Sorry Ozmoid, but I can't help you date. I'm sure your local library, internet dating service, or singles bar may help you in that regard. It's all in how much confidence you exude with the members of opposite sex, plus a measure of physical attraction and chemistry. And not being a jerk.

As for the Philco, IIRC my great-grandparents had one of those or something very similar in their farmhouse. Is the turntable a Victor Victrola? An interesting tidbit: did you know that the Victrola was where the term "payola" comes from? (Artists and producers pay-ing radio DJs to play their album on the Victr-ola). For $50 I do a little payola of my own and get it just for the novelty factor, so long as I had a huge amount of space and a very forgiving significant other.