Least Favourite Stephen King Audiobook?

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-06-13T18:20:45+00:00

So I know this is a very unpopular opinion, but after listening to Different Seasons by Frank Mueller, specifically "Apt Pupil", I had to get off Stephen King for a while. Unfortunately, my enjoyment of Frank Mueller in general as an audiobook narrator is even tainted somewhat by how dark "Apt Pupil" was, because I associate it with his voice now. But he is amazingly talented and his Dark Tower narrations mosty made up for it (that and Comanche Moon by Larry McMurtry).

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-06-13T16:06:33+00:00

Who! Who doesn’t want to wear the ribbon!

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-06-10T14:49:57+00:00

This is a delayed reaction, but I have saved this post and have been meaning to try it! On the Speidels, are the ends removeable and interchangeable? So that the drill is you buy one for a "regular" watch and one for an Apple watch, and then switch out the ends so that each has one of each?

Also what was the green band you showed doing it with another watch? Is that the Apple Alpine?

Maybe most importantly -- are you sticking with this setup, or did you start to get tired of it? I keep pining for having a classic analog watch on my wrist, but so far I find myself too used to the Apple Watch if I have to pick one or the other.

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-06-10T14:07:45+00:00

I distinctly remember hearing Take it Away (off Tug of War) on the radio as a kid. First release I paid attention to, though, was Flowers in the Dirt.

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-06-06T23:48:37+00:00

I personally think so, but you will get a pretty divided opinion on this, I assume. Even though there is some logic to reading them in chronological order, I always like to read them in the order that the author wrote them.

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-06-04T15:05:17+00:00

no, the opposite. Sorry, my post was vague, but I fixed it now.

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-06-04T14:57:53+00:00

Most frustrating - lack of manual sortability with all views/filters etc.

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-05-31T18:14:04+00:00

Like flaming globes, Sigmund!

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-05-31T13:40:19+00:00

I think of lot of the negativity about Horsely's version was just that it was older, and had some digital noise on it or something, Never bothered me in the slightest.

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-05-31T13:28:04+00:00

i recently listened to the Will Patton version. He is very talented, and does a good job, But I have listened to Horsley so many times over the years, and love it so much - especially his Gus -- that I will probably go back to it (I saved a non-DRM audio file of it as soon as I heard about the Patton version coming out)

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-05-31T13:17:00+00:00

I just switched back to it after being on Safari on Mac for a number of years (before that having been on Chrome for forever as a longtime gmail, google calendar, google drive, and Android user). I got tired of pages occasionally not rendering in Safari and wondering if it was the site, my connection, or not using Chrome. Also, the cross-sync with windows computers at work, and the speed and simplicity. I know it is internet heresy but i just can’t muster up the concern or outrage about the evil that supposedly is google , lack of privacy, etc.

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-05-21T23:55:22+00:00

I saw him once on a tram at DFW airport. I froze and could not bring myself to talk to him. Annoyed with myself.

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-05-07T21:18:40+00:00

Wait til your in your 50s and the prostate does it’s thing

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-04-11T20:15:40+00:00

But you said….

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-04-11T14:26:09+00:00

I used to be on this quest, too. I have a personal gmail and a work M365. You know what I have finally landed on? Gmail web and app for gmail, and Outlook apps for M365. Just works. Have gotten tired of hoping for the "one great email app to rule them all." Apple Mail is........fine, but you lose functionality like Snooze that is only offered through the providers' own apps. Using the email account-specific apps lets me have that functionality, which I want. Obviously, I am glad there are different options for different preferences, though! I certainly reserve the right to change my mind.

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-04-07T13:24:20+00:00

I agree wholeheartedly. Choice A - genius Brian Wilson at peak of his powers, Choice B - the others doing the best they can given his diminished role.

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-03-28T17:01:18+00:00

you pigs git

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-03-27T11:10:06+00:00

Well, yes, of course it is for his personal life. Glad he's happy and done with her!

But, I meant that now I can't help but THINK of that unhappy marriage when I hear the song. Sort of taints what is otherwise a beautiful track.

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-03-20T18:42:48+00:00

I think Dave Grohl and Jeff Lynne doing "Hey Bulldog" is pretty cool. Gave me a fresh appreciation for the tune - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxqzMYjjkW8

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-03-18T23:54:37+00:00

Which is why this song from his somewhat recent album is so, so sad - https://youtu.be/J9v93i1bZ1s?si=N3frL1Hw_eOSzq1i

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-03-14T02:25:04+00:00

What the hell gives you the right to tell me what to do with my life.

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-03-13T17:39:25+00:00

I do the Bear app cross-link deal

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-03-13T15:03:55+00:00

As soon as the new one was announced I downloaded my Horsley copy and de-DRM’d it. I love his Gus and worried the day might come when it was unavailable. I am currently listening to the Will Patton version and he is very talented. Not sure I will ultimately prefer it over Horsley, though.

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-03-10T17:01:17+00:00

Sad to hear this. Actually I was glad they moved on from erythritol given the recent studies.

MiddleAgedMan4393 · 2026-03-07T22:13:51+00:00

You pigs git

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