🚀 go-pugleaf

Jorgen Grahn <grahn...@snipabacken.se> writes:
>On Tue, 2018-04-17, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>> On Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 9:26:25 AM UTC-4, Peter Flass wrote:
>>
>>> Indexing record collections seemed to be a popular thing, especially as
>>> there was a fairly large intersection between audiophiles and computer
>>> hackers in the early days. Likewise ham radio operators.
>>
>> I did that, except it was with my cassette tape collection.
>>
>> Unfortunately, I've learned that cassettes, as well as cassette
>> players, do not last forever and I must make other arrangements.
>
>Hm, I should consider salvaging mine ... at least that cassette by
>local punk band Abstrakt; it's great, but it's never going to be
>available through Spotify.
>
>> I considered buying one of those devices that burns a CD from
>> a record or tape, but I decided against it.  First, the cost of
>> such a device would cover downloading fresh copies of many songs.
>> Secondly, I'd be copying from worn out records or cassettes and
>> end up with a crappy copy.  Third, over time my tastes in music
>> has changed, and some songs I once liked have lost their attraction.
>
>How did they change? I think after fifteen (1985) mine have just
>extended a bit.  I once feared I'd start enjoying jazz or classical
>music music when I grew up, but that has fortunately not happened yet.

Mine have widened over time, as a child of the 60's/70's, hard
rock is the preferred genre, but I started going to the playboy
jazz festival at the hollywood bowl in 1984 (and went every year
thereafter until 2010) which exposed me to a much wider range
of good music (live Miles Davis, Dave Brubeck, Sarah Vaughn,
Joe Williams, Chick Corea (and later RTF), Larry Carlton, George Benson,
Etta James, Ozomatli, Celia Cruz, Spyro Gyra, YellowJackets,
Duke Ellington, Herbie Hancock, Stanley Jorden, Maynard Ferguson,
and four hundred others (over 25 years of festivals)).   For the
last couple of years live folk, bluegrass, and yes, opera have
entered the mix.   Live music rules and doesn't always work
as recorded music (e.g. can't listen to Opera on the stereo, but
really enjoy the live performance).