A couple of nights ago, Yours Truly was working the reference desk at Huron State U. when a student walked up and asked for a sound recording of a certain play. Y.T. dutifully checked the catalog and found that the library owned an 33 rpm LP recording of the play.
YT: "Well, miss, we have a recording of the play, but it's an LP."YT felt very old at that moment.
Student (confused): "What do you mean, LP?"
YT: "Long-playing record. You know, a record on vinyl."
Student: "Uh.... vinyl?"
YT: (After a pause). "It's an older recording format. You've probably seen them. Black records, about this big across?"
Student: "Will it play in my CD player?"
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greentuna @ 6:51PM | 2004-12-07| permalink
Oh Yeah.
Conversation #1:
Library Mucky-Muck: Wow. Records. I didn't think they worked anymore.
Me (in my head): They don't. They all instantly erased when CDs were invented.
Me (in my head answer #2): Oh they work. You just have to hold them very close to your ear and turn them very quickly.
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Felix @ 8:59PM | 2004-12-13| permalink
Hey, Greentuna! Good to hear from you again!
Although I'm posting somewhat sporadically these days due to time and work pressures, it's good to know that the Tunas are still Tuning.
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