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1. 6 months ago on Luann

   Right! New vinyl records were still carried by Tower Records (and others) through the ’90s and early 2000s. (The Beatles and the Stones NEVER went out of print on vinyl.) Vinyl records made a strong comeback ten or fifteen years ago. “Records are coming back,” has been a common catchphrase ever since.

2. 6 months ago on Luann

   Yeah…I was impressed to see 16 included here. It was “Spoken Word,” as you said (i.e. books for the blind…mostly bibles… kids’ stories were also recorded on 16). Evidently, the speed was just too slow for music to play smoothly. I remember it being on one of our old record players, and I have YET to find anyone who remembered also seeing it as a fourth speed. (Thank you, computer, for helping me know I hadn’t IMAGINED IT!) eBay, btw, is FULL of recorded bibles on 16. But,…I can’t imagine any phonographs ever eliminating the 78rpm speed and keeping the 16. 78s were still being pressed (again, as kids’ records) as late as the ’60s. Most record players had eliminated the 16 by then.

3. almost 2 years ago on Luann

   I’ve loved Jack since his first appearance, and am always excited to see ‘im appear shirtless, but…did Greg really HAVE to manscape him?! I get that he’s posing a la the “Statue of (smooth) David,” but, he’s kept his scruffy beard…!…? From his very first appearance, he’s shown facial stubble (represented by dots), as well as two, or three, little dots above his neckline…hinting at a masculine chest full of hair! His shirtless appearances have never disappointed, until today. PLEASE GROW JACK’S CHEST HAIR BACK!!!