Jim,You are right on! I thoroughly enjoy ALL the vintage tunes in my garage via Pandora. This is the secret jewel of entertainment for us man-cave types that need oldies stimulation while we work.
Gary P.----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Altemose" <jaltemoose@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "1962to1965mopars" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 7:43 AM Subject: OT: music in the garage
Off -topic. This is OT, but we all spend time in the garage and I'm pretty pleased with the music setup I just put in If you hate computers or don't care about music, you can stop reading. I used to use a 5 CD boom box, but my new setup is way better. There's many free Internet music services, but one I like is Pandora (www.pandora.com). You simply type in the name of an artist you like and it then continually streams music of similar artists to the computer. For instance, I like rockabilly and typed in Reverend Horton Heat, and got Fabulous Thunderbirds, Stray Cats, Johnny Cash, etc. So, I had an old crummy laptop that my son had plucked a bunch of keys off back when he was 3. I reinstalled Windows to freshen it up and connected it to a stereo amp. Being out in the garage, the wireless signal was too weak. So, for $25 I got a Linksys wireless extender and plugged it in in my house close to the garage. This gave me a good strong signal. Now I don't have to worry about CD's, and I hear bands and songs I never heard of before. I also ran speakers to my backyard patio so we'll have music out there. With Pandora, I can just put on any music anyone wants and don't have to play DJ. - Jim Jim Altemose, Long Island, NY '63 Polara 500 (Max Wedge) '63 Polara 500 (383) '65 Belvedere I (Street Wedge) '71 Bronco ----Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks!1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines:http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.
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