When you think back on all the movies you’ve seen throughout your life, aren’t there a few real standouts? Ones that left a mark, ones that you can’t forget? For me, Se7en is one of those films; this year marks 30 years since it was 1st released, and its influence is still being felt today; it has inspired countless other movies and TV series, and it remains one of the darkest, most shocking, and most psychologically unsettling movies I’ve ever seen. It also has that absolutely iconic line as that twisted ending approaches…you know the one…
Today’s “Out of the Slot” post has nothing to do with the primary topic of this blog; sorry, readers, if that bores you, but once in a while I do want to write about something other than my 1:64 slotties and die-casts, and today I’m covering another object of interest in my collection of “curious goods” that I hope at least some of you will find interesting…
So, nope, nothing related to toy cars or racing today, but something that’s still a fascinating part of history! I hope you enjoyed this little detour, dear readers, but if not, then never fear: we’ll be back to our primary topic soon enough, in one form or another!
I think this is incredible for so many reasons, that it is still working, that it sounds so good, and that it has survived! I can’t help but think this would have been a prized possession to be able to have portable music, like the first mobile phones free of LAN lines. I can imaging the parties and events this would have been a part of with people dancing the Charleston and Fox Trot with their bob hair doos and beaded flapper dresses. There is something, I think, magical and charming about the sound of these old players and really any record player. This is a wonderful thing to have, especially for an audiophile like you! We’ll done and what was in your box was better than what was in Brad Pitts!