Howdy Fellow Commodore Users!

It's February, and I'm sure you've heard the news about the Groundhog's prediction for winter. I am looking forward to the warmer days ahead, but also realize it's still February in Ohio regardless what the Groundhog claims is going to happen.

I apologize for those that showed up last month especially for the disk I promised to bring. I made a trip to Indianapolis that weekend, came straight to the club meeting from Indy, and packed everything I needed, but those disks! I promise they will be there at this month's meeting on February 16th.

Why was I in Indy? I made a joke about it that made everyone chuckle, but I won't go into it here. It was a local gathering of Record Collectors of Jazz Music, most of which were fans of the 78rpm recordings of years gone by (circa 1920s thru 1940s). If you aren't familiar with 78rpm records, they are like the LPs you might have grown up with, only smaller in size, usually 10 inches across. Played a lot faster, 78 rpm instead of 33 rpm of LPs. Let me know if you want to see one, I'll cart in my portable Victrola and a few records for all to enjoy and see.

Why am I focused on this, when we are a Commodore Computer club? It's one of my "other hobbies". When is the last time you saw a record for sale at places like department stores like Kmart or specialty record shops? Even though record stores are still called that, they usually only have CDs DVDs, or tapes. If the admiration of these pieces of plastic/ceramic/vinyl still exist long after their production has ended (early 1990s), then our favorite computers will also go on forever in similar user groups and clubs. I can only hope that our admiration for the computer will still be appreciated midway thru the 21st Century. That's only what...(2052) the 70th anniversary of the Commodore 64? Yikes! I wonder if I will still be able to find records by then? Yes, it is true we are living today in history. Just make sure it's one you would like to look back on fondly.

Keep on Commodoring!