Believe it or not the short 4 hour drive to Houston is like visiting another world.
While the town I live in is fairly affluent, the neighboring towns that service this community are near third world. The only place I've met more Bubbas was East Texas.
I think this idler-drive would be sweet with a custom built plinth...
1957 Presto Pirouette T-18 Idler-Drive Turntable, Nice! - eBay (item 230423121358 end time Jan-18-10 18:30:29 PST)
Unfortunately while I'd love to build it, I'm getting out of vinyl again.
Kevin, Marc designed some faceplates for my Beta22/Sigma22 that have blind holes in 4mm aluminum, and they have plenty of bite. They look so clean that I'm really glad he did them that way.
Personally I'd much rather watch a show about Jay's car collection than either late night show anyway. I think Jay would be right to follow Conan out the door.