Today I tripled the size of my vinyl collection. I now have three vinyl albums.

So let’s do the math here. Three albums total. The size tripled. 3/3 = 1. Therefore, the size of the collection increased by…

Two Albums

The Carpenters - The Singles (1969 - 1973): I have fond memories of singing The Carpenters at a karaoke bar in Japan in 2002.

The Worst Of Jefferson Airplane: I never realized how many of their songs I know from oldies radio. Plus “White Rabbit” is a total trip. Like, a trip to Alice In Wonderland. On shrooms. Yup, nothing like a drug-laced tale of psychedelia to set the kids on a good path through life. (Sidenote: If you’ve ever wondered what the deal is with this dog showing up in the art, you should read about the Victor Talking Machine company.) Credit to Lefsetz for mentioning Jefferson Airplane — it gave me a name to look for at the used record store.

Categories: Music, Photographs
Tags: Jefferson Airplane, The Carpenters, vinyl

I am a rock I am an island

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I bought a record player today. I bought it from a guy on craigslist for $20. I only had $17.70 in cash and couldn’t get my ATM card to work, so I paid him $15 in cash and wrote a check for $5. The pen died on me so I had to get out another one to finish filling it out. The dude thought I was weird.

But the good news is, now I can play and record vinyl on my computer. This is a grand accomplishment. It’s been probably five years since I’ve listened to my Simon & Garfunkel “Greatest Hits” album. The only vinyl album I own.

I can start going retro now.

Categories: Life, Music
Tags: Simon & Garfunkel, vinyl