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<><> One of the great ones of Country Music has passed . . . . . . http://www.tmz.com/2016/04/06/merle-haggard-dead/ RIP, Merle

<> WGBH American Experience -- "The Mine Wars" -- PBS The Mine Wars docmentary premieres on "American Experience" PBS on January 26, 2016. Go inside the coal miners' bitter battle for dignity at the dawn of the ........... http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/theminewars/...

I caught this one late last night on PBS . . . . a great, award-winning video from the NATURE series. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/mystery-monkeys-shangri-la-full-episode/12190/ Representing the meticulous and ambitious work of an all-Chinese film company led by award-winning filmmaker, Xi...

"Duets: Re-Working the Catalogue" [to be released this month] Track Listing 1. Some Piece of Mind ~ Bobby Womack 2. If I Ever Needed Someone ~ Mavis Staples 3. Higher Than The World ~ George Benson 4. Wild Honey ~ Joss Stone 5. Whatever Happened to P.J. Proby ~ P.J. Proby 6...

My cassette deck died in its sleep of old age yesterday. I have a lot of good music on tape I don't want to waste, so I found this on e-bay to keep it going ........ Sony TC-RX606ES Single cassette deck Dolby B, C, S ( should do the job nicely )

Tonight PBS is broadcasting 'Sessions', with Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan, from 10:00 - 11:30 pm (Central time)

Will using 50 ft coax RG 6 cable from an outdoor FM antenna pose any potential disadvantages vs. a shorter length. :think:

I've always thoroughly enjoyed/liked bluegrass music, but am familiar with only a few bands. Earlier today I was introduced to a Nashville band called 'The Steeldrivers'; a five-piece band consisting of a banjo, mandolin, upright bass, fiddle, and guitar. I liked 'em so much I ordered three of...

The 550 lb, 8,000 Watt Magico QSub-18 http://www.audioholics.com/subwoofer-reviews/magico-qsub-18-and-qsub-15-subwoofer-preview A monster Sub with a monster price tag . . . .

No, I'd never heard the name before either. But he has a rather interesting bio . . . . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T-Model_Ford

Today I saw a home with a large unique and very attractive oval-shaped room. Would such a room have any inherant acoustic advantages vs. a traditional rectangular room? ,. :think:

Jazz singer Melody Gardot has (finally) a new album out . . . [her first since 2009] I've added it to my list of music to pick up

Following Rory Block's previous "Mentor Series" releases is her latest - "I Belong To The Band: A Tribute To Rev. Gary Davis", the legendary blues/folk/gospel pioneer. In 1964, at the age of 15, Rory would make the long subway trip to Davis' home to take guitar lessons along with her friend...

the new VSX 1122 http://www.twice.com/article/481877-Pioneer_Readies_Mainstream_AVR_Series.php With a msrp of a mere $600 I predict this will be a big seller for Pioneer. Sounds like a pretty nice mainstream receiver.

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Legendary singer Etta James died today . . . . 1/20/2012 http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/20/showbiz/etta-james-obit/index.html Her voice and songs will live on . . .

Listening to a newly-found FM station this morning, the dj said Steven Tyler, Mick Fleetwood, and Jonny Lang are working together putting together a tribute album to ZZ Top. She said, (which Fleetwood has confirmed), they said they had such a good time working together that foriming a band...

http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=PAC2125 Any thoughts, comments, opinions on this new Parasound 2125 125 watt 2 channel amp . . . . (msrp around $775)

Acapulco Simrise Track Listing ~ 1. Acapulco Sunrise 2. Coconut Grove 3. La Puesta Del Sol 4. Latin Tropical 5. Santana Jam 6. Soul Sacrifice 7. Persuasion 8. Let's Get Ourselves Together 9. Travellin' Blues 10. Jam In E 11. Hot Tamales 12. As The Years Go Passing By 13. Jingo 14. El Corazon...

http://www.svsound.com/news-news.cfm SVS kept the purist's "2nd order", 12dB/octave sealed box formula, but put their world-famous woofers, and more real-world power behind them than ever before, and in a smarter way. The new SB-13 Plus is an acousitc suspension model with a 1,000 watt...