doc Category: general -- posted at: 5:11 AM Comments[36] |
Damn Doc, just Damn. Sorry to hear of all the troubles. I feel your pain as my own home systems have crapped out in the same manner recently. I know about all the time consuming joy of reforming that you get to go through. Good luck and we will hear from ya when we hear from ya ka
Been there, done that, and got a western digital t-shirt to prove it. My first time taught me to have a good backup plan. Now I back everything up on either cd's or dvd's and on external backups. Nothings fool-proof but hard drives are cheap luckily. Check out newegg.com
We Love ya Doc. You'll be rockin' before ya know it.
We Love ya Doc. You'll be rockin' before ya know it.
I feel ya doc, last sunday our washer crapped out and as as soon as I unhooked it and looked it over (I don't know if it's something I can fix) my son said our computer was acting retarded and suddenly we were also having download issues because one of our network cables has a short in it. It feels like it never ends but I guess it's nice to know you're not the only one suffering. Don't sweat it man we'll all be here when you can get the next podcast up. Now I need to look up info on washer repair.
Pullin' for ya, Doc...!
I know how computers can sometimes take us to Cyber-Hell.
I call my own system 'Cerberus' (the 3-headed dog guarding the River of Death)when it gives me grief; I call it "SkyNet" when it actually seems malevolent, hostile and dangerous enough to be the beginning of the End of the Human Race)
Good luck, buddy.
I know how computers can sometimes take us to Cyber-Hell.
I call my own system 'Cerberus' (the 3-headed dog guarding the River of Death)when it gives me grief; I call it "SkyNet" when it actually seems malevolent, hostile and dangerous enough to be the beginning of the End of the Human Race)
Good luck, buddy.
posted by: Michael from South Carolina on Wed, 9/9 10:42 PM EDT
Thanks guys... I'm not depressed about it... I'm just annoyed with the annoyance of having a crippled machine (who's name is Floyd by the way)
All my files have been recovered and I'm currently in the process of backing them up... then i'll make a back up of my back up drive.
onward and upward...
All my files have been recovered and I'm currently in the process of backing them up... then i'll make a back up of my back up drive.
onward and upward...
posted by: doc on Thu, 9/10 04:27 AM EDT
"Floyd".......hmmmmmm
As in "Welcome to the (Floyd) Machine"...
spot on, Doc
( oh yeah, 'onward & upward" sure....just don't invert like Floyd's Pyramid did...or go wayward like The Pig....we let the marksman take the day off, so we'd never get you back down to Earth,Doc
:-)
As in "Welcome to the (Floyd) Machine"...
spot on, Doc
( oh yeah, 'onward & upward" sure....just don't invert like Floyd's Pyramid did...or go wayward like The Pig....we let the marksman take the day off, so we'd never get you back down to Earth,Doc
:-)
posted by: Michael from South Carolina on Thu, 9/10 03:29 PM EDT
doc, dont worry. man im sorry that happened.i had everything on my computer, just as i was going to get an external hard drive(my first one) then my computer died!i didnt have time to convert anything to my new drive. the internal hard drive was finished! i lost everything to music, old family photos, to just things i really wanted! i feel your pain. i hope everything works out for you. thankyou for everything that you do for us. love your shows. dont stress anything! peace!
kenny
kenny
Take your time man, just make sure you get back in one piece. We miss it.
posted by: AcousticPhenom on Fri, 9/11 04:57 PM EDT
I warmly second all comments here, lots of good spirits despite the annoying crap work, maybe after all even something good grows out of this. take your time, man, your casts are well worth the wait!
all the best,
bernhard
all the best,
bernhard
posted by: bernhard on Sat, 9/12 12:59 PM EDT
doc.... you know we love you man ... and your generosity to to the floyd fan market is nearly unprecedented , so the least we can do is give you the patience you so richly deserve... me personally , ill satiate myself with a copy of piper at the gates of dawn that i won from your wonderful contest not so very long ago.....
we will all anxiously await your return and hope that the costs and stress and b.s. are at the bare minimum for you in getting back on track.
love ya doc ... and thanks for all you give us fans of you and floyd . you totally rock , man... totally .
we will all anxiously await your return and hope that the costs and stress and b.s. are at the bare minimum for you in getting back on track.
love ya doc ... and thanks for all you give us fans of you and floyd . you totally rock , man... totally .
Thanks again everyone... To be honest I'm going out of my brain damaged mind! My computer guy's been away for 10 days on Martha''s Vineyard and won''t be back until the 16th... soon but not soon enough. I'm not a big fan of playing the waiting game... but my hands are tied. My studio production capabilities are non-existent at the moment (this is the part that's driving insane)
I hope to have a podcast for this weekend but with each day passing, I'm losing valuable production time.
I hope to have a podcast up before I go on my mini vacation Sept 25 thru 28th in the Cleveland, OH area... at Cedar Point, then on my last day, the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.
No guarantees though if I'll have a new one posted before then
I appreciate everyone saying "take your time"... it's reassuring to know you guys are willing to wait. It does take A LOT of pressure off.
You guys are the berries!
Shine on,
Doc
I hope to have a podcast for this weekend but with each day passing, I'm losing valuable production time.
I hope to have a podcast up before I go on my mini vacation Sept 25 thru 28th in the Cleveland, OH area... at Cedar Point, then on my last day, the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame.
No guarantees though if I'll have a new one posted before then
I appreciate everyone saying "take your time"... it's reassuring to know you guys are willing to wait. It does take A LOT of pressure off.
You guys are the berries!
Shine on,
Doc
posted by: Doc on Mon, 9/14 09:50 AM EDT
I've only just discovered this podcast and it's absolute heaven for me! Despite the hard work and the hassle you've had, there's a lot of people out here who really appreciate what you're doing. Most of all I enjoyed the Animals recordings (my first gig ever was PF at Stafford Bingley Hall in the UK on 31/03/77 when I was 16). Kind regards. Rob (Coventry, UK)
Unrelated to your computer issues, I was watching a video of the Australian Pink Floyd Show on my local PBS station last night. The act was wonderful, of course and every note spot-on, but they lacked a certain "crackle" that the Floyd had that counterpointed the slow, plodding nature of much of their material. Whenever I saw the Floyd perform, with Roger or after Roger, they had an underlying "funk" that propelled the music and gave it good backbone. Despite their well rehearsed musicianship APFS seemed to have all the syrup and little of the crunch. Just an observation from the left coast.
Not to worry, Doc. We're still with ya.
I don't know that it's up to your standards, but if you need it, I would not object to you posting Wish You Were Covered as a stopgap.
Best of luck on the hardware and we'll be amazed as usual when you come back.
I don't know that it's up to your standards, but if you need it, I would not object to you posting Wish You Were Covered as a stopgap.
Best of luck on the hardware and we'll be amazed as usual when you come back.
doc,
when I stumbled upon your website, i could not believe that i found such a accurate, respectful and musically packed web site. so much so that I stayed up all night playing podcast after podcast until dawn. what a magnificent work each show turned out to be. they just got better and better! wow.
so please take all the time you need (and even a little more) to put it all back together, and wait until to really feel good again get your wonderful perspective back.
btw...on bd-55 as you related when you "bumped" into david crosby at JFK in '98, and I paraphrase...
mr. leonard...I love your podcasts, thank you very much!
they are sooo worth the wait!!!
fyi... i would group the three best floyd resources as "inside out" by nick mason, "pink floyd - the early years" by barry miles, and especially your "braindamage web site" by the doc.
YOU are the berries!!!
all the best,
bob
when I stumbled upon your website, i could not believe that i found such a accurate, respectful and musically packed web site. so much so that I stayed up all night playing podcast after podcast until dawn. what a magnificent work each show turned out to be. they just got better and better! wow.
so please take all the time you need (and even a little more) to put it all back together, and wait until to really feel good again get your wonderful perspective back.
btw...on bd-55 as you related when you "bumped" into david crosby at JFK in '98, and I paraphrase...
mr. leonard...I love your podcasts, thank you very much!
they are sooo worth the wait!!!
fyi... i would group the three best floyd resources as "inside out" by nick mason, "pink floyd - the early years" by barry miles, and especially your "braindamage web site" by the doc.
YOU are the berries!!!
all the best,
bob
I have a couple of surrogate DJ podcasts (yours being one of them Glogo) but I don't have the means to "brand it" if you will. Also my FTP is inaccessible due to my computer issues. I'm doing the best I can to get it up and running as soon as possible.
posted by: Doc on Thu, 9/17 08:35 AM EDT
doc,
there is no doubt that you are "doing the best I can to get it up and running as soon as possible". thanks for the update, however, you still appear to feel under pressure and stressed. i hope i am wrong. we all know the good stuff always takes longer than one plans. since all your podcasts are such quality gems, please take all the time needed to heal your equipment and refresh yourself so the quality continues. i believe that your listners truely appreciate all you time and effort and will gladly wait as long as needed - and more...doc, just remember it's medication time and don't forget the "prozac" big fella.
regards,
bob
there is no doubt that you are "doing the best I can to get it up and running as soon as possible". thanks for the update, however, you still appear to feel under pressure and stressed. i hope i am wrong. we all know the good stuff always takes longer than one plans. since all your podcasts are such quality gems, please take all the time needed to heal your equipment and refresh yourself so the quality continues. i believe that your listners truely appreciate all you time and effort and will gladly wait as long as needed - and more...doc, just remember it's medication time and don't forget the "prozac" big fella.
regards,
bob
Yake your time, Doc! There's plenty to keep us going already. We know when you do get sorted it'll be well worth it.
PS Just thought I should mention a link someone tipped me off about. It'a: www.zamzar.com. The way it works, you cut n paste the URL from YouTube files, email them to yourself and PRESTO! You have ripped the audio from YouTube! I already plundered the Flod archives over the last few nights. Maybe other devotees could do likewise during the interim and keep themselves amused during your absence?
PS Just thought I should mention a link someone tipped me off about. It'a: www.zamzar.com. The way it works, you cut n paste the URL from YouTube files, email them to yourself and PRESTO! You have ripped the audio from YouTube! I already plundered the Flod archives over the last few nights. Maybe other devotees could do likewise during the interim and keep themselves amused during your absence?
posted by: Ronnie Carnwath on Thu, 9/24 02:57 AM EDT
Man. I feel your pain. What a nightmare. I've had 5 years worth of my business's work disappear in a flash due to an external drive frying. It's a despairing helpless feeling. Thank goodness you were able to retrieve most of your data. This would have been a loss to us all, but man, that's your baby...that really sucks.
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