Christopher Merritt
@cdylanm.bsky.social
High Ball Stepper - Creative Director @Universal
Onkyo thx-840 amp
Pioneer sp-fs52 floor standing
Pioneer Pro DJ PLX-1000 Direct Drive
Ortofon 2m Black moving magnet cartridge
Sennheiser HD 560 over ear audiophile headphones
Onkyo thx-840 amp
Pioneer sp-fs52 floor standing
Pioneer Pro DJ PLX-1000 Direct Drive
Ortofon 2m Black moving magnet cartridge
Sennheiser HD 560 over ear audiophile headphones
I'm finally up to Song 177 - Never Learn Not To Love by the Beach Boys, and this may be the best work @andrewhickey.500songs.com has done to date. I've always wanted to learn more about the Lomaxes and well... everything else in this one. Absolutely fascinating work!
January 14, 2026 at 5:49 AM
I'm finally up to Song 177 - Never Learn Not To Love by the Beach Boys, and this may be the best work @andrewhickey.500songs.com has done to date. I've always wanted to learn more about the Lomaxes and well... everything else in this one. Absolutely fascinating work!
Reposted by Christopher Merritt
Great summation of the extraordinary life of Eddie Sotto! He was lightning in a bottle!
An obituary/remembrance for Eddie Sotto, a designer who shaped modern theme parks. Thank you to the former Walt Disney Imagineers who contributed.
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
www.latimes.com/travel/story...
Eddie Sotto, former Imagineer who shaped modern theme parks, dies at 67
Eddie Sotto, a former Imagineer whose worked influenced several Disney theme parks, died in December in Orange Country. Sotto is best known for designing Main Street, U.S.A., at Disneyland Paris, but ...
www.latimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Great summation of the extraordinary life of Eddie Sotto! He was lightning in a bottle!
Always stay close to the people who mean something to you in this world, and always stay curious! #bobgurr #joselitos
December 20, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Always stay close to the people who mean something to you in this world, and always stay curious! #bobgurr #joselitos
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Weak in spirit, we got the juice #BigAudioDynamite #MickJones #DonLetts #MedicineShow #Vinylsky #Vinyl #B.A.D.
December 18, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Weak in spirit, we got the juice #BigAudioDynamite #MickJones #DonLetts #MedicineShow #Vinylsky #Vinyl #B.A.D.
My homeroom, homeroom angel #Centerfold #J.GeilsBand #PeterWolf #SethJustman #RageInTheCage #FreezeFrame
December 18, 2025 at 4:22 AM
My homeroom, homeroom angel #Centerfold #J.GeilsBand #PeterWolf #SethJustman #RageInTheCage #FreezeFrame
Pair this up with Little Richard and you are good to fucking go #JohnnyOtis #MarieAdams #ThreeTonsOfJoy #MarciLee #HandJive #TelephoneBaby #CastinMySpell #RhythmAndBlues #vinylsky #vinyl
December 18, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Pair this up with Little Richard and you are good to fucking go #JohnnyOtis #MarieAdams #ThreeTonsOfJoy #MarciLee #HandJive #TelephoneBaby #CastinMySpell #RhythmAndBlues #vinylsky #vinyl
December 13, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Nothing takes the place of experience. #FrasierTheSensuousLion #LionCountrySafari #JerryKobrin #HarryShuster #IrvineCalifornia
December 13, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Nothing takes the place of experience. #FrasierTheSensuousLion #LionCountrySafari #JerryKobrin #HarryShuster #IrvineCalifornia
Lonely is an eyesore. #4AD #CocteauTwins #ClanOfXymox #DeadCanDance #ThrowingMuses #ThisMortalCoil #VaughnOliver #NigelGrierson
December 13, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Lonely is an eyesore. #4AD #CocteauTwins #ClanOfXymox #DeadCanDance #ThrowingMuses #ThisMortalCoil #VaughnOliver #NigelGrierson
I’ve seen the future and it will be #Prince #WilliamOrbit #YellowSmileyOffersMeX #TheFuture #vinyl #vinylsky
December 12, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I’ve seen the future and it will be #Prince #WilliamOrbit #YellowSmileyOffersMeX #TheFuture #vinyl #vinylsky
Nice article by Chris Nichols: lamag.com/arts-and-ent...
Inside the New Exhibition Uncovering the Creation of Disneyland
Discover original art, artifacts and unseen designs in a new exhibition tracing how Walt Disney built the first Disneyland.
lamag.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Nice article by Chris Nichols: lamag.com/arts-and-ent...
December 4, 2025 at 3:48 AM
I have to thank @andrewhickey.500songs.com yet again - I'd never heard of James Carr, but wow and I mean wow - almost up there with Otis. What a soul singer! Ordered a repress of 'You Got My Mind Messed Up' - can't wait! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC3A...
James Carr - The Dark End of the Street (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Ace Records
www.youtube.com
November 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
I have to thank @andrewhickey.500songs.com yet again - I'd never heard of James Carr, but wow and I mean wow - almost up there with Otis. What a soul singer! Ordered a repress of 'You Got My Mind Messed Up' - can't wait! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC3A...
They live inside my head. They come to me in my bed. They’re coming to arrest me… #CheapTrick #RickNielsen #DreamPolice #1979
November 9, 2025 at 4:56 AM
They live inside my head. They come to me in my bed. They’re coming to arrest me… #CheapTrick #RickNielsen #DreamPolice #1979
This will have to do until I can find a reasonably priced Leathür TFFL. #LiveWire #PieceOfYourAction #MötleyCrüe #NikkiSixx #MickMars #VinceNeil #TooFastForLove #SunsetStrip
November 9, 2025 at 4:07 AM
This will have to do until I can find a reasonably priced Leathür TFFL. #LiveWire #PieceOfYourAction #MötleyCrüe #NikkiSixx #MickMars #VinceNeil #TooFastForLove #SunsetStrip
Stepping back in time with Mr. Hollis. #TalkTalk #MarkHollis #SuchAShame #MyFoolishFriend #ItsMyLife #1984 #VinylSky #musicsky #bootleg
October 11, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Stepping back in time with Mr. Hollis. #TalkTalk #MarkHollis #SuchAShame #MyFoolishFriend #ItsMyLife #1984 #VinylSky #musicsky #bootleg
October 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Enjoying some Scary Monsters Marching with some Pigs #Bowie #Reznor #NineInchNails #Burn #1995 #OutsideTour #Bootleg #VinylSky #PreGamingTron
October 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Enjoying some Scary Monsters Marching with some Pigs #Bowie #Reznor #NineInchNails #Burn #1995 #OutsideTour #Bootleg #VinylSky #PreGamingTron
Happy #AudiophileDay! I may or may not have 7 surround sound blu-rays on order from @super-deluxe.bsky.social - can't wait to set up my music room in my new place next year!
October 2, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Happy #AudiophileDay! I may or may not have 7 surround sound blu-rays on order from @super-deluxe.bsky.social - can't wait to set up my music room in my new place next year!
Working through this behemoth tonight. A bit repetitive, but damn are some of the “off the soundboard” performances incredible. #SmashingPumpkins #LiveInEurope1992 #BillyCorgan #JamesIha #JimmyChamberlin #D’ArcyWretzsky #K1IsDefinitiveTristessaLive
September 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Working through this behemoth tonight. A bit repetitive, but damn are some of the “off the soundboard” performances incredible. #SmashingPumpkins #LiveInEurope1992 #BillyCorgan #JamesIha #JimmyChamberlin #D’ArcyWretzsky #K1IsDefinitiveTristessaLive
The more I explore Björk’s post-2010 stuff, the more I realize it is just as inventive and ear-wormy as hers 90s output #Björk #Bastards #BiophiliaRemixes #CrystalineSeries
August 12, 2025 at 3:40 AM
The more I explore Björk’s post-2010 stuff, the more I realize it is just as inventive and ear-wormy as hers 90s output #Björk #Bastards #BiophiliaRemixes #CrystalineSeries
Kicking off this evening with the “R”s and this incredible debut… #REM #R.E.M. #ChronicTown #1982 #BerryBuckMillsStipe
August 11, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Kicking off this evening with the “R”s and this incredible debut… #REM #R.E.M. #ChronicTown #1982 #BerryBuckMillsStipe
167/20 Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever - 1982 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #Pac-ManFever #FroggysLament #DoTheDonkeyKong #TheDefender #ThatsEnough
August 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
167/20 Buckner & Garcia - Pac-Man Fever - 1982 Choose 20 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you. One album per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews. #MusicChallenge #Musicsky #vinylsky #Pac-ManFever #FroggysLament #DoTheDonkeyKong #TheDefender #ThatsEnough