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Poster:	Stephen Mejias (see this users gallery)
Views:	8019
Rating:	(10.00)
Date:	Fri Nov 10, 2006
Filesize:	71.2k, 120.9k
Dimensions:	1000 x 750
Description:	Here's a view of John DeVore's home system, featuring an original pair of glorious-sounding gibbon 8s. Check out all that beautiful vinyl. And John's not even 40 years old, yet! The CDs on the lovely and transparent platform bench are only used to hold drinks.
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DeFgibbon

Registered: Jan 2006
Location: NYC, NY
Posts: 26

Fri Nov 10, 2006 6:04pm

Rating: 10.00

Thanks Stephen--it's true I won't be 40 for another couple of weeks... Yeesh...
While only around a third of my vinyl is visible above, if I had all the records I've ever purchased in my "few" years, my collection would have to be twice it's current size.
Those speakers are actually original gibbon 8s from around 5-6 years ago, not Super 8s, but I'm glad you liked 'em!

Jeff Wong

Registered: Sep 2005
Posts: 999

Sat Nov 11, 2006 6:43pm

I've never heard Cafe de Paris -- is it good?

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Stephen Mejias

Registered: Aug 2005
Location: Madison Avenue, Manhattan
Posts: 1078

Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:14am

>Those speakers are actually original gibbon 8s from around 5-6 years ago, not Super 8s, but I'm glad you liked 'em!

Oops, my bad. Thanks for the correction, John. (I'll make a little edit, cuz that's what us editors do.)

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DeFgibbon

Registered: Jan 2006
Location: NYC, NY
Posts: 26

Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:44am

Thanks Stephen, I guess. Kinda makes me complain about nothing. Better wierd than wrong, right?
Hey Jeff, Marlene is her usual, smoky self. One part Sarah Vaughn, two parts Bob Dylan. BTW, nice caricatures. I was an illustrator for several years when I first got to NYC. You have a great eye, as evidenced by your picking out a record jacket from an album you've never even heard...

Jeff Wong

Registered: Sep 2005
Posts: 999

Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:14pm

Thanks! Wes showed me your 'Year of the Dog' drawing which I liked very much. It was loose, quick, and confident. Seeing such good structure in a fast drawing, it was clear you've got chops. It's not surprising you were an illustrator. I'd like to see more of your work. I was also wondering what's going on in the Vietnamese poster on the wall? Do those 2 people have their backs to a big coffee urn?

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Stephen Mejias

Registered: Aug 2005
Location: Madison Avenue, Manhattan
Posts: 1078

Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:32pm

>Better wierd than wrong, right?

For those, if any, who read the photo description and choose not to read the comments, we're right on all counts now.

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Stephen Mejias Stereophile

DeFgibbon

Registered: Jan 2006
Location: NYC, NY
Posts: 26

Mon Nov 13, 2006 12:57pm

Thanks Jeff. The poster has a central standing woman holding a round tray of some sort, with the two workers flanking her diligently making an oil lamp and a tea pot. The caption reads something like, "Work hard and make useful things"
My wife is a Vietnamese American, she got the poster in Hanoi sometime in the 90's.

nunh

Registered: Sep 2005
Location: New Orleans, La. USA
Posts: 188

Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:29am

Rating: 10.00

I think that those speakers and that vinyl collection are making me want to get and throw on some music :D

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