The best Christmas I got was 2 cassette tapes of my grandma playing the piano - they were recorded in 93 and 94.

One tape is her practicing - she goes off on a tangent every once in a while - haha!  I heard a "Damn!" in there too.  

She passed away in 1998.

She taught paino for years, and I guess the WWs got in the way of her professional career.  She also was a gifted painter - I have a 'lake type' scene over my couch in the living room.

Songs:  Falling Waters (my favorite), Stardust, Vienna, Star of The East, Dying Poet, Walz in E Flat, Moonlight and Lelody, Liebestraum (sp), Memories, Rock of Ages, etc.

I have her entire collection of sheet music.

Merry Christmas, Grandma.  I'll never forget our last conversation.

Get those saved to a CD or the hard drive of your computer! Cassettes wear out quicker and you will want those forever.

Going to the BX tomorrow to check out the DVD recorders.

I'm with you.  My brother-in-law made a CD of some old reel-to-reel tapes of my Dad telling funny stories from his childhood. I remember him telling them to us when we were kids. He's been gone several years now but now I've got a permanent recording to share.  Merry Christmas.  Stay safe.

sparky, that's great you have those CDs.

Yeah, besides the memories, they're friggin hilarious; Poor kids in Burlington VT before/during WWII, borderline delinquents but good-hearted, all kinds of goofy adventures. My Aunt sez they're all true and then some.      Stay safe