AndreG.

!´m listening to:

Instantly made me think of White Snake. Their 80´ s stuff, that is.

80´ s revival night, George?

My TT-repair-rig is finished. Now I can go about and get this Dual 1218 done.

Not far off John, the Shamisen is played with a Bachi, and according to Wikipedia: "Bachi used for stringed instruments (撥) are actually picks. They are very distinct in form and use from Western-style picks, which are usually smaller in order to be held between or mounted to fingers. In shape, bachi are similar to an ice scraper or a putty knife. Bachi can be made of various materials and with varying levels of strength. Similarly to guitar picks, bachi were traditionally made of tortoise shell (鼈甲, bekkō) or ivory (象牙, zōge), but these materials are rare and expensive (and illegal to trade in some territories, due to protection of endangered species), therefore making bachi in these materials highly expensive and impractical. Modern and more affordable variants are often made of acrylic, plastic or wood. Generally, bachi made of softer, more flexible materials are easier to play with for beginners, but harder materials produce a stronger sound and last longer." So yeah, You could say they´ re strumming their instruments with putty knifes... 😉

Back to classics.

For a minute i thought it was Joe Pesci talking. 🙃

A little more classic style:

Recent addition, spinning for the first time.

R.I.P. Andrew Fletcher.

Talk coincidence!!! Just ordered Short Trip to Space today: https://www.discogs.com/release/11816740-Tropea-Short-Trip-To-Space?utm_campaign=order-confirmation-buyer&utm_source=transactional&utm_medium=email

Easy listening:

A little Hawkwind, trying to decide if I like it or not:

So many voices that were background to my youth... Prince, David Bowie, Meat Loaf and now Andrew Fletcher... Yep, too many R-I.P.s.

Have You seen "The Pacific"?

Maybe Michael Crites can help out?

Maybe they recycle old plastic bottles for records now, colored coke- brown....

They started out after the Wall came down, 1994, but their roots lie in the (former) east of Berlin. So You could say, they are from the former GDR.