Remember when music had

romance, told a story, made

us smile and helped us

forget our troubles?

It's hard to find that magic

in much of what passes for

music in today's America.

Remember when children in

every neighborhood could

play outside from dawn

til dusk, and their biggest

fear was getting home late

for dinner.

And dinner was a family

affair, with Dad, Mom, and

your siblings all sitting

down together. Sometimes

your Uncle would show up

un-invited with a carton of

smokes for your Mom and

Dad.

Oh yes, those were the days!

Today we live in a culture

where many consider

traditional values obsolete;

as useless as a home

telephone or a sewing

machine.

But are we better off having

lost those values? Except for

the gift of cigarettes, I don't

think so.

There isn't much that we can

do to bring back the past;

but there is something that

we can do to help save the

memories for the future.

Collect those family photos,

videotapes...those happy

times; and take advantage

of the one thing that we

didn't have in the past; but

something that will allow us

to preserve that past well

into the future -

digital transfer.

Whether you choose to

simply archive at a high

resolution, your photos

and color slides;

or create a touching family

montage on DVD, complete

with music, voiceover and

captions.

Don't put it off. Don't let the

past disappear forever...