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Der Abend ist gekommen und der kleine (na ja, Ihr wisst schon...) Junge ist vom Spielen mit einigen seiner Lieblingsspielsachen zurückgekehrt.
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Sunset has come and the little (well, you know...) boy has returned from playing with some of his favorite toys.
Der Sekretär ist für ein paar Tage weg, um die Welt zu erkunden.
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Secretary is off for some days to explore the world.
Preserve your memories
They're all that's left you
(From Simon & Garfunkel: Bookends Songtext. By Paul Simon)
Wahrer und investigativer Journalismus, der Versucht, die Wahrheit ans Licht zu bringen, war und ist immer nötig. Doch er steht auch immer unter Druck und scheint es heute in erschreckend und zunehmender Weise zu tun. Dieses Stillleben ist eine kleine (und etwas naive) Hommage des Sekretärs…
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True and investigative journalism, the attempt to bring the truth to light, was and is always necessary. But it is also always under pressure and seems to be so these days in a frightening and increasing way. This still life is a small (and somewhat naïve) tribute of the Secretary...
Eine kleine Hommage an den Schriftsteller Siegfried Lenz (1926-2014), einem Lieblingsschriftsteller des Sekretärs. Die Erzählung «Das Feuerschiff» gehört zu Lenz bekanntesten Werken und wurde mehrfach verfilmt. Im Hörbuch wird der Text vom Autor gelesen.
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A small tribute to the writer Siegfried Lenz (1926-2014), one of Secretary’s favourites. The story "The Lightship" (original German title: “Das Feuerschiff”) is one of Lenz's best-known works and has been adapted for film several times. The audio book is a reading by the author.
... und des Sekretärs Wunsch für das neue Jahr: Mehr miteinander und weniger übereinander...
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... and Secretary's wish for the new year: More with each other and less about each other...
Edna ist zwar ein junger Drachen (jung für einen Drachen, natürlich), hat aber schon viel erlebt und weiss viel zu berichten. In der richtigen Umgebung kommt sie rasch ins Plaudern. Dabei kann man sich sicher, sein, dass alles, was sie erzählt, sich auch zugetragen hat. Und zwar genau so – oder zumindest so ähnlich. Und wenn nicht, dann könnte es sich zumindest zugetragen haben. Und zwar genau so – oder zumindest so ähnlich…
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Although Edna is a young dragon (young for a dragon, of course), she has already experienced a lot and knows a lot to tell. In the right setting, she quickly starts chatting. You can be sure that everything she tells you has happened. And exactly like this - or at least similarly. And if not, then it could at least have happened. And exactly like this - or at least similarly...
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Preserve your memories
They're all that's left you
(From Simon & Garfunkel: Bookends Songtext. By Paul Simon)
In der Stille und Abgeschiedenheit seines kleinen Zimmers einer kleinen Pension mit augenblicklich nur einem (und für diese Saison letzten) Gast ordnet der Sekretär die Ereignisse und Erinnerungen des Tages und fühlt sich dabei fast wie ein Mönch in seiner klösterlichen Zelle…
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In the silence and seclusion of his small room in a small guesthouse with only (and for this season last) guest, Secretary sorts out the events and memories of the day, feeling almost like a monk in his monastic cell...
Innenleben eines Diktiergeräts «GRUNDIG STENORETTE 2060»
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Internal workings of a dictaphone "GRUNDIG STENORETTE 2060"
Am Nachbartisch scheint Interessantes vor sich zu gehen…
Eine kleine Hommage an John le Carré (Bemerkung: Einer von le Carré‘s bekanntesten Romanen ist "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy" (deutsch: Dame, König Ass, Spion))
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Interesting seems to be going on at the neighboring table...
A little homage to John le Carré (Note: One of le Carré’s most famous novels is "Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy")
Das UHER CR 210 stereo ist ein 4-Spur Kassettenrekorder der UHER-Werke München und wurde wohl von 1974-1979 produziert. Mit einem stattlichen Gewicht von 2kg nicht eben in Leichtbauweise hergestellt, war es dank professioneller Ausstattung und Funktionen wie Auto Reverse nicht nur ein Gerät für (gut betuchte) Privatanwender, sondern wurde auch im professionellen Bereich eingesetzt, etwa für Reportagen und Interviews, sowie bei Behörden und Geheimdiensten. Zu den Nutzern gehörte etwa das Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (MfS) – besser bekannt als Staatssicherheitsdienst (Stasi) - der früheren Deutschen Demokratischen Republik (DDR). Zwei Geräte dieses besonderen Vorbesitzers nannte der Sekretär einmal sein Eigen, doch sie waren erheblich modifiziert worden und recht verschlissen. Dieses gebraucht erstandene Exemplar hatte vermutlich eine gänzlich ziviles Vorleben.
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The UHER CR 210 stereo is a 4-track cassette recorder of the UHER-Werke Munich and was probably produced from 1974-1979. With a stately weight of 2kg not exactly manufactured in lightweight construction, it was thanks to professional features and functions such as Auto Reverse not only a device for (well-heeled) private users, but was also used in the professional field, such as for reports and interviews, as well as by authorities and intelligence services. The users included, for example, the Ministry for State Security (Ministerium für Staaatssicherheit, MfS) - better known as the State Security Service (Staatssicherheitsdienst, Stasi) - of the former German Democratic Republic (GDR). Secretary once called two devices from this particular pre-owner his own, but they had been significantly modified and were quite worn out. This specimen, purchased second-hand, probably had a wholly civilian past life.
.. und das (vermeintlich) bekannte ebenso wie das unbekannte erkunden. Wir wollen das erwartete stützen oder wiederlegen, und skeptisch aber offen gegenüber dem unerwarteten und vielleicht vermeintlich unmöglichen sein.
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... and explore the (supposedly) known as well as the unknown. We want to support or refute the expected, and be skeptical but open to the unexpected and perhaps supposedly impossible.
Jetzt hatte er keine Wahl mehr.
Endlos, so kam es ihm vor, hatte er gegrübelt, geschrieben, gegrübelt, geändert, alles verworfen und neu begonnen. Die meisten Freunde hatte er verloren, sie waren erschreckt gewesen ob seiner Gedanken, zu hart schienen sie ihnen wohl und zu radikal, er selbst zunehmend schrullig und auch etwas peinlich. Mancher sah wohl auch die eigenen Felle davonschwimmen, sollte er Erfolg haben. Aber das würde natürlich keiner zugeben, alle es sogar weit von sich weisen. Schöne Freunde waren das gewesen; nur gut, dass er sie los war. Von seiner Familie hatte er sich auch losgesagt (diese kleinbürgerlichen Spiesser!). Er war es, der sich losgesagt hatte, darauf legte er grossen Wert.
In wenigen Augenblicken würde er noch das Mikrofon zurechtrücken, die Aufnahme starten, eine Sprechprobe machen, das Ergebnis anhören, vielleicht etwas korrigieren und es erneut versuchen. Er wusste um die Kraft der Sprache, des gesprochenen und gehörten Wortes. Es war ihm wichtig, nicht einfach nur das Richtige zu sagen. Auch seine sonore, ja charismatische Stimme sollte das ihre beitragen.
Er würde noch einmal das Badezimmer aufsuchen. Sich dann endgültig setzen, einen Schluck Wasser trinken, tief durchatmen. Dann würde er den Rekorder auf Aufnahme schalten und…
(Teil der Serie: Ein Bild und eine Geschichte. Copyright Der Sekretär, 2023. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.)
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He no longer had a choice.
Endlessly, it seemed to him, he had pondered, written, pondered, changed, discarded everything and started again. He had lost most of his friends, they had been shocked by his thoughts, they seemed too hard and too radical, he himself had become increasingly quirky and also somewhat embarrassing. Some of them also saw their own skins swimming away if he was successful. But no one would admit that, of course, in fact they would all deny it. Wonderful friends they had been; just lucky he was rid of them. He had also broken with his family (those petty bourgeois spitballs!). He was the one who had broken with them, he attached great importance to that.
In a few moments, he would adjust the microphone, start the recording, do a speech test, listen to the result, perhaps correct it a little and try again. He knew about the power of language, of the spoken and heard word. It was important to him not just to say the right thing. His sonorous, even charismatic voice should also play its part.
He would visit the bathroom again. Then he would finally sit down, take a sip of water and breathe deeply. Then he would switch the recorder to record and...
(Part of the series: A picture and a story. Copyright by Secretary, 2023, all rights reserved.)
Erst kam die Fassungslosigkeit, danach die Wut – die blanke, kalte Wut. Mit einem Faustschlag brachte er schliesslich den Empfänger zum Verstummen. Viel hätte nicht gefehlt, und er hätte den Apparat mit einer Armbewegung vom Tisch gefegt.
Es hätte die erste Nachricht seien müssen, vielleicht sogar die einzige überhaupt. Genussvoll hatte er sich alles im Auslandsrundfunk anhören wollen, an seinem lange vorher auserwählten Fluchtort in dieser Bananenrepublik (Wobei: Verdiente irgendein Land diese Bezeichnung mehr als das, das er vor nicht einmal zwei Tagen verlassen hatte?). Genussvoll hatte er sich alles anhören und höchstpersönlich für die Nachwelt bewahren wollen, ganz entspannt bei seinem Lieblingswhisky. Doch es war nichts gekommen, kein einziges Wort. Nur der übliche, belanglose Einheitsbrei von aufgebauschten Nichtigkeiten.
Die Behörden, das war ihm sofort klar gewesen, nachdem er sich wieder halbwegs gefasst hatte, hatten die Berichterstattung unterdrückt, wie sie es ja auch sonst mit allem wirklich Wichtigen taten. Doch lange würde sich das nicht durchhalten lassen. Spätestens in einigen Stunden, vielleicht schon in der nächsten Sendung, würde es kommen, würde es kommen MÜSSEN und dann auch die Schlagzeilen der Zeitungen beherrschen und alle Fernsehkanäle sowieso, gar keine Frage. Und die Nachrichtenticker der Agenturen würden es in alle Welt tragen.
Ein Gedanke kam ihm in seiner Grossartigkeit gar nicht: Dass er einen Fehler gemacht und der Sprengsatz schlicht nicht detoniert seien könnte.
(Teil der Serie: Ein Bild und eine Geschichte. Copyright Der Sekretär, 2024. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.)
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First came bewilderment, then rage - sheer, cold rage. He finally silenced the receiver with a punch. It wouldn't have taken much and he would have swept the apparatus off the table with a wave of his arm.
It should have been the first news, perhaps even the only one. He had wanted to enjoy listening to everything on the foreign radio, in his long previously chosen place of escape in this banana republic (although did any country deserve this description more than the one he had left less than two days ago?) He had wanted to enjoy listening to everything and personally preserve it for later generations, all relaxed over his favorite whisky. But nothing had come of it, not a single word. Just the usual, irrelevant mishmash of puffed-up trivialities.
The authorities, he had realized immediately after he had regained some composure, had suppressed the reporting, as they did with everything else that was really important. But it wouldn't be possible to keep this up for long. In a few hours at the latest, perhaps in the next news program, it would come, it would HAVE to come and then dominate the headlines of the newspapers and all the TV channels as well, no question about it. And the news tickers of the agencies would carry it all over the world.
One thought never occurred to him in his grandiosity: that he might have made a mistake and the bomb might simply not have detonated.
(Part of the series: A picture and a story. Copyright by Secretary, 2024, all rights reserved.)
My Dad's back then state of the art 'music box'. We had an original jukebox in the basement, but it got destroyed by a fire.
This oak monster though is still intact - and functioning I guess.
Any lovers?
Vintage 1979 Sanyo Radio / Cassette Recorder
Crazy Tuesday Theme: Vintage Technology
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Nigel (previously 'the stone dead man') suffer sometimes from acute low blood sugar and if he doesn't eat within minutes, he faints.
The little girls however are still under the impression that he's dead and throws him a party as planned. As one should apparently.
Becky: Who still uses a cassette recorder? *Dances merrily.*
Aja: Sindy of course! I'm glad we could figure out how to pop in the cassette tape correctly. This 'Donna Summers' lady rock!
Becky: We should probably say something nice about the dead man. It's his party after all.
Aja: Is he a 'Paul' or a 'Ken' you think? So we can address him I mean. Like; tis Paul was a brave man who liked striped tees.
Nigel: Oow, my head! *Sitting up.*
Both girls: Eeeeek!!
Nigel: Donna Summer? Neat.
Becky: He's a zombie!
Aja: Kill him!
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Don't worry, they didn't kill him of course. They're too little. Besides, Nigel didn't crave their brains, only a biscuit. Not very zombielike.
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"Dead Man's Party" is the theme of the Blythe a Day group October 11.
Der Sekretär ist für ein paar Tage unterwegs, um die Welt zu erkunden – und er wird (hoffentlich) bereichert um viele spannende Erfahrungen und mit ein paar interessanten Bildern wiederkommen.
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Secretary is off for a few days to explore the world - and he will (hopefully) be back enriched by many exciting experiences and with some interesting pictures.
Eine kleine Hommage an den Schriftsteller Siegfried Lenz (1926-2014), einen Lieblingsschriftsteller des Sekretärs. Die Erzählung «Das Feuerschiff» gehört zu Lenz bekanntesten Werken und wurde mehrfach verfilmt. Im Hörbuch wird der Text vom Autor gelesen.
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A little tribute to the writer Siegfried Lenz (1926-2014), one of Secretary’s favourites. The story "The Lightship" (original German title: “Das Feuerschiff”) is one of Lenz's best-known works and has been adapted for film several times. The audio book is a reading by the author.
Nationaal Archief / Spaarnestad Photo, SFA002010354.
Een meisje zit aan haar bureau in haar kamer, en maakt haar huiswerk, Nederland [1964-1974].
Girl in her room doing her homework. The Netherlands, [1964-1974].
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Several cassette recorders are suspended from the ceiling, and several threads of cassette tapes are running through them, creating a sphere or globe of tapes,
as well as a sonic environment - including interactivity thanks to a microphone.
This fascinating sculpture was built by the creators of April 2007's Tapemosphere exhibition/festival in Cologne: Béla Jansen, Block Barley, and Balz Isler
Nationaal Archief
Beschrijving: Firato 74 in de RAI; Japanse meisjes tonen radio-cassettercorders
Datum: 29 augustus 1974
Vervaardiger: Anefo / Croes
Bestanddeelnummer: Anefo / Peters
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Philips Cassette recorder Type 3302 from 1964. The original cassette recorders were only really suitable as dictaphones. They did not have the frequency range to record music properly. However, they quickly got better and in 1966, EMI and Philips began issuing pre-recorded stereo cassettes. I've never used a Dictaphone, I always use my finger like everyone else :-)
Hailing from 1977, this was the infamous computer that you could kill by writing the wrong value to the wrong part of memory (it'd kill the video circuitry).
De BeoSound Century is een fascinerend en compact, maar opmerkelijk krachtig muzieksysteem met ingebouwde luidsprekers met drie audiobronnen: CD-speler, radio en cassetterecorder. Het magische glazendeurtje dat openschuift zodra je het systeem nadert en de eenvoudige bediening zorgen ervoor dat de BeoSound Century nog steeds een plezierige en prettige partner is in ons huis. De gele Century heeft nu een prominente plaats gekregen in onze studio.
BeoSound Century CD/Tape/Tuner
Manfactured: 1993 - 2004
Designer: David Lewis
If you want superior sound, but not the size, and a full array of functions but without the complication - then take a look at the BeoSound Century. Designed by David Lewis, it has a very slim depth and brings together CD, tape and FM radio into a slim-line form that can stand by itself or hang from a wall. Everything is operated by buttons that light up to guide you quickly through the various playing options.
BeoSound Century is a clever combination of excellent performance and ease-of-use. This system is known in fact by two different names - BeoSound Century in Europe and BeoSound 2000 in North America. With everything built in, this is the perfect stereo for those who with a limited space as it's only 11cm deep. It's for those who don't want Beolink® capabilities and can be equipped with a handle with a built-in active antenna making it very portable. The speakers use the active construction as that of all BeoLab speakers. In the late nineties the Century was released in a special limited series with polished aluminium instead of the black plastic on the CD holder. This became so popular that it became the standard! There are two different stands available: a wall stand and a special table stand. The unit may also be controlled by the optional Beo4 remote control.
Deep bass
BeoSound Century integrates a powerful sound reproduction system: two active loudspeakers with electronic crossover network and Adaptive Bass Linearisation, for the optimum relationship between bass reproduction and sound pressure level. The very small two-way bass reflex loudspeakers comprise a net volume of only 1,1 litres, but the large front grille gives room for fairly large woofer membrane diameters.
Bass and treble have separate power amplifiers, which means that they can be tailored to compensate for one another's shortcomings and deliver a sound spectrum as close to reality as possible. On top of that, BeoSound Century can play at high volume, but cuts out before it has an opportunity to burn out its units.
The fine art of control of BeoSound Century
The backlit push buttons of the BeoSound Century are cast in opalescent plastic, painted black on the inside and the text is then burnt away with a laser. The light of a diode behind each button is muted for even distribution, and the button is hinged in four places. A sturdy and relatively inexpensive construction, but it takes just a bit more work!
Operation of BeoSound Century
How do you make operation easy when there are 26 buttons to push? On BeoSound Century, only the buttons you need for the specific function will light up and guide you step by step through operations.
BeoSound Century was awarded the Danish Design Centre's IP Prize in 1994.
Wall Bracket for BeoSound Century
This replacement wall mount is designed to give mounting flexibility now that Bang & Olufsen now longer offer a solution. The HiFi simply hooks onto the bracket without the need for securing screws. Powder coated in matt black.
An old TEAC 144, a 4-track cassette recorder from around 1980. I shot this while working on a project for a friend. I really like how the shadows stay straight in line with the knobs.
House of Museums Bangkok Thailand Siam Southeast-Asia Asia Asien Südostasien - (c) fully copyrighted, images not available for free, ask for conditions
Oh man, such a vivid flashback: this is exactly the model my father bought. Home movies were not ever his bag; so aside from recording my weird babbling I'm not sure what his purpose was. You can tell from those DIN connectors that this is a straight rebadge of the European Philips model.
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We got a decent haul this week. Corner-table for our party light, extra cone to keep people off the broken walkway, huge tin to store dimatomaceous earth, $75 boots ($5 cost) for Carolyn, action figures, outdoor lights, etc etc.
Juggarnaut.
Cranium Zigity card game, Juggarnaut action figure, Moondancer My Little Pony, boots, cassette recorder, cat wipes, cone, corner table, drum, floodlight light bulbs, hair stick, ice trays, pez dispenser, popcorn tin, scissors, sidewalk chalk, skull trident, steel wool, step stool, tambourine.
comics: X-Men.
upstairs, Clint and Carolyn's house, Alexandria, Virginia.
May 5, 2012.
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