Almost Andrea

Thanks for your participation in the contest! Andrea's the closest - it's a Record Cutting Lathe. Sheralee, Richard and I went on Monday night to see a friend's work. A fun little field trip if you will. His company cuts masters for vinyl records and then sends them to a company that presses bunches of the records.

But do people even listen to vinyl any more? Good question - he told us that much of their business is from bands that don't want to be part of the digital establishment or really like the unique sound of vinyl and that there are only a few companies left that do what they do.

I'm going to be able to learn that machine eventually and help them out on a temporary, flexible basis when they get slammed. The process was fascinating to me and I'm looking forward to learning something new.