I saw this thing at Best Buy today.

This is the best machine I've seen for a band in a Box solo guy with a computer on stage.

Windows 8, Touch Screen, but has a keyboard and mouse.

Skinny. Needs a nice carrying case.

This is the real deal, and if I was younger and looking to gig outside, I'd have one in a heart beat.

As it is, I just hope for the heartbeat part tomorrow.

However, I see potential written all over it. Especially as a band in a box computer.

When I've said before it would come, I thought last year. But its now for sure.

It has a battery, 20 inch screen, and you 'tap' it.

No hum! No a/c. No idea on battery life.

Not a laptop, those are bad on a 'music stand'. This should just fit fine. I'd even cut a traditional Manhasset to fit I think.

But, I've 3 standing invites to play, 2 hotels and 1 high end Seniors residence. The former pay a little, and I don't use anything but me and a few books like the Frank Mantooth books, and usually a really big bible (ie. Jazz book with lots of tunes) in case of an odd request. Like last week, Love for Sale. Dang I've heard it, but you think I could visualize that one?

Grab the book, no problemo.

Oh well, my 2Cents worth on a dreary wet Sunday with grey grey skies.

Don't know why, there's no sun up in the sky, it's Winter. In Ontario it's a bummer. Oh Oh, there goes Engine and Truck 9. Used to be, even 1 km away I could hear the actual alarm inside the station when it's wet out. Now the hearing is gone, but I hear those wind up sirens! I don't miss driving in that traffic though. They almost make my heart rate rise. Almost. Just saw too many fatalities out of that station. (Station = Hall in Canada, Fire Hall.) So much for today's lesson from the attic of the USA.

Take Care, and have a look...

http://allthingsd.com/20121213/sony-vaio-tap-20-fun-filled-family-computer/

John Conley
Musica est vita