Robot Roll Call
Before I head out on my cross-country adventure tomorrow and Wednesday, I wanted to chime in here and ask for a little visitor participation. As in past years, I'd like to know where you're visiting from. I'm getting tons and tons of hits from China and Singapore, but no one ever leaves any comments from those places. Maybe it's just the indexing spiders doing their thing, but the numbers aren't quite that high. So if you don't mind, just leave me a quick comment about where you're visiting from. In the past, I've made note of all the different states and countries on a map, then posted it later, but I don't have time to do anything like that this year. It's just me being curious. Playing along won't cost you anything, and you don't have to leave your name if you don't want, an anonymous comment will be just fine. Thanks!
Hi Ernie. I'm "way up north" in Virginia. Thanks for all of the hard work again this year. My hard drive runneth ovber.
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by for yet another year!
DeleteHi Ernie,
ReplyDeleteI am here in Berlin, Germany. However, my VPN is located in various places. So, it is never constant. My VPN has been in China and Singapore though.
Oh, just an update. I have no idea how the average VPN works, but when my computer turns off, then back on, it changes the VPN. Of course, you can change the VPN if you want when you want to. I happened to have a free VPN through one of my email provider's.
DeleteI'll put you down for Germany, I don't pay too much attention to what the VPN might say. :)
DeleteBrooklyn!
ReplyDeleteAh Brooklyn. Had shwarma last time I was in Brooklyn. Or maybe it was tacos...
DeleteI'm in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
ReplyDeleteAs someone famous once said, I Love LA!
DeleteGreetings from Western Australia
ReplyDeleteWell, you're the early leader for being the farthest away! I need to find some Australian Christmas music for you. Joe Dolce isn't enough!
DeleteZaragoza (Spain) and Athens (Greece)... It's complicated!
ReplyDeleteSpain and Greece? You gotta pick one or the other!
DeletePalm Springs, CA where it's 88 degrees today but still enjoying the Xmas cheer! Thanks Ernie.
ReplyDeleteI feel your pain, it was over 80 here yesterday, but today it's down in the 50s. Thanks for the note!
DeleteHey Ernie, San Antonio, TX checking in! P.S. I've spent the past few weeks of the holiday season listening to the entirety of your 2020 "Great 78" bonanza. Per my flac player, 37+ hours of over 800 songs. You've been at this for 20 years and I am truly grateful!! All best, Michael
ReplyDeleteAh, the great state of Texas. I'll be doing a flyover in a couple days, keep an eye on the skies. 2020 was a great season!
DeleteHackettstown, NJ. As I've mentioned before, my wife is from Singapore, but I haven't been back there lately.
ReplyDeleteThanks for leaving a note. I think I shared an album out from Singapore a couple years ago...
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Yeah, that's where I mentioned it before!
DeleteSorry, my memory isn't what it should be with all these comments.
DeleteNo worries!
DeleteAll the best from the Black Forest (Germany) - from a town called Freiburg. My heartfelt thanks for what you are doing time after time.........
ReplyDeleteIt's my pleasure. Thanks for chiming in!
DeleteMerry Christmas, Ernie! I’ve been perusing your site for approximately 15 years from Mount Laurel, New Jersey.
ReplyDeleteLots of NJ visitors I see. Must be something in the water...
DeleteFrom Loveland, Ohio .... NE of Cincinnati. Cold here .... with snow on the ground. As with every year a huge thank you for what you do. It has become such a part of the Christmas season!!!
ReplyDeleteUp towards Mentor? Or as far as Ashtabula? Thanks for making me a part of your Christmas!
DeleteLove Land, Ohio, home of Critter County. Never heard of it, 'til I met my wife, she was born in Springfield. Not trying to hijack your blog, Ernie, just had to say it, love and praying for y'all.
DeleteRomans 11:33-36 KJB
Josh
Church Podcast: https://www.sermonaudio.com/pleasantviewky
Personal Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/back-to-the-old-paths--4074743
TIBPF Podcast: https://www.tibpf.sermon.net
That's what the comment section is for, have a blast!
DeleteFrom Perryville, Md. Always a pleasure to read and download your comments and listen to your treasures. Thanks for another great year, Keep it coming.
ReplyDeleteMaryland! Close to DC? Eastern shore? Those would be my two fave areas up there. Thanks for stopping and leaving a comment!
DeleteFrom cold and snowy Concord, Ohio, northeast of Cleveland, Ohio. As always, you make this time of year so very enjoyable. Thank you for all your hard work.
ReplyDeleteAnother one NE of Cleveland. That lake effect snow must be hammering y'all.
Delete#1 Wintersauce fan here from Cincinnati and occasionally the other side of the river!
ReplyDeleteAh, Wintersauce. Thanks once again for all your comments!
DeleteThanks again for all of your shares! Seriously one of the highlights of a very stressful time of year.
DeleteWe try. :)
DeleteOrlando, Florida here!
ReplyDeleteI lived over off Sand Lake one summer and worked at Universal when they opened. Those were the days.
DeleteColorado Springs CO here, where it got up to 67 F outside today. We got 6" of snow two weeks ago, but will we see it Thursday next week? Sadly, not likely.
ReplyDeleteI guarantee you'll get more snow than we will here in Florida. Still hoping to see some in Santa Fe, but none in the forecast just yet. We may have to drive up into the mountains. Thanks for all your support!
DeleteI remain in New Jersey!
ReplyDeleteKeep an eye out for that devil in the woods! Thanks for the note!
DeleteNYC
ReplyDeleteWish I was there to go record shopping! I did that once and I brought home a ton of good records. Then I got sick as a dog and barely made it onto the plane. My sisters-in-law are sending pictures of the snow in Central Park. Good luck with that!
DeleteGood Evening & A Happy Christmas Ernie, Checking in from A Ski Resort in Vermont having some Swiss Fondu & Wine. The snow is on the ground. So with every Thanksgiving Year..You Start your Holiday Extravaganza... A Big Huge Hugs & Thank You's for what you have done. It's become such a major part of the Holiday's and Christmas Season!!! Thanks for also going Back Again into Time, bringing back many of those old lost Christmas Albums for us all to once again enjoy what has brought much joy & happiness to our parents & friends. Ernie your doing Great... Sincerely, Stan
ReplyDeleteOooh, Vermont, I don't think we've had a check-in from there yet. I also can't remember sharing any Christmas music from Vermont, I'll have to work on that. Thanks for the note, glad we can be part of your Christmas!
DeleteGreetings from the currently frozen hinterlands of Indiana! Ignore whatever my IP says - 5G wireless uses dynamic IP assignments, so I can show up as from anywhere in the continental US.
ReplyDeleteThank you again for sharing your collection with us! Happy Holidays!
Back home again in Indiana! We have a consultant at work that hails from Indiana, maybe he'll chime in here as well. Thanks for the note!
DeletePhilly area- loving your shares since 2007- Thanks for the yearly Christmas tradition!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your continued support. I have in-laws in Philly we're supposed to go visit one day. Any good record stores there? :)
DeleteThere's a few around these parts! If ever visiting in-laws, try Molly's Books & Records on South Street
DeleteWill do, thanks!
DeleteGreetings from Stow Massachusetts (greater Boston area)! I've been coming here every December for many years but never commented before. You are doing wonderful work and it's greatly appreciated. It really adds a sense of history and nostalgia to the season. I love that you are doing FLAC now (lossless). If you ever get a chance, a description of your recording equipment, software, and workflow would be great to know more about. Sound quality is really good this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the note. I think I detailed my process somewhere around here, lemme see if I can find the link. Some of the software changed a bit this year because of the FLAC files, but the hardware is still pretty much the same. I don't know why my stuff sounds the way it does, I don't feel I do anything special.
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Ironically, I've read this before. I didn't realize until I started reading. Anyway... thank you a million times! Merry Christmas!
DeleteChecking in from Valley Forge, PA. Christmas twice a year from you is fabulous. Greatly appreciate all the hard work (though it's not work if you love what you're doing)!
ReplyDeleteValley Forge, eh? I think something important happened there once upon a time. Thanks for stopping by !
DeleteHello again from Wellington in Shropshire (UK). It is mild and damp - and it gets dark before 4.30pm, but your Christmas offerings brighten the gloom. Best wishes to everyone across the big pond. The orange moron won't be around forever.
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting! Playing Christmas music helps keep the dark away!
DeleteHowdy Ernie. Listening here in Hardinsburg, KY. Keep up the good work and have a safe trip, love and praying for y'all.
ReplyDeleteRomans 11:33-36 KJB
Josh
Church Podcast: https://www.sermonaudio.com/pleasantviewky
Personal Podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/back-to-the-old-paths--4074743
TIBPF Podcast: https://www.tibpf.sermon.net
Thanks for the check-in and all the many comments, I appreciate them all!
DeleteBaltimore, Maryland
ReplyDeleteBeen there, done that, saw Poe's grave. :)
DeleteCologne, Germany. Currently it is around 42 degrees here and no snow. We had snow on Christmas once during the last 20 years. I enjoy our Christmas markets and all your great shares, of course. A Big Thank you and enjoy your time in New Mexico.
ReplyDeleteThanks for coming all this way for a little Christmas music. Isn't it funny how small the world has become with the availability of the internet?
DeleteStill in California.
ReplyDeleteLeft coast best coast! (Since I live on the left coast of Florida I'm allowed to say that)
DeleteAnother visitor from sunny Palm Springs! Makes me wonder if the prior anonymous poster and myself have unknowingly crossed paths...
ReplyDeleteSafe travels to NM, Ernie!
I feel the same way about the Florida folks who chime in. We're probably fighting over the same limited supply of Christmas records at the Goodwill stores. :)
DeleteMinneapolis, Minn.
ReplyDeletePrince or Mary Tyler Moore? That's about all I know of Minneapolis.
DeleteEnjoying the Ernie's sharing since 2011 or so, in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for all the comments, I appreciate them all!
DeletePresent! from Ecloses-Badinières, France, for my yearly dose of covers ( and discovers... ) of some numbers i came to enjoy many to my surprise, thanks to you.
ReplyDeleteFun fact : we're one of the few (maybe the only?) village of France without a demonym since the fusion of the two villages Ecloses (Eclosiens) and Badinières (Badinièrois) 10 years ago.
This winter they asked the inhabitants and school children to come up with something and should announce the result in January.
I might come back next year with a completely newfound sense of self.
In these confusing times it's good to rely on some constants for identity like the christmas season with Ernie ;)
Cheers
I had to look up what a demonym was, now I know. I hope you can come up with something appropriate that's not 50 characters long. EB's maybe? I got nothin'... Thanks for taking the time to comment.
DeleteHey Ernie. Visiting from just north of Boston. Been enjoying your merriment for many years. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to why you still have in store!!!!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and yours!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping! Never had the chance to visit Boston other than a couple hours one night when I drove into the city to walk about MIT and hit one record store while I was at a conference out in Framingham. Hope to see it in the daylight someday.
DeleteI come to you from Northeast Ohio, Ashtabula to be exact. Wouldn't be the holiday season without checking your blog every day of the month of December! Your obsession is admirable.
ReplyDeleteOhio seems to be a popular place. Thanks for the note!
DeleteHi Ernie. Visiting from Toledo, Ohio!
ReplyDeleteMudhens and Paco's Pickles. All I know is what I saw on MASH. We seem to be quite popular in Ohio for some reason.
DeleteSeason's greetings from St. Petersburg! Many thanks for sharing music, trully appreciated!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the note, but quit buying all the Christmas records up there before I can! :)
DeleteNot in Florida, but in Russia =) The biggest northern city in the world! We still have a few music shops around, though none of the LPs that you sharing. So thanks once again for all these treasures, oddities & rarities!
DeleteWow, don't think we've had a visitor from Russia! Thanks for stopping, now get out of Ukraine!
DeleteBill from Springfield IL. Thanks for all the years of work that you've put into this music. We all appreciate it. Have a great holiday!
ReplyDeleteAh, the capitol of Illinois is Springfield. I still remember that from my grade school days. We had to learn that a spring in a field makes an ill noise. Must have worked because I still remember it all these years later. Thanks for the note!
DeleteBob from Michigan. Misplaces southern boy up here! Your annual projects have become must listening for me, Ernie. Thank you so much.
ReplyDeleteMichigan is a long way from home for a southern boy. Best be getting on home soon before your blood freezes solid. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteChecking in from Kansas City MO. Mr. & Mrs Not Bert should come to my fair city for a visit sometime!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the check-in. We'll get up there someday. So many places to visit but never enough time to go...
DeleteLongmont, Colorado, USA. Thanks again for the herculean effort in doing this every year.
ReplyDeleteHello Colorado! Other than a connection in Denver one year, I've never had the pleasure. I assume it's all as nice as John Denver claimed. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteI'm in Colorado Springs at the moment - but I call Portland, Oregon my home - so do with that what you will
ReplyDeleteYou're the second Colorado of the day, and the comment right after this is Oregon. Weird how that works. Thanks for stopping in!
DeleteRainy southwest Ory-gone says hello and thanks! Have a swell time on your journey.
ReplyDeleteAnother state I need to visit. Hope it's just wet and not flooding, I've heard bad things. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment!
DeleteDave currently in Dubai, UAE. I've built a great Christmas collection off your work (and that of other sharity pages) since the beginning back in 2005. It is always a great time of the year, although sadly the number of such sites has dwindled. As an aside, I do have to say I don't care for the FLAC format you've started using, since it requires a conversion to be compatible with all the "old school" mp3s. But, your blog - your rules. In any case, I am a big fan and truly appreciate all you've done over the past (gulp) twenty years.
ReplyDeleteWow, Dubai, that's a unique spot! Any Arabic Christmas music over there? Any such thing as crate digging there? Thanks for your long, long patronage! All my music software plays just about any format I throw at it, I don't see the difference. Even my car plays everything from WAV to MP3 to FLAC and even a bunch of others that I don't use.
DeleteChecking in from Illinois.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the note, and all the comments. It's much appreciated!
DeleteHi, from Quebec - Years passes and my knowledge of Christmas music has rocketed higher than I ever thought possible ...thanks to your dedication...Joyeux Noël!
ReplyDeleteMore French-Canadian music coming, I promise. Thanks for the check-in!
DeleteChristmas Greetings from Clearwater Florida.
ReplyDeleteClearwater? I could throw a rock and hit you! But I won't, I promise. Thanks for stopping by!
DeleteListening to Lester Lanin's Christmas Dance Party on vinyl here in San Jose, CA. No dancing is currently happening, although my dog Maggie is wagging her tail in time with the music, which sort of counts.
ReplyDeleteMy dad was a long distance truck driver for a year or two. The summer I turned thirteen I got to ride along with him from Florida to California and we stayed in San Jose for a week while he tried to arrange a load to take back to Florida. So that's my experience with San Jose. Thanks for the check-in, and all your support over the years!
DeleteHello, Ernie! I'm here in northern Utah, near the Idaho border. We usually have some snow by now but it's been in the high 40s for a couple of weeks now. I just wanted to thank you for the years of amazing shares, and I hope your time in Santa Fe is amazing, it's really a beautiful town, especially in December. And remember, if you dine out while you're there, if you order your food with Christmas, it means you'll get both red and green chile! I sure hope you and your family will enjoy the cuisine and the warm glow of the farolitos (Christmas lanterns) around town, lighting the way for the Holy Family as they travel home from Bethlehem. Feliz Navidad, amigo!
ReplyDeleteThanks for checking in! And yes, there are farolitos everywhere here, mostly along the top edges of the buildings in town. I think there's a walk later this week along Canyon Road where they will light up the whole street with them. It's very different from what we see in Florida this time of year. Merry Christmas to you!
DeleteNew York City.
ReplyDeleteLive from New York!!
DeleteMuch very late to the party this year, many competing priorities.
ReplyDeleteAS ALWAYS, MASSIVE THANKS FOR ALL THESE SHARES, and also to the very informative commenters, much appreciated, yes and yes again.
Posting these words from Roswell, GA, sending seasonal greetings and best wishes to all. Take care. Be well. Stay safe.
You're welcome any time you can stop by. We'll be in Roswell, NM soon. Not the same, but close!
DeleteGreetings from the shadow of the Blue Ridge in Sperryville, Virginia. Joel C
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! Our very first commenter on this thread was from Virginia, so now we have a matching pair.
DeleteNew Smyrna Beach, FL
ReplyDeleteAh, across the inlet from the lighthouse! Thanks for the comment!
DeleteI been coming here for years, now. Used to live in Hadley, MA but now I'm in Eugene, OR. Thanks for all you do, and Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteWelcome back! That's a big change, hope you enjoy the other side of the country.
DeleteChicagoland, Illinois! Thank you SO much for all the time and effort you put into this. My father and I are so grateful to you.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Chicagoland! Merry Christmas to you and your dad!
DeleteYork, in England - so good, they only needed to name it once. I love what you do, Ernie, and I'm very grateful to you for all the digging. Here's to a peaceful Christmas and New Year for you and your family. Pete.
ReplyDeleteAh, old York. I'm here in Santa Fe with my sisters-in-law from new York. :)
DeleteThanks for stopping by!
From Western Massachusetts here! As I have done for many years now, I come to your blog after the holidays to help me through the post holiday blues. I have found so much great music through the years through your blog. Thank you for all the work you do, it is definitely appreciated.
ReplyDeleteThanks, and welcome to the party. We're still going, only much slower.
DeleteWow...
ReplyDeleteErnie did you ever keep a count as to where people were from.
Did every state show up.
Which European Countries, other countries in the world?
I see there are 127 comments, minus your replies, so maybe 50-60 responses. That is a good amount it seems, or is it?
I managed to get a few more than that when I did the same thing a couple years back, but I pushed it a few times that year instead of just asking once. Either way it was a good response. Nice to know people are out there listening.
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