In a message dated 12/28/2006 8:18:41 PM Pacific Standard Time, john9ten at pacbell.net writes: Oh, I can sympathize - One Christmas I was listening to Nellie Melba singing Ave Maria on a Victor record, accompanied by violinist Jan Kubelik. Thanks for sharing this John. Lovely story! I got hit with this type of historical connection soon after I brought my first phonograph home in the late '90s -- that's 1990s, not 1890s, like some of you folks (Hahahaha!). That sense of presence from all these dead people reaching out over a century was simply astonishing. I could hardly have been more impressed than if it was my first experience hearing recorded music! Happy New Year to All! : ) Edward, in Oreygun