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P.S. if you have a turntable, get the vinyl version. If you don’t have a turntable, invest in one again. It’s like finding an old love. Can’t tell you how happy we are. I think we got this one in the late 2010’s. Vinyl is sooo much better than CD’s. I love the pops and flaws. Thought this re-release of CSNY is heavenly. It’s so so great. I can picture them on stage.

If you haven’t seen “Laurel Canyon” on streaming…well, do it! You won’t regret it. There’s so much to the background music scene of those days. If you like CSNY, you owe it yourself to revisit that footage. It’s excellent.

Ping to my 77. I don’t know if I’ve ever asked you if you still have vinyl. We love ours.

Mr. FF lost a lot of his collection around the early 2000’s to a flood, and in his despair, he threw everything out, because the paper was all ruined, but of course, the vinyl could’ve been cleaned up. In his heartache, he threw it all out. Ten or so years later, we started anew. New turntable, new audio system. We have pretty much replenished the old collection, and have continually added to things he always wanted, plus…some of my faves, too.

If he wasn’t in his current line of engineering, he so could’ve been in the audio engineering industry. We have a great set up. Don’t ask me to explain. It’s over my head. All I can tell you is that we can play vinyl seamlessly over our speakers, and then switch to Spotify in two seconds. I am the happy beneficiary of his hobby.

Those who don’t have vinyl, but lived through those days, should return. It’s just so beautiful. Those were the days!

You don't have to tell me about vinyl records. I still have a collection in a multimedia cabinet in the basement, including The Allman Brothers Live - At Fillmore East. I got to see them at Cincinnati Gardens in 1973. That was almost a year after Barry Oakley's death but I didn't know at the time that Duane and Barry had already died.

But, I haven't had a turntable for decades. I've thought of it off and on over the years, but what would I give up while listening to the the records and possibly disturbing my wife while she listens to her music (mostly Jazz) and streaming programs? We have been married for fifty years and probably will not change our habits.

“Laurel Canyon” is not free on any streaming channels we subscribe to and we have a house rule not to pay additionally for content, but I'll look out for it if I see it somewhere. Sweet Judy Blue Eyes has long since been burned into my soul.