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I think you can route through http://dealmac.com/iphone/deals/1012035.html Edit: Or not now that I look closely.

Loving the Opera in HD http://prospect.org/article/loving-opera-hd?Src=longreads

Dogs react to magic

Why Vinyl Is the Only Worthwhile Way to Own Music http://gizmodo.com/why-vinyl-is-the-only-worthwhile-way-to-own-music-1527750499

Ety refurbs (about $20 over new)? http://www.cedarpc.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=43773&gclid=CPWvrfWWpb0CFYFhMgodEToA_g

Should I hate Scot Hall for that video or the culture that encourages his behavior? That is the question. Love is not the answer.

Good luck! http://youtu.be/RFDLFEytmFo

Hope it's a great day Al!

Isn't that what GoodReads is for?

Who's grabbing that $1900 perk?

Imagine, for a moment, football commentators who refuse to explain formations and plays. Or a TV cooking show that never mentions the ingredients. Or an expert on cars who refuses to look under the hood of an automobile. These examples may sound implausible, perhaps ridiculous. But something comparable is happening in the field of music journalism... http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/03/18/music-criticism-has-degenerated-into-lifestyle-reporting.html

I made it 1:46. Anyone get further?

Yesteryear: The Best of The Goldel (sic) Age of Radio

Ace Space

Haven't heard the Emo, but Rega RP1, Parasound Zphono (or USB - still available at Audio Advisor) and a Denon MC cart would keep things under $1K. I love my Nottingham, but have always wondered if I stuck with lower Rega it would be just as satisfying .

Alternatives? Kola Bear head?

STAX starting to show on Massdrop: https://www.massdrop.com/buy/stax-srs-4170?mode=guest_open&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Massdrop%20-%20Master&utm_campaign=Product%20Announcement%202014-03-17&utm_content=Final

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Close calls http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnp1e3tMTFo

"Had Jack A. Kinzler not built model planes as a boy, had he not visited the post office as a youth and had he not, as a grown man, purchased four fishing rods at $12.95 apiece, Skylab — the United States’ $2.5 billion space station — would very likely have been forfeit." http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/15/us/jack-kinzler-skylabs-savior-dies-at-94.html?_r=0&referrer=

Pogues vinyl also over at PopMarket. If I Should Fall From Grace With God Rum, Sodomy & The Lash