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garyh

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  1. I see a lot of great movies in this thread. And there seems to be a possible underlying Mel Gibson theme? Why am I not surprised? (I've said it before--this site/ forum is just plain full of cool dudes). Here are a couple that I feel don't get as much credit as they deserve: This is a gem of a movie that never got the respect I thought it deserved. I've always thought Alec Baldwin's performance was Oscar worthy. It's cool as shite from the first lick of Norman Greenbaum's "Spirit in the Sky" over the opening credits. I think it just veered a little bit too whacky for some tastes, but I love this movie... (EDIT: Had to choose a different scene - the opening credits scene I first embedded was age restricted and wouldn't launch). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anything David Mamet writes or directs is always worth the time - and I love that he often casts that great historian of magic (and magician himself) Ricky Jay (I have a few of his books on magic). I love these deep plot twist movies... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And this is a another sleeper... great film. Never could figure out Hart Bochner's career. He was great in this...
  2. Anything? Really... anything? I'm not into vinyl except - and that's a BIG EXCEPT... for artwork. I've been mounting LP covers for years - before it became as popular as it is now; back when nice frames for LPs were *so* hard to find. I used to comb through secondhand stores for cheap pictures – just for the frames that might work for LPs. I’d tear out the existing artwork and insert an album cover. And they’ve been a staple gift I give to friends and family. My sister saved my record collection after my mom passed and my father moved from our old house. (I was in CA). I bless her every time I think about it. But I’ve got some old funky records – stuff from my mom and dad’s old collection and my in-laws. Stuff like this (just grabbed a few and took a pic)… I’d have to check with my wife because these are hers but she won’t be playing them (or mounting them for that matter) anytime soon. And there are always funky records like these at the local Goodwill I’m happy to pick up for you. Let me know! Gary
  3. Another favorite. This version doesn't have the cool intro from the album - "... if you're late again, the supervisor said we're going to put you on daily sign-in." Love this cover...
  4. This is a great idea for a thread... Here are a few more - hopefully, I'm not re-posting others favorites...
  5. Surprised I don't see this one - but then it's probably one of those previous post links that no longer exist...
  6. Dialing in one sub while I'm waiting on delivery of another. This CD is chockablock with heavy *heavy* bass. Edit: PS... doing the "sub crawl."
  7. I'm a CD guy for the most part. Will probably be moving over to FLAC too, soon - a good friend of mine turned me onto it. Haven't had a record player in decades. Gary
  8. Ok, not actually listening right now, but as soon as I have my system set back up, I'm playing these two songs first to test the setup in stereo mode. They've been my go-to samples to test speakers/ sound for years. I love Little Feat's "Waiting for Columbus" front to back and always have, but "Tripe Face Boogie" starting at around 1:53 (with that synthesizer) somehow tells me everything I need to know about the speakers and setup. https://youtu.be/yPn1CzkuBD0 Re. my second choice - I'm more of a Genesis-with-Gabriel fan (with Gabriel, they are actually my favorite group and Gabriel's first four albums and "Plays Live" are some of my favorites. But this song, "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight" - from the jump, with those drums, played at *high* volume - is also so revealing to me. Hopefully, within the next week or so, I'll have everything set up and will be listening closely to them... https://youtu.be/E3xbLcTj_bs
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