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Updates Fall 2018

Updates Fall 2018

Moved the site to a new host [again!], so did some cleaning of old posts, fixed links, moved the Goodstone Christmas site here, and consolidated some various other things. Also added some new Spotify album links on relevant posts. Hopefully adding some new content soon……jim

Cassette’s Big Brother

Cassette’s Big Brother

Who knew.  Back in 1958 RCA released along with new Stereo LPs, a reel to reel that was in a cartridge. Very few albums and hard to get players killed off the format, that along with not so hot sound quality and mechanical issues with the player. Still, an interesting footnote before the 8-track and compact cassette came along. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxRs2UESCjE     RCA tape cartridge from Wikipedia: The RCA tape cartridge (also known as the Magazine Loading Cartridge and Sound Tape)…

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Tune In, Turn On, Talknet, We Care

Tune In, Turn On, Talknet, We Care

Tune In, Turn On, Talknet, We Care Those words would float over the AM radio, that jingle that would greet me on those late nights when I couldn’t sleep. Sally Jesse Raphael [before the TV show] and Bruce Williams gave out advice to the masses every weeknight. I can say they got me through some long nights. I was thinking about that show the other night, and lo an behold, he retired in 2010. But in 2012 he started a…

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