Timeline of the

2-28-01  Tape outlines and colors	4-2-01  Platform construction
4-22-01  Platform finishing touches and addition of second column	4-28-01  Painting
5-4-01  Finished painting and fixed squeak in platform	5-18-01  Carpet was too small (oops), furring strips started, wires run for rope lighting.
5-28-01  Still waiting on carpet, added furring strips and extra wires.	6-3-01  Added some of the polyester batting for the upper section of the walls.
6-9-01  Finished the batting on the walls, got the carpet installed and closed off the two back windows. Almost done with the sound-board.	6-10-01  Installed the wire for the rear speakers and some boards for mounting the brackets.
6-15-01  Installed the rest of the sound-board on the back wall, added the 45 degree strips for the crown molding/light tray. Cleaned up after myself after taking the mess picture.	6-23-01  Today I finished the sound board on the screen wall, rounded the corners on the column that I made on the right hand side and painted the whole thing flat black.
6-24-01  I cut the speaker panels, then I added the 4oz. batting to the bottom layer of the room.	7-1-01  The cat has been clipped, so now I start with the fabric. I started installing the black fabric today, after I added some strips for mounting the screen to. Yesterday I added some baseboard to the bottom of the right column so it would match the left.
7-7-01  I finished the front wall, except for trim.	7-8-01  We installed the fabric on the top portion of the room. I also got the trim for the front wall and painted it before I install it.
7-13-01  Trimmed out the screen wall	7-14-01  Heater vent and cold-air-return added.
7-22-01  Back at it. Screen fram installed, fabric installed on the bottom.	7-28-01  I went and purchased the wood trim.
7-29-01  I stained some of the trim, and I finished the front panels for my new speakers.	8-3-01  Working on the trim, rope lighting and getting the screen material installed.
8-7-01  The projector has arrived!	8-10-01  I worked on my new speakers today
8-11-01  Started putting up the trim, got the baseboard and crown molding done as well as the rope light.	8-18-01  Projector is hung.
8-21-01  The sconces are up and we have sound (boom box)	8-25-01 and 8-26-01  The blinds are in, and the speakers are being worked on. I borrowed a Pro-Logic receiver from a friend.
9-2-01  The blinds have been taken apart, painted, re-assembled and installed.	9-3-01  The rear speakers have been completed and installed, the new center channel is being worked on.
9-7-01  Center channel speaker is complete.	9-8-01  The chair rail is installed as well as the door and some of the window trim.
9-9-01  The corner pieces and some extra window trim were installed and some of the nail holes filled.	9-18-01  Couches are here
9-21-01  Wood trim is almost complete, Grafik Eye and Windows are trimmed out. Dish is installed and hooked up with HD!	9-24-01  The new cables are here for Component output to the projector. What a difference a cable makes!
9-27-01  Shakers are mounted to the couches and they are ready to be moved.	9-29-01  Couches are in, whew! Wires to the projector are all run in the ceiling now.
10-15-01  The doors are painted, and will be covered in fabric later.	10-31-01  The equipment rack is now complete.
11-3-01  The sub is in place, and thumping!	11-17-01  Minor details, new shaker amp.
12-28-01  Playing a borrowed PlayStation 2, until I decided if I want a PS2 or an X-Box or the Gamecube.	1-12-02  We picked up some matching colored M & M's at the M & M store in Vegas.
1-25-02  Hooked up my other sub to try it, also installed the surge protecting outlet for the projector.	2-2-02  New images of the overall room. These are wide angle views taken with a 35mm camera.
2-20-02  The second Titanic 1000 sub is in and installed.	2-24-02  Finally, treating the first of the two doors, so it matches the rest of the room.
3-1-02  Finished both doors.	3-17-02  The speakers are now covered in black.
10-4-02  The reel tables are almost done.	10-10-02  The reel tables are done and installed
11-16-02  The projector is now vented to the attic	1-22-04  Pics of the new equipment rack in progress
1-26-04  More new rack pics	1-30-04  The new rack is done and installed
2-12-04  Good pics of the new rack	1-1-06  I re-did the DVD storage closet shelving
1-31-06  I built a new candy rack	8-4-06  The old projector has been replaced!
9-30-06  Started on the new subwoofer	10-05-06  progress on the dual-sub
10-10-06  Now the dual-sub is a single sub.....	10-19-06  I got my new sub driver in today
10-22-06  Single sub assembly	10-27-06  More progress on the sub. Getting closer.
10-29-06  The box is now sealed up and the woofer mounted.	11-17-06  The fabric is on the sub and there are feet on it.
11-19-06  The new sub is in the theater!	2-25-07  New sub amp installed and running

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