Street Band

Bounce the House
$1.99
Ok, so the tall guy turn his room into a bouncy castle - right in front of your eyes. What kid isn't going to love that. bad news, of course, is the endless discussion that night of why we can't do that in our house. A floor of pillows will have to do.

Sony ICF-SW7600GR AM/FM Shortwave World Band Receiver with Single Side Band Reception
$199.99
My Sony was delivered today so I took time to check out it's features against all the hype about this radio. All I can say is WOW!! This radio is intended for voice and not music so it excels at doing just that! Many reviews downgrade this radio for sound quality and if it was bought for music I can see why. But Sony designed this radio for shortwave use so the sound quality for that is just fine. I like the tone set to "news" since it even improves what music I listen to.

It takes awhile to read the manual (and you DO need the manual) but once that is done this radio is a winner for the shortwave listener like me. I added it to my small collection of Shortwave radios after trying others that just didn't meet my needs due to their small size. This radio is a hunk of shortwave power on the go! It's much heavier than I though it would be but then again it's NOT a pocket radio. For the travel I do this radio will always go along so I can keep up on my Shortwave listen and news outside of the U.S.

I do have one concern that I'll have to be careful of......The antenna mount. On this radio the antenna is very long when fully extended and really gives the joint a real workout if you're holding it. I wrap my index finger of my left hand around the antenna base to support it if I'm holding it and that helps a lot. Being as heavy as this radio is I don't see it as a walkabout radio just moved from place to place which I think is the proper way to use this radio.

On Balance I see this radio as 4.9 out of 5 with antenna weakness being that missing .1

Make The Road By Walking
$8.99
I came to know of the Menahan Street Band from the web series Botswana, USA. This is one cool album.

Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band - Live in Barcelona
$13.98
Ordered two DVD's - easy online ordering - and super fast shipping. This is the best place to buy "anything."