What a tangled web we live https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/ 2026-05-24T11:07:55+00:00 https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/ https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:dokuwiki.svg text/html 2023-01-23T15:41:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=a_week_in_the_boundary_waters&rev=1674488494&do=diff Boundary Waters - Quetico - September 2002 The story actually begins on the 4th of July. I was over at my brother-in-law Dan’s house setting things on fire when my phone rang, and it was Scott. He had just got off the phone with Gary. Apparently, a couple of guys had backed out of his September camp and fishing trip up to the Boundary Waters in Canada and he need two replacements. Scott wanted to go, and he was looking for a second. I had been in full fish mode for year at that point, so I was … text/html 2022-12-09T19:10:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=about&rev=1670613054&do=diff About This Project When my grandmother [My dad's mother] died, it was the first time in my life that a death resulted in the vacating of a home. Up to this point, there was always somebody still left to manage the property and possessions left behind. We found ourselves with a house full of my grandparents' stuff that needed to be organized and extracted. Stuff that had meaning to my grandparents that we could not comprehend. I'm not talking about a room full of Elvis memorabilia. Just the odd… text/html 2021-08-03T21:30:05+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=amazon&rev=1628026205&do=diff As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases Web hosting isn't cheap. 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Yeah, those Crazy Creek Canoe chairs will help but as we found out, there is more you can do. text/html 2023-01-17T17:37:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=cleaning_baseboards&rev=1673977022&do=diff Cleaning Baseboards The time stamp on my original note about this says June 10, 2013. I can't remember where I saw this, but we had a house that had some tired baseboards, so I thought I'd try some advice from The Internet. Naturally Repair Wood with Vinegar and Canola Oil. So, for a super cheap solution, use: text/html 2023-03-01T19:39:33+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=doc_s_dogs&rev=1677699573&do=diff Doc's Dogs As a veterinarian, Doc has been a dog guy for a long time. They would join us up at Strawberry Lake and provide entertainment and love that only dogs can give. I still have Spot hair stuck to Gore-Tex A Farewell To Spot Doc’s dalmatian Spot has been a fixture up at Strawberry Lake as long as I’ve been going up there. He was deaf. I would joke that it was because he sat too close to the fire engine siren. Doc did a great job of training him to respond to hand signals. text/html 2023-01-05T22:49:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=farewell_to_strawberry_lake&rev=1672958946&do=diff A Farewell To Strawberry Lake - May 12th, 2001 We left Lafayette 2 hours ahead of schedule. We were all excited about getting back to Strawberry Lake for what could be the last time. It was the day of Aric’s graduation from Purdue Vet School so everybody was at Aric’s house doing some celebrating. I was elected as designated driver, so I stayed out of the beer. I had been up since 5 that morning. I got my stuff all packed and organized. Scott was supposed to pick me up at 10:30am [12:30 Eastern… text/html 2023-01-30T20:38:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=fishin_fishin_friday&rev=1675111101&do=diff Fishin' Fishin' Friday Fishin' Fishin' Friday was something I'd tease my children about. When they were 9 or 10, we got cable TV and The Cartoon Network became part of our lives. When I was that age, Saturday Morning Cartoons was all we had. Now my kids had a channel entirely devoted to zany animated entertainment. Granted some of those programs were clever and entertaining at any age. So, it wasn't too bad to watch them together. text/html 2023-01-05T22:53:29+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=fishing&rev=1672959209&do=diff Fishing From 1999 to somewhere around 2015, I was really into fishing. It wasn't easy to get me started but my friends Aric and Scott finally convinced me to go fishing with them at Strawberry Lake in Evart, Michigan. It was at Strawberry Lake that the Hatfish competition was born. In just a few short years I acquired a rather extensive collection of text/html 2023-01-05T22:56:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_april_2000&rev=1672959394&do=diff Hatfish - April 14th, 2000 Scott and Aric invited me back to Strawberry for ice fishing in January. Still not into the fishing “thing”, I was certainly not going to freeze my butt off for it. So, my next trip was in April. The weather was nice here in town. It was warm and very spring like. However, up at Strawberry, it was just getting over winter. I had packed some cool weather clothing, but I was not prepared for how cold and windy it was up there. After all, in October, it was beautiful! T… text/html 2023-01-05T22:22:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_february_2008&rev=1672957363&do=diff Hatfish - February 2008 Trying to get the pictures and details together. This one goes to Doc. This fish just about killed him. We were ice fishing on Strawberry. It was later afternoon and the sun had just fallen behind the tree line leaving that cold blue shadow over everything. Scott was taking a hike around the lake. I was taking comfort inside beside the fireplace. Doc was out on the ice about 30 yards from shore in front of his place. text/html 2023-01-05T22:40:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_july_2000&rev=1672958441&do=diff Hatfish - July 2000 Doc finally picks up the hat. text/html 2023-01-05T22:32:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_july_2003&rev=1672957926&do=diff Hatfish - July 2003 After getting taken to the stump, Norton gets back in the game with this 3lb 4oz beauty. text/html 2023-01-05T22:29:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_july_2004&rev=1672957758&do=diff Hatfish - July 2004 At dusk on the last night of the trip, Norton reminds us why we call it “Hog Log” with a 7 pounder. As of the writing, this is the biggest bass we’ve seen on Strawberry. text/html 2023-01-05T22:34:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_june_2002&rev=1672958076&do=diff Hatfish - June 2002 Docs comes back big with this monster. He caught this guy from a lawn chair in front of Captain Ron’s place using an ultra-lite with a bobber and leech. text/html 2023-01-05T22:37:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_may_2001&rev=1672958255&do=diff Hatfish - May 2001 Scott does a repeat with back-to-back Hatfishes. This came from Hatfish point. Scott models the latest in UV protecting head gear. text/html 2023-01-05T22:27:27+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_may_2005&rev=1672957647&do=diff Hatfish - May 2005 Doc pulls another one. text/html 2023-01-05T22:25:37+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_may_2006&rev=1672957537&do=diff Hatfish - May 2006 Trying to get the pictures and details together. This one goes to Doc. text/html 2023-01-05T22:24:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_may_2007&rev=1672957446&do=diff Hatfish - May 2007 Sometimes you’re hot. May was a good trip with lots of quality fish. text/html 2023-01-05T22:21:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_may_2008&rev=1672957271&do=diff Hatfish - May 2008 Scott picked up the hat in May. He and I went out for one last lap on the last evening of the trip. It was just getting dark. We were just north of Ron’s when Scott hooked up with a three pounder if I remember correctly. text/html 2023-01-05T22:19:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_may_2009&rev=1672957184&do=diff Hatfish - May 2009 Trying to get the pictures and details together. This one goes to me. text/html 2023-01-05T22:16:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_may_2010&rev=1672957016&do=diff Hatfish - May 2010 Trying to get the pictures and details together. This one goes to me. text/html 2023-01-03T17:04:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_may_2011&rev=1672765479&do=diff Hatfish - May 2011 I bring home the hat again with this 4lb 3oz beast. text/html 2023-01-05T22:10:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_may_2012&rev=1672956636&do=diff Hatfish - May 2012 The Hat comes home with this 4-pound Bass. It was caught on a Texas Rigged Pumpkinseed 7″ Berkley power Worm, of course. It was fairly shallow in front of Brooks’ place in the late morning. The mild winter and early spring had pumped up fish population. Everywhere we went there were large schools of sizable Bluegill. The only species we didn’t encounter this time were the Perch. text/html 2023-01-05T13:37:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_may_2013&rev=1672925864&do=diff Hatfish - May 2013 No, this isn’t the actual Hatfish but it is half of the fish that caused a tie and a subsequent tiebreaker. There were several factors at play on Strawberry this May. In contrast to last spring, this year, we felt that the lake and spring in general was about 5 weeks behind schedule. It was cold and very rainy. We had never seen the water level so high. Another factor was that the lake association had decided to add structure to lake. Their well-intentioned goal was to prov… text/html 2023-01-05T13:31:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_may_2014&rev=1672925494&do=diff Hatfish - May 2014 It was a different kind of trip. The late spring was even later up on Strawberry. Scheduling was a little off as well. We were a little earlier than usual. Scott couldn’t get up there until Thursday afternoon and I had to leave Friday morning. That meant that there wasn’t a time where we all fished together. Even though it was chilly and rainy for the bulk of the time, we still managed to have a good time. We did some fishing, cut up and stacked a couple of fallen trees and w… text/html 2023-01-05T13:27:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_may_2015&rev=1672925269&do=diff Hatfish - May 2015 Another mild spring on Strawberry with more hiking than fishing. On May 15th I record over 30,000 steps on my Fitbit. The fish seemed to come in bunches. Plenty of action with most of them just under a pound. On one of the last laps around the lake, I picked up the hat with this modest yet beautifully colored specimen. text/html 2023-01-03T16:35:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_october_1999&rev=1672763743&do=diff Where It Began - October 8th, 1999 Aric and Scott had asked me to go fishing with them before. I never did, it simply wasn’t my bag baby. My fishing experience consisted of a day in a boat on the Connecticut River when I was in 8th grade with my friend Robbie Thomas and his dad. I don’t even remember what kind of fish we were catching. That was spring of 1979. The next time I went was later that year with my Grandpa Guingrich. He used to fish a bit. We went down to the river by IPFW and caught… text/html 2023-01-05T22:39:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_october_2000&rev=1672958370&do=diff Hatfish - October 2000 Scott’s first Hatfish. text/html 2023-01-05T22:35:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_october_2001&rev=1672958159&do=diff Hatfish - October 2001 I reclaim the hat with this modest bass. text/html 2023-01-05T22:33:13+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_october_2002&rev=1672957993&do=diff Hatfish - October 2002 Doc pulls his first repeat. He was on fire in the fall of 2002. He caught the most fish and grabbed the hat while Spot checks out the fish. text/html 2023-01-05T22:30:32+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_october_2003&rev=1672957832&do=diff Hatfish - October 2003 Doc once again proving that he has the hot hand on Strawberry autumn. Mr. October picks up the hat again. text/html 2023-01-05T22:26:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_october_2005&rev=1672957574&do=diff Hatfish - October 2005 Trying to get the pictures and details together. This one goes to Doc. text/html 2023-01-05T22:24:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_october_2006&rev=1672957494&do=diff Hatfish - October 2006 Trying to get the pictures and details together. This one goes to me text/html 2023-01-05T22:20:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_october_2008&rev=1672957226&do=diff Hatfish - October 2008 Trying to get the pictures and details together. This one goes to Doc. text/html 2023-01-05T22:18:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_october_2009&rev=1672957125&do=diff Hatfish - October 2009 This one may not be too big, but it was big enough to claim the hat again. You gotta love Texas Rigging in October on Strawberry! text/html 2023-01-05T22:15:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_october_2010&rev=1672956946&do=diff Hatfish - October 2010 Here I am with yet another in my string of Hatfishes. I caught this 2lb 11oz bass on a crankbait very close to shore at Hatfish Point text/html 2023-01-05T22:12:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_october_2011&rev=1672956765&do=diff Hatfish - October 2011 In a predawn expedition to the Bass Hole, Doc secures the hat with 3lbs 9oz. text/html 2023-01-05T22:08:09+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_october_2012&rev=1672956489&do=diff Hatfish - October 2012 Where did all those big fish from last spring go? The fall trip was unusually late this year. The wind and weather were all over place. We caught numerous bass all right around the 1 lb 3 oz area. The Hatfish weighed in at a modest 1 lb 10 oz. He fought like champ. They all do. I caught him in front of the birdhouse on a text/html 2023-01-05T13:34:36+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_october_2013&rev=1672925676&do=diff Hatfish - October 2013 It was a cold, windy, rainy, snowy week on Strawberry. We found a pile of huge Bluegills but the big bass seemed to have flown south already. This 1 lb. 3 oz. specimen was the largest of the few bass we caught this October. text/html 2023-01-05T13:25:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish_october_2015&rev=1672925120&do=diff Hatfish - October 2015 This October trip was short, windy rainy and temperatures were stuck in the low 40’s. Thursday, a steady downpour was trying hard to switch over to snow. We managed to get out on the boat a few times but mostly we just lounged by the fire and enjoyed catching up. text/html 2023-01-23T19:41:11+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish.com&rev=1674502871&do=diff Hatfish.com Hatfish.com was the first domain name that I purchased. I bought on September 11th, 2002. This was back in the days before Go Daddy was so popular and domains names were expensive and came from sterile, lab coat types of places. The first incarnation of Hatfish.com was a collection of text/html 2023-01-23T12:48:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatfish&rev=1674478131&do=diff Hatfish The idea of the hatfish was Aric’s. Back in October of 1999 on my first trip to Strawberry Lake, Aric brought a baseball cap declaring that the member of the Hatish Crew that caught the biggest fish of the trip would keep the hat until the next trip. And so began the tradition of the hatfish. text/html 2023-02-02T15:39:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=hatish_crew&rev=1675352375&do=diff The Hatfish Crew We've known each other since the early 1980s. Doc Sabins Aric is a veterinarian. Back in the mid 80’s we shared an apartment. He is the father of the Hatfish and the Strawberry connection. As of Sunday, May 20th, 2001, this Yankee Fisherman has become a resident of North Carolina. You can find him at the Roxboro Animal Hospital when he isn’t on the water. Over the years, Doc has had numerous dogs join us up at Strawberry. I think he might be pet free at the moment. text/html 2023-01-04T01:47:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=how_we_got_to_strawberry&rev=1672796872&do=diff 6 Degrees Of Strawberry Lake The trail that leads to Strawberry hinges on people knowing people. 3 Guys From The 1980s The three guys from the 1980s are Doc, Norton and me. Doc and I shared this tiny duplex we called the Roach Motel for a few years. I didn’t fish then and if Aric did, he wasn’t talking about it. I think Scott was a casual fisherman back in the Roach days, but it wasn’t something that came up in conversation. We mostly worked, partied and played our guitars. Aric met Scott … text/html 2023-01-06T11:15:00+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=ice_fishing&rev=1673003700&do=diff Let's Try Ice Fishing - February 10th, 2001 It was the second weekend of February, and I went ice fishing. The location was northwest Michigan, about 2 hours north of Grand Rapids. The temperatures ranged between lows around zero to highs in the mid 20s. It was not only a fishing trip but also a test of endurance. The accommodations consisted of an early 70’s camper/trailer and a wooden tool shed. The only sources of heat were a propane stove and a small portable electric heater. At its warmest… text/html 2023-02-23T18:15:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=interests&rev=1677176114&do=diff Interests Like anybody, I've had my share of hobbies and things that have occupied my time. * Brewing * Fishing * Movies * Music * Paintball * TV text/html 2023-01-17T17:29:03+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=life_hacks&rev=1673976543&do=diff Life Hacks In modern internet connected life, you cannot avoid stumbling upon little snippets of advice. These nuggets fall into that crack between just forgetting about it and writing it down somewhere. I've decided that this is where that crack is. The term Life Hacks seem to apply. At the moment, it seems that the thing to do is to categorize them and let you know if I've actually tried them and how it turned out. text/html 2023-01-06T10:51:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=lund_mr._pike_17&rev=1673002300&do=diff Mr. Pike 17 Maiden Voyage - May 6th, 2001 Sunday, May 6th. Mr Pike’s maiden voyage. We went up to Long Lake, just over the Michigan border. The mission, begin the testing period on Mr. Pike 17. Since this is far more boat than Scott’s old one [which is for sale by the way] and has a plethora of advanced high-tech features, we spent a good part of the day experimenting. text/html 2023-01-09T20:34:20+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=my_longest_day_fishing&rev=1673296460&do=diff My Longest Fishing Day - July 13th, 2000 We were planning to head up to Strawberry Lake on a Thursday night. Aric would meet us up there rather than come all the way to town. Something happened at the last minute and Aric was going to be delayed until Friday evening. Scott and I were ready to go on Thursday night, so we decided to go up to his rental on Lake James Thursday evening and do some night fishing. His boat was in the shop, so we’d figured that we’d fish from the pier that evening then… text/html 2022-12-30T19:19:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=my_musical_evolution_part_2_a_headless_horseman&rev=1672427985&do=diff My Musical Evolution – Part 2 A Headless Horseman After considerable head scratching, I’ve determined that the very first song that I was really into came from a Disney 45. I couldn’t have been more than 3. I can still recall the jacket depicting the Headless Horseman holding aloft the flaming Jack-o-lantern. It was cool and scary. text/html 2023-01-11T16:38:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=my_musical_evolution_part_3_book_em_dano&rev=1673455122&do=diff My Musical Evolution – Part 3 Book ’em Dano OK, when I started this, I didn’t intend for it to be a song-a-day type thing. I promise it will speed up soon. It’s just that in thinking back to that first song which we talked about yesterday, I stumbled upon this one, The Hawaii Five-O Theme. I guess my mother was into crime drama back in the 1960’s. We watched Hawaii Five-O, Adam 12, Dragnet, Perry Mason, Ironside, Mod Squad and more. I remember seeing this opening to Five-O so many times that I … text/html 2023-01-14T02:02:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=my_musical_evolution_part_4_overdose_on_disney&rev=1673661774&do=diff My Musical Evolution - Part 4 Overdose On Disney I have to admit that I am rather enjoying this exercise in cranial archaeology. To quietly focus on the earliest memories possible and to be able to draw out such things. Well let’s say that this project could be a real journey of self-discovery. I’m resisting the temptation to consult my mother and sisters about any of this until after I’ve thoroughly attempted to document what I believe to be the truth. I did send them links to the site and op… text/html 2023-01-14T02:12:17+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=my_musical_evolution_part_5_the_first_taste_of_classical&rev=1673662337&do=diff My Musical Evolution - Part 5 The First Taste Of Classical Who or what are our earliest musical influences? I am the oldest of three children. My two younger sisters are 2 1/2 and 6 years younger than me. I feel sorry for them in a way. I’m sure that being older, even though I was still too young to operate the audio equipment, I probably had more influence over what we listened to. I imagine that I pulled them along on this journey. I mean that is the nature of the evolution. You encounter … text/html 2023-01-14T04:50:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=my_musical_evolution_part_6_objects_not_a_scary_as_they_appear&rev=1673671852&do=diff My Musical Evolution – Part 6 Objects Not A Scary As They Appear I don’t think think this project would have even been possible if it were not for the vastness of the internet. It would be impossible for me to physically track down the materials to generate the images or share the musical samples or do the memory jogging research. At the end of this post, I’m going to ask you to use the comments section and post the first song that you loved. I want you to be honest, I’m not here to judge. I kn… text/html 2023-01-14T04:59:56+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=my_musical_evolution_part_7_working_on_the_railroad&rev=1673672396&do=diff My Musical Evolution – Part 7 Working On The Railroad So we approach a transitional moment. Up to this point,with a couple of exceptions, the music has almost all come from Disney or had been Disney-fied in some way. This album The Little Engine That Could – And Other Railroad Songs And Sound Effects was made by Happy Time Chorus. I did a quick Bing search on Happy Time and saw that they did a bunch of records back in the day. We might have even had a couple of them but this is the one that s… text/html 2023-01-27T14:30:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=my_musical_evolution_part_8_scratchy_45_days&rev=1674829802&do=diff My Musical Evolution – Part 8 Scratchy 45 Days The really sad thing that I’ve realized in doing this project is that such a large portion of the music that I listened to and liked up to this point is simply lost to time and the weakness of the vinyl medium. Those early Disney records are not likely to be re-released on CD. This is a shame as I’d really be interested in buying some of those to give them a fresh listen now. If you scour the internet, you might find where somebody has ripped the … text/html 2023-03-24T18:06:16+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://wrharrison.steadybunnyshop.com/doku.php?id=my_musical_evolution_part_9_diving_into_mom_s_records&rev=1679681176&do=diff My Musical Evolution – Part 9 Diving Into Mom’s Records As I mentioned previously, The Scratchy 45 Days were powered by my adoring mother’s extensive collection of 45 rpm singles taken from top 40 style AM radio. What I’m struggling with now is how to represent all that music in a cohesive yet entertaining and educational manner. Here are a couple of thoughts. 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