The Complete Parakeet Trainer

The Complete Parakeet Trainer

cassette released in 1985

This is another post with something that you can teach your bird to talk only this one is specifically for parakeets or parrots. Basically, your pet bird should be comfortable first then all background (i.e. distracting noise) should not be present in order for your pet bird to concentrate on you and the lessons you're teaching it such as the ones on this tape. Also, no other birds should be present, just you. According to the liner notes, parrots are sociable animals where they are more interested in each other's company than in anything else.

I've always wanted to have my own pet bird particularly my own pet parrot. Cats and dogs are okay, but parrots are really cool. However, I have no pets because no pets are allowed in the apartment building where I live. Anyway, parrots can talk. I guess that it takes time to train them to talk. You can't do that with cats and dogs. So whenever I get the opportunity to get a mortgage so I can own a house or find another apartment that allows pets, I'm getting a parrot. And I have the materials I need to engage in a some sort of conversation with my parrot. If that doesn't work out, at least I can pretend to be a pirate.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Hello Budgie {3:27}

2. Come On Over Here {3:32}

3. Give Me Some Love {3:39}

4. How About a Kiss {3:40}

5. Such a Pretty Bird {3:43}

Side 2

1. Hey Baby, What's Up {3:38}

2. How About a Cracker {3:31}

3. You're Pretty Cute {3:32}

4. Here Kitty, Kitty - Meow! {3:35}

5. Ha, Ha That's Funny {3:35}

Fred Lowery - Abide with Me

Fred Lowery - Abide with Me

I don't care what anyone may think, Fred Lowery is an inspiration. Having to endure the difficulties in his daily life, Fred Lowery possesses an amazing talent to whistle. Jeebus, I can't whistle worth a shit. Not only can Fred Lowery whistle tunes with precision and in pitch, he can imitate bird calls to the point where they sound like the real thing! If it was Fred Lowery only imitating bird calls on this LP, I could pretend that this is one of my nature sounds posts on my other blog and no one would know the difference. More about Fred Lowery below.

From the liner notes:

Fred Lowery is blind, but he knows the beauty of the world he lives in. Through his amazing ability to whistle, he presents this beauty for you in a unique way. Making sounds as clear as a dewy spring morning and mellow as dusk in October, Fred Lowery helps you paint pictures of God's handiwork. What he cannot see, he knows exists and he deftly generates within you a panorama of scenes.
Fred Lowery is an artist in his own right. Few people can create the sounds and moods that have been captured on this album. Every familiar hymn he whistles seems to contain a fresh new message of praise.
This "King of Whistlers" is inimitable. He has, through years of practice and performance, developed techniques and methods that have put him far above the class of the ordinary and made him known around the world. He has performed with the great entertainers of our day and for several years was on the Horace Heidt Show.
On this recording Fred Lowery displays his abilities as a whistling artist. Some selections are his expression of assurance, others are of his faith, some are exciting, all are rich and alive.
Many of the selections are sparked with birdcalls recorded by Lowery. They seem to give you a sense of peace and a feeling that all is well. It's like another breath of fresh air in the midst of summer.
Whether you hear him whistle two notes at once, imitate a bird call or trill a note, you know he's a true artist. His style and manner carry you from one scene of beauty to another, as you renew again your interest in the world you may have taken for granted.


Tracklisting:  (link will be back soon)

Side 1

1. Abide with Me {2:30}

2. Bringing in the Sheaves {0:45}

3. I Love to Tell the Story {1:23}

4. No Night There {2:35}

5. Where Shall I Run {1:54}

6. Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior {1:59}

Side 2

1. The Lord's Prayer {2:05}

2. What a Friend We Have in Jesus {2:08}

3. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot {1:22}

4. My Faith Looks up to Thee {1:47}

5. Work for the Night is Coming {1:16}

6. Rock of Ages {1:42}

7. Goin' Home {1:54}

Brad Harris - The Screamer: Turkey Locator Cassette

Brad Harris - The Screamer: Turkey Locator Cassette

* the pic of the wild turkey is not the cover of this recording

I think I'm overdue for a new post in this blog. The Thanksgiving holiday here in the U.S. of A. is right around the corner. That means that people all over America are hitting the stores to gather a bunch of food for the upcoming traditional Thanksgiving feasts put on by families everywhere. The main staple of the traditional Thanksgiving meal is the turkey. Usually, turkeys are bought from either the meat department of the grocery store or the frozen food section. Just pick up a turkey usually wrapped in plastic, put it in the cart, then check out and pay for it. Take it home and put in the freezer and wait until the big day arrives then bake it for the consumption of relatives that you may or may not be embarrassed that they share the same gene pool with you.

What's so fun about just picking up a turkey from the store? Would it be more exciting to go out in the wild and track and chase down your own turkey? No doubt it involves much more physical activity than shopping at the grocery store, but I'm sure going outdoors in the woods and looking for wild turkeys would provide a nice bit of exercise. Hunting for wild turkeys also involves some skills such as knowing how to track live animals and using a gun or some other weapon to take out the turkey.

Thankfully there is a tool that would aid in finding the main course of your next Thanksgiving meal. This device is called The Screamer. On a cassette tape (found at Goodwill), some dude named Brad Harris explains the merits of The Screamer and how to use this thing. Brad tells about four different calls that would cause the turkey to gobble and give its location. Basically these calls are imitations of bird calls. As Brad explains, you have to have technique and apply the right amount of breath to nail these calls.

I would like to wish my visitors a happy Thanksgiving, even including those visitors who don't celebrate this holiday. May all of your food including those store-bought turkeys turn out delicious and that you don't end up with too many leftovers.

Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. The Screamer side 1 {12:00}

Side 2

1. The Screamer side 2 {11:51}

Dr. Ed Sceery - Advanced Elk Calling

Dr. Ed Sceery - Advanced Elk Calling

Ed Sceery is someone who loves to hunt (i.e. tracking down and killing God's creatures for sport). He owns a business specializing in "professional grade" hunting products and has made videos and tapes on how to hunt various animals. Not only is Ed Sceery an avid hunter, but he also has a Ph.D. in animal science from New Mexico State University(as I'm sure you noticed the Dr. next to his name). So, basically he has an advantage over most other outsdoormen in that he has studied animals and animal behavior professionally.
Luckily for us, Ed has shared what he has learned. An example would be this cassette tape where Ed dispenses info on how to hunt down elk and attract elk to you. Ed mentions what bugles to use and how to use these bugles to make elk calls. He also briefly educates the listener on elk behavior especially with how males (bulls) and females (cows) behave and interact with each other. This insight on elk behavior is supposed to be helpful for successfully bagging an elk to hang in your trophy room.



Tracklisting:  (link will be back soon)

Side 1

1. Advanced Elk Calling side 1 {30:11}

Side 2

1. Advanced Elk Calling side 2 {30:12}

Corelli-Jacobs - Music to Grow Plants

Corelli-Jacobs - Music to Grow Plants

If your plants need any help growing, I guess that this would do the job. Dr. George Milstein thought that this was really a good idea.

George Milstein, a New York horticulturist, has determined that music helps plants grow. 'The secret,' he says, 'is a high frequency sound that blends right in with the music. I believe that the sound waves cause the plants to keep their pores open longer and wider, allowing a greater exchange with the air around them.' So once a day for forty-five minutes he plays music for his plants, and he has been so successful that he now has produced a record called Music to Grow Plants By. (Captain James Conely in Air University Review March-April 1972)

The music is orchestral sorta-funk lounge, the type of music used in movies and TV shows back in the 1970s when this record came out and also found on "library" records.

Note: The music is credited to Corelli-Jacobs on the record's label. There doesn't seem to be any information about them on the Internet.

[7-7-12 UPDATE: I accidentally posted the wrong rip which was an older rip. I have now posted it at 320. If you got the older rip, you can upgrade if you like.]

Tracklisting:

Side 1

track 1 {2:37}

track 2 {2:58}

track 3 {4:55}

track 4 {2:38}

track 5 {2:32}

track 6 {3:34}

track 7 {3:22}

Side 2

track 8 {2:08}

track 9 {3:24}

track 10 {2:35}

track 11 {3:54}

track 12 {2:48}

track 13 {2:25}

track 14 {1:51}

track 15 {2:53}

Stephen Ettinger - Canine Heart Sounds

Stephen Ettinger - Canine Heart Sounds

Produced by EVSCO Pharmaceutical Co., Professional Service Dept. in Association with Stephen Ettinger, D.V.M., Staff Cardiologist, Animal Medical Center, New York City

After a hard day at work, I want to kick back, sip some Cognac and listen to dogs' heart beats and some dude explaining the dogs' heart beats in technical language. Luckily this LP came into my life to deliver what I want. Now if I could find some Cognac.

Side 1
Tracks 1-3 Normal Heart Sounds
Tracks 4-10 Acquired Murmurs


Side 2
Tracks 1-8 Variations in Heart Sounds
Tracks 9-12 Congenital Murmurs


Tracklisting:

Side 1

1. Normal Heart Sounds (1) {2:19}

2. Normal Heart Sounds (2) {0:59}

3. Normal Heart Sounds (3) {0:52}

4. Acquired Murmurs (1) {1:20}

5. Acquired Murmurs (2) {1:58}

6. Acquired Murmurs (3) {1:27}

7. Acquired Murmurs (4) {1:31}

8. Acquired Murmurs (5) {0:54}

9. Acquired Murmurs (6) {1:23}

10. Acquired Murmurs (7) {1:41}

Side 2

1. Variations in Heart Sounds (1) {1:03}

2. Variations in Heart Sounds (2) {0:39}

3. Variations in Heart Sounds (3) {1:04}

4. Variations in Heart Sounds (4) {1:18}

5. Variations in Heart Sounds (5) {1:36}

6. Variations in Heart Sounds (6) {1:23}

7. Variations in Heart Sounds (7) {1:25}

8. Variations in Heart Sounds (8) {1:30}

9. Congenital Murmurs (1) {1:55}

10. Congenital Murmurs (2) {1:08}

11. Congenital Murmurs (3) {0:58}

12. Congenital Murmurs (4) {1:25}