Tag: seating

I’m a pretty regimented person. I like to be early, not on time. There is a menu board on my refrigerator, and I limit my time in the grocery store to 1 hour and 30 minutes on the biweekly trip to the grocery store. So, making a post that doesn’t follow my schedule is a departure that I don’t take lightly. I had to share my thoughts, and my love is away in Bali, Indonesia for a week…which makes you my confidant for the next few days.

Records are great for listening, but not so good at listening.

I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited about a place to sit. Except that one time, in band camp. In my last post about the chair, I neglected to give any background to the chair itself. Well, I still don’t have any. I do have pictures, and those are worth 1,000 words. Right?

You’ll notice the left arm is missing in the images. It has both, but I thought it looked dramatic and asked that it not be put back on until the end. The chair looks to be in good condition from the above angle, but…

The last owner got good use out of this chair. I see several hours of listening passing on the refurbished beauty that should be in my listening room before my birthday.

It’s late, and I should be sleeping….but before I go there’s something else I have to tell you. I have been talking with Vanessa Fernandez and she’s interested in doing an episode of Living in Stereo. I adore her.

Take a look at her covering, Disclosure – Latch

So, you could say my night is pretty good. To top it off, I got to talk to my love for a bit when I got home. So, one more record for the evening and I’m going to turn in. I can’t wait to give you an update!

I wanted an Eames Lounge Chair. I think it started with The Sims. Then I saw the one on Frazier…then again when I was choosing components for my stereo. I figured, I’m a big boy. I deserve a big boy chair. Boy, was that sticker shock big on my face. Spending money on nice things that I’m going to keep around isn’t an issue. Spending $4000+ on a chair and an ottoman…well, let’s just say I’m not there mentally yet.

These thoughts of luxury seating ebb and flow, and in my travels to San Diego I came across a specimen at one of my favorite Hi-fi shops. He offered to crate and ship his replica for $650. My mind was blown, not only were there $4k chairs to enjoy my music in; there were replicas of said chair that I could get for a fraction of the price. That rabbit hole goes and goes and eventually you’ll be in a dark alley in the garment district of a town unfamiliar, comparing subtle differences between replica manufactures. The shipping from San Diego to Honolulu was prohibitive ($300). I was again Eames-less, no prospects of contemporary furniture that would be a conversation piece to grace my listening room. Amazon, had me searching high and low for a distributor that ships to Hawaii. I’d found one, but they had the worst reviews. I stopped looking, knowing one would manifest its way into my life.

About two months ago I met Johnathon, he’s an interesting guy. He is a DJ’s, and proprietor of Your Enthusiastic Upholsterer. Similar to myself he’s a sailor, but is preparing to retire with 20 years of service. I’m not the only service member with the entrepreneurial itch, which is a good thing. Our first conversation consisted of all the key areas; Cars, music, hobbies…but then he said, Eames. “What was that you said?” I was salivating with the possibility of filling my room with a locally sourced chair (manifestation is a motherfucker).

A couple of weeks later Johnathon came to the house, and we had a listening session. One the both of us enjoyed immensely and yielded a familiar result for myself…but Johnathon (in the style of Kevin Hart), “he wasn’t ready”. Music has moved me in ways inexplicable since I was a child, and I’ve come to have a deeper relationship with it as I’ve grown older. I completely understand his response.

IMG_5748 (1) — Johnathon shares his thoughts on Facebook

That’s some humbling shit. I know how I feel when I’m listening, but sharing that with someone else is a rare and highly appreciated treat. I digress…the title of this post is “Sitting on Purple Rain…” My new listening chair; dubbed Purple Rain in honor of Prince is coming soon. Thanks to Your Enthusiastic Upholster. This is going to be a multi part post, and I’m looking forward to sharing the progress with you.

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Tag: seating

The Listening Chair – Part 2 (Before)

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