The grande dame is still the Menil Collection (1515 Sul Ross Street; 713-525-9400; menil.openedopened in 1987 to house the collection of Dominique de Menil, an heiress to an oil-equipment fortune.
But hang on, the movie studios say, why should we spend a fortune for equipment for somebody else's business?
I learned how to spend a fortune on equipment like paddle parts: blade (straight or flared grip) and rubber, the cement to bind them and special cleaners.
It's still theoretically possible to enjoy them without spending a fortune on equipment, ingredients, packaging and extras, but the 21st century's agencies of persuasion encourage us to consider it weird to do so.
Yet aging can take, well, ages: four years is a widely accepted minimum for bourbon, eons to a cash-hungry start-up that has spent a small fortune on equipment, barrels and warehousing.
In the 80s, after those great records had been made, Hook and local studio manager Chris Hewitt bought Cargo for £1,300, and turned it into Suite 16. "It seemed romantic," says Hook, but it was impractical – the pair never turned a profit after spending a small fortune on equipment to make it the best studio in the region.
You have to spend a lot of money just getting to the starting post from where everyone else takes off: adapt your house inside and out (particularly difficult in Sheffield, which is built, like Rome, on seven hills); pay a fortune for equipment and transport.
Buying a laptop/computer, the software, keyboard and other equipment can cost a fortune.
The British telephone equipment maker Marconi, whose fortunes have spiraled downward since the late 1990's, said it would further delay the completion of a complex debt-for-equity restructuring until May 31.
