I understand that feeling re. coming across an item that is difficult to find! When I was new to E-Bay, I would just place my highest bid, and more often than not, I was outbid by a lonely $1 dollar. 🙁

Being a successful bidder, is something of a sport.

On another note, I saw the photographs of your house in Mexico City, that's a nice looking place. I also read your other remarks re. Mexico City, and I tried to see (or visualize) the place in a grander, holistic context. I hear nothing but bad things about it, but like any place, particularly large places, they all have hidden gems & something to offer.

After reading about your experiences there. I later came across this article that I think you would find interesting. I would appreciate your comments on it!

Cheers,

Duncan

http://carolynbaker.net/2012/03/09/why-the-american-empire-was-destined-to-collapse-nomi-prins-interviews-morris-berman/#comment-11055

These comments particularly resonated with me:

["You know, the air is really “thin” in the United States, because the value-system is one-dimensional. It’s basically about economic and technological expansion, not much else; the “else” exists at the margins, if it exists at all. I first discovered this when I traveled around Europe in my mid-20s. I saw that the citizens of those countries talked about lots of things, not just about material success."]

["Here’s what the US lacks, which I believe Mexico has: community, friendship, appreciation of beauty, craftsmanship as opposed to obsessive technology, and—despite what you read in the American newspapers—huge graciousness; a large, beating heart. I never found very much of those things in the US"]

We are way of topics here, but very short, and then we can comment on the blog.

During my travels (until now some 55-60 countries) I found that the happiest and friendliest people I found in places with old history and traditions.

US lacks this, its only some 200 years old, traditions, culture, art and education is the key to a "happy" living, we, from the old countries, get this injected with the mother milk, we know where we come from and learn the traditions and live it, in combination with the modern world.

In the US these old values got lost, and the educational system forgot to teach, that you have to be proud of who you are and not what you are.

Congratulations on your find and happy birthday! I hope it is in fine working condition as described. I'm glad you were able to get one because I was feeling a little guilty that I have three in my house. One is mine, another is my son's, and the last one is one I'm going to fix (with the kit from Dillen) for my daughter. I had already promised it to her as a little college graduation gift, so unfortunately I couldn't offer it to you. Good luck on your complete BeoSystem 5000.

Thanks Dominic

I had Eugene as a secure backup, he also has 3 BM 5000, but fortunately I found one.

I gave my son a BM 1900 and a pair of P45s, from Martin, when he started University in DK, Its important to show the young ones how good these equipments are, wonderful sound that beats a lot of newer products. My items are still in McAllen TX, but next week I pick up everything, getting jittery already.