Today would have been my Dad's 73rd birthday. I visited his grave yesterday and shared a Mexican Coke with him. I also thought the occasion was a good excuse to buy a record in his honor. So I bought one of his (and mine) favorite artist's most famous albums.
By the way, I finally replaced my speaker wires this week. When setting up my turntable a few months ago I had cannibalized some old cheap wire from a portable stereo system on hand. A few days ago I replaced these cheap wires with some 16 gauge wire and let me tell you, the difference was immediate. Amazing the difference in sound quality!