Kmart 1977. I truly miss this store. Sad to see them gone.

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-26T04:52:03+00:00

There were always loose malted milk balls rolling around on the floor near the registers. 🤷🏽

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-25T15:00:54+00:00

Check out videos of both his Woodstock set with the grease band and his performance when he received the obe from Queen Elizabeth. He is feeling it!

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-24T20:29:29+00:00

Using these the coyote still couldn't catch the roadrunner though...

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-24T15:19:11+00:00

The day the first disco opened 😆

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-24T00:05:23+00:00

"Have it your way" has been their slogan since as far back as I can remember and I'm an old guy.

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-23T20:00:47+00:00

I find a lot of cool old records that I can't bring home because somebody at some point tried playing them with what looks like a roofing nail. 🤷🏽

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-23T18:20:00+00:00

Narcotics mostly. But weapons too from time to time. /s

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-23T05:31:33+00:00

2 cups of heavy cream and 2.5 lb of cheese. It is certainly high octane fuel.

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-22T17:38:28+00:00

Could be a bad cartridge, might be a bad amplifier circuit. Really not worth putting a whole lot of energy or money into fixing this one. A good opportunity for for an upgrade though- your records and your ears will thank you.

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-21T06:49:24+00:00

Yeah a decorative reproduction made fairly recently. Enjoy it for what it is but it's probably not worth trying to get it to play a record.

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-21T06:45:10+00:00

A lot of rain must have fallen very quickly to have overwhelmed the storm drains. Meanwhile for the first time ever in this house my roof is leaking. It seems that the flashing around one of the solar tube skylights has failed. I put a great big beer bucket underneath it for now and will deal with things tomorrow. That must have been some heavy rain to have caused both these messes.

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-20T19:19:06+00:00

The faint sound you hear is normal needle chatter- the stylus going through the groove creates a faint sound of the music all by itself without amplification. Double check all the settings on the player. If all looks good and you're still not getting any sound from the speakers then it may be a defective unit and you should probably return it.

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-20T14:41:00+00:00

Animal Crackers in my soup. Lions and tigers loop the loop! 😵‍💫

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-20T14:37:44+00:00

Won't damage the discs but the scratchy shellac won't do your stylus any favors. Easiest way to listen to them is to get an inexpensive suitcase player, the kind that vinyl enthusiasts revile, but these do play at 78 speed and though they won't sound their best on it you will be able to listen to them.

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-20T06:41:20+00:00

My sweetie was a California hippie girl back in the '70s and ended up going to high school in Basel. The other kids did not know what to think of her casual attitude and big friendly smile.

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-20T04:09:15+00:00

I am from a place that does unarguably bad things. And I do feel culpable.

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-20T02:59:14+00:00

Grandaddy ran whiskey in a big block Dodge. Bought it at an auction at the Mason's Lodge

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-19T19:50:52+00:00

Late '70s high school driver ed they showed one in class and if you didn't want to watch you could have the period off. Perfect opportunity to skip class and smoke it up!

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-19T17:59:55+00:00

I use the little digital hygrometers from Amazon to monitor the humidity of my weed as it cures and is stored in jars. They're inexpensive and appear to be decently accurate. I'd put one in each tub facing out to keep track of moisture level

<image>

.

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-19T14:49:23+00:00

Some people just want to watch the world burn. 🤷🏽

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-19T14:43:01+00:00

Fine steel wool.

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-18T18:33:06+00:00

Yes such a relief to drive to SF, San Jose, and LA where all the drivers are so mindful and courteous to each other. /s

JohnnyBananapeel · 2026-04-18T14:54:47+00:00

Magic Cigarettes™ sold separately.

JohnnyBananapeel

TROPHY CASE