Stan Yeahman

@stanyeahman
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A wise person once said: an audiophile is a man who listens to the stereo, not the music.
https://wapo.st/47ErwZI
Ken Fritz built a $1 million stereo. The real cost was unfathomable.

Ken Fritz spent 40 years turning his living room into what some audiophiles called the world’s greatest hi-fi system. What would it all mean in the end?

The Washington Post
Brilliant article about connecting with history in very personal ways. The images are striking.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/descendants-black-civil-war-heroes-wear-heritage-pride-180983397/
Descendants of Black Civil War Heroes Wear Their Heritage With Pride

A bold new photographic project asks modern-day Americans to recreate portraits of their 19th-century ancestors in painstakingly accurate fashion

Smithsonian Magazine

Sad day for family who learned to stop worrying and love the bomb:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-67602627

Milford Haven: Garden ornament turns out to be live bomb

Sian and Jeffrey Edwards had always assumed the 64lb naval shell in their garden was a "dummy".

Are Men Obsessed With the Roman Empire? Yes, Say Men.

Women are asking the men in their lives how often they think about ancient Rome. Their responses, posted online, can be startling in their frequency.

The New York Times
Corn, Tomato, Beer may replace Rock, Paper, Scissors in my little burgh.
@SomeGadgetGuy Awww 😍🐴
@SomeGadgetGuy We're on it, chief!
Stan Freberg - "Who Listens to Radio?" Featuring Sarah Vaughan and Quincy Jones

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