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Gero, did you have the ability to listen to the records (45s) before you bought them? We had a store called Newberry's in one of the first malls (Gulfgate) that would let you take a 45 into a sound booth and play the record with headphones. Saturday afternoons there would be a line of teenagers waiting to get into a booth to play a half dozen records. My first 45 was The Temptations 'My Girl'. I think I wore it out. I think the 45 records cost about .99¢, and albums were close to $4.50-$5.00. That one record cost me (with tax) more than I made cutting grass.
Love seeing the old records, brings back a lot of memories.
We actually made some aluminum parts for custom record players that cost a lot of money.
They were anodized all sorts of colors.
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A few from my stash, mine and mom and dads...The old 78's are so thick...
gerov wrote:
Nice to see a solid stack of '45s in your collection. That's how I started out. Amazing how much both the creating and experience of listening to music have changed over the last decades. As nice as it is to be able to download a new album, it just isn't the same as going to a record store and perusing the new releases as well as all the other albums and artists...
Suzanne has a huge box of 45's, I have old milk carton containers filled with lp's. Nothing beats the sound of music than the scratching of the needle and the "hiss" of vinyl!
Dab
Hi Ray,
in one of the shops they would do that, but on their record player behind the counter. No booths, but that worked for me. Took this one after we moved into our current house and I had a chance to build a cabinet for the stereo and records.
Seeing the closeup of your pick-up arm reminded me of my first record player I got second hand. I had to tape a couple of quarters on the head above the needle to keep it from skipping.
I captured a groundbreaking yesterday, the largest Tortilla manufacturing plant in the country. You just never know what the next assignment will be, and I love that!
My local H-E-B supermarket tortilla shelf space rivals the shelf space for bread. In fact, considering they also have a fresh tortilla section in the bakery, including a warmer chest, tortillas do occupy more shelf space. Can't have too many tortillas in Texas!
taildraggin wrote:
...short extension cord to the power plant, too.
Funny you mention that. The location of this new project is just northwest of a huge chip manufacturing plant (electronic-not the taco variety). The power plant was put in recently to supply all the growth that is taking place in this industrial district.The growth as this all spreads north of the metroplex is incredible.
Ray Swindle wrote:
My local H-E-B supermarket tortilla shelf space rivals the shelf space for bread. In fact, considering they also have a fresh tortilla section in the bakery, including a warmer chest, tortillas do occupy more shelf space. Can't have too many tortillas in Texas!
Good Morning Ray,
The folks building this facility not only make the tortillas, they have another company that designs, manufactures and installs all the equipment for the process. They are from California, but are getting outland were kissing the Lone Star soil yesterday, really great family and company.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Funny you mention that. The location of this new project is just northwest of a huge chip manufacturing plant (electronic-not the taco variety). The power plant was put in recently to supply all the growth that is taking place in this industrial district.The growth as this all spreads north of the metroplex is incredible.
Yeah, Temple is growing too. Many acres of farm land has been sold to the Economic Development Corp. (owned by the city of Temple) and they are selling it to bring in new industrial business. Meta, a new aluminum manufacturing plant and just announced is a new food grade oil refinery. The aluminum plant is S. Korean owned and the refinery is Mexican owned. I guess we need the additional food grade oil refining capability to support the growing tortilla factories in Texas!
Just sold this image to a private corporate art collection with a commission to create more. Guess the Hasselblad has paid for itself in less than a month.
Ray Swindle wrote:
I quit doing physicals because of those questions and the doctor continuously trying to put me on statins. My answer to the fall question was " Yes, I fall all the time. I have been falling since I was able to walk. I am active and I do things and sometimes I take chances. I play sports with my grandchildren and sometimes I fall from tripping on a root or something. In fact, I fall often enough I have learned how to land without breaking any bones."
I switched to new doctor two months ago and had my annual physical last month. The new doctor told me not to eat this and that. I am starting not to like this doc.. Yesterday I had an 18-ounce T-bone at Long Horn for lunch.
