Yearly Archives: 2007

Marriage and Dating Advice (as written by children)

Just For Laughs

I’ve seen this one circulating the internet for a few years, and it never fails to make me chuckle. Plenty of advice here for all of us!

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?
You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming.
— Alan, age 10

No person really decides before they grow up who they’re going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you’re stuck with.
— Kristen, age 10
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New Website Launch: American Classic Television

Say What?

My good friend Kevin Segura, whom I’ve known through Steve Hoffman’s forum, has just launched a new website called American Classic Television, which is devoted to the golden age of television from 1925 to 1975. Kevin is also the developer of the LiveFeed video restoration process. His site will feature news and views about classic television, and also a discussion board where you can discuss television classics. There’s not much content up now, but drop by the forum and say “Hello” to Kevin!

Monaural LPs: Are They Worth Anything?

Music

In the world of LP collecting, anything is fair play.  LPs were a common format back in their day, and were developed to overcome the short playing time of the 78RPM shellac discs of the day which, in their 10″ configuration, were only capable of about three minutes of music.  And when LPs first arrived, they were only available in monaural, and it took about 10 years for that to be replaced by stereo on a regular basis.  The short answer to my own question is:  “Yes.”  But, why?

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