Re: Dreaming Plug

[chrisw@miso.wwa.com (Chris Williams)]

>Laurie wrote:
>>ps just figured out how to use a Dreaming Plug (tm)! whoa! i put my
>>headphones on and just rolled about with laughter and wonder! i finally
>>know what she's saying in There Goes A Tenner. then i listened to Never
>>For Ever and then Boys For Pele and then Dar Williams' Mortal City and
>>then Happy Rhodes and then....
>>  it was fun! thanks to whomever suggested using headphones and not
>>plugging them in all the way.
>
>This does NOT work for me.  Why doesn't it work for me?  I know it's not
>working because I made a Dreaming Plug once and heard the way it sounds.
>Unfortunately, when I made the plug and then tried to pull it out of the
>jack, most of the tape got left inside it.  My boyfriend, whose stereo I
>was using, was standing right next to me, saw this, and freaked out.  He
>made me dig out all the itty, bitty bits of gummed up tape.  I was there
>with the tweezers for half an hour!  Then, I couldn't get what was left off
>of my headphone plug.  It's STILL sticky.  So I hesitate to do it again.
>Sad sad sad. :(   I'm wondering if I could use a little bit of paper
>instead.  I'm afraid that may be too thick.  I really had to force just the
>taped plug in, and I had even used Scotch tape because it's so thin.  Does
>anyone have a suggestion for an even thinner tape?

   I've never thought that tape was a good way to go, and have never 
reccomended it. At some point I'm going to sit down with a bunch of
connectors and my tools and cobble up a bunch of "Dreaming Plugs"
in 1/4" and 1/8" sizes.

    Sorry to hear about this.