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Thanks Bev, I suspected that those were the issues, but I was under the impression that we had reached a point where even most of the more obscure LP's had been databased as a result of people like us digitizing them. Or maybe your "obscure" is different from my "obscure". I think there is probably a more efficient way of solving your issue with sorting and finding what you want on your iPod, but I have a feeling that since you've already instituted a system of your own, it might be more work than it's worth to attempt a change. I do have zillions of artists on my 150 gb classics, and scrolling is tedious, but by first going to "genre", this cuts down on the amount of scrolling when looking for a particular artist. But you probably knew that. The "search" function is also pretty efficient and easy to use.

I attended a soccer game (football match ) at the brand new Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara recently, and if I remember correctly (my brain automatically tries to erase this kind of nonsense), a 12 oz. bottle of water was going for something like $7. It won't be long before we're paying for air. People will be holding their breath so they can afford a beer.

Bev, are you transferring a lot of music that isn't in "complete album" or "complete CD" form? I rarely have to enter song titles, as everything is automatcally tagged via CDDB when I rip a CD, so I'm wondering what's different for you.

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I have to agree with Impossible on this one. Apple doesn't follow trends or even customer needs in the traditional sense, they lead. They decide what the customer needs, and the customer says: "Cool- I need that". They don't react, they dictate. They clearly plan things in advance, including the idea of discontinuing products and software along with a new replacement strategies and updated versions. Just like the trend with some Adobe software, where you have to lease it instead of owning it, Apple is looking for the recurring charges/constant revenue. Obviously, there are a majority of people who can and will enjoy and benefit from the cloud concept, but I'm still not understanding why some of us music fanatics, whose collections are measured in thousands (or tens of thousands) of albums as opposed to thousands of songs (or perhaps hundreds or even dozens of songs, for the average consumer on the cloud), and who have spent enormous amounts of money over the past few decades amassing huge collections, would now desire to pay a fee to access their music. Is it really that much more convenient that it's worth paying more money on top of the huge investment that was already made? I'm probably over-simplifying, but that's how I basically see it. I always feel alienated when Apple talks in terms of buying "songs". That has never been what we do, has it? Maybe those of us old enough to have bought 45's or even 78's, but for the most part, we don't shop for "songs", we shop for albums. Between that and things such as software that allows us to let a "genius" select what we're going to listen to next, I know I'm not in Kansas anymore. I prefer to stay in Kansas. I still love my iMac and my iPad and my iPod classics, but I want to make my own decisions when it comes to most things- especially music and how I listen to it.

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Interesting, Lon. I hadn't even thought about it for a long time, but before opening the thread, one of the first things to pop into my head was Wynton Kelly's solo on "Stay As Sweet As You Are" from Sonny Red's "Out Of The Blue". Good topic. I think I'll wait and see what else flows naturally into my brain...

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We've been Apple customers for about 25 years, but I want nothing to do with geniuses choosing songs for me, or imaginary clouds, or being a lemming who has to pay a monthly fee to listen to my own fucking music. I began to realize that trouble was brewing when iTunes went steadily downhill and started adding useless features and taking away the good ones. I used to automatically upgrade all my Apple software, but I finally learned my lesson after downloading and installing iTunes 11. It was a bitch to revert back to version 10, but I managed it. I'm not much of a phone guy, and have never had an iPhone (my wife and our daughter and son have them). I have two 150 gb ipod classics and a 2nd generation ipod touch (which I rarely use anymore, since getting an iPad last Christmas). I can't sync my iPad with my outdated version of iTunes, and it's somewhat less useful since I'm not participating in the cloud thing, but I love it anyway for e-mail, web browsing and games (my eyes were getting too old for the ipod touch anyway) when I'm away from the iMac. If and when the cloud becomes necessary for all Apple customers, I'll find another way of doing things, even if it means going back to my MiniDisc players, writing letters, and using paper maps.

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Haven't had the pleasure, but another of their offerings is one of the best beers I've ever had:

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Saw them a few times around 1973, and every time I listened to "Scratch", I felt like I was right there with them again. They definitely played a big part in getting me into jazz. Interesting. I never realized that "Carmel" was a huge seller, or seen as a "commercial" thing. I didn't hear it much on radio around here*, but I bought it and loved it. That is one beautiful and distinctive piano album. For me, Joe was the heart and soul of the Crusaders, even though Henderson was the acknowledged leader. (* Ironically, since Carmel is only about 1-2 hours from here)

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