Thursday, September 02, 2004

Pleased to Meet You

Some word from MIAndy:

Here is a fun fact about life in Milwaukee: UWM
has a massive music library. For the philistines, there is a 20,000 + CD
collection, but for the connoisseur, like me, there are 70,000 long players
just waiting to be played in a long fashion. I listened to Beggars Banquet
the other day and nearly cried. The record had been checked out a grand
total of three times and sounded better than any CD I've ever heard. As I
stood silently before the devil music, I remembered sitting in Fran Navakas'
History of Ideas 5 class and fighting with you over the value of the record.
In that moment, I knew that I had been foolish.


The debate in question was me trying to espouse the visceral connection we have with physical objects, especially the idea of sound turned physical in the form of records. Andy argued for the more accurate and timeless nature of progressive audio technology.

It warms my heart to see him finally come around.