My friend recently reached out and asked if I could help clean up his Dad’s audio gear. I agreed but didn’t realize they would all be Kenwood units. His Dad had one Kenwood KR-4600 and two Kenwood KR-5600s! I was familiar with the Kenwood KR-5600 after having bought one on Facebook Marketplace last year. I … Continue reading Kenwood KR-4600 and KR-5600 Cleaning
2021 so far has been about milestones of 1,000. First, my Discogs store reached over 1,000 listings, and now my podcast just had it’s 1,000th download. Now, 1,000 downloads isn’t a lot, I get it, but this podcast is mostly just a fun way to call one of my oldest friends and talk about music … Continue reading 1,000th Download
My LP copy of Yo La Tengo’s We Have Amnesia Sometimes arrived today. I purchased this last year during a Bandcamp Friday and forgot about it since COVID has pushed many vinyl orders back. I saw Yo La Tengo perform in Los Angeles in 2000 along with Lambchop at the El Rey Theatre. It was … Continue reading We Have Amnesia Sometimes
Last night I was cleaning records to sell in my Discogs store. I have a white LP version of Rachel Sweet’s Fool Around and I always make sure to listen to colored vinyl as it has a history of sounding fuzzy or off. While listening, the song It’s So Different Here caught my ear and … Continue reading It’s So Different Here
Last week I posted the 1,000th item for sale in my Discogs store. For anyone who has listed items on Discogs, either in their collection or to sell, you know how tedious this can be. 1,000 felt like a big number to me when I started my store last year. In fact, I made myself … Continue reading 1,000+
Yesterday I decided to get a jump start on our taxes. The past few years we owed money which is never fun, so last year we adjusted my wife’s W-4 to make up the loss, or so I thought. I learned something new yesterday while working on my taxes…the $2,000 per child tax credit ends … Continue reading Goodbye Child Tax Credit
If you like funky organ based jazzy jams in your music library, be sure to check out the new album from the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio. I preordered the new LP last year and it arrived early this week. I played it through twice, back to back, that’s how much I enjoyed listening to it. … Continue reading I Told You So
As I mentioned earlier this week, I was excited to find my old Kindle and the first book I read was Michaelangelo Matos’ 33 1/3 book on Prince’s Sign O’ The Times album. Prince’s estate remastered and reissued the album last year and I admit to finally sitting down and listening to the album in … Continue reading The Cross
I need to exercise more regularly. Wouldn’t it be great if I could combine my love of record collecting with an exercise plan? Well, yesterday I read an interview with Henry Rollins in the Creative Independent in which he said: “I do a lot of pushups. You know how people have drinking games where every time … Continue reading The Henry Rollins Exercise Plan For Record Collectors
One of my favorite newsletters is from James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, a book I read twice (!) in 2020. This week’s newsletter contained the following quote: “Things that keep talented people from fulfilling their potential: – Trying to please everyone– Imitating the desires of others– Chasing status without questioning why– Playing superhero and … Continue reading Things that keep talented people from fulfilling their potential…
Aaron Hartley 