oldskool69 - 2008-08-06 13:04
First off, when I realized we had a meet in Florida that was live and real I knew I could not comment on what a super guy he was until after the meet.
Now most of you will think I'm lying about him being a good guy, especially ED.
But listen....
I made my first purchase from ol' Redbenjoe a few months ago. A great sounding Philips D-8634 MkII. Complete with broken foot and squeaky handle. (I have witnesses as it returned to Florida to make an appearance at the meet.) Cassette makes grindy noises upon start and then goes about it's business quietly. I have no complaints as it is a great unit and after meeting Ira, realized that every time I use it, it'll remind me of him. Old, broken, squeaky, and grindy.
I must give him credit for this as well. For at the meet, he showed me that as long as you didn't lift it you could turn that handle with no noise. And that as long as you didn't press play, no grind. An if you didn't pick it up, no one would see the broken foot. And as long as you didn't wake ol' Redbenjoe while napping during the meet he didn't creak, groan, grind or show the holes in his shoes!
Now at the meet he kept shilling this Telefunken CC9000. Well, knowing I'm somewhat of a three piece addict, he moved in on me like a Porsche salesman to Paris Hilton. Difference is, I'm not dumb and dang sure ain't rich. But he kept telling me about the Briny Old Men Retirement Fund and whined about his doublewide needing new soda straws to repair the plumbing. Being the soft hearted guy I am (No wait a minute, that old creep knew I was still exhausted from the drive!
), I kindly told him that I would pay him twenty Tuesdays from now for a hamburger (i.e. Telefunken) today. So, sometime in 2009, he'll see the money, and I'll have the defective right channel (which he convinced me was just the "Stereo Wide Effect") repaired.
But then he really came around! As you see, that little Sansui FX-700R I have, well, he really shined through here. Ol' Redbenjoe told me about it and I wanted to bid but I was a little short on cash. You see Bobby (Fatdog) needed a ride to the meet. Box or Bobby??? Well, Ira said bring Fatdog!!! I'll pay for the box and I have some work Fatdog can do to help pay it off plus I know some chicks who need a big strong Tennessee guy to "entertain" them. Then you can take it home when you leave. Well needless to say, before Ira had a chance to pimp Bobby out, some great friends came through with donations to help Bobby get there!
Which left me just enough to pay ol' Redbenjoe off. Of course after he had a listen, well now he needs one.
The bottom line is...Ira is great. And besides, it's not about the destination, it's the journey we remember. Thanks Ira for all you did for me and others as well.
Three cheers for ol' Redbenjoe!!!
Just more confirmation of what most of us know already.....
That was great, Freddie. I think I got a little misty-eyed at the end.
Ira is definitely a Patron Saint of the Brotherhood of Boomboxery!
Uh oh, that gives me an idea...
well - i am even more misty-eyed than fatdog !!
and much sincere thanks to you all for the over-rated compliments
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as for the broken philips
and the 1/2 working telefunken -- which are the two boxes that i stiffed oldy with (SO FAR) --
well -- after hearing , studying and analyzing his entire collection ---
THOSE TWO ARE HIS BEST ONES !!
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Originally posted by transamguy1977:
What are you laughin' at?!?!
That means your stuff is at least three leagues BELOW mine!
I believe we call this here...a mancrush.
Just playing....
NEW!!!!
redbenbozo fan club memberships now being accepted.
One year membership $25, includes email alerts of BOZ's everyday activities and future posting's while they are still in the thought process phase, (very brief).
Also many behind the scenes and candid shots of BOZ typing on his PC.
Send Paypal or MO to UE.
BONUS!!!(free) non-autographed picture of "BOZ in Sorrento" for first 500 members.
Ed, I'm about to pull the trigger on that pay pal. Just one question... You DO mean a non-autographed Boz Scaggs, right?
he is also known to make personal appearances with SIGNED autographs --
but --they say its $$$ costly --
and somewhat of a rip
