I've been busy. For one thing, I've got a big pile of audiotapes that I'm trying to digitize. A good chunk of them are 4-track recordings of my band. I don't have a tape deck. The only ones I see for sale are either cheap things that eat tapes or $200 home stereo systems. I don't want to spend hundreds of dollars on speakers I'm not going to use, and some of these tapes can't be replaced (I really, really hope I've got another copy of The Modern Lizard Quartet - The Rough Mixes Years somewhere, or that I can splice it back together...).
Man, it makes me feel old to have a big pile of stuff that I can't use anymore because I can't find anything to play it on. Even the places I figured might sell them aren't in business anymore. So I think it's a pretty good metaphor. But seriously, if any of you know where I can get a decent tape deck for a decent price let me know.