A tribute to my dad

howie1976 · Feb 14, 2016

systemaddict said:
Thanks for all the comments guys I'm touched, yes my dad was a hip cat howie, he died aged 64 with the body of an 80 year old but the mind and soul of someone much younger. I know for sure if he was here now he would still be jamming out he's rock music and cracking jokes as I remember

My dad was 67 when he passed. And yes he too deteriorated at the end of his illness so I empathize with your experience.

Btw, your Crown is going to turn into one of your personal Grails because of this connection it's now having with your father. It's beyond just another boombox and is achieving priceless tribute status. From now on, every time you see it, it will remind you of him. I know because that's what my Rising 20/20 means to me. No matter what, that is the only box in my collection that is truly priceless and will be with me till the end.

duckman · Feb 14, 2016

Condolences man and thank you for sharing . Nice that you had a great connection with music as it is truly one of the great binders of souls we have. Great track too

baddboybill · Feb 14, 2016

These will be memory's you will treasure forever!!!

Bad Boy Bill

systemaddict · Feb 14, 2016

howie1976 said:
My dad was 67 when he passed. And yes he too deteriorated at the end of his illness so I empathize with your experience.

Btw, your Crown is going to turn into one of your personal Grails because of this connection it's now having with your father. It's beyond just another boombox and is achieving priceless tribute status. From now on, every time you see it, it will remind you of him. I know because that's what my Rising 20/20 means to me. No matter what, that is the only box in my collection that is truly priceless and will be with me till the end.

Very true howie, I am already attached to the 950 in some way....it must be the connection with my dad as you say. So sorry to hear you have lost your father too.

duckman said:
Condolences man and thank you for sharing . Nice that you had a great connection with music as it is truly one of the great binders of souls we have. Great track too

Thanks for the kind words duckman.

baddboybill said:
These will be memory's you will treasure forever!!!

Bad Boy Bill

I think so too Bill, thankyou.

BoomboxLover48 · Feb 15, 2016

So sorry for your loss bro! I know how it feels.
Surprisingly he lives in you and generations to follow. We inherited a lot from parents and always appreciate what all we learned and got from them. My love for electronics is all inherited from my father. I miss him every min of my life.

To remember him I bought most of the items he had way back then. Always loved the gadgets he had.. PYE Blackbox, Akai GX747, Philips B7X44A stereo tube radio, Philips transistor L6X38T radio and so on....

systemaddict · Feb 15, 2016

Thank you BBL48 I really appreciate your words bro and hope you are coping.

ford93 · Feb 17, 2016

Hard to let go of someone especially when it's your parent. I agree with others your dad was a hip hero!

Listening to that track reminds me so much of the 80's era. Such a great era and I bet your dad loved it too.

My condolences bro'.

systemaddict · Feb 17, 2016

ford93 said:
Hard to let go of someone especially when it's your parent. I agree with others your dad was a hip hero!

Listening to that track reminds me so much of the 80's era. Such a great era and I bet your dad loved it too.

My condolences bro'.

My dad was a 70's fan really, he liked bands like Led Zepplin, Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy and the Eagles etc.....he did like 80's boxes though :-)

thanks for the kind words ford93.

T-STER · Feb 17, 2016

What a great tribute to your Dad, he would be proud that you are remembering him for the good bits. I lost my Dad when i was a teen and i feel that every time I use my boxes he is remembered and i am in some way honouring him, he had them, got me into them and i just know he looks down and thinks "nice boxes son, i like that Crown/Sharp/JVC"

I coped with it then just as i do now, I think of him, remember the good bits and try to be a great father and hope hes proud when i meet him at the crossroads.

You have a lovely family so look forward to things to come not the things that were, we cannot change what was but you can help shape the things that will be. Truly thinking of you at this time mate.

systemaddict · Feb 17, 2016

T-STER said:
What a great tribute to your Dad, he would be proud that you are remembering him for the good bits. I lost my Dad when i was a teen and i feel that every time I use my boxes he is remembered and i am in some way honouring him, he had them, got me into them and i just know he looks down and thinks "nice boxes son, i like that Crown/Sharp/JVC"

I coped with it then just as i do now, I think of him, remember the good bits and try to be a great father and hope hes proud when i meet him at the crossroads.

You have a lovely family so look forward to things to come not the things that were, we cannot change what was but you can help shape the things that will be. Truly thinking of you at this time mate.

Sorry you lost your dad at such a young age T_STER, my dad lost his dad at 14 so I guess I'm lucky to have had mine for 41 years. There's a lot of things I never got to speak to him about and that kind of hurts, thanks for your kind words mate it means a lot :yes:

Ghettoboom767 · Feb 19, 2016

So sorry to hear of your loss. That's great that you have that rare music to play on such an awesome Boombox.

systemaddict · Feb 20, 2016

Thanks for the kind words Ghettoboomâ˜º

Ghettoboom767 · Feb 20, 2016

Your welcome.I lost Mom 2 1/2 years ago and I have a Boombox she gave me and a radio.
Time will heal my friend,but there will always be memories I'm sure.ðŸ˜”ðŸ˜‹

retrohead · Feb 27, 2016

as weve spoken on the phone az i woulnt go too deep into things about your dad apart from to reiterate that fact how sorry i am to hear his passing.god bless him and no doubt his spirit is up there keeping his eye on you,phil and your mum,and smiling happily at the fact you played his favourite track on your new baby.my advice is this,remember him as he was at his best,when he was feeling well,and whenever you feel down ,play his song,and take comfort from it.i know it doesnt seem like it right now but time heels.god bless bro :-)

as for the crown,well done.good score :-D

i recently had one for like a day and have since traded it to si northerner for his infamous 1p vz2000!enjoy the memory of your dad....and your new 950.hopefully we can meet up soon for a face to face chat and a blast of some music....peace bro,to you,phil and your mum :yes:

systemaddict · Feb 28, 2016

retrohead said:
as weve spoken on the phone az i woulnt go too deep into things about your dad apart from to reiterate that fact how sorry i am to hear his passing.god bless him and no doubt his spirit is up there keeping his eye on you,phil and your mum,and smiling happily at the fact you played his favourite track on your new baby.my advice is this,remember him as he was at his best,when he was feeling well,and whenever you feel down ,play his song,and take comfort from it.i know it doesnt seem like it right now but time heels.god bless bro
as for the crown,well done.good score i recently had one for like a day and have since traded it to si northerner for his infamous 1p vz2000!enjoy the memory of your dad....and your new 950.hopefully we can meet up soon for a face to face chat and a blast of some music....peace bro,to you,phil and your mum

thanks for the kind words Bro means lot. Yes we will defo have a meet up at some point in the near futureâ˜º

retrohead · Feb 29, 2016

sounds good bro,anytime you can make it :yes:

howie1976 · Mar 28, 2016

Hey, I just got a Crown 950 too. I'm trying to use the line in function but can't get it to work. I used the two line in holes and I get no sound. The function switch doesn't have line in, just phone. I plugged in RCA's to the phone input and I get sound but it sounds absolutely like crap!!! What am I doing wrong?

systemaddict · Mar 29, 2016

howie1976 said:
Hey, I just got a Crown 950 too. I'm trying to use the line in function but can't get it to work. I used the two line in holes and I get no sound. The function switch doesn't have line in, just phone. I plugged in RCA's to the phone input and I get sound but it sounds absolutely like crap!!! What am I doing wrong?

Yes it has phono function only, you will need a phono to line in converter to get proper sound howie :yes:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Phono-to-line-level-Adaptor-/262347536155?hash=item3d1521b71b:g:SLsAAOSw2ENW8Vha

Northerner · Mar 29, 2016

systemaddict said:
Yes it has phono function only, you will need a phono to line in converter to get proper sound howie http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Phono-to-line-level-Adaptor-/262347536155?hash=item3d1521b71b:g:SLsAAOSw2ENW8Vha

Thanks for the link to that one Az...it was going cheap so I bought it lol :-)

Northerner · Mar 29, 2016

howie1976 said:
Hey, I just got a Crown 950 too. I'm trying to use the line in function but can't get it to work. I used the two line in holes and I get no sound. The function switch doesn't have line in, just phone. I plugged in RCA's to the phone input and I get sound but it sounds absolutely like crap!!! What am I doing wrong?

Az is right, get a phono attenuator and the Crown will sound sweet :-)

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