Aug 6, 2009
The Rampler #353 (8/6/09)
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“LULL” - 1:00:37 / 55.7 MB - Frank in NJ and NYC in the morning. Earphones theory, planned obsolescence, coughing, giant computer set up in Times Square for the Girl Scouts, Internet safety, device to help play with tennis balls with dogs, happiness, gift cards, reading a book, trailer for “Inherent Vice” by Thomas Pynchon, secrecy, Andy Kaufman, young love, Level Three, disembarking, robot voice, zipper trouble, response to the experiment, stupid ads, free cat food, viewing political “conflicts” in a dialectical context, the giant computer, The Monks, national debt, ferry boat to Ikea in Brooklyn, Best Buy, buy earphones, evil homeless guy, mannequins that suck, EverQuest, Find It, shoe issues almost resolved, good customer service, in a lull, fame, archiving, expectations, and the reform of marijuana laws.
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Hi Frank,
I have a $12 pair of Sony earbuds that have worked great for four years and are still going. They sound fantastic, too. I even bought a pair for my friend and my brother.
A few years ago, I did buy a pair of the JVC Gummy earbuds for $10, just to have a backup pair, but the sound quality was so bad I returned them and just stuck with my Sony pair.