i just made this exact same post in the hub, but i thought it was a bit too long to be there. my rule is if it's more than 200 words, it should be a quick blog post. if it's less, it can go on the hub. of course, this is pretty flexible, and not an ACTUAL rule, it's just what i do.
you might be wondering, 'Kauf, why are you talking about word counts and hub posts if this issue is titled 'records'?' The answer is, i got off track. sorry. The actual reason I'm making this is the quick story that follows:451Please respect copyright.PENANAoY9QDbzcUF
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so i was just putting a new record on my record player, and the one I'd been listening to needed to get put away. Great, right? WRONG! 451Please respect copyright.PENANAgsjcreNHuP
The record i was trying to put away came in a frickin PLASTIC SLEEVE. it is damn near impossible to get a record into a plastic sleeve. 451Please respect copyright.PENANA60CuXZxSlJ
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i needed to fiddle around with it for a solid ten minutes, before I finally decided to just cut it, tape it back together, and hope for the best. the sleeve, not the record. 451Please respect copyright.PENANAKj3LemdgCH
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it's fine, for now... we'll see what happens when I try to take it out again. eh, that's a future me problem. right now, i get to listen to some new music! 451Please respect copyright.PENANAWxA5aKyrBu
and by new, i mean a different record than the one in the plastic. neither of the albums were new, though. one was first recorded in 1971 and the other is from 1975. 451Please respect copyright.PENANAA1tXfsL2vC
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ANYWAY. the lesson from all of this: don't put records into plastic protective sleeves, especially if the sleeve is a little bit too small for the record. paper works just as well, without the headache of getting the record in and out. 451Please respect copyright.PENANAPqWOrbcwq4