My experience as well. The old single blade design made me bleed almost every time. In those days everyone had a styptic pencil in their shaving kit. I welcome the "expense".
Listening to my first pressing (heavy, stereo, promo) of Horace's Jody Grind. I noticed the 3rd track is "counted off" and need to check the BN cd (a needle drop) to see if it is edited out.
At some point I have respect for myself as a typist but do not compare my experiences and/or ideas with Hemingway or Faulkner. Nor do I really understand all they did. And so it goes...
The whole "I play the instrument" thing only goes so far with me.
Sorry to hear this. I had some contact with him back when I issued one of Lucky's records. Initially met him at the Jazz Record Mart. He seemed to be as nice as his father.