"It's not about the music."

hydrophonic — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:23:17 -0800

Crate Digging, Don't Do It! From the last image: "Crate digging is a term used by DJ's and collectors to refer to the act of checking record stores, flea markets or thrift shops for second and music on vinyl. It's extremely boring." The post title is taken from the Alan Zweig documentary "Vinyl".

a long line

mudpuppie — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 17:37:02 -0800

Some stories are longer than others. In the early 1900s, Burro Schmidt spent 32 years (or 38, depending on your source) digging a 1/2-mile tunnel through a Mojave mountain. Why? Because it was easier than hauling his gold and his burros down the back road. "Solely, he labored long days.... The tunnel was solid granite, which needed no shoring, except at the entrance to the tunnel. Being at 4200 foot elevation there was a shortage of oxygen, making his labor even more difficult. He was trapped many times by falling rock and injured as many times." (But the story doesn't end with him. More >> )

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"It's not about the music."

a long line