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Chuck Cusimano
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Weatherford, Texas, USA
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Posted 6 Oct 2008 1:55 pm |
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I'm told a lot of times, "I want to buy your tape". Or "I bought your last tape". I try hard to not correct them and say "C D". But I can't blame them, It wasn't that long ago I had "Tapes For Sale".
I still say "My newest record" because if you RECORD a song, it is pretty much the same whether you put it on Vinyl, Wax, Plastic, or Tape,( Reel to Reel, Cassett, Four Track, Eight Track or whatever). And I still say ALBUM because if it is a collection of tunes or photos, it can be put into an album. Funny how much music terminology, and equipment has evolved in just the last ten years. I can't even hook up some of the new P.A. sets. Remember the days of 1/4 inch (guitar) plugs on the mikes, no monitors, no battery powered tuners. I'm not complaining, just commenting. Of course I realize I might be one of the oldest guys on the forum... What is an IPOD? (Just kidding , I don't want to know.) |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 6 Oct 2008 2:27 pm
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Signs of an old geezer[like myself],I still say BULL BASS or DOGHOUSE BASS,and remember BETA,and eight tracks,and 78's,and JUKE JOINTS,cat head biscuits with sorgum syrup,a little house out back,with a Sears and Roebuck catalog in it.DYKBC.
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Hard headed, opinionated old geezer. BAMA CHARLIE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC ! |
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Delvin Morgan
From:
Lindstrom, Minnesota, USA
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Posted 6 Oct 2008 5:35 pm
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Charles, I remember all them things. And were really happy when Mom canned peaches and pears ( they were packed with tissue paper, much softer than Wards or Sears ). Does that mean I'm old  |
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 7 Oct 2008 9:06 am
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Well, Charles, we do have some things in common. I do love those biscuits and 'lasses, and hound-dog guitar. 
BTW, I think the term "album" came from the old 78 days. You could only get one song per side on a 78. So if there were more than two songs, they were put on several 78s in a real hardcover album that contained several sleeves. When they came out with LPs that could hold all the songs on one record, they kept the old term for a collection of songs. |
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Charles Davidson
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Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 7 Oct 2008 9:51 pm
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Those Sears and Roebuck cat.were retired to the little house out back ONLY when the NEW one arrived.Ordered my second guitar[my first was a ten dollar Stella]in 49.Was the most expensive one they had,A sunburst jumbo Silvertone flat top.it was 29,95,believe it or not it was a quality guitar,By the way I picked a LOT of cotton to pay for it.Over the years I owned dozens of HIGH DOLLAR guitars,but none were as special as that one.DYKBC.
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Hard headed, opinionated old geezer. BAMA CHARLIE. GOD BLESS AMERICA. ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTIVIST. SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC ! |
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 7 Oct 2008 11:54 pm
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| Charles Davidson wrote: |
| Those Sears and Roebuck cat.were retired to the little house out back ONLY when the NEW one arrived.Ordered my second guitar[my first was a ten dollar Stella]in 49.Was the most expensive one they had,A sunburst jumbo Silvertone flat top.it was 29,95,believe it or not it was a quality guitar,By the way I picked a LOT of cotton to pay for it.Over the years I owned dozens of HIGH DOLLAR guitars,but none were as special as that one.DYKBC. |
A LOT of that old "Sears and Rareback" stuff was made by some good people. I know that Winchester AND Remington made guns for 'em, Elgin made some pocketwatches, and some big names made musical instruments for 'em, too. Good musical instruments. |
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 8 Oct 2008 1:46 am
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A record is a material product of an event.
Record still fits for me. Album as well.
It just sounds cooler than 'my CD.' Everybody has a CD! I want a record deal~
Here's an old term my mother told me the other day:
a 'pickardy ending' is where you play a whole song in a minor mode and end with a major chord.
Pretty old, I think.
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Ray Minich
From:
Bradford, Pa. Frozen Tundra
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Posted 8 Oct 2008 4:38 am
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| Vince Gill, last month in concert, referred to his latest release as a "record" even though it was obviously released in CD format. |
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CrowBear Schmitt
From:
Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 8 Oct 2008 9:05 am
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| well if we want to get back to the basics how 'bout " coppin' a side ? " |
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Stephen Gambrell
From:
Over there
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Posted 8 Oct 2008 2:37 pm
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| And I'll bet that Cab Calloway never referred to his "latest project." |
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James Cann
From:
Phoenix, AZ
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Posted 11 Oct 2008 11:21 am
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| . . . and for writing, well, there's nothing like the quill. Nothing since can compare. |
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