OK Wally, you are a lifesaver! I haven't tried it yet, but I am sure your
method will work. Thus, I will adopt you and bring you to Saskatchewan (where
it is blizzarding right now, I might add), and you can be my personal assistant,
doing things like cleaning cds and such. However, since I had originally asked
Hell to come and do the job, I'll have to reclassify her position. Hmmm, she
*does* do something with that rugby team -- Hell, perhaps you would like to be
my personal trainer? I have to warn you though that I am chubbier than ever
this winter, and ever since I hit 30, I ache just looking at people doing
exercise for fun, so it will be a tough job. I also am terrified of rugby too,
so don't get any ideas. I had a friend who played it who used to put vaseline
on his ears for some reason, which freaked me out, and the one time I went and
watched, he broke some bones, so don't even think of getting me into that scary
shit. Also, I am afraid that the two of you will have to share a room, and the
pay is sort of.... nonexistent... and as I stated, my DJRD might be wrecked and
Hejira has this mysterious scratch on it, so best to bring your Joni
collections.... Oh, and the perpetually ill cat is trying to cough up fur balls
or something lately (nothing has come up yet), so she may have to sleep with you
two until she passes it, ok? Oh, and I expect y'all to start a curling team
with me and my wife too... don't forget your brooms!
p.s. -- stop at the duty free on your way in and get me some American smokes
too.... Oh... and don't worry -- you only have to call me Sir during working
hours :)
Of course, y'all can get here and tell me to kiss your asses and plop down
on my couch and crank some Joni, and that would be fine too (I couldn't be a Mr.
Burns if I tried!)
Evian
And Jimmy, you cracked me up with your 525, 600 times post -- let's open up a
restaurant in Santa Fe, my friend!
Wally Kairuz wrote:
> all right evian, this is all or nothing. but if you are willing to take the
> risk, you may save the cd's. i have tried it and it has worked on 16 cd's.
> ***BUT*** DISCLAIMER DISCLAIMER DISCLAIMER cuz i don't want an angry
> canadian aries on my ass, ok?
> here it goes:
> take a cake of regular unscented totally ordinary laundry soap and make some
> suds in clean lukewarm water. the water will become murky and soapy, but
> don't make a lot of foam or anything. just lukewarm soapy water. pour enough
> of this water to fill half a cereal bowl. dip the cd and let it stand for
> about 3 minutes. then take a ***ULTRA SOFT*** toothbrush -- REPEAT: ULTRA
> SOFT TOOTHBRUSH, THE KIND SOMEONE WITH BLEEDING GUMS WOULD BUY -- and brush
> the cd ever so slightly from the center outwards; one gentle stroke, lift,
> back to the center, gentle stroke, lift, back to the center, stroke and so
> forth. as you brush, you must rotate the cd, so that each stroke will be
> like a spoke going from the center to the edge. do you get the picture? now
> this is important: you should place the brush bristles at an angle, so that
> the tips of the bristles will push the grime particles outwards. do not rub
> or brush in any other way than what i've described. after you've completed
> the whole circumference, rinse gently letting some faucet water run over the
> cd's surface. pat dry [don't rub]. wait a few minutes and try the cd to see
> whether it plays well. it really should be all right by now. if there's
> still any shit left on its surface, repeat the process. but you seldom need
> to do it.
> if you don't understand the brushing method, please ask me and i'll try to
> explain more clearly before you try to clean the cd.
> i hope this will help.
> love,
> wally
