My parents rock!

ivank · 06-16-10, 02:18 PM

Not only did my dad give me his Oplymus OM-1n SLR camera when I found it cleaning the attic, but today when I was cleaning out the basement due to some minor flood damage, I found a Bang and Olufsen BeoGram 1700 Record Deck!!!! AND MY PARENTS GAVE IT TO ME!!

I AM VERY HAPPY AT THE MOMENT.

AVGWarhawk · 06-16-10, 02:21 PM

You like playing the old vinyl?

ivank · 06-16-10, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

You like playing the old vinyl?

I never had played one, but I have always wanted too! Now is my chance. I have a Dire Straits vinyl that is it.
I would like a gramophone but wherever I go and ask about them, the people just give me odd confused faces!

Jimbuna · 06-16-10, 03:35 PM

I wish you lived in the UK, I've a vinyl collection in excess of easily 6/700 taking up space in my garage you could have with my blessing....honestly

Lord_magerius · 06-16-10, 03:53 PM

I'll quite happily take it off your hands Jim

*flutters eyelashes*

06-16-10, 08:08 PM

I'd definitely hold on to vinyl, especially a bigger collection, those are quite often worth a good price.

krashkart · 06-16-10, 08:16 PM

The sweet sounds of vinyl. Take good care of that player.

raymond6751 · 06-16-10, 08:18 PM

Most parents rock.

One of the most satisfying things about being a parent is seeing your kid 'discover' something cool. It may be nothing new to you, but it is to them.

Funniest memory was when my son first discovered his shadow! Your parents knew you when you didn't know they existed, and will love you while waiting for you to notice them again.

ivank · 06-16-10, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by jimbuna

I wish you lived in the UK, I've a vinyl collection in excess of easily 6/700 taking up space in my garage you could have with my blessing....honestly

I would have loved to taken those

ivank · 06-16-10, 10:17 PM

I do not know anywhere in Huntington, Long Island that sells them

Admiral8Q · 06-17-10, 02:15 AM

I was talking to my dad yesterday and saying I wish he had kept all his records. He had an entire wall in the living room shelved with them when I was a kid. But my idiot mother made him sell them all off at a flea market.

Skybird · 06-17-10, 02:49 AM

My mom rocks, too. She bursts in laughter when watching Kill Bill or Terminator. She considers Schwarzenegger's movies some of the best comedies she knows. She loves Blade Runner and 2001. Occasionally she eats some university lecturers alive in courses about cultural and anhtropological and sociological things although never have worked herself and having no job education herself. She spends hours per week playing Unreal Tournament. She is curious at everything new. Her bookshelves are filled with books, in parts academic literature she found herself, about almost everything you can think of - she reads that stuff and considers that "relaxation", like I read novels. She's 62 - and although I know her since 43 years now, she still can manage to completely stun and surprise me.

If you, at some time in the past, should have thought that I am crazy - wait until you meet her!

It's great to have very young parents (my mother was 18 my father 22 when I was born). You really appreciate it once you have grown up yourself and realise your parents are no old, grey mummies already, but still are at the peak of their active lives, sharing adult life with you.

Schroeder · 06-17-10, 05:06 AM

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Originally Posted by ivank

I would have loved to taken those

Are you sure? Knowing Jim they surely were all like this:

ajrimmer42 · 06-17-10, 05:18 AM

Awesome, Dire Straits ftw!!!

Jimbuna · 06-17-10, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Schroeder

Are you sure? Knowing Jim they surely were all like this:

LOL

06-16-10, 02:18 PM	#1
ivank The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huntington, Long Island, New York Posts: 1,426 Downloads: 284 Uploads: 0	My parents rock! Not only did my dad give me his Oplymus OM-1n SLR camera when I found it cleaning the attic, but today when I was cleaning out the basement due to some minor flood damage, I found a Bang and Olufsen BeoGram 1700 Record Deck!!!! AND MY PARENTS GAVE IT TO ME!! I AM VERY HAPPY AT THE MOMENT. __________________ Head of The Surface Warfare Super-Mod Team Leutnant z. S. David U. Ziegler U-105 IXB On Patrol 1

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	You like playing the old vinyl? __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I wish you lived in the UK, I've a vinyl collection in excess of easily 6/700 taking up space in my garage you could have with my blessing....honestly __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Lord_magerius Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Right by the hydrophone station Posts: 724 Downloads: 96 Uploads: 0	I'll quite happily take it off your hands Jim flutters eyelashes __________________

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krashkart Navy Seal Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 5,292 Downloads: 100 Uploads: 0	The sweet sounds of vinyl. Take good care of that player. __________________ sent from my fingertips using a cheap keyboard

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OneToughHerring Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	I'd definitely hold on to vinyl, especially a bigger collection, those are quite often worth a good price.

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raymond6751 Admirable Mike Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 1,338 Downloads: 421 Uploads: 0	what is old is new again Most parents rock. One of the most satisfying things about being a parent is seeing your kid 'discover' something cool. It may be nothing new to you, but it is to them. Funniest memory was when my son first discovered his shadow! Your parents knew you when you didn't know they existed, and will love you while waiting for you to notice them again. __________________ Game Designer: Close The Atlantic - World War Three https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/...orld-war-three

06-16-10, 10:17 PM	#10
ivank The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Huntington, Long Island, New York Posts: 1,426 Downloads: 284 Uploads: 0	I do not know anywhere in Huntington, Long Island that sells them __________________ Head of The Surface Warfare Super-Mod Team Leutnant z. S. David U. Ziegler U-105 IXB On Patrol 1

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Admiral8Q Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Prince Edward Island, Canada Posts: 1,077 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I was talking to my dad yesterday and saying I wish he had kept all his records. He had an entire wall in the living room shelved with them when I was a kid. But my idiot mother made him sell them all off at a flea market. __________________

06-17-10, 02:49 AM	#12
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	My mom rocks, too. She bursts in laughter when watching Kill Bill or Terminator. She considers Schwarzenegger's movies some of the best comedies she knows. She loves Blade Runner and 2001. Occasionally she eats some university lecturers alive in courses about cultural and anhtropological and sociological things although never have worked herself and having no job education herself. She spends hours per week playing Unreal Tournament. She is curious at everything new. Her bookshelves are filled with books, in parts academic literature she found herself, about almost everything you can think of - she reads that stuff and considers that "relaxation", like I read novels. She's 62 - and although I know her since 43 years now, she still can manage to completely stun and surprise me. If you, at some time in the past, should have thought that I am crazy - wait until you meet her! It's great to have very young parents (my mother was 18 my father 22 when I was born). You really appreciate it once you have grown up yourself and realise your parents are no old, grey mummies already, but still are at the peak of their active lives, sharing adult life with you. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert. Last edited by Skybird; 06-17-10 at 05:20 AM.

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ajrimmer42 Royal Kinotropist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Sheffield, UK Posts: 987 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Awesome, Dire Straits ftw!!! __________________ Alex Don't judge a ship by the number of it's guns, but by the skill of it's crew.