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[Jrand74]

Such great photos DR JANE!

I like them all DR KATE....but my very favorite has to be "To Where You Are."


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIAQCiMIEEQ

[TCB]

Page 3?  Really?

[TCB]

Good Friday!

Yes, indeed it is Good Friday.

[TCB]

Also out for delivery today is -- finally, the thing you have all been waiting for! -- my new phono cartridge.  I discussed "my needs" with a couple of retailers and did considerable followup research, and of course ended up spending more than intended.  But I can't wait to start hearing my records on a much improved system.  I just need a quiet hour or two to dedicate to the task of taking the turntable down, giving it a good cleaning and going over, slowly and carefully installing the cartridge, doing the balancing and alignment, and setting everything back up.  Due to other priorities, this will happen on Monday or Tuesday.

The prices are crazy if you want something good.  The one I'd been using probably added $100 to the cost of the turntable and tonearm way back when, and it was considered very good -- on the "low end of the high end" scale, which is where you get some real bang for your buck and where I've always liked to be.  Well, this one is $450, and is still "low end of the high end", but it's a whole new ball game in quality and has gotten nothing but rave reviews.

$450 for a "needle" probably sounds outrageous, but that's 10% of those you'd put into a much more sophisticated turntable, and but 3% of the ultimate high end.  Yes, my fellow DRs, there are a few out there topping out at $15,000.  But would you put anything less into your $150,000 turntable?  Or even the $28,000 one in the rec room?  What would the neighbors say??

http://goo.gl/fbRnw5

They would probably say, "Turn down that damn show music!"

[TCB]

Welcome Back, DR Jane!

[John G.]

DR Jane, loving the photos.

[TCB]

It is nice to see us on Page three before noon on the Left Coast.

[TCB]

Coffee does not seem to be doing the trick today.

[George]

BK, I went to re-download "Red Gold" for my Kindle and it seems to still not work.

I am having the same problem, but I think it is just re-loading the original (flawed) version. Since it "knows" that I already purchased it, it won't let me purchase it again.

With the first time, I was able to "return" it for a refund.  I haven't found the option this time.  I know that if there's an update to a Kindle title, I've been able to redownload without repaying, so hopefully when this is all fixed, I can do that again.

[Jrand74]

DR TCB.....break legs on your opening night....which I think is tonight.

How did your preview go?  Did you write about it and I missed it?  That's entirely possible.

[FJL]

Break a leg to DR TCB from us also!!!

[FJL]

I attended a wonderful Josh Groban concert a few years back at Radio City.  I think I was the only male in the 5000-seat theatre.  (I'm exaggerating, but not by much.)   But it was lots of fun - especially the lighter-waving for "You Raise Me Up."  I also saw a CHESS concert he co-starred in at the New Amsterdam, but that was years ago. 

[George]

Also out for delivery today is -- finally, the thing you have all been waiting for! -- my new phono cartridge.  I discussed "my needs" with a couple of retailers and did considerable followup research, and of course ended up spending more than intended.  But I can't wait to start hearing my records on a much improved system.  I just need a quiet hour or two to dedicate to the task of taking the turntable down, giving it a good cleaning and going over, slowly and carefully installing the cartridge, doing the balancing and alignment, and setting everything back up.  Due to other priorities, this will happen on Monday or Tuesday.

The prices are crazy if you want something good.  The one I'd been using probably added $100 to the cost of the turntable and tonearm way back when, and it was considered very good -- on the "low end of the high end" scale, which is where you get some real bang for your buck and where I've always liked to be.  Well, this one is $450, and is still "low end of the high end", but it's a whole new ball game in quality and has gotten nothing but rave reviews.

$450 for a "needle" probably sounds outrageous, but that's 10% of those you'd put into a much more sophisticated turntable, and but 3% of the ultimate high end.  Yes, my fellow DRs, there are a few out there topping out at $15,000.  But would you put anything less into your $150,000 turntable?  Or even the $28,000 one in the rec room?  What would the neighbors say??

http://goo.gl/fbRnw5

Oh, my goodness!  Who knew they could be THAT expensive?? 

More power to you, Chas!

[George]

Last week there was a Playbill audio clip with 14 unnamed women singing I'm Still Here. This week they posted the answers.

I'm Still Here, the Answers

Thanks for posting this, Ben.  I got all but four, but would never have figured out Hollis Resnik.  I've heard of her, but don't really know her.

[George]

You've heard of deep dish pizza?  Well, meet the 6-layer pizza "cake":

Holy pizza-pie, Batman!  That deep-dish looks delish!!

[George]

Yes, I'd love to try something like that.

[Ginny]

We are back at the hotel for a short rest before this evening's service.  We shopped a bit, visited Laurel, and had (meatless) breakfast for lunch at Cracker Barrel.

[ChasSmith]

From DR Chas:

DR Jane, Morgantown has some interesting locales and the nearby Cooper's Rock lockout (10 or 15 minutes east on I-68) is stunning, but the town can be HELL to get through whenever anything's going on at the University.  Big games, graduation, you name it.  Just stay away.  That said, I have special feelings for it because my mother's family came from there and we'd visit when I was a kid.  I was especially enchanted with the topography.

I think Cooper's Rock is the beautiful area Craig and Yogi met Bryan and Kate (about half way between them).  The photos were beautiful.  Craig said it is a beautiful state and will be going on a short trip there this summer with friends.  They have rented a cabin.  My mistake was wanting to stay in the town, which fortunately we couldn't find a room since there was a game.  It was really just an overnight stop as our destination was Maryland.  I would have liked to have time to explore more of the state.

Yes, it's not just the gridlock that's a problem  --  there aren't nearly enough hotels/motels to handle the University events.  The rooms sell out early and expensively during those times.

The amazing thing about Cooper's Rock is that you drive in and park, and the rock itself which is a major lookout point is, like, a five-minute walk away.  It was probably my mother's favorite spot when growing up there, they took me up when I was a kid, and I've been there twice in the past five years while visiting relatives.  It's one of most stupendous views.

Is it far from the freeway?  I hope so or I'm going to feel bad we didn't detour

Nope!     It's off of I-68, east of Morgantown.  Were you on that?  After it crosses the Cheat River to the east of town, you take the NEXT exit east, about five miles up the road.  That exit puts you right on the park road that winds back through the forest a mile or two to the parking area and the rock.

[Ginny]

DR Jane, thanks for sharing your photos.

Cooper's Rock was one of my aunt's favorite places and, if I were home, I'd post some family photos from our picnics there.

[ChasSmith]

I've wanted to try Woodford Reserve, but haven't yet.

[ChasSmith]

And I do like a proper Old Fashioned.

[ChasSmith]

Whew!  My uncle used to buy a package of needles for 99 cents.  Of course those were for 78 RPM records.....that eventually became unplayable.

You still need those for the old Victrola type of player.  I have a 1911 Victrola, the basic oak tabletop one.  It doesn't use a horn, just doors that open up where the sound comes out.  I have maybe 10 or 20 of those needles left in a tiny vintage package.  Unfortunately, what I don't have is any early acoustic recordings (where a horn was the microphone), which are what really sound good on such a player.  And I don't want to load myself up with 78s, so I only keep a few oddball ones that are just for fun.

They do make cartridges for playing 78s on regular turntables:  http://www.needledoctor.com/Online-Store/78-Phono-Cartridges

[ChasSmith]

An opportune moment to remind everyone that tomorrow is:

RECORD STORE DAY!       http://www.recordstoreday.com/

[Ginny]

Another fond memory from Morgantown:  shopping for glassware at the factory stores.  I have stemware and vases that my Mother bought when we first started visiting there in the mid '60s.

[singdaw]

Great photos, DR Jane!  Thanks for sharing.

[Jane]

I have had Blanton's. But not often.

Because of the price or because you prefer other bourbons?

[Jane]

Such great photos DR JANE!

Thank you.

[Jane]

Welcome Back, DR Jane!

Thanks.

We met a friend of Craig's & her family while viewing the Cherry Blossoms.  The in-laws were heading to Tacoma the next day to visit their son.

[Jane]

DR Jane, loving the photos.

Thank you.

[Jane]

BK, I went to re-download "Red Gold" for my Kindle and it seems to still not work.

I am having the same problem, but I think it is just re-loading the original (flawed) version. Since it "knows" that I already purchased it, it won't let me purchase it again.

With the first time, I was able to "return" it for a refund.  I haven't found the option this time.  I know that if there's an update to a Kindle title, I've been able to redownload without repaying, so hopefully when this is all fixed, I can do that again.

It looks good on the Nook