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  • LJ Interests meme results 1. books: Well, yeah. Books. Reading them. Collecting them. You mean people DON'T read?!?2. detroit: Detroit is SOOOOO maligned. Look, kids, ya just gotta be careful. If you see a si…

  • A very cool music website!

    I subscribe to Stereophile magazine.They mentioned Magnatune in an editorial.So I went there.Cool thing #1...you can listen to any artist's album all the way through prior to purchasing.Cool thing #2...you pick the purch…

  • Happy birthday to meYesterday I was fif-teeOn Sunday I saw BB (King)Happy birthday to me!.....

  • Of all the records, tapes, and CDs that I own (and we're talking thousands here, if I ever dared to count 'em all.....)....Clannad's 'Macalla' is one of the most beautiful...I bought this in 1988, after reading a review …

  • I think this is another one-song CD.... I played Soundgarden's 'Superunknown' last night.It was okay.But the best song on it (and one of the best videos - this from someone who normally dislikes videos) is still 'Black …

  • Automotive giants rule the earth now... ....but at one time, there were MANY choices of automobiles for Americans.Nash. Packard. Hudson. Studebaker. Rambler. Peerless. Pierce Arrow. Auburn. Cord. Duesenberg. Hupmobile. …

  • I've said it before, and I'll say it again...Vinyl sounds better than CDs......

  • An interesting John Lennon quote... "I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies,the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind. Who's tosay that dreams and nightmares aren't as r…

  • Idea stolen from mezamashii....What do you love to do?

  • SPEAKING of music...I have WDET on now (the Detroit public radio station...www.wdetfm.org). It's 'Folks Like Us', the Saturday folk music program.They're playing RICHARD THOMPSON!If you're not acquainted with his music, …

  • I find myself in an interesting musical conundrum...I read an interview/article about the late Argentinian tango composer/bandoleon player Astor Piazzolla several years ago.Then I was privileged to hear some of his work …

  • Well, diligence pays off...1 interview tomorrow1 tentatively scheduled for next week!Yay me!

  • 1. Searched for jobs2. Searched for jobs3. Searched for jobs4. Did I mention I searched for jobs?

  • Good rock music rang in the new year....in no particular order, Green Day, the Living End, Face To Face, Nellie McKay, Blondie, the Stray Cats, Rooney, Weezer, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and right now, the Doors..........