1981: My kindergarten teacher brings a black and white TV into our classroom so that we can watch the space shuttle Columbia blast into space.
1983: My Dad purchased a stereo at Shreveport Refrigeration. it featured a turntable for vinyl albums and a cassette deck. We were excited about the ability to record albums to cassettes--a much easier format. While purchasing the stereo the salesman showed us a new contraption called the "CD Player." The cost was near prohibitive, but he assured us that one day everyone would have one and unlike the vinyl albums the CDs would last forever.
1992: I got my first CD player for Christmas and began a CD collection.
1998: I got my first computer and a dedicated modem line. I was able to continually listen to something call louisianaradio.com It was a free Internet radio station that played all sorts of indigenous music.
2003: I got married and the wife and I would sometime listen to music. She did not like my Cd holders and made me get some boxes from some place like Pier One in which to house them.
2005: First baby was born. We stopped listening to music in part because the Cd player broke and because we spent all our time taking care of the baby.
2006: I got an XM radio for the car and my commute. I really enjoyed it, but after a year let the subscription lapse due in large part to the fact that reception was spotty to and fro work.
2008: Neila gave me an i-pod for Christmas. My life has changed for the better. All my all friends from the CD's are back in my life....Lucinda, Neil, Van, and Willie. They're all back. I am so glad. It's been like five years since we all got together. I will be so glad to get them on my little i-pod and listen to them in the kitchen whilst I cook. Seriously, what else is there? I mean a tiny little device that plays high quality movies. Watch out here come the flying cars!
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Your CD holders were tacky.
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