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[John G.]

Opening the case is easy but getting the da** CD out of the case is becoming increasingly more difficult. Is it because I'm getting old???

I have asked myself that, too. Have they come up with child-proof (meaning adult-proof) CDs and DVDs?

[John G.]

Page two!

[John G.]

Congrats, BK, on the book find. Naturally, I'm happy for you and only a teensy bit envious.

[Jrand73]

I used to have the address - the envelope is around here someplace.

[Ron Pulliam]

"Ben-Hur" set...getting the 3rd disc out:

Open the back section of the jewel box ever so slightly.  Insert finger between back of jewel box and the leaf on which the 3rd CD rests.  Push to the left...then open the case.

[Michael]

Are people enoying the multi-cd release of the music from Ben-Hur?

[Ginny]

Wednesday morning greetings!  It's another bee-yoo-tee-ful day here in SW Ohio and Richard and I have a fun date set for tonight.  We're going to the Dayton Art Institute auditorium for the Dayton Metro Library-sponsored appearance by Rick Steves.  Dayton is a stop on his Road Trip USA and, frankly, I'm more excited about his visit than President Obama's visit last night to attend the basketball game.

[JMK]

"Ben-Hur" set...getting the 3rd disc out:

Open the back section of the jewel box ever so slightly.  Insert finger between back of jewel box and the leaf on which the 3rd CD rests.  Push to the left...then open the case.

By "to the left" do you mean toward the front of the case?  It's not working for me.   

[JMK]

I just got it out!  I had to squeeze the little clips that hold it in.

[JMK]

Now once I tape the CD back together everything will be wonderful. 

[Ron Pulliam]

"Ben-Hur" set...getting the 3rd disc out:

Open the back section of the jewel box ever so slightly.  Insert finger between back of jewel box and the leaf on which the 3rd CD rests.  Push to the left...then open the case.

By "to the left" do you mean toward the front of the case?  It's not working for me.  

Yes, that is what I meant.   It was a matter of not opening the case completely but jiggling those inner plastic leaves so that they would turn.

FSM has apologized for the packaging.  It's the same packaging they used on an earlier set of musc from "Lassie" films, but the problems didn't crop up with that one.

[Jennifer]

DR Elmore I am also confused about your twitter problems. When you go on twitter you only see the tweets of the people you follow. But even if say you followed 500 people. Twitter even lets you put people into lists. So you can just view one category of people at a time. This is what I do. For example I follow alot of authors. I have them all in a folder called "authors". So any time I wat I can just look in that list and I see only their tweets.

I seem to be getting as well the damned tweets of every person I'm following, not simply their tweets. I wouod swear everyone tweeting our E&T DR Jose, for exammple, is also sending them on to me. So, I have to say that, even if I weren't sifting through a million of "I'm at the bakery," the pornographic ones an orchestrator friend sends out thinking he's funny, as well as the others are a perfect waste of time and sense.

You can unfollow people if you don't like their tweets. Or make a special list of the people you find worthwhile. Then you can just look at that list.
It makes it much easier to read only the tweets of interest.

[JMK]

"Ben-Hur" set...getting the 3rd disc out:

Open the back section of the jewel box ever so slightly.  Insert finger between back of jewel box and the leaf on which the 3rd CD rests.  Push to the left...then open the case.

By "to the left" do you mean toward the front of the case?  It's not working for me.  

Yes, that is what I meant.   It was a matter of not opening the case completely but jiggling those inner plastic leaves so that they would turn.

FSM has apologized for the packaging.  It's the same packaging they used on an earlier set of musc from "Lassie" films, but the problems didn't crop up with that one.

I getcha now--my problem wasn't with the leaf (I did have a problem getting the first leaf open, so I know what you're talking about).  The problem was the leaf was open, CD was "available," but it simply would NOT detach from its holder.  I think one of the clips was broken.  Once I pressed on them, I heard something "click," and now it detaches and reattaches just fine.

[Ron Pulliam]

Twilight Time fans....."Bite the Bullet" Blu-ray starts shipping today.  "Demetrius and the Gladiators" won't ship for another couple of days (or, until it arrives back from the plant).

[bk]

I was also astounded to discover that I cannot get the 3rd CD of the new BEN HUR set out of the damned case.

Try this:  Hold the hub firmly and press down on it while you lift the CD from the side.  It's worked for me every time.

[bk]

der Brucer - elmore's explanation is basically correct. 

[bk]

I'm up after nine hours of beauty sleep.

[Doug R]

I was also astounded to discover that I cannot get the 3rd CD of the new BEN HUR set out of the damned case.

Try this:  Hold the hub firmly and press down on it while you lift the CD from the side.  It's worked for me every time.

That didn't work for me. Like JMK I ended up breaking off one of the clips which solved the problem and the disc is still held properly in the tray. I think there must be minute variations in those jewel cases making it harder to get the disc out in some of them.

[elmore3003]

DR Elmore I am also confused about your twitter problems. When you go on twitter you only see the tweets of the people you follow. But even if say you followed 500 people. Twitter even lets you put people into lists. So you can just view one category of people at a time. This is what I do. For example I follow alot of authors. I have them all in a folder called "authors". So any time I wat I can just look in that list and I see only their tweets.

I seem to be getting as well the damned tweets of every person I'm following, not simply their tweets. I wouod swear everyone tweeting our E&T DR Jose, for exammple, is also sending them on to me. So, I have to say that, even if I weren't sifting through a million of "I'm at the bakery," the pornographic ones an orchestrator friend sends out thinking he's funny, as well as the others are a perfect waste of time and sense.

You can unfollow people if you don't like their tweets. Or make a special list of the people you find worthwhile. Then you can just look at that list.
It makes it much easier to read only the tweets of interest.

I've reached the conclusion that there are no tweets of interest!

[elmore3003]

I am back from Encores! Joshie and I have gone through the DEAREST ENEMY vocal score, looked over Jonathan Tunick's charts for the Mallory-Peterson event and the work Joshie is doing for Jonathan's big band cocnert at Birdland next week. I have several scores to proof while I wait for te next fresh hell to roll down the pike.

[JMK]

I was also astounded to discover that I cannot get the 3rd CD of the new BEN HUR set out of the damned case.

Try this:  Hold the hub firmly and press down on it while you lift the CD from the side.  It's worked for me every time.

That didn't work for me. Like JMK I ended up breaking off one of the clips which solved the problem and the disc is still held properly in the tray. I think there must be minute variations in those jewel cases making it harder to get the disc out in some of them.

I also tried holding down the hub and I was bending the CD to such an extent I thought it was going to break in half.

[JMK]

I didn't have to break one of the clips--I think it was in the wrong position somehow.  Once I squeezed them, there was an audible click, not like something breaking, but like something going into its correct position.

[elmore3003]

der Brucer - elmore's explanation is basically correct. 

After I learned the hell they put BK through, I only purchased used copies of recordings from their inventory so they would never see a cent from me! Nobody dumps on my friends.

So, BK, when are you going to get an "in" to Paramount so we can get the soundtrack of "Oh, What A Lovely War!"?

[FJL]

I'm feeling surprisingly energetic today.  I'm trying to figure out what it might have been in what i ate yesterday.

[Ron Pulliam]

der Brucer - elmore's explanation is basically correct. 

After I learned the hell they put BK through, I only purchased used copies of recordings from their inventory so they would never see a cent from me! Nobody dumps on my friends.

So, BK, when are you going to get an "in" to Paramount so we can get the soundtrack of "Oh, What A Lovely War!"?

SECONDED!

[Ron Pulliam]

I was also astounded to discover that I cannot get the 3rd CD of the new BEN HUR set out of the damned case.

Try this:  Hold the hub firmly and press down on it while you lift the CD from the side.  It's worked for me every time.

That didn't work for me. Like JMK I ended up breaking off one of the clips which solved the problem and the disc is still held properly in the tray. I think there must be minute variations in those jewel cases making it harder to get the disc out in some of them.

I also tried holding down the hub and I was bending the CD to such an extent I thought it was going to break in half.

Did that once to a DVD...very sad.

[Matthew]

Good morning.  Still home sick, but it won't last long as I'm ready to beat down the doors.  I'll probably head to rehearsal this eve, hell or high water. 

[Jrand73]

Holding Down The Hub is the title of my new self-help book.

[Jennifer]

I was shocked to look outside and see it snowing. The temps dipped down lowenough for it to snow. It was heavy for a few minutes. Hopefully that will be the last snowflakes I see this season.

[elmore3003]

I was shocked to look outside and see it snowing. The temps dipped down lowenough for it to snow. It was heavy for a few minutes. Hopefully that will be the last snowflakes I see this season.

I'm shocked that I'm debating turning on the air conditioner.