I'd hate to see this ist go away; reels, cassettes and carts are a big part of audio history and shouldn't just be junked. P.S.: Anybody know of a good or just decent USB cassette deck? They do exist, but haven't seen one in a long while. -- "Hope laid upon hope, that this crowd will not subside..." [Dave Matthews] Regards, Max. On Wed, January 7, 2015 06:16, programmer651@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Yes, but apparently no one has interest in the subject. Any of you reading > this, tell me if there's still interest. > Tyler Z > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Howard Traxler <howard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: tape@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 12:14:51 -0000 (UTC) > Subject: [TapeVille] still exist? > > Long ago, I subscribed to this list. Wondered if it's still out there? > Howard > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Alex HORTON > To: tape@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 1:29 PM > Subject: [TapeVille] Re: blast from the past > > > Yes, it is. > > > > From: programmer651@xxxxxxxxxxx > > Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2015 13:51:36 -0500 > > To: tape@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > CC: > > Subject: [TapeVille] Re: blast from the past > > > > Is that Royal Canadian song the one from Ren and Stimpy, with the > lyrics like, "Our country wreaks of > > trees, our yaks are very large"? > > Tyler Z > > On Mon, 5 Jan 2015 18:45:44 +0000, Alex HORTON wrote: > > > > > > > > >Came across a tape of Jesse Dylan & Gene Valaitis on AM 640 from > 1994. The > > >cassette contains: > > >- IDs and happy audience reaction from Jesse & Gene's first day on AM > 640; > > >- Royal Canadian Mounted Yaksman song; > > >- explanation of how they get the caramel in the Caramilk bar; > > >- Jesse and Gene singing along to the jingle "When you eat your > Smarties, do > > >you eat the red ones last?"; > > >- a song about toast; > > >- a bit about a guy trying to order from a drive-through; > > >- various ID jingles; > > >- songs taped off what I assume was AM 640 including Snow "Informer"; > > >- after a few songs, the tape started playing backward, unfortunately > I don't > > >seem to have a means of playing the tape in reverse; > > >- mostly silence on the rest of the first side except points where a > young girl > > >(I estimate about twelve or thirteen or so) accidentally pressed > record while > > >talking; > > >- on the other side, Guns 'n' Roses "Sweet Child of Mine", taped off > an album, > > >cut off in the middle with a country song taped off the radio; > > >- the last few seconds of another song taped off an album; > > >- Eric Clapton "Tears in Heaven" from an album; > > >- silence followed by a portion of Paul McCartney "Live and Let Die" > > > > >