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...First of all, it doesn't let you scratch, in the turntablist sense. There's just no physical way to recreate the vinyl experience with tracks that are still inside the iPod. You'd have to sample the tunes into some kind of memory first, and by that point, you might as well connect one or two of Pioneer's virtual turntables for CDs and DVDs...
...shopping, try the Witch's Tavern, tel: (66-2) 391 9791. Alternatively, drop by Shades of Retro, tel: (66-2) 714 9657. Something of a best-kept secret, Shades of Retro is ostensibly a purveyor of 1970s collectibles?you'll find an impeccable selection of vintage furniture and old vinyl recordings on-site?but it also serves a mean espresso, and functions as a hangout for local hipsters. These days, there's no shortage of them on Thonglor...
...goes, will indict a ham sandwich if a prosecutor asks it of them. But I didn't get that sense from this group of grand jurors. They somewhat reflected the demographics of the District of Columbia. The majority were African American and were disproportionately women. Most sat in black vinyl chairs with little desks in rows that were slightly elevated, as if it were a shabby classroom at a rundown college. A kindly African-American forewoman swore me in, and when I had to leave the room to consult with my attorneys, I asked her permission to be excused...
...best-known songs of the 1950s and 1960s were not sung by Elvis Presley, the Beatles or the Rolling Stones. In fact few even made it to vinyl. Classic cuts such as The Jetsons, Leave It to Beaver and Gilligan's Island were heard over and over again as theme songs for television shows. Now, however, a two-record set called Television's Greatest Hits has put the hottest tunes in TV history on Billboard's pop albums chart. According to Executive Producer Steven Gottlieb, the record recognizes TV music as a piece of Americana. Says he: "People like...
Thus Reagan's preparations have been calculatedly low-keyed. His master briefing book is augmented by two dozen concise background memos, each bound in black vinyl and covering a specific aspect of U.S.S.R. affairs ("Russia's Place in the World: the View from Moscow," "Soviet and Russian Psychology: Some Common Traits"). Aides under Chief White House Kremlinologist John Matlock Jr. are preparing several videotapes, mostly profiling key Soviet participants, including a lengthy one of Gorbachev in public appearances. Although Soviet Defector Arkady Shevchenko was invited to a presidential lunch recently, one-on-one sit-downs between Reagan and pedagogic experts...