Hello, you have found my wild and wacky little corner in Cyberspace. I am Charles Richard Lester, a musician and graphic artist. This site represents my professional pursuits but, more so, my pursuits of music, art, spirituality, and fun. Feel free to browse around. There's lots to look at and read, and I hope you enjoy yourself. That's what life's all about.   1 3 7         One Hundred Thirty-Seven   Design         Graphics         Web   Things that go {{{OOO-EEEEEEE-OOO}}} in the Night!         The Theremin         A Brief History of the Theremin         Hear Some of My Work         How I Fell in Love with the Theremin         Theremin Updates         A Fun Theremin Gig in Ojai         Dr. Samuel Hoffman         The First International Theremin Festival         An Outdoor Theremin Jam Session         A Theremin Rogues' Gallery         Bob Moog Makes a House Call         The Man of a Thousand Faces?!         Dr. Albert Polsky         A Mysterious Tube Theremin         Albert Glinsky Book Signing         “Command Performance” for Don Leslie         The New Moog Etherwave Pro         My First Corporate Sponsor, QSC Audio         Bela Lugosi, Thereminist?!         Live Performance at Ford Amphitheater, Hollywood         Performances & Recording with the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra   The Sound of Wind-Blown Pipes         Pipe Organs         Faith Lutheran         Trinity Baptist         The Temple of Music         The Circuit-Riding Organist         More Photos of Faith Lutheran Church, Inglewood, California         The CASAVANT Dynamic Accentuator!         Turn It Down!         The Hammond Organ Lawsuits         The Story of the Leslie Speaker         The New Los Angeles Cathedral   Family Stuff         My Family         My Brother, the Pianist         Christmas 2006         Days of Yore   Furry & Feathered Friends (Note: these are in random, not chronological order)         Kitty Rescue!         See My Doggies Shake a Leg!         A Scary Close Call         Oz Goes Bye-Bye         Nikki, 1982-2002         Oz, the Wonder Dog         Oz's 10th Birthday Party Invitation         Pix from Oz's 10th Birthday Party         More New Pet Photos         Our Pets' Palm Springs Thanksgiving Getaway         A Bird Rescue Story         Some Old Kitten Pix         A Trip to the L. 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Zoo   Things that go vrrrrrrooo in the Night         Vacuum Cleaner Obsession         Cyberspace Vacuum Cleaner Museum         “How Much Is Aunt Tillie's Old Sweeper Worth?”         Machine-Buffing Aluminum Vacuum Cleaners         Invasion of the Mutant Vacuum Cleaners!         Glendale, California Vac-Shop Treasure Hunt         Stan Kann         Doug Smith Visits Stan Kann         The Galaasen Vacuum Cleaner Collection         The Linnell Collection               E L E C T R O L U X         The History of American Electrolux         Electrolux's First: The Model V         Electrolux's Second Cleaner: The Model XI         Model XXX Adoption         An Electrolux XXX Found on eBay         Model XXX Refurbishment         Model XXX Retrofitted Disposable Bag Chamber         Electrolux 1954 Model E         Electrolux 1956 "Thrift" Model         Electrolux Model AF Restoration         Electrolux Model R         The Tan Hospital G!         George Nilson, Electrolux Salesman from 1947-1965         Electrolux Cryogenics Capsule?!               K I R B Y         History of the Kirby “500 Series”         Two Early Scott & Fetzers and one Vacuette Wireless”         Mr. Westdave's Kirby         The Kirby “Dual Sanitronic 50”         Kirby 508 Renovation”         Kirby 515 Serendipity”               H O O V E R         Hoover 800         Hoover 913         Hoover 913         Hoover Celebrity Vivesection         The Hoover Bag Cleaner               Other Sweepers from A to ... well, W!         Airway 88 Mark-II         Compact Model 1         Eatonia         Fairfax         G.E. Roll-Easy         Haley's Comet         Lewyt 44         Modern Hygiene         Rexair Model B         Wilfa               Floor Polishers         A Pair of "Retro" Floor Polishers               Clean-Ups         The Great American Garage Clean-up!         The Great American Garage Clean-up - Part Two!         Workshop Cleanup 2008         The Great Sweeper Giveaway 2008 - The Offer         The Great Sweeper Giveaway 2008 - The Acceptance               Spring Cleaning         Spring Clean 2001         Spring Clean 2007   Funny Bone Department         The World's Largest Spider         The Hoover Flying Saucer?         The Gastronomical Bean Story         World's Most Dangerous Creature!   Miscellany         Lavender farm near Ojai, CA         Halloween 2004         1950s Yellow Rotary Wall Phone   "My name is Bill W."         A Public Service Announcement     Please note that this entire Website (137.com), and all text and some images* therein, are copyright © 1995-2008 by Charles Richard Lester. 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