Kenneth,
It's thrilling to hear of your involvement with the AIDS Conference. I've
not heard of the AHF but it sounds to me like it does stellar work. I too
was thrilled when the President lifted that odious travel ban. Having been
around when AIDS first hit, being somewhat involved in the fight for help,
and remembering the feeling of abandonment we felt from our government, I am
always grateful to people like you who go that extra mile. It really is a
disgrace that our country with all the wealth and advances we have, we still
leave the poor and the sick to the mercy of the "market" or "charity". I
think it's telling that the National Health Service was part of the opening
ceremony at the Olympics.
Keep up the good work and thank you for it too.
Sincerely,
George Glastris
-----Original Message-----
From: Ken aka: OnATorrent
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 10:57 PM
To: Antique Phonograph List
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Looking for a screw for a BK....
John Robles along with everyone else,
I don't think I said anything about it but I just returned from a 4 day
visit to Washington DC, I attended the Internation AIDS Conference held
every four years, where the AIDS Heath Care Foundation (AHF) paid for my
travel, hotel stay, food and driver sence with my Avascular Necrosis would
not beable to do all the walking that it would take if I was on foot and I
am in need of a total left hip replacement. AHF is a interneation
Not-For-Profit organization that covers 22 countrys, out of all 22 countries
the USA is the only one that has Waiting List for people under insured, low
income or without insurance at all. AHF requested me to speak at the
conference so I had to prepair a 15 to 20 mintue speach and I address a
croud in the conference room at the hotel I was staying in and there was
roughly 1800 people that attended that gathering. I love doing things like
this, as it gives me something positive to do and hope my efforts help
reduce the
number of newly infected people each year. The infection rage in the USA is
averaged to about 1 person every 16 minutes. That for me and my view is
just not acceptable and with all we know about HIV and how it is passed, the
newly infected rate with in the USA is not acceptable. 30 years into the
crisis and still not all people know how to protect themselves and education
is a major part in prevention.
I am so happy I was able and asked to do this. This is the first time the
conference has been held in the USA. Before Obama lifted the ban on people
with HIV/AIDS entering this country the conference has had to be held in
other countries. I can honestly say I am very PROUD of what I do and it
makes me happy to even know I might prevent even one person from becoming
infected. My calling came after I helped one of my best long time friends
die and watching this and how long and painful with all the suffering he
went through I just knew I had to become involved and do something.
I hope that this does not turn anyone off sence I know this is a scary and
touchy subject and I have had negitive reactions from people before but I
know and have seen how supporting the Phono Collecting community is and I am
very thankful for that. I am also thankful that I am able to continue to
collect phonographs and graphophones as this has been my 19 year passion and
I just love it. Here in the small mile square town that I live in I was
really happy to take some of my machines into the middle annd high school
and educate and show the kids where there Cd's and other recording medium
and where it all started from. I was very hard pressed to find even one kid
that ever had seen, heard or every was taught the history of recorded sound.
Here's wishing everyone good health and much happiness in the future,
Kenneth Keeton
PS: If it was not for my computer and android phone I would not have been
able to keep up with the messages or post my own here on Phono-L while I was
away. I am so thankful for that.
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From: John Robles <[email protected]>
To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Looking for a screw for a BK....
I'll look forward to it Ken. Be well, my friend.
John
On Jul 29, 2012, at 4:06 PM, "Ken aka: OnATorrent" <[email protected]>
wrote:
You guys are so funny. Maybe it will save me from the loneliness of being
single and in a rural mile square town and it being over 100 miles from
the nearest city.
Ho, John, I am getting a emial ready for you and will send it soon, I
started on it last night and then my medications got to me and I felt
really sick and went to bed. I will try and shoot it off tonight Buddy.
Ken
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From: Carl Wright <[email protected]>
To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2012 1:19 AM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Looking for a screw for a BK....
Until you try it do laugh. It will save you money and time finding one.
Carl
On Jul 28, 2012, at 12:44 PM, Ken aka: OnATorrent wrote:
OH MY GOD, TO funny!
Ken
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From: Peter Fraser <[email protected]>
To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2012 11:20 AM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Looking for a screw for a BK....
We start out looking for a screw, and end up holding the nuts with vise
grips. Oh, the humanity!
Sent from my iPad
-- Peter
[email protected]
On Jul 26, 2012, at 11:47 AM, Carl Wright <[email protected]> wrote:
I took two 5-40 nuts locked them together on the screw. Then with a
Dremel with a thin cut off blade and holding the nuts with vice grips. I
cut the nut and screw at the same time. You loose a nut but it is easier
to put in a slot in the small screw.
Carl
Sent from my iPad
On Jul 26, 2012, at 2:12 PM, "Ken aka: OnATorrent"
<[email protected]> wrote:
I am just about to head out to a hardware store that everyone has
suggested in this area and see what I can find in 5-40 and then I will
go from there.. Wish me luck!
Ken
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From: Vinyl Visions <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2012 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Looking for a screw for a BK....
The main problem with finding set screws, is not the 5-40 thread, it is
the slot, as opposed to a socket head. I have a local fastener company
that stocks a bazillion screws of all types and shapes and has plenty
of stock, but slotted are real hard to find, unless they are new old
stock. Collectors of antique machinery of all types have bought up all
of the available stock of slotted screws. I recently searched for any
size slotted set screws for my restoration of a Fairy Phono Lamp - no
luck - not that they might be out there somewhere, just not commonly
available any more.
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2012 21:21:17 -0700
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Looking for a screw for a BK....
Ron,
I don't know George Vollema that I know of. Is he here in the Phono-L
list ? If not how do I contact him?
Ken
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