madbullram
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Rewind: 20+ years back
I was a kid then and all we had was a turntable (upgrade from a gramo). Dad was so addicted to a song named "Jambulingam" from the classic evergreen comedy "Kase than Kadavulada (money is god!"). Everyday he used to play it in the morning and I was sick and tired of it. Offcourse I grew up listening to the vinyl. I remember once dad giving me a royal dress down for using the TT arm as a playing toy. One day the TT stopped playing and it was sent to a service center. One week of no music and I started to miss the Jambu song. The week was so silent with no MS or SPB to accompany me when studying...
Next week he came back home with a Radio (Philips) and we were WOWed. It had non stop music and you dont have to change record etc. Dad told us he had sold the TT as the pin went kaput and he didnt have money to buy it, so he exchanged it for this radio at the service center. Though I loved the radio, I always missed the TT, I used to be amazed hearing the mild music that used to come when I put my ear next to the player and the way the strobe light used to light up. I always missed the TT and Vinyls...
Cut back to Dec 30th 2010 - Chatting with a friend:
He is talking about how his dad cares for his Philips TT and loves hearing it. I tell him how my dad sold his TT without thinking of me and how I miss that TT. I tell him, "I hate my dad for selling it!!!!! I really hate him".
Dec 31st - Mohan Musicals
Sasi of Mohan musicals gives me a call asking me to come and check some HT package which he recently got as I was checking out used HT package for a close friend. I drop into his place and check out the package, and it aint worth the money. I tell him to get something better and I move. While getting out of his small shop, something scratches my hand. Obviously irritated, I turn back and see an Akai TT in okay condition.
Instinctively, I ask him how much and he gives me a good price. Infact, he had told me about this TT sometime back and I had asked Rajiv about this model and he didnt have much info nor an excellent opinion. So I thought ditch it and let me get a better TT. Sasi asks me to hear and I dont know what happened to me, I hear it and instantly I reach out to my wallet and pay him 2k that I had as advance and I pick it.
I keep it in my car and drive towards home. I keep thinking what the hell did I just do, buying an old TT that too of Akai not known brand or anything and that too paying and buying without doing any proper research (usually it takes me a min 1 to 2 weeks to finalize a purchase). I tell myself, its Sasi so will return it to him after 2-3 days. I console myself and reach home.
I open the door and I lift the TT and I dont know what happened as if someone knocked my hands slips and the TT falls upside down and I am in a state of shock, suddenly the world became silent, the horror dawns on me and now I know there is no return and I have to keep the TT. Suddenly I see at the bottom of the TT something written...forgetting my shock, I try to see whats written, I realize its a signature...
I am in further shock and I start to believe that this is a dream or I am hallucinating. The sign looks like my dad's sign. But I am not dreaming, so I tell myself to calm down and I tell myself I am missing my dad so its all in my head. I slowly take the TT home and without talking to anyone I go to my room and examine it very closely. It looks really like my dad's signature and I am even more stunned. Emotionally shocked now, I goto my mom carrying the TT and she instantly says "Hey, your dad had a similar one!!!", I calmy put the TT upside down and I show her what I saw, she sees it closely with her breathing becoming heavy, and I see drops of tears rolling down her cheek and she turns back to me and says, dont tell me you are playing a joke on me, dont tell me this belongs to your dad now!!!
I am at loss for words, I tell her that it aint a joke and its real and I wasn't sure so wanted her to check it. She instantly calls my uncle and asks about the TT. My uncle whom we call mr.memory says " Ya your dad when he gave to service center, signed at the bottom to ensure that he gets his TT back and the service guys dont give him a different one. He always has this habit of signing his stuff. Thats why you have the habit of signing your books with date of purchase, you picked it from your dad". He comes home quickly and confirms that it is indeed DAD's signature.
We hook the TT and play Kenny Rogers love is around. Emotionally overcome, none of us have any words, we all connected emotionally. They say a Vinyl connects to a music lover emotionally, this Akai TT has connected us truly in a emotional spectrum. A true new year's gift from my dad (may he rest always in peace). I simply cant tell you all how much my entire family is sweetly shocked by this. I have relatives coming back home just to see the TT. It made me think:
1. What made me buy the TT instinctively when I have never bought anything instinctively ever
2. Why buy this TT a day after cursing my dad for selling his TT
3. Why drop the TT in such a way that I could see the sign? If I had not dropped for all that I know I might have returned it back 2 days later
There are many answers to them but I will never know the real answer. Thanks to my dad I am back into the vinyl world with his own TT
Sorry for the long post just wanted to share this miracle with you all.
Pics:
Full view:
Close-ups:
My dad's signature
I was a kid then and all we had was a turntable (upgrade from a gramo). Dad was so addicted to a song named "Jambulingam" from the classic evergreen comedy "Kase than Kadavulada (money is god!"). Everyday he used to play it in the morning and I was sick and tired of it. Offcourse I grew up listening to the vinyl. I remember once dad giving me a royal dress down for using the TT arm as a playing toy. One day the TT stopped playing and it was sent to a service center. One week of no music and I started to miss the Jambu song. The week was so silent with no MS or SPB to accompany me when studying...
Next week he came back home with a Radio (Philips) and we were WOWed. It had non stop music and you dont have to change record etc. Dad told us he had sold the TT as the pin went kaput and he didnt have money to buy it, so he exchanged it for this radio at the service center. Though I loved the radio, I always missed the TT, I used to be amazed hearing the mild music that used to come when I put my ear next to the player and the way the strobe light used to light up. I always missed the TT and Vinyls...
Cut back to Dec 30th 2010 - Chatting with a friend:
He is talking about how his dad cares for his Philips TT and loves hearing it. I tell him how my dad sold his TT without thinking of me and how I miss that TT. I tell him, "I hate my dad for selling it!!!!! I really hate him".
Dec 31st - Mohan Musicals
Sasi of Mohan musicals gives me a call asking me to come and check some HT package which he recently got as I was checking out used HT package for a close friend. I drop into his place and check out the package, and it aint worth the money. I tell him to get something better and I move. While getting out of his small shop, something scratches my hand. Obviously irritated, I turn back and see an Akai TT in okay condition.
Instinctively, I ask him how much and he gives me a good price. Infact, he had told me about this TT sometime back and I had asked Rajiv about this model and he didnt have much info nor an excellent opinion. So I thought ditch it and let me get a better TT. Sasi asks me to hear and I dont know what happened to me, I hear it and instantly I reach out to my wallet and pay him 2k that I had as advance and I pick it.
I keep it in my car and drive towards home. I keep thinking what the hell did I just do, buying an old TT that too of Akai not known brand or anything and that too paying and buying without doing any proper research (usually it takes me a min 1 to 2 weeks to finalize a purchase). I tell myself, its Sasi so will return it to him after 2-3 days. I console myself and reach home.
I open the door and I lift the TT and I dont know what happened as if someone knocked my hands slips and the TT falls upside down and I am in a state of shock, suddenly the world became silent, the horror dawns on me and now I know there is no return and I have to keep the TT. Suddenly I see at the bottom of the TT something written...forgetting my shock, I try to see whats written, I realize its a signature...
I am in further shock and I start to believe that this is a dream or I am hallucinating. The sign looks like my dad's sign. But I am not dreaming, so I tell myself to calm down and I tell myself I am missing my dad so its all in my head. I slowly take the TT home and without talking to anyone I go to my room and examine it very closely. It looks really like my dad's signature and I am even more stunned. Emotionally shocked now, I goto my mom carrying the TT and she instantly says "Hey, your dad had a similar one!!!", I calmy put the TT upside down and I show her what I saw, she sees it closely with her breathing becoming heavy, and I see drops of tears rolling down her cheek and she turns back to me and says, dont tell me you are playing a joke on me, dont tell me this belongs to your dad now!!!
I am at loss for words, I tell her that it aint a joke and its real and I wasn't sure so wanted her to check it. She instantly calls my uncle and asks about the TT. My uncle whom we call mr.memory says " Ya your dad when he gave to service center, signed at the bottom to ensure that he gets his TT back and the service guys dont give him a different one. He always has this habit of signing his stuff. Thats why you have the habit of signing your books with date of purchase, you picked it from your dad". He comes home quickly and confirms that it is indeed DAD's signature.
We hook the TT and play Kenny Rogers love is around. Emotionally overcome, none of us have any words, we all connected emotionally. They say a Vinyl connects to a music lover emotionally, this Akai TT has connected us truly in a emotional spectrum. A true new year's gift from my dad (may he rest always in peace). I simply cant tell you all how much my entire family is sweetly shocked by this. I have relatives coming back home just to see the TT. It made me think:
1. What made me buy the TT instinctively when I have never bought anything instinctively ever
2. Why buy this TT a day after cursing my dad for selling his TT
3. Why drop the TT in such a way that I could see the sign? If I had not dropped for all that I know I might have returned it back 2 days later
There are many answers to them but I will never know the real answer. Thanks to my dad I am back into the vinyl world with his own TT
Sorry for the long post
just wanted to share this miracle with you all.Pics:
Full view:
Close-ups:
My dad's signature
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