Hello Herd,
Sadly, here atop the cultural backwater of the Ozark Plateau where I huddle in my hovel that is infested with the brown recluse spiders native to this area, my quad life consists of fond memories when I melted into my comfy recliner as the groovy tunes swirled around me.
My beloved QRX-9001 died after many years of devoted service. Financial constraints condemned me to a life without acquiring replacement quad goodies. Time passed and my groovy back-up decent-quality Sony receiver died and then the move south to warmer climes and then the ear troubles worsened and.... and.... well, music is still enjoyed but I can not physically or financially dabble in quality audio.
My blurb is not intended to be a tale of woe. Nope. Just a mention that accounts for the lack of activity at this site that I saw grow from seeds planted elsewhere upon the Web back in the middle to later 1990s. And, not long before the Web hit the masses big time I recall the snail mails crossing the planet bringing old quaddies back together again and leading to the short-lived printed and mailed quad pamphlet whose name I forget and the few copies I had were lost somewhere during my moved from shanty to hovel then a shanty than finally the hovel that has been home the past 5 years.
The interest in quad is alive as evidenced by the steady flow of visitors to my very basic quad blog meant to enlighten those knowing very little to nothing about quad. I started keeping track of what countries the visitors come from. Go take a look if curious:
http://quadraphonicaudio.wordpress.com/
Scroll down for the country list.
A work in progress to assist those interested in quad is a Pinterest page:
http://www.pinterest.com/obbopp/quadraphonic-surround-of-the-1970s/
Now for the reason I arrived today..... for you ancient geezers out there.... you old fart Baby Boomers.... if you need a diversion from the constant aches and pains your ancient age is forcing upon you maybe a blast from the past will wake up your idling mind. Maybe.
Top 10 Flashback! The music of your life…warts and all
The blog is a work in progress so that means regular updates. I enjoyed wandering the site and there is a lot of wandering to go before I visit every page.
Here is the link to a site you may enjoy:
http://t10fb.wordpress.com/
Have fun and may the future of surround sound be groovy and may the nifty stuff from the past continue to add its audio delight.
Sadly, here atop the cultural backwater of the Ozark Plateau where I huddle in my hovel that is infested with the brown recluse spiders native to this area, my quad life consists of fond memories when I melted into my comfy recliner as the groovy tunes swirled around me.
My beloved QRX-9001 died after many years of devoted service. Financial constraints condemned me to a life without acquiring replacement quad goodies. Time passed and my groovy back-up decent-quality Sony receiver died and then the move south to warmer climes and then the ear troubles worsened and.... and.... well, music is still enjoyed but I can not physically or financially dabble in quality audio.
My blurb is not intended to be a tale of woe. Nope. Just a mention that accounts for the lack of activity at this site that I saw grow from seeds planted elsewhere upon the Web back in the middle to later 1990s. And, not long before the Web hit the masses big time I recall the snail mails crossing the planet bringing old quaddies back together again and leading to the short-lived printed and mailed quad pamphlet whose name I forget and the few copies I had were lost somewhere during my moved from shanty to hovel then a shanty than finally the hovel that has been home the past 5 years.
The interest in quad is alive as evidenced by the steady flow of visitors to my very basic quad blog meant to enlighten those knowing very little to nothing about quad. I started keeping track of what countries the visitors come from. Go take a look if curious:
http://quadraphonicaudio.wordpress.com/
Scroll down for the country list.
A work in progress to assist those interested in quad is a Pinterest page:
http://www.pinterest.com/obbopp/quadraphonic-surround-of-the-1970s/
Now for the reason I arrived today..... for you ancient geezers out there.... you old fart Baby Boomers.... if you need a diversion from the constant aches and pains your ancient age is forcing upon you maybe a blast from the past will wake up your idling mind. Maybe.
Top 10 Flashback! The music of your life…warts and all
" I find a music survey from a Top 40 radio station of the past (generally 1965-85, but there have been many outside that range) that corresponds to the current week and post the top ten songs from that survey, complete with videos so you can hear the songs as well, along with an outline of the radio station. I pick radio stations from all over the U.S. and Canada, and there’s been one from Australia as well. Each song is accompanied by commentary from yours truly – fun factoids a la Casey Kasem, memories of hearing the song, etc. I also include what I call the “oh, wow” song of the week, a song below the top ten that you won’t hear on the radio any more, but deserves to be heard again. I’ve also made a few podcasts, which feature a countdown of the songs of the week with radio jingles and period commercials added. Oh yes, you’ll know whether I like the song or not, and I pull no punches if I don’t. "
The blog is a work in progress so that means regular updates. I enjoyed wandering the site and there is a lot of wandering to go before I visit every page.
Here is the link to a site you may enjoy:
http://t10fb.wordpress.com/
Have fun and may the future of surround sound be groovy and may the nifty stuff from the past continue to add its audio delight.
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