[Rhodes22-list] $35 stereo

Thu May 28 22:01:03 EDT 2020

As they say, thanks for the memories Mary Lou. I enjoyed your evocative
descriptions.
Chris Geankoplis
Enosis

On Thu, 28 May 2020 at 20:34, Mary Lou Troy <mtroy at atlanticbb.net> wrote:

> There sure are a lot of great tunes on that list. And any list that
> includes Richard Thompson is a bonus though I'm going to go have to find
> him doing The Mingulay Boat Song. I've heard lots of traditional singers
> do it but I'm not sure I've ever heard RT's version.
>
> We actually rarely listen to music on the boat, preferring to listen to
> the sounds around us. But I do have fond memories of waking up early
> (early!) one summer morning as a crabber worked his trotline right next
> to where we were anchored in Swan Creek. He was playing Dire Straits
> "Sultans of Swing" over and over again so that we heard the song get
> louder as he approached us and then fade away as he worked out to the
> end of his line - over and over again. Maybe we were right in his
> favorite spot and he was hoping we'd move but I like the song.
>
> And then there was our introduction to a pop song that became a big hit.
> We were anchored in a beautiful quiet spot on Sue Creek, a very wide,
> shallow creek off the Middle River on the Western Shore of the Bay. It
> was quiet until around 6 or 7 pm when a party started at a house on the
> far side of the creek. It was a good distance away but they cranked the
> stereo up loud (loud!) and started playing "Who Let the Dogs Out" over
> and over again. We'd never heard the song before but it certainly made
> an impression. Fortunately they packed it in around 11 pm. I don't know
> how many times we listened to that song but it certainly was memorable.
>
> Mary Lou
> ex R22
> now Rosborough FR-246  Tara
> Rock Hall, MD
>
> On 5/28/2020 5:05 PM, Peter Nyberg wrote:
> > Now there’s a fellow with good taste. I do have a playlist for the boat,
> but it’s jazz that I often listen to during evenings on anchor.
> >
> > Larry, years ago I asked the list for a recommendation for a water
> resistant bluetooth speaker and what was suggested was the Oontz Angle.  I
> think it’s about to embark on its fourth season.  Mine usually stays in the
> cabin, so the water resistance has never been tested.  The place you’ve got
> the velcro for yours is where my compass lives.  I do occasionally put it
> on the cabin roof in calm conditions.
> >
> > For years I was annoyed that the Oontz had no way to display its battery
> level. Then one day I discovered by accident that if a bluetooth device is
> connected to my iPhone, the iPhone can tell you the battery level of the
> connected device.  If I knew a 12 year old, I could have probably just
> asked them.
> >
> > —Peter
> >
> >> On May 28, 2020, at 4:25 PM, Lowe, Rob <rlowe at vt.edu> wrote:
> >>
> >> Larry,
> >> You are now ready for the Boating Playlist! This story is from this
> issue of Boat US.
> >>
> https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2020/june/the-boating-playlist
> >>
> >> Please take note of the Author's Choice list, which list's Gordan
> Lightfoot's "Christian Island" at number 2!  It even has the lyric that
> Peter drew his boat name from at the very end of the story.
> >>
> >> "Tall and strong, she dips and reels. I call her Silver Heels, and I
> like the way she feels."
> >>
> >> Rob
> >> [
> https://www.boatus.com/-/media/images/boatus/twitter-cards_600x314/2020/june/lone-rowboat.ashx
> ]<
> https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2020/june/the-boating-playlist
> >
> >> The Boating Playlist | BoatUS<
> https://www.boatus.com/expert-advice/expert-advice-archive/2020/june/the-boating-playlist
> >
> >> The Boating Playlists. Playlist 1: The Starter Kit. Unless you haven't
> been a boater for more than about two weeks or you just want to visit some
> old music friends of your own, you can slip right out of this well-marked
> channel to the next playlists where we'll explore some lesser-known
> gunkholes of the music world.
> >> www.boatus.com
> >>
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> From: Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org> on behalf of
> Larry Gioia via Rhodes22-list <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 3:57 PM
> >> To: The Rhodes 22 Email List <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
> >> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] $35 stereo
> >>
> >> My ‘86 R22 didn’t have a stereo, so... driven by phone/bluetooth,
> waterproof, battery lasts 20hrs, sounds great. Okay, yes, $38 with velcro.
> >>
> >> And it doubles as my boathouse stereo. I wonder if I can use it as a
> whisker pole too...
> >>
> >> Larry
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