Kevin Bresnahan

This is on every version I've ever spun and yes, it drives me nuts too. BTW, not to ruin a great date for your future listening pleasure (STOP READING IF YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW), but Taylor does it again on the title track to Drew's "Undercurrent". I didn't know Taylor's "squeaky wheel" infected some Prestige dates too. Don't tell me, I don't want to know!!

In Massachusetts, if you move out of the house, it's considered "child abandonment" and it doesn't bode well in court. I know of several men who had to sleep on their living room couch for years until the divorce proceedings were at a point where it wouldn't be financial ruin to move out.

If there is no paperwork with the cart, you'll have to pass. Guessing the tracking force isn't good for your records.

My pricing's a bit old. Grado Prestige Black now $60 retail; discount around $50 (see, for example, Amazon) Thanks ! I have a Grado Blue on one of my TTs and it isn't impressing me. I am very close to swapping it out. If you want to give them a try, a high-end model for $60 sounds like the way to go. It's probably new if it's still in the wooden box. See if you can find out the model.

That doesn't do anything with the double cases. The worst thing about the double case they use is that if you get one CD off of one side, the disc on the other side is even harder to remove since they share the retention hooks.

Most likely, your memory got corrupted during the power surge. The best thing to do is to delete everything from your previous internet visits. To do this with Firefox, click Tools>Options. Click Advanced and then Network. Click the "Clear Now" button. Next, click the Privacy tab. Under the Cookies area, click the Show Cookies button. Click "Remove All Cookies" in this window. Now close Fiirefox and re-open it. Kevin

I picked up the deluxe set for "Joshua Tree" and I thought it didn't sound all that great. It's very loud and I tired of listening to it after a few songs. However, I recently picked up the new vinyl version of "War" and I like this a lot. Bono's lyrics and much clearer and the strident, digital-sounding highs are minimized. I don't think this was an "audiophile" recording session to begin with. If I was more into "Boy" and "October", I'd pick them up pronto.

Excellent news Bruce! Good luck with the next PSA check. My next one is in October.

Just finished: Duke Jordan - Flight To Jordan (Blue Note) - This is the latest Toshiba/Blue Note pressing. Analog or digital master? I'm still waiting for Cuscuna to find out. Now spinning: Jackie McLean - Consequence (Blue Note) - LT Rainbow LP. Sounds better than other rainbow LPs I've spun. The stereo is well distributed and the bass is almost audible. Up next: Various Artists - Anniversary (Xanadu)

Joe Henderson - Double Rainbow (The Music Of Antonio Carlos Jobim) (Verve) Ok, now that I've gotten the fact that I'm spinning this on vinyl out of the way, I have to ask, does anyone else have this? It's a promo, pressed as a limited, numbered edition out of 1,000. This copy I just picked up is number 648. Was this session recorded digitally or analog? If it was recorded in analog, does anyone know if this LP is made from the analog or digital master? BTW, it sounds great. Kevin

Michael Cuscuna tells me that the "HQ CD" is EMI's SHM-CD. It's merely a CD with a different reflective layer. If the mastering sucks, it'll still suck.

My packages arrived but I have yet to give it a spin. Hope to do so tonight.

The weird thing is, this has been a problem for years. I had a Mosaic disc crack pulling it off that locking tab too. It had to be 6 or 7 years ago by now. These slim-line doubles are a pain. What I do now is rotate the disc off the first time, like Sidewinder, and after, I use a razor to shave down that little hook. Kevin

Good to hear that they're finding more & more ways to cure this. I figure if I can hang on long enough, they're going to invent some micromachine that will unclog my arteries. BTW, Bruce, my Dad survived the prostate cancer and lived 4 or 5 cancer-free years. It never came back. Unfortunately, his heart didn't keep up with him and he died of a heart attack two years ago now. Luckily (? ), all of these things in my family history have put me and my brothers on high alert. Maybe our Dad wasn't done protecting us. I doubt any of us would have had our PSA checked unless this hadn't happened. Kevin

Bruce, Excellent news! The fact that it is localized means they can kill it. Is a "cryotherapy procedure" the one like my Dad had? His treatment involved injecting these small little needles into the wall of the prostate that they irradiated. He was "radioactive" for about 6 weeks but the cancer was gone about 3 months later. That procedure worked great for my Dad. Good luck with the procedure and let us know how it's going. Kevin

She's 50 in August. She looks pretty damn good for someone who's turning 50 in less than a month. And I don't think she looks anorexic at all. Not with that stomach and those knockers. She has plenty of meat there. The arms look like someone who lifts weights. I can't tell you what's up with her face. Maybe she just got caught sucking on a Lifsaver? EDIT: Well, she's definitely not sucking a lifesaver. Here's another photo that seems to make her look even worse than the first: But I still think she looks pretty good for a 50 year old mother of 2. A lot of woman look a lot worse.

PM for these. Kevin

Damn! Well, the JAMFs can't bother him any more. RIP Johnny. You were one of the best.

That's actually just about list price for these reprints. They are listed at 1500 yen. A few stores were selling them for around $10 each when they came out a few years ago. I believe they are straight re-pressings of the original mini-LP disc and the sound is usually very good. Kevin

Bruce, I do not want to co-opt your thread. It's great to read your positive take on this shine through in your posts, but I'd like to add a serious note here... If you are a man over the age of 50, PLEASE, PLEASE - at your next physical, ask to have your PSA done when your blood work is submitted. They will not do it unless you ask and they usually only ask you if you want it done if it shows in your family history. It is a simple thing to ask but it can save YOUR LIFE. If you have a family history (as I do), start IMMEDIATELY. At your next physical, get a PSA reading. It will establish your baseline. THE FINGER TEST IS NOT ENOUGH!!! Kevin

Wow. Good to hear everyone came through OK. Watch for latent neck problems. It may take a few days for neck and back problems to crop up. It's good to hear that the Prius was able to protect you. It's all well and good to buy all those safety features but you never know how well they work until something like this comes along. I hope I never have to find out if the side air bags in my Prius were worth the extra $$. Kevin

Unfortunately, work & life in general has been keeping away from NYC with a stopover in Stamford. It's been quite a while now and it probably is time to plan a visit. Since imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, you should be pretty pleased Chuck.

Bull Moose Music offers CD scratch removal services. I have used it and the results have been fantastic. The machine they use doesn't merely grind off the top surface of your disc, it actually heats it up under high pressure to flatten it a bit first. The discs come out looking pretty good. I can't see any residue either. Kevin

God, I hate cherry pie.

I'm having trouble interpreting this whole thread right about now. A thread about a large layoff at EMI has somehow gotten off into a discussion of music business ethics.