It’s hard to believe, but my basement project is almost done. This week I will finally be painting, and then I will order the carpet, have it installed, mount the baseboards and complete other finishing work. I’m hoping everything will be done in a couple more weeks or so. Then I can reconvert my darkroom and what use to be my workroom from temporary storage spaces back into what they were intended for.  The other thing is I will have time to photograph again … and not a moment to soon!

One unintended consequence of this project is that I have listened to a lot of “classic” rock and roll music, care of my neighbor who has been working with me.  Specifically, we have been listening SiriusXM radio’s “Classic Vinyl” broadcast and I have discovered a few important things: (1) a lot of classic rock and roll has not aged particularly well; and (2) if I hear Stairway to Heaven, or worse yet, A Horse With No Name one more time I may be forced dig my way through my stuffed darkroom, mix some HC110 and drink it!

Why, not listen to something else?  We tried the “Deep Tracks” show.  Guess what … you know why these cuts are called deep tracks? Because they stink and no one rightly cares about them!

I’m sorry for the rant but I want to, no I need to get back into the photographic swing of things … and soon!!!  When you miss something like this as bad as I do it reconfirms just how important it really is in your life.  So yes, I am counting down the days, but if you don’t hear from me again you can blame it on Led Zeppelin or America.

Stay safe,

Michael