got this HomePod as a gift from my son a few weeks ago, so now I just say “hey Siri” and it plays as I wish ... don’t know how I lived w/o this gadget for so long

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I love this record...

 

Listening to some old 45s this evening ,

 

Mingus




Mosaic BoxSet

 

Madonna ,Borderline I know & not exactly Vogue anymore but once your Into the groove the Material girl isn’t bad & as my daughters used to say Papa don’t preach just Express yourself ...

 

Joe Pass shines

 

Giving the original and Redux back to backs to get the levels and speaker positions just so.

There are also awfully shite things being watched downstairs on the TV so I may be fettling all evening.

 

Still here, now on to more modern things and a decent bottle

 

One of the most overlooked/underrated British bands of the 60s/70s.

ELO's precursor.

 

@TexOmega ... have you been doing the 10 record Facebook influence challenge? I’d love to dig through that collection!

 

I’ve never been on Facebook, shocking but true!

Is there a link to it?

tonight, some Blues with my gin and tonic

 

Unable to attend our premier concert hall this season, we've watched and listened to our hometown MSO.

It's great to see familiar faces among the artists, but it's not as good as being there.

This was our concert last night.

 

Nouvelle Vague - Bande A Part

 

I t goes like this.....
“Day 9
I’ve been asked to pick 10 albums that greatly influenced my taste in music. One album per day, for 10 consecutive days. No explanations, no reviews, just covers to enjoy.“

Then you can challenge someone to do the same. Forces you to dig down. Some choices are easy, some tough.

 

That sounds challenging but a fun exercise.

listening now to these:

 

It’s a bear for a musical omnivore.

 

The essential Beatles , Australian import .

 

1986-1991 : rediscover the golden age of American Heavy Metal
...and my high school days