We'll have a list of our listeners celebrating here on August 12, but first, here's a salute to 33 1/3's, 45's and 78's.

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It's National Vinyl Record Day!

Many youngsters growing up today have never seen one, however lot's of Mom's and Dad's and grandparents grew up listening to acts like Hank Williams Sr., Elvis Presley and the Beatles on vinyl records.

They are also known as:  Gramophone records, phonograph records or just plain "records".  The vinyl record is an analog sound storage medium.  It consists of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove.

They can be found in different diameters, such as:  12-inch, 10-inch or 7-inch with a rotational speeds of 33 1/3, 45, or 78 rpm.  Time capacity ranged form:  "single", "EP(extended play) to "LP(long play).  The number of channels of audio provided were listed as "mono", "stereo" and a few were even "quadraphonic".

If you still have some vinyl records, plus a working turntable complete with amplifier, why not fire it up and spin some of those golden oldies today.  I'll bet your grand-kids will get a "hoot" out of it.

Happy,  National Vinyl Record Day!

Concho Valley birthdays include:

Sammy Torres, 42.  From Yvonne.

Camille Yale, old enough.  From the Good Ole Girls.

Valerie Aguirre, 23.  From Aunt Victoria and all the family.

Judy Waddell, over the hill.  From the Good Ole Girls.

Angel Huerta, 58.  From his wife, Peggy, their 4 children and 3 granddaughters.  Angel is the winner of our birthday cake today, from Halffmann's Cake Cottage.

Happy Wedding Anniversary to:

Herbert & Marcella Woehl, 55 years.  From A.J. Madison.  They will be in our drawing Friday morning for a dozen roses from Southwest Florists.

 

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