Comment from Pam (respa)

Excellent

-Nice image and
topic for the contest.
-I remember Kenwoods
and vinyl records, too!
-I like your poem, and it
tells a good story about
your enjoyment of records.
-The imagery is good
and paints a vivid word picture:
"Playing records is a ritual...
visual, musical experience."
-The concluding verse is good, too.
-Good luck in the contest.

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2019

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reply by the author on 01-Oct-2019

Thanks Pam.

The Kenwood in the pic was my father's ..now I keep it with care.

A few years ago we needed a new needle. That was quite a feat.

Replacement pieces are getting hard to find.

We enjoyed listening to records.

Pa would tell me what to put on and I did the rest ..

I find it very relaxing.

reply by Pam (respa) on 01-Oct-2019

You are welcome and thanks for sharing. It's nice to have special times to remember.

Comment from dejohnsrld (Debbie)

Excellent

& despite it's half a century ( and despite its half a century old)

Vinyl has made quite a comeback in the US. I enjoyed reading this and it brought back memories of the good old days. Best wishes in the contest, my friend~Debbie

 Comment Written 01-Oct-2019

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reply by the author on 01-Oct-2019

Thanks . I changed the & to ....and....

but I don't really understand the second change you are suggesting.

I need the verb .....it is ....half a century old and not the possessive format.

I find it very relaxing playing records ..

...it's fun to read the album folders while listening to the music.

In Summer I love putting the amplifiers on full volume, have the windows open and put some great music on of the 70s/80s. ( biggrin )

Glad you could connect to my wee poem.