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Thomas Edison’s Florida winter home. We photographed an early phonograph in his living room.

Posted in Florida connection, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Photograph by Paul Goldfinger, Photography: Florida, tagged , on February 7, 2023|

The Edison House on McGregor Avenue in Ft. Myers, Florida. By Paul Goldfinger ©

The Edison house on McGregor Blvd.  in Ft. Myers, Florida. By Paul Goldfinger, Editor Blogfinger.net. © 2012

 

Thomas Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. His winter estate in Ft. Myers is located next door to Henry Ford’s.  Both homes are open to the public now.

They are situated on the Caloosahatchee River.

There were a number of inventors working on the phonograph, and some called it a gramophone.  The Grammy award looks like the device above.

A Grammy was awarded to a collection of music recorded in the Great Auditorium using wax cylinders.  Here is a link:

Early recordings in the Great Auditorium

 

DAVE STEWART  and  THE SECRET SISTERS:

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“Honor”

Posted in Blogfinger Presents, Florida connection on Blogfinger, Florida photography, Photography from Florida, Photography Ft. Myers, tagged , on July 30, 2022|

Paul Goldfinger. Ft.Myers Florida. Edison Estate. 2019. ©

 

HANS ZIMMER, GEOFF ZANELLI, AND BLAKE NEELY—–   “Honor.”  This is the main title theme from the HBO Miniseries The Pacific.

 

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Show me the way to go home……

Posted in Blogfinger Presents, tagged , on May 6, 2021|

Tropicana Park lights.  Ft. Myers, Fla La Land.  Paul Goldfinger © February, 2018. Click to enlarge.

 

 

JAN HOWARD:   (Remembering John Denver)

 

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Show me the way to go home……

Posted in Tropicana Park gallery, tagged , on March 3, 2018|

Tropicana Park lights.  Ft. Myers, Fla La Land.  Paul Goldfinger © February, 2018. Click to enlarge.

 

YUNA   From the motion picture sound track of Savages.

 

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