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Eva Cassidy's story is heartbreaking. Death from illness at such an early age, with such talent finally starting to be recognized. Her kind of being a "local girl" (I live in Washington DC), if you have never heard her "Live at Blues Alley" recording, by all means find it and do so; one of the great...

...Well, let's see: I had breakfast, then happened to see a "post pics of your mics" thread, and dutifully laid said mics on the floor for a group shot. Took 10Meg Jpeg picture only to find I am too ignorant to post the image on the site....ah well, at least I have a pic of them (that's pathetic to ...

Some great truths; here's some of my reality, just for "soul food": I am 46, divorced, living in an efficiency in SW Washington DC. I have been working free-lance since 1985 in the TV business; I am a broadcast TV cameraman. I have no insurance, and no retirement. I am happy that I owe only about $7...

If only I knew how to post pics...but anyway, this is the current collection. The good and the useful: Neumann USM 269 Neumann M147 Neumann 184 (Pair) Marshall V69 (Pair) Shure 57 Shure 58 Dukane 7A65 (same as Shure 55 with the art deco shape and ridges, originally sold under Dukane name as part of ...

I absolutely second the "bottles only, with caps on when done drinking" approach; it is pretty standard behavior in my world (broadcast video) and generally we don't have accidents because of it. But sometimes you can't win: Government broadcast room. Soundcraft board, lots of outboard boxes, 3 very...

....well, I work as a broadcast videographer so between taping bands and generally being around gear for a living, I don't get too far away from the recording aspect. But at home, in addition to playing and recording: Cooking. Watching classic films, both on DVD and in 16mm (trust me, it ain't the c...