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[Ron Pulliam]

Did I get it done?


YES!!

[John G.]

DR John, i hope you’re feeling better.
Are you still planning a trip to Hawaii?

Thank you. I’m still planning on going. But my stomach today is not happy

[Ron Pulliam]

DR George:   I know that buying 35 LPs seems a bit profligate, but I was in Europe, with Travelers Checks bought with money I had been saving for just such a splurge should I ever be lucky enough TO splurge.

Not only that, but the salesman had placed them in a heavy duty extra-large bag, and there they stayed on the flight home, on the floor between my legs.  They never left my sight!!

[John G.]

How can anyone not like page seven? DR Iris posted there. That made it just dandy.

[John G.]

DR George:   I know that buying 35 LPs seems a bit profligate, but I was in Europe, with Travelers Checks bought with money I had been saving for just such a splurge should I ever be lucky enough TO splurge.

It’s just hauling them around that seems much.

[John G.]

I have gotten that many from BK at once.

[John G.]

But never in a store.

[John G.]

12 to 15 may have been my max.

[Ron Pulliam]

DR George:   I know that buying 35 LPs seems a bit profligate, but I was in Europe, with Travelers Checks bought with money I had been saving for just such a splurge should I ever be lucky enough TO splurge.

It’s just hauling them around that seems much.

They were "treasure" to me.  Nothing was going to separate me from them.

[Jane]

We have tried 3 times to get to Istanbul. One day.....

Not to sound boorish, but...you will LOVE it!  Have been there twice, both times on military travel but with lots of time to enjoy the sights.

I know I will love it, which is why I am disappointed we haven't been able to go.

[Jane]

Ron, I think it is hreat you have been there twice.

[Jane]

How can anyone not like page seven? DR Iris posted there. That made it just dandy.

[Jane]

DR John I hope your stomach feels better soon.

[Jane]

Ron, Keith wanted s to know what you did Wordle in today.

[singdaw]

DR Ron Pulliam did it IN-dubitably.

[Jane]

I had a call from the post office saying my package is still in customs and that the post office doesn't have it.

[singdaw]

My gosh, DR Jane.

[singdaw]

This is craziness.

[Jane]

Yes it is.

[Jane]

I don't know why customs still has it or if they lost it.

[elmore3003]

DR elmore3003 didn't mention if he ever got his scans.

No. The emails never arrived.

[singdaw]

That's a real bummer.

[singdaw]

~~~VIBES~~~ that everything lines up for your trip, DR John G.

[Jeanne]

Hello, everyone.

[Jeanne]

Happy Anniversary to Jane and Keith!

[Jeanne]

Congrats to BK on another Sami win!

[Jeanne]

 

In my production of Assassins, the recurring line "I want my prize" will be altered to "I want my pies."

 

[singdaw]

In the Bugs Bunny version, it will be a composite:  "I want my pwize."

[Jeanne]

Things I miss doing:

Going into a record store and thumbing through all the new and used soundtracks to find a treasure.

Going into a video store and perusing new and old releases.

Yes, my fingers do the "going" nowadays at discogs.com or amazon.com or whatever other service site I may find myself being directed toward...but none of it matches the pleasure of browsing and looking at what other people are finding fascinating.

Agree. I found some of the oddest items in my collection that way. Local cast recordings of original musicals.

I am pretty sure I regaled everyone with this story, but I have never had a better shopping experience than one I had in London in 1983.  When I was a journalism instructor at Defense Information School, I was sent to a high-security Air Force base in Luton, north of London, to teach a three-day basics course in news and feature writing for volunteers who worked in the high-security area of the site.  Base journalists weren't allowed to go into those areas, so they needed someone within those sites who could write stories about unclassified things that impacted those security personnel.  That way, they could read about themselves in the base newspaper.

I wrangled two extra days for a trip to London where I hoped I'd find some great movie soundtracks (in 1983, there weren't a lot of options of finding some incredible re-releases that were hitting the specialty markets...not in Indianapolis, anyway).

I spent an entire day scouring London for record stores and found very little to satisfy my wants.  Tired and discouraged, I was only interested in getting back to my hotel.  To do that, I had to figure where I was in relation to the tube station at Trafalgar Square.

I stopped on a corner and consulted my street map.  I had to find where I was and then find where I should go for the station.

As I looked around, my eyes saw a window stenciled with "58 Dean Street...We Specialize in film soundtracks and theatrical recordings" or some similar wording.

I was practically numb as I walked over, went inside and beheld rows and rows of bins filled with records.

I pigged out. Bought 35 LPs..some of which I would never have believed I could get.

I had a somewhat similar experience in London once, but in my case it was a bookstore. I don’t recall the name, but I believe it was on the Strand. So many books that I never saw in stores here! I didn’t purchase 35, but it was a big purchase for me. Such a delight.

[singdaw]

And one to grow on.