It’s amazing the stuff you can get done while listening to some tranquil tunes. Productivity has been off the charts recently, luckily there is no union slowing me up.
My apartment is finally coming along and almost ready for visitors! (Not that it has stopped me from having any.) But I have finally finished building shelves and getting crates in for the record collection! And good pal Christi is coming in a few weeks to organize all the records, so I have to be ready with an organizational system!
That said,
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Personally, I’m probably leaning towards answer 4, but I’m open to suggestions!
It’s late and I’m tired. All I wanted to do was come home from work and send some email, watch some youtube or hulu and surf the web.
This is the second time I’ve tried to do that today, first when I came home from the radio station this morning… and now tonight when I came home from work.
Both times the PPPoE was down on my account causing the internet to die. The only way to fix the problem is to re-power the modem and quickly do your business on the net, as it will soon be out again. When you call tech support, you get a HORRIBLE phone automation system and people in a sweat shop half way around the world. Once someone is finally on the phone they have no way of fixing your problem except to constantly tell you to re-power everything. Re-powering is a load of bull, especially when it’s several times a day.
I guess the awesome Verizon DSL rate was for a reason, service SUCKS! So I’m done with you Verizon, and I suggest everyone avoid their DSL service. Comcast is coming first thing next week!
What I am going to do is listen to one album from start to finish everyday, the way the artist intended. Afterwards I’ll blog what I listened to. Perhaps the thirty minutes will be a relaxing safe haven for the day…?
I picked up the collection with my buddy Ron and his Dad on our way home from the Atlantic City DJ Expo. We managed to pack all the records in the mini van with Ron in the back seat… think of it like an Ikea commercial. My parents, who were also on vacation with us, were not looking forward to stuffing their mini van full of records - infact, I’m not sure I could have even puppy dog faced that one.
Back to the boardwalk, the DJ Expo was mighty cool and quite loud. Luckily though I remembered my musician ear plugs :)! At the expo I bought myself a turntable with changeable styluses and cartridges which is capable of playing up to 78’s. I’ll snap a picture of it when it arrives. It’s like a plan all coming together… hmm.
BTW, I made my youtube debut at the expo: (For those who don’t know me, keep your eyes peeled around the 7 minute mark“It was kickin ass in there!!”- Yes, I already know I look and sound quirky in the video… it was the alcohol talking.)
So on my recent cruise around ebay I discovered “A Lot of Records” for sale… 2000 of them infact. At first i thought it was 110… then after a small incident, I quickly realized it was upto 2000+ records. So I mentioned the idea to a few people,
Christi - Pushed me into going through with the deal so we could have a Personal Conservatory.
Braden - “Did u get those records? I would of.”
J2B - Vehemently opposed the idea, but accidently left me alone as the auction ended. “opps? I said…”
Evelyn - “Oh that is a wonderful price, your should really go for it”
Mother - *laughs at the idea* (she won’t be when she sees her basement soon.)
Casey - “I am not getting involved in this one.”
Rebecca - “Those must be pretty shitty records at a price like that.”
So with those comments in mind I was talking with J2B as the auction ended. Soon J2B decided it was best to get some food and while I was left alone, the power of Christi, Evelyn and Braden took over… next thing I knew, I was calling Christi and Braden to hold up their end of the bargain and help me move 2000 records.
The start of my Personal Conservatory begins!
With that in mind, I have decided to start a sub-blog on my blog here to detail the story of the records. I also plan on listening to one album from start to finish everyday and posting what I listen to. In a few years, I hope to have listened to every record.
Do you have any ideas on a title for such a blog? I am at a loss… email me ideas!
Other than that, I am told Braden is going to be an ass and ditch me on the hike to pick up the records. Jerk. Send him hate mail here.
Last year I aquirred a rather large lot of 78 RMP records that I’ve been wanting to listen to and probably transfer into the computer at some point. Mostly though, I am looking forward to listening to the albums on the turntable rather than clicking a digital file. Yeah, eventually the records will wear, but that is the nature of the medium. I’ll take some wear and tear for the feeling of pulling a record from it’s sleeve, setting it on the platter and moving the tone arm to the edge. To me, it’s an art. Albums were compiled by the artist in a certain way for a reason and listening from start to finish exactly as the creator intended is quite an enjoyable experience. There may be tunes that I don’t care for, but there is a reason they were put between cuts 2 and 5. Cd’s and computers take the fun away; Too easy to just skip a track or download the one song.
So 33 and 45 RPM turntables are no trouble in my cave, but the 78’s have sent me to the net in search of a new [to me] turntable. Initially I wasn’t to sure if I wanted to go with something vintage or newer, but I think I’ve settled on going vintage because when I think about… older stuff usually works better, lasts longer and often in my opinion looks cooler (sometimes.) Plus, I was also thinking the technology for 78’s was perfected back in the day, so chances are the quality would be better because they really knew what was going on. Besides, in the end what matters most is the quality and type of needle you can get for the unit.
I think for quality purposes (most important to me) it looks like I’m going for a unit which requires a magnetic cartridge. Often cheaper units and portable units being sold today use a cheap ceramic cartridge. Ceramic cartridges have a more limited frequency range than their magnetic counter part, in addition the ceramic cartridges track at a significantly higher force (causing more damage and distortion.) I could go on, but if you are truly as interested in it as me I’d suggest reading about it on wikipedia as to spare the not-so-interested readers.
Unfortunately, I have yet to buy a turntable for the 78’s… but, I do have a few bids in on ebay. However, in the research and hunting I’ve come across some interesting turntable tech that I’d like to share [the point of this post!]
How about the i-pod of turntables? Designed in response to Sony’s walkman, this is one stellar unit. Meet the Audio Technica Sound Burger, a perfect complement to your morning paper read in the break room. Just pop in three “C” batteries with your fuzzy earbuds and you are good to spin. And if you are looking to make your player unique, be sure to personalize it with your very own color choice, just like your ipod.
I mentioned earlier about the art of records… an exhibit in the Arizona State University art museum called, “The Grove” brings on an interesting form. This youtube video cleverly titled, “Step into the Grove” covers it well.
It’s the crazy scientists that I like the most; The ones that think outside the box. I am a huge fan of Nicola Tesla, yeah the crazy guy who wanted to build a death-ray. But Tesla had some revolutionary ideas and inventions which contributed to much of the technology during the twenty century (and even today still!) If you are ever fortunate enough to bribe from me my list of dead or alive people that I’d like to meet, Tesla is at the top.
Another wonderful scientist which I am going to start reading more about is the french scientist Jacques Benveniste. Benveniste believed that water cold hold a memory… if he was right, then he has totally changed history and just about every physic book ever written. Check out the BBC article on him, is a good one. And if you want to dig down deep and be nerdy there is a great briefing of Jacques Benveniste on wikipedia.
The toosie would be the highlight of the day on a heated seat! This is the cool royal throne… full of gadgets, bottom flushers, stereos, and a remote. Imagine having guests over and you freak them out when you flush the toilet on them… mwhahaz
Now the above is sweet, but this one below is starting to get a little obsessive. Not sure how I feel about the urine and blood pressure screening while I’m visiting the ‘jon. Some things are just not meant for the water closet.
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