Easy Listening Gifts

'He's busy right now. I have to put you on hold. Would you like to hear show tunes, classical or easy listening?'

'Big audio gear is coming back!'

"Thank you for letting me listen to my oldies. Let's start with some Jimi Hendrix."

Audio Books

"Ed's tree hugging was out of control."

Gramophone dreams of mp3 player.

Junk art/ food/ tv/ music/ amusements/ novels/ views/ life.

I can hear a podcast of yesterday's sea.

'Not even close man - easy listening's around the corner.'

"Still Undecided Political Blocs"

"New studies show that the so-called 'lucky man' made popular by the prog-rock band Emerson, Lake and Palmer was, in fact, just very well-connected."

"Midtown Vinyl. Vintage albums + EPs. Midtown Ink. Vintage books + newspapers."

"Just play the hit single, then you can do the experimental track."

Musical genres

Listening to Coldplay.

'Teenage Beethoven.'

Couple sharing earbuds.

'Howard can't come to the phone now. He's standing by for a major concert announcement.'

An amplified harp

Easy & Hard Listening Rock Radio.

Not-so-easy listening...

"I've been invited to two different thanksgivings...One with family, one with friends, which one do I go to?"

"Brat"

'There you go again - trying to solve my problems. I am not asking you to do that. I just want you to listen to me.'

"Go ahead. Tell me your troubles. I promise to say 'Awww' in all the right places."

"Bah! in my day bands knew how to play their computers properly. Like Kraftwerk"

Gramaphone Man.

"I love the popping sounds on old vinyl LPs..."

Psychiatrist with bartending diploma

David Lynch

The Music Lover.

At the Goldilocks Music Store albums are labeled: 'Too Many Notes,' 'Too Few Notes,' 'Too loud,' 'Too Soft,' and 'Just Right.'

"I feel like my emotional baggage is permanently stuck on the luggage carousel."

"Coming up... more of the same mindless pop songs with repetitive lyrics and nauseating melodies!"

'He's revisiting his childhood.'