Water doesn't hurt a vinyl record. Put it into a dishwasher and you're fine.

The rawness and the richness of music on vinyl almost went away, but it still seems to be on a lot of people's radar, and for good reason. It does something different than more accessible means of music playing, like MP3 players and downloads and whatnot. You get in front of these archaic contraptions that go 'round and 'round.

Well, everybody faces the fact there really aren't many records stores around to just go and browse. Maybe browse online, yet that tactile feel of flipping through a stack of vinyl remains one of life's simple pleasures.

It's important to collect unusual characters. It keeps you sharp.

In 1950, the biggest amp you could get was no bigger than a tabletop radio.

Until you learn to play what you want to hear, you're barking up the wrong tree.