Auditory Adventurer Gifts

"Listen ... can you hear that? That’s the sound of four months of winter depression."

"I'm feeling rather spirited tonight, James. Put on something Mozarty but with a touch of Hendrix."

'Hoarse play.'

"Yes, we can hear well at the back, but I'd be happy to change seats with anyone who can't..."

'Office Woofers. For the quiet and obnoxious boss.'

Bad Timbre: the world's first Garage Philharmonic Orchestra

"I'm curious about your dependent children, Scamp, Flop, and Spunky."

"I scream! You scream! I can't stop the screaming!"

'From albums to 8-tracks to cassettes to CD's...What a long, loud trip it's been!'

Guitar Man.

"Tong!"

Edison invents the personal stereo

"The subwoofers really help."

The IRS emptied my pouch.

Joe Henry

"I read the audio book."

'And I say he makes us look bad when he rides around listening to those books.'

For every moment in life there is a song that describes it perfectly.'

'It's an audio book: I'm too busy to read books...'

Frank Zappa

"This is my own arrangement...of a song I wrote...about me."

This is called "The Ballad of a Self-Taught Guitarist."

Annoying xylophone solicitors.

"You'll have to imagine the melody for this next song, too."

"The bank examiners are here, oh!...I see you already know."

Kate had originally been very enthusiastic to prepare the annual global audit plan.

Recording Studio

Books: Book on tape then back on book, then back on tape again. . . sold here!

Cowpunk

At the CD shop.

"What do you mean, who are my influences?"

"This next song is about those times when you don't feel really happy or really sad, but just feel okay."

'Here is your new stereo. It's got a SupaDeep Woofer System, with it's high octane surround sound, I'm sure it will fit smoothly into your life. But for God's sake; don't turn it on.'

'What makes you think I'm not listening?'

"Now. Hear. This."