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From: JTGriffith
I have really liked the 8 Track Heaven and have read it and logged on many
many times just in the past few days.
I got turned on to 8 Tracks just a week or so ago (having used them in the
1970s!) and made my first lot purchase this past week....I am now the proud
owner of 69 8 Tracks!
I am addicted to the 8 Track mentality and have also recently added to my
vinyl collection (great cheesy stuff like percy faith and loung sounds to go
with the rock staples...) and also have tracked down some old old 78s for a
friend who just found an old grammaphone....buck the new technologies
completely i say!
Also I wanted to pass on my condolences about your friend who passed away. I
just lost a good friend last week and was saddened to read of Abbey's death.
Thanks for the great joy of the FAQ and the site....what a great zen happiness
to have uncovered. I agree and embrace it all....and am excited to continue
through the stages....
sincerely,
--JT Griffith
From: Bob Farace <rfarace**uconect.net>
Hi--
Just thought I'd say hi. I've been visiting 8-Track Heaven for a
while now, and I like the site. I had given up on 8-track in 1984 when
my old '63 Valiant that I had installed an under-dash player in finally
rusted to the point where it was rather unsafe to drive. All my vehicles
since then have had cassette players. I've only recently capitulated and
bought a CD player, but to be honest, my turntable still gets more use.
(And hey, the new Patti Smith album is available on vinyl!)
A few events conspired to get me started back on the path to
8-tracks. I was (well, still am) pursuing a girl that is a teacher and
told me that she plays 8-tracks in her classroom on occasion "to torture
the kids." (Well, she's a history teacher, so it makes sense anyway.) I
started looking for cartridges for her. (Found her Joe Jackson's "I'm
the Man" recently.) Then I was at a yard sale in Maine when I was there
on vacation and found a nice clean copy of The Stooges "Funhouse" on
8-track! (In Maine? I never would have thought . . .) I kept that one.
(I could scan it if you ever want me to.) Then I mysteriously found
myself bidding on a Realistic 8-track player/recorder (with real VU
meters!) in an auction at eBay. It's now in my living room, waiting for
me to get to Radio Shack for a pair of cables to hook it up. (I've got
too many things vying for the AUX input on my old stereo, so I now have
a patch bay.) And I found a couple of blank tapes . . .
Anyway, just thought I'd stop for a moment and say hi. Keep up the
great work on the page.
--Bob Farace
From: Tim Hansen <thansen**pensys.com>
Subject: 8-track Heaven
As a newcomer to things 8-track I must take a moment of my time to shout
"Hurrah" at your efforts. I am in complete agreement with your analysis
of the Compact Disc market (although my solution is to buy used CD's).
Well done.
Tim Hansen
thansen**pensys.com
From: TRACKTRACK**aol.com
Subject: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
happy birthday 8-track heaven. Tanks for supporting 8-track ... your friend
tracktrack**aol.com
From: Russell Case <102255.1512**compuserve.com>
Hi, Malcolm,
I got hooked on eight tracks because of your site (partly). I have a son with mental
retardation who's really into 60's and 70's rock. Problem was he's keep rewinding
cassettes to hear the same song again and again! Driving us crazy and quickly burning out
tapes and recorder. Solution: Eight tracks! Now there's just one button for him to push,
and all he can do is change tracks. The eight-track player has outlasted several cassette
players, and we get to hear whole sides of albums. Very cool!
Problem is, a couple of the players I bought for $1 and $2 respectively are missing one
speaker on track one and seem to have that missing track shadowing on track 4. I guess
the problem is a height adjustment on the player. Is that something I can do myself?
Anywhere on the Web I can go to find out how? Or do you think I can figure it out by
just looking?
Thanks! I do enjoy all the eight track stuff, and it's fun trying to find tapes at Church
sales and flea markets! It's funny but few of the tapes seem to be what the covers say
they are. Makes for some interesting surprises!
Regards,
Russ Case
From: John McEvoy <jmcevoy**execulink.com>
Hi, Malcolm.
I just discovered the 8-Track Heaven page tonight, on a fluke. I was
bored and fired up my search engine to show me something on 8-tracks.
Needless to say, I was NOT disappointed to find that there is a place
out on the endless digital domain that an analog lover like myself can
comfortably visit. I mainly collect records, but I will always have a
place in my heart for the endless loop cartridge. I have a somewhat
modest collection, (presently about 100 tapes), but I resolve to keep my
eyes open for the goodies. I mainly collect pop, rock, disco and punk.
This, I find, dispells the myth among the uninitiated that 8-tracks are
for polkas and country music. They are often quite surprised when I pop
in my copy of AC/DC's "Back In Black" or The Doors' "Absolutely Live".
Anywayz, keep up the good work and I'll catcha at the foil.
Sincerely,
Eric Carpenter
jmcevoy**execulink.com
PS....I also just read of the passing of Abbey and was saddened that I
would not have a chance to get to know someone who sounded like quite a
lady. My condolences to all her family and friends.
From: Scott Eklund <i9337889**mail.wsu.edu>
Subject: Good Job!
I operate the Ford Torino Page (the only Torino page) and would just
like to say I love your page, and all of the different topics and links
availiable. I just got a player (75 Ford original, for my 75 Torino) and
it didn't work well, so I was surfing for some info. I think it will
need to be professionally repaired, do you have any reccomendations? I
will link your page today, as I am sure there are a few Torino people
out there who may want this info.
Oh, speaking of Torino, I have the 8-Track of David Soul (played Hutch)
and it is kind of bad music, but it's cool. I picked up some clearance
blank tapes at Radio Shack about 3 yrs ago. Is there anywhere else a
person can get any? Anyway, thank you again.
Scott Eklund
From: "Jeffrey H. Grotte" <jgrotte**CapAccess.org>
Subject: 8-Tracks
Dear Sir,
I thought I was totally alone and that it was totally unhealthy for
an otherwise normal 16-year-old boy to be interested in 8-tracks. Your site
is, honestly, one of the most comprehensive on any subject that I've ever
seen.
I have three players, fairly run-of-the-mill I would imagine: a Panasonic
stereo receiver, a Meriton recording componant, and yesterday I acquired
a JCPenny portible stereo AM/FM 8-Track. All three were broken when I
bought them, usually just with tape wrapped around the roller, but the
JCPenny has parts melted together.
I have about 60 cassettes. A few are interesting: I have that Cadillac
1978 one that is featured on your page. Also, what is the deal with certain
tapes that seem to have been made illeglly by dubbing lps onto tape? I have
a few Yes ones like that, made by a company called "Nice to be nice."
Maybe I'm naieve, but what do you think are the chances of me locating
a Dinomite plunger model, and how much would I have to pay?
Thanks for your time. Your page made my day.
-Nat.
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