The feelings of euphoria and awe after playing or hearing music. Also to describe the goosebumps that accompany the listener while hearing or playing music.
As I was playing Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C Sharp Minor, I was overwhelmed by Gratiphonia.
Someone I admired growing up. Someone who influenced me with who I wanted to become as a person. When you are really young you admire superheros likesuperman or spiderman or wonderwoman because they stand for all things good & they protect our society from evil.
Examples of Childhood Heroes include: Indiana Jones, Batman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Han Solo, Captain James T. Kirk, MacGyver, Luke Skywalker, and Mickey Mouse to name a few.
~S~ is used in chat for online multiplayer combat games for saluting or addressing many people in a room. It means "salute (all)". As opposed to S! for saluting.
It is probable that this originated in Microsoft Combat Flight Simulator and moved up through the years to other games and newer versions such as IL2 or CS.
Maj_Ojo: ~S~ all
AH_Hornet: S! Ojo
AH_BULLET: S! Ojo. Hey bro.