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Question: Do you wear spectacles? :: Total Votes:42 Poll choices Votes Statistics I wear spectacles. 17  [40.48%] I wear contact lenses. 6  [14.29%] I really should wear something to correct my vision but don't. 3  [7.14%] I've had laser surgery to correct my vision. 0  [0.00%] I have perfect vision. 16  [38.10%] Guests cannot vote

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Gandalph Group: Members Posts: 81 Joined: Aug. 2002 Posted: June 03 2005, 09:43 Ok, this is a lighthearted question. Reading another thread it sort of made me wonder if there is any relationship between dodgy eyesight and liking Mike's music. I will admit to being a specs wearer. -------------- Yet Another Mike Oldfield Web Site - http://www.dbennett.karoo.net Back to top

Alan D Group: Members Posts: 3670 Joined: Aug. 2004 Posted: June 03 2005, 11:34 I wish I could read this - the letters are all blurry..... Back to top

familyjules Group: Members Posts: 1190 Joined: May 2004 Posted: June 03 2005, 11:40 Quote (Alan D @ June 03 2005, 11:34) I wish I could read this - the letters are all blurry..... WHO WROTE THAT? JULES -------------- I like beer and I like cheese Back to top

Sir Mustapha Group: Musicians Posts: 2802 Joined: April 2003 Posted: June 03 2005, 12:02 So far, my eyes are two beautiful, perfect little orbs. So far. -------------- Check out http://ferniecanto.com.br for all my music, including my latest albums: Don't Stay in the City, Making Amends and Builders of Worlds. Also check my Bandcamp page: http://ferniecanto.bandcamp.com Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: June 03 2005, 12:32 Hey! Where's the checkbox for "cloth-eyed nincompoop" ? -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

Tati The Sentinel Group: Members Posts: 3360 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: June 03 2005, 13:18 I do wear glasses all the time,can't see well so far away. And afaik Mike wears glasses too,for reading. -------------- "But it's always the outsider, the black sheep, that becomes the blockbuster." - Mike Oldfield, 2014 "I remember feeling that I'd been judged unfairly and that I was going to prove them wrong." - Peter Davison, 2011 Back to top

The Big BellEnd Group: Members Posts: 971 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: June 03 2005, 16:25 well I suppose it had to come= no I normally just make a spectacle of myself. -------------- I, ON THE OTHER HAND. AM A VICTIM OF YOUR CARNIVOUROUS LUNAR ACTIVITY. Back to top

Ratty Group: Members Posts: 386 Joined: Jan. 2005 Posted: June 03 2005, 17:02 Quote (Gandalph @ June 03 2005, 14:43) I will admit to being a specs wearer. Im a "spec swearer!!!!"   -------------- Far away across the field The tolling of the iron bell Calls the faithful to their knees To hear the softly spoken magic spells Back to top

moonchildhippy Group: Members Posts: 1807 Joined: Dec. 2004 Posted: June 03 2005, 18:16 Quote (Gandalph @ June 03 2005, 14:43) Ok, this is a lighthearted question. Reading another thread it sort of made me wonder if there is any relationship between dodgy eyesight and liking Mike's music. I will admit to being a specs wearer. Does this thread have anything to do with posts on the topic of Hergest Ridge perchance?   I'm another one with specs appeal . I wear glasses for distance vision. -------------- I'm going slightly mad, It finally happened, I'm slightly mad , just very slightly mad If you feel a little glum to Hergest Ridge you should come. I'm challenging  taboos surrounding mental health "Part time hippy" I'M SUPPORTING OUR SOLDIERS BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW!! Back to top

olracUK Group: Members Posts: 1683 Joined: June 2003 Posted: June 03 2005, 20:57 A friend just had the laser thing, and now I'm thinking of having it too. My little girl seems to think that pulling my specs off just as Ommadawn gets to the good bits is really fun. -------------- The answer is 42 - but what is the question? Back to top

Starwatcher Group: Members Posts: 129 Joined: June 2004 Posted: June 04 2005, 05:52 I wear contact lenses - and what does it tell me? Well Gandalph, I already look forward to the analysis of your thread! -------------- "...but every while I would remember..." Back to top

maria Group: Members Posts: 928 Joined: July 2002 Posted: June 04 2005, 07:37 one more with perfect vision (so far at least) here. and also curious to know about your analysis on the relation between vision and musical tastes -------------- ...morning and evening i'm flying, i'm dreaming... Back to top

amarokian Group: Members Posts: 150 Joined: Dec. 2004 Posted: June 05 2005, 01:23 I'm 16;it should be really pitty for me to wear something or to have "vision" problems at this age... -------------- These posts are hazardous to the health of cloth-eared nincompoops.If you suffer from this condition after you read my posts,consult your doctor immediately. Back to top

Alan D Group: Members Posts: 3670 Joined: Aug. 2004 Posted: June 05 2005, 05:12 I still haven't voted. Does it count if you usually use specs for reading, but not otherwise? Back to top

theweightless Group: Members Posts: 604 Joined: April 2001 Posted: June 05 2005, 09:56 i was born with poor pair of eyes, so age had nothing to do with that -------------- ASMK Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: June 05 2005, 15:20 I wear contact lenses. Some people who chatted with me on IRC may know this. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

hiawatha Group: Members Posts: 2391 Joined: Mar. 2004 Posted: June 06 2005, 08:00 Re: "I've had laser surgery to correct my vision." Reminds me of a famous warning sign at laser facilities: "Do not look at laser with remaining eye." -------------- "In the land of the Dacotahs, Where the Falls of Minnehaha Flash and gleam among the oak-trees, Laugh and leap into the valley." - Song of Hiawatha Back to top

raven4x4x Group: Members Posts: 1535 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: June 06 2005, 08:32 Quote (June 06 2005 @ 21:00,hiawatha) Reminds me of a famous warning sign at laser facilities: "Do not look at laser with remaining eye." That's reassuring!! Well, I don't wear glasses at the moment, but all the rest of my family do, so there's a good chance that I will sometime. -------------- Thank-you for helping us help you help us all. Back to top

The Big BellEnd Group: Members Posts: 971 Joined: Jan. 2004 Posted: June 11 2005, 18:21 I'm thinking of getting some that have an Amarok tint . -------------- I, ON THE OTHER HAND. AM A VICTIM OF YOUR CARNIVOUROUS LUNAR ACTIVITY. Back to top

TubularBelle Group: Members Posts: 1487 Joined: April 2004 Posted: June 28 2005, 04:38 I wear contact lenses, but what is the connection with the music, please explain? I hope you aren't calling us nerds or geeks?! Tracy. -------------- I hate getting up early. I didn't even realise there were two 6 o'clocks in one day! Back to top

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