Amazon Echo Club - Page 27

Catlady · 03-10-2016, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ApK

You could just not be near it, like across the room, or across a King size bed with a person in between, or you're hands could be busy, like cooking or carrying something, or doing...well...anything.

It's really not the touch so much, as the need to be near enough to touch it, and turn your attention to it to touch it.
Not having to do that is part of what it's all about.

So you're in the middle of doing something and suddenly it is absolutely crucial to your well-being and happiness to hear a certain song NOW? You risk sinking into the depths of misery and depression if you have to take ten seconds to stop what you're doing and bop the device?

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But MOST importantly, having to touch it is way, WAY less cool. They don't have to touch the computer on the starship Enterprise!

Uncool is the new cool.

Catlady · 03-10-2016, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ApK

We have books about intelligent computers taking over, and aliens, and zombies and apes. What about cats?

Cats took over long ago. They only keep us around because we have opposable thumbs.

Purple Lady · 03-10-2016, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

Cats took over long ago. They only keep us around because we have opposable thumbs.

And we are willingly at their beck and call. It's just easier when we're willing.

ApK · 03-10-2016, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

So you're in the middle of doing something and suddenly it is absolutely crucial to your well-being and happiness to hear a certain song NOW? You risk sinking into the depths of misery and depression if you have to take ten seconds to stop what you're doing and bop the device?

Um...yes?
In fact, we should send Echos to third-world countries instead of current aide packages.

CWatkinsNash · 03-10-2016, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

So you're in the middle of doing something and suddenly it is absolutely crucial to your well-being and happiness to hear a certain song NOW? You risk sinking into the depths of misery and depression if you have to take ten seconds to stop what you're doing and bop the device?

Well, yeah, when it's this song:

And I'm only partly joking. My playcount for that song across all my devices has to be waaay up there by now.

But for me, 90% of the draw of the Echo is that I don't have to stop what I'm doing and go to the device. I just ask her for the song, the weather, to do math for me, random questions... And though I don't have any automation stuff going on yet, having to press a button to get Alexa to turn off the light would just ruin all of the fun.

(And defeat the purpose. I mean, if I gotta get up anyway I might as well just turn it off myself.)

I think it really comes down to what you're using it for. Matter of preference.

Catlady · 03-10-2016, 07:24 PM

Great song, I love Sammy, but Frankie did it better:

CWatkinsNash · 03-10-2016, 07:36 PM

Can't argue with that.

How about Frank, Sammy, Dean and Johnny Carson?

Though this video doesn't say it, that performance is from the Frank Sinatra Spectacular in 1965. Johnny Carson was subbing for Joey Bishop. Count Basie and Quincy Jones were there as well. The performance is available on DVD as part of the Live & Swingin' cd /dvd set.

To keep it somewhat on topic - I have all of these amazing men, singing to me on voice command!

wodin · 03-10-2016, 07:36 PM

They're both GREAT, but I think I like Sammy just a wee bit better. Thank you both for those links!

Catlady · 03-10-2016, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

Can't argue with that.

How about Frank, Sammy, Dean and Johnny Carson?

Though this video doesn't say it, that performance is from the Frank Sinatra Spectacular in 1965. Johnny Carson was subbing for Joey Bishop. Count Basie and Quincy Jones were there as well. The performance is available on DVD as part of the Live & Swingin' cd /dvd set.

To keep it somewhat on topic - I have all of these amazing men, singing to me on voice command!

AKA the Dismas House benefit. I have that in my Sinatra collection. What great entertainers they were!

CWatkinsNash · 03-10-2016, 08:07 PM

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AKA the Dismas House benefit. I have that in my Sinatra collection. What great entertainers they were!

Yes! My Sinatra collection is far from complete, because I'm simultaneously trying to collect everything from Dean and Sammy at the same time. The movies, the music, the live performances... anything I can get my hands on. I must have it all.

ApK · 03-10-2016, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

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I think it really comes down to what you're using it for. Matter of preference.

Yup, totally. Matter of preference.

But our preference is better than hers.

CWatkinsNash · 03-10-2016, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by ApK

But our preference is better than hers.

I plead the Fifth. I can't go up against a fellow Rat Pack fan. I took a pledge.

Catlady · 03-10-2016, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

Yes! My Sinatra collection is far from complete, because I'm simultaneously trying to collect everything from Dean and Sammy at the same time. The movies, the music, the live performances... anything I can get my hands on. I must have it all.

I stick to Sinatra; I only have Martin and Davis when they were working with Sinatra. Sinatra did so much outside the recording studio--all the radio work in the early years, and the concert tours at the end. There's a lot of material the Sinatra folks could release officially that's already in circulation among collectors; I don't know why they're sitting on it or just letting it out in dribs and drabs.

Have you seen this Sinatra release? It mixes Sinatra vocals from original Columbia releases with newly recorded music of the original arrangements. Interesting result.

CWatkinsNash · 03-10-2016, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Catlady

Have you seen this Sinatra release? It mixes Sinatra vocals from original Columbia releases with newly recorded music of the original arrangements. Interesting result.

Oooh, hadn't seen that! And I just found a copy on ebay.

Yay! Thanks for the tip!

Catlady · 03-10-2016, 11:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CWatkinsNash

Oooh, hadn't seen that! And I just found a copy on ebay.

Yay! Thanks for the tip!

Here's another Sinatra CD of previously unreleased material--available only from the Smithsonian: Sinatra Lost and Found: The Radio Years.

OK, I'll try to keep my Sinatra mania under control now.

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03-10-2016, 07:24 PM	#396
Catlady Grand Sorcerer Posts: 7,419 Karma: 52613881 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle Fire, Kindle Paperwhite, AGPTek Bluetooth Clip	Great song, I love Sammy, but Frankie did it better:

03-10-2016, 07:36 PM	#397
CWatkinsNash IOC Chief Archivist Posts: 3,950 Karma: 53868218 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fruitland Park, FL, USA Device: Meebook M7, Paperwhite 2021, Fire HD 8+, Fire HD 10+, Lenovo Tab P12	Can't argue with that. How about Frank, Sammy, Dean and Johnny Carson? Though this video doesn't say it, that performance is from the Frank Sinatra Spectacular in 1965. Johnny Carson was subbing for Joey Bishop. Count Basie and Quincy Jones were there as well. The performance is available on DVD as part of the Live & Swingin' cd /dvd set. To keep it somewhat on topic - I have all of these amazing men, singing to me on voice command!

03-10-2016, 07:36 PM	#398
wodin Illiterate Posts: 10,279 Karma: 37848716 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: The Sandwich Isles Device: Samsung Galaxy S10+, Microsoft Surface Pro	They're both GREAT, but I think I like Sammy just a wee bit better. Thank you both for those links!

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