At Least It’s Not a Boom Box
embarrassing October 24th, 2009Despite the rain today, I thought I’d crawl off the couch and get out for a walk.
Normally, I listen to music while walking around my neighborhood, but I stopped doing that because this is what I use to listen to music.
Antique Sony Walkman
The last time I carried this with me, a pre-teen riding in a car with his mother shouted out the window “Mom! What’s that lady got on her head? And what’s that discus thing she’s carrying?”
The mother shushed her son and said “It’s like an iPod, only Frisbee-sized. She must be destitute, so don’t make fun of the lady.”
“OK, Mom. But let’s pull over and give her a few dollars. Will that help her get an iPod?”
“I don’t think so. She’ll only spend it on CDs.”
“What are CDs?”
“The things she has to put in it to hear music.”
“What?”
“You put a disc in there and it spins around inside.”
“Mom, you’re going to make me cry.”
OK, so that conversation never took place, but I fear it will someday and then I’ll be the one crying.
Santa, please bring me an iPod for Christmas. That’d be swell and so 21st century.
Stumble it!
October 24th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Hey now, I have one of those still too! Of course, mine is grey and dull and blends a little better with my jogging suit than your bright yellow one.
I must admit though that once I got my iPhone I have been slowly trying to pass my walkman on to someone else. I just feel awful whenever I try to throw it away.
You should set up an amazon wish list. Maybe one of your adoring fans will get you one. And if not at least maybe you’ll get a less noticeable walkman.
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October 24th, 2009 at 8:03 pm
Now that’s right good thing to wish for. I could use one myself. I think I just figured out my Christmas wish list. Thank you!
October 24th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
I skipped the whole stage of that and never listen to anything when I was running. Now I have a portable satellite radio and a iPod to choose from when I am running. I will never have to listen to the regular radio again. When you do something similar…then the Walkman can go in the junk drawer. You can take out the cassettes that occupy that space now.
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October 24th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
Oh, you poor poor ipodless dear. I was once like you, and someone showed me the way. Granted, I have the baby ipod nano, with it’s measley 16MB of memory, but once you see the light, regardless of limited MP3 space, you’ll feel comfort as you ship that yellow frisbee off to the Smithsonian.
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October 24th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
I think my 23 year old son borrowed my Walkman and never brought it back! You mean they’re not cool anymore?
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October 24th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Sansa sandisk I got for both husband and self. Cheap, effective and Lee’s actually run his through the washer a couple of times. Gotta love ‘em.
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October 24th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
I still have my red one an use it because I have home made discs that have exactly the music I want to hear. Yes, I have a Zen mp3 player but I get so bored making song lists that by the time I’ve got 50 put together I’ve had it and then I get bored listening to the same 50 songs…No patience. My husband, on the other hand has several of these stupid little things and an external drive just to hold the music which was transferred from the original cd’s which are stored in huge books ….you get the picture, right?
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October 24th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Remember, the orginal Walkman was just for AM/FM radio.
Then cassette tapes.
Then CD’s.
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October 24th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
I’ve never had any of them. Strange how I love music, yet never felt the need to listen to it while I was mobile. I have music on my iPhone and have never even taken the earpiece out of the box. It may have something to do with the fact that I hate putting anything in or on my ears. I have never worn earrings for that reason.
You could almost claim antique value with your Walkman
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October 24th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
I would gladly mail you, if you like, the tiny messenger bag thing I have, with its hole to thread the headphones through and its zippered outer pocket that holds six (6) discs so you don’t have to listen to the same one over and over during your walk. You can sling it over your shoulder and hide the shame. Somewhat.
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October 24th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
Just the other day & for reasons I won’t bore you with, I tried to convince my hubby that we need an intercom at the front door. Always helpful, he offered 2 tin cans & a really tight string. That’s even more humiliating than your Walkman! Sucks to be me.
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October 25th, 2009 at 1:51 am
One of our old cars has a cassette player in it. A few years ago my then 9 year old daughter asked what it was. Before I could explain my then 14 yer old son answered in all seriousness. “It is just the place you put that plastic thing that plugs into your iPod that lets you play your music through the car speakers. I remember wishing I had an 8track handy to show them.
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October 25th, 2009 at 4:15 am
I must admit I love my mp3 player (cheaper version of an Ipod) but I still have my ‘discus’ *lol* in case of an emergency
I hope Santa will be good to you this year 
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October 25th, 2009 at 5:20 am
Look on the bright side: at least it’s not an 8-track tape player!
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October 25th, 2009 at 5:50 am
Oh, Kathy, this sounds so familiar – almost.
Three years ago, while in my mid-50s, I was in law school. In the summer of 2006, I was scheduled to study for six weeks in Linz, Austria, with about 50 other students(even living in a dorm!)
The professor sent a list of “must” items to pack as well as a list of “should” items. An iPod was on a list. When I mentioned this to my grown children, my son said, “Mom, PLEASE don’t get an iPod. That would be so embarrassing. You wouldn’t know what to do with it.”
I still use a boombox at home.
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October 25th, 2009 at 6:10 am
I went without a portable player for years until I got my iPod a few years back. At one job, I listened to a lot of books on tape on cassette based player. My biggest experience with discmen was selling them.
I worked at Ultimate Electronics in Boise, ID in the Spring. While many of the salespeople hung out in the expensive section of the store, I often stayed in the portable electronics section selling discmen. I could make more money on the higher volume of customers than many of them could while they waited for the big score.
I always liked the Panasonics more than the Sonys. They had a little button in the center to release the CD,which put less stress on it. And the laser was mounted in a more durable fashion. Plus they $15-$20 cheaper. Pair the mid-range with an accidental damage service plan, and the customer got a good deal while I made $10. You get a few of those an hour and you could do okay.
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October 25th, 2009 at 7:10 am
Monique Renae — Yeah, the yellow isn’t helping much. If the arch part of the headset was yellow, I could at least cover it with a baseball cap. Good idea for the wish list. I don’t even know how much an iPod costs or where you can get the best deal.
A Valdese Blogger — It’s time.
morethananelectrician — Hey! I know you! You came over from my “cat fud” comment! Welcome to my place. I hated listening to the radio before I even got this Walkman. I could only get one or two stations and both were crappy. It sounds like you have the perfect setup. Good for you!
Margaret (Nanny Goats) — I do want to see the light! So if I got a baby nano, I could clip it to my pants, right? Or even fasten it to my arm, right? Oh, to dream of something lighter!
Theresa — Oh, I’m surprised he likes it. Well, maybe he uses it to show to his friends so they know what old technology looked like.
Stephanie Barr — I’m all about cheap. Thanks for the suggestion. It doesn’t have to be an iPod. I just need something lighter and less conspicuous.
Grace — I know an iPod isn’t a cure all (my sister warned me about the boredom thing, but all that makes her do is buy more songs). I’m a little worried about all the work I’ll have to do up front to transfer my CD music. I’m not kidding — I would pay someone to do it for me.
Dr. Grumpy — Yep. I remember. It doesn’t have its luster anymore, though. Way too heavy and too many tiny buttons.
Babs Beetle — I don’t like putting something on/in my ears either (I have ear pain after a while), but I think the ear buds will be less annoying to me. I do sometimes like to walk sans music. Helps clear my head after a hard day’s work. I listen to music when I want to walk faster and keep a beat.
Shieldmaiden1196 — I do tend to listen to the same six or so songs in a half hour period. I don’t see myself switching out CDs, and how much you wanna bet I’d drop one and step on it. You know me.
Mama O — Your hubby’s not a fan of electronics then? Too funny!
Will — Funny! I don’t know if my sister, the iPod junkie, has ever used her car stereo or CD player. Are you sitting? I don’t even have a CD player in my car! Yep, it’s me and AM/FM radio. Pity me.
Smileyfreak — You have your discus “in case of emergency?” I’m guessing to throw at attackers when you’re walking alone.
Daisy the Curly Cat — I’m old enough to remember using those big plastic things. Incredible how far we’ve come. Daisy, I can picture you with a tiny iPod nano attached to an arm for when you go strollering. I would like to see a strollering post soon. Can you swing it?
Sherry at EX Marks the Spot — First, kudos to you for your law school experience. You’re not afraid of anything, are you? Well, if you had trouble with an iPod, I bet 50 other students could have easily helped you.
Cromely — Interesting how there is (was?) still a market for them when sexier portables were available. I know that my Sony isn’t the best either for the discs. Maybe I just need to clean the discs. Or maybe I just need an iPod.
October 25th, 2009 at 8:19 am
Thank you for making me laugh so hard this morning. It’s amazing, but to a kid, a discman is as ancient as making a phone call with tin cans and some string. Recently a friend was visiting with her 5 year old, who had no trouble figuring out my DVR. But I didn’t have any of his favorite cartoons recorded, and he had NO CONCEPT of watching live TV.
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October 25th, 2009 at 8:59 am
Maybe the family will bring some money together to get the wonderful Aunt Kathy an iPod.
But CDs are still cool. I have some CDs
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I’m sure you’ll get an iPod for Christmas. My mom could even set it all up for you. I mean, it’s not like she has a choice or anything because she’s the only one who knows how to do it.
October 25th, 2009 at 9:04 am
I have one of those too! Also a Walkman. And I almost took one of them out yesterday, because my ancient mp3 player is full up and I was too lazy to download new things and take out enough old songs to allow the new songs to load.
Do not have an iPod yet. Am anachronism. Think of it as vintage! You are rebelling against conformity!
And then we can both put iPods on our Christmas lists…
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October 25th, 2009 at 9:26 am
Walkman nothing – I’m still using a record player!
October 25th, 2009 at 10:58 am
I have a boxes full of cassettes down in the basement. You think I should throw them out now? I might save them to show the grandkids the ways of old. I’ve also kept about 20 of my old 45′s. I just can’t toss those! They are my childhood.
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October 25th, 2009 at 11:10 am
We are ipodless goats too. The male person uses a similar object for his meditations.
The publicist’s exercise is taking care of us goats and since we maaaaa so much she doesn’t need music.
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October 25th, 2009 at 12:36 pm
Yeah switching everything to the MP3 format is a total PITA but iTunes makes it so easy even I can do it and not go to far past my boredom boundary. There is an iTunes app for PC’s – http://www.apple.com/itunes/download (see MAC makes things easy even for those who stubbornly cling to their PC’s).
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October 25th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
I should also confess that I had the cassette version of that same Walkman, the yellow ‘waterproof’ one. It had a rubber gasket around the tape door and a black hinged thing that snapped down over the rubber buttons. I’m sure I would have been good to go diving with that bad boy.
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October 25th, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Kathy: Au contraire! My hubby is an electronics freak…he’s just learned to control his weakness! He’ll give in on the intercom ~ we just have a lot of irons in the fire right now. But really ~ you need to step up to an I-pod. I even gave in & I love it! I can listen to my OWN music on road trips (not hubby’s) and I love it at work. When I don’t have kids in the library, I have my music to keep me company. And downloading your own music from I-tunes is great!! And then there’s I-tune gift cards ~ the absolute best! Oh no, I’m turning into my husband :-}
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October 25th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
I never had one of these, I jumped straight from cassette tapes to and ipod
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October 25th, 2009 at 2:05 pm
Don’t feel too bad I still have a Walkman that plays tapes. I realize that half of your readers don’t even know what tapes are but aside from the time it took to rewind them (if you wanted to play a song again) they weren’t too bad. They didn’t skip and unless they got caught in the mechanism inside they lasted for a good deal of time. And they were a lot cheaper than records. I do have an iPod however and wouldn’t be seen with my Walkman, but I just can’t throw it away.
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October 25th, 2009 at 2:47 pm
So I should get rid of my 8-tracks then?
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October 25th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
TheWordWire — I don’t doubt the electronic prowess of that five year old. And it’s interesting they’re not used to watching shows when they actually air. To me, the DVR is a better invention than almost any other electronic device besides the TV itself or a computer. What a godsend.
Regan — Does your mom know you just promised her help? I would love that. I don’t have the patience and I know she can do it because she did all Pappy’s stuff. She can be the new tech support in the family!
Lidian — I’m glad to see I’m not the only lazy one. I think what it means is I have to buy the biggest one possible because I don’t see myself housecleaning it. OK, Santa. That makes two iPods. You listening?
Data Entry Services — You are not. You lie! Are you really?
Buggys — Oh, heck no. Keep ‘em! We have boxes of VHS tapes ourselves. Pretty soon there won’t be any device to play them on. We have one working VCR, but I think it’s nearing the end. Oh, and you have 45′s too? That’s awesome. Do you have them in one of those tiny suitcase thingies with the metal clamp on the front?
Pricilla — Awww, I bet you make beautiful “music” and I know for sure you can dance too! I’ve seen it!
Grace — My niece has offered her mother to help me. She is the iPod junkie in our family, and whether she knows it or not, she just became my tech support for the iPod.
Shieldmaiden1196 — That cracks me up. Somehow I’m not certain those things would actually hold up under water or even if water splashed on them. You don’t still have cassettes of anything, do you?
Mama O — I do really need one. I’m afraid I’ve fallen out of the music scene, sad as it is. That happens when all you have to listen to is a radio in your car and you’re on a laptop all day. I think I need a music intervention. I know when I get my iPod, I’m downloading the entire 80s decade. That’s right. I’m livin’ in the past. Sue me.
Lady Banana — That was quite a leap. I’m sure you’re glad you missed this.
Jen — Rewinding tapes is a pain in the arse. At least with a CD, you can skip forward or back a song, but with a tape you’re doing it blind. I wonder how many of us have Walkmans junkin’ up our junk drawers? Sounds like a lot of people just can’t part with them.
Knucklehead — No. You should keep them so people can make fun of you later. I’d love to know what artists you have on 8-track. I can remember my brothers’ Stones and Grand Funk Railroad.
October 25th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Good golly, I still have records (called “LPs” today) hanging around… and I still use cassette tapes!!
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October 25th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Kathy!
I love the way you have directed Dave on what you want for Christmas, and you gave him 60 days heads up!
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October 25th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
That really made me laugh! But, I think I may have you beat! I actually have the Sony Walkman Sport in the same bright yellow coloring and it has a working radio and plays cassette tapes! Yes, that makes it pre-cd. Talk about an antique!
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October 25th, 2009 at 7:11 pm
It would be my pleasure to help you graduate from a Discman to an Ipod. Just have some snacks on hand. Remember how well Dad’s introduction to the Ipod world went?! It ended with my consuming nearly an entire box of Wheat Thins! Thank God that’s all I had in the house that night.
October 25th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
Don’t feel too bad; it looks like many of us still have walkmans (walkmen?) hanging around. I was SO excited when I got my iPod, and I have to admit I was a little disappointed. The iPod itself is fine, but I hate iTunes with the passion of a thousand burning suns. Consequently, I don’t do use my iPod very much, because I get too frustrated trying to change the songs. My husband, on the other hand, bought a $29.99 mp3 player at Big Lots, and he loves it.
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October 25th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
I’m like Bab’s, don’t like anything in, over or around my ears. My eye glasses bug me to no end! That said I do have a cassette version of the walkman someone gave me, but I never used. I have to admit, I’ve never seen an ipod up close and have no idea how they work. The only time I listen to music anymore is in my car and it does have a cd player. I must say yours is colorful, does it glow in the dark?
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October 25th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
Girl, you are way too funny. A few years back I won an iPod and I sold it on eBay, can you imagine that? Of course, it was one of those big, bulky dinosaur iPods. But not as bulky as that walk-man.
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October 25th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
*Hee* *Hee* You are so old….*snort*
October 25th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
I’m only kidding…did you block me from your blog? You did..didn’t you!?
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October 25th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
I love it! I hope you do get one. It will change your life! (Well, maybe not entirely, but it will be more fun.) I love mine.
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October 25th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Yes it’s pain in my ears that stops me. Glad I’m not alone in that. I thought I was the only one.
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October 25th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
I still have my old walkman, though I don’t use it much anymore. I don’t htink I’d like an ipod, due to a) the stress of trying to figure out how it works and downloading everything I wanted on it, and b) the fact that I hate having things in my ears. Even when I used my walkman in college, I generally had the volume turned up and the earphones behind my ears or around my neck, so I could pay attention to the traffic as I walked to class.
I still use my dual-cassette boombox every day, and I listen to my tapes as well. Our records, however, have mainly just gathered dust for the last several years — just too much effort to deal with them. Wish I could find an old multi-disc record player like we used to have, so I could listen to some of our stacks of wax.
October 25th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
I must say that is a fancy walkman! When I think of a Walkman I am still stuck on the ones that took cassettes. lol.
I want a mp3 player but I was told I would have to have high speed for that. I am really feeling the antique part.
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October 26th, 2009 at 8:48 am
You are NOT alone.. I’m 26 and the only one in my family that doesn’t own an iSomething. I still play cassettes in the car. It’s not that I don’t want one.. but just waiting patiently for some hand me downs from the siblings. 1 out of 4 of them must be getting something better soon, anyhow.. LOL!
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October 26th, 2009 at 8:50 am
You don’t want an iPod. Get a Zune HD. LOVE mine!
October 26th, 2009 at 8:59 am
You are too much, lol! I do hope you get upgraded though.
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October 26th, 2009 at 9:46 am
LOL! LOL!
I didn’t have that. What I had was even more ancient… it played cassettes! Gah! I bet no teens these days even know what they are ^-^
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October 26th, 2009 at 10:17 am
Dude. You NEED an iPod… Need. Maybe we should start a campaign. “IPod for Kathy or she will cry!” orsomethinglikethat.
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October 26th, 2009 at 11:08 am
Excellent idea. I too would love an Ipod except I’m not sure I could figure out how to use it. But it would most likely block out all those idiots who are talking on their cell phones at the gym! (Seriously, cell phones at the gym? What the heck is up with that?)
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October 26th, 2009 at 11:09 am
While iTunes is kindova pain in the keyster to figure out, and iPod is the best $50 I ever spent -and a new one would be generations ahead of mine for that price. No moving parts to wear out, no skipping, vast amounts of memory for songs and audiobooks whatever … I use it everyday.
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October 26th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
I’m always ten years behind the times. And I even have a CASSETTE player in my car… ever since thieves stole my CD player. Now, how ancient is that?
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October 26th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
I tried giving mine away, but there were no takers so I’ll keep it till it’s worth some money some day as an antique like me.
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October 26th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Now that is old school!! I am so glad the iPod came along and it fits in your pocket.
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October 26th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
I have over a 1000 CDs and it is a pain to transfer all that music to a IPOD. Also, I refuse to support Apple at all. They are the new evil empire with their protectionist marketing!! You must use a certain Cell provider to have an Iphone… you must use Apple app store to buy your apps (unless you “jailbreak” your phone)… You must buy your music from Itunes. I like to hold my music in my hand. If the disk breaks then at least I know why but with this new computer-based stuff that is tracked by who knows who. I don’t want someone knowing that I listen to the Carpenters followed by KISS.
I will stay with my CDs thank you very much.
October 26th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
I have a similar looking monstrosity. I would be embarrassed to carry it around these days although I still have lots of 8-track tapes that are collecting dust. Hope you make it to the 21st century this Xmas.
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October 26th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Rebecca — I can’t believe some of you have LPs. That’s incredible. I can see you listening to tapes yet, but I’m guessing you don’t also have a record player?
Chris Casey — He should be happy I’m this easy.
Lynne — Yes, you have me beat. Don’t you just love the glaring bumble bee yellow?
ann of the junkdrawerblogfamily — I promise I won’t make you so aggravated that you have to eat through your refrigerator. Oh, and can I copy your song list?
absepa — I hate iTunes too, which is why this whole process is going to be my sister’s responsibility. That can be her Christmas gift to me. We both went through hell getting my dad’s iPod set up (yes, even my 83 year old dad has an iPod and I don’t!).
DJ — Well, you’re one step ahead of me. I don’t even have a cassette or CD player in my car. Good thing my commute to work is very short. All I listen to there is AM talk radio. “Glow in the dark.” What a wisenheimer.
Preston — I’m assuming you don’t wish you’d kept it? I’m all about the tiny ones. I just want to clip it on myself and go! I hated walking with the Walkman in the summer. By the time I got back home, it’d be all gross and sweaty from holding it.
Lisa at Boondock Ramblings — Hey, wait! How old are you? Eh, I probably have ten years on you, right?
Your Daily Cute — I DO want it to change my life! I mean, look at that thing!
Babs Beetle — I even have problems talking on the phone too long. I can barely put it up to my ear after 10 minutes.
Ladybuggs — “Stacks of wax.” Love that and never heard them called that. I dread the idea of transferring my CD music over to an iPod, but my sister will do it for me and I will feed her snacks as payment. She’s pretty easy to please. Maybe we could hire her out for people who find iPod work a pain in the arse?
Heather — Yes, you’ll definitely have to have highspeed. When we set up my Dad’s iPod over dial-up, it almost killed my sister and me. She started downloading his songs for him on her computer until I got him on DSL.
Shemah — You are a genius! I may be getting my niece’s hand-me-down digital camera. The more pathetic I look, the more I get.
Grant — Yeah, but I need help! The last thing I want to do when I get home is work on my own technology.
solomonsydelle — If someone doesn’t buy me one for Christmas, I’m going shopping.
Nessa — You are so right. I hate that I’m old enough now that I have to explain technology of the 80s to younger people. When did I officially get old?
jennyonthespot — Maybe I’ll put up a widget to PayPal and you can all buy me one. Oh, wait. Then my husband will have to think on his own what to get me. Nevermind.
Kim — Reason #74 why I don’t go to gyms.
LOBO — Yeah, what kept me from buying one this long was the thought of having to move all my music to it, but my sister promises to do it for me, so my time has come!
CatLadyLarew — Hey, I have neither in my car! I don’t know why. My car is only 9 years old. It should have come with one or the other.
Jude — I know I wouldn’t be able to give mine away. So it’s going to stay in a cabinet for the next ten years while I complain about why I’m keeping it.
Tracy — Can’t wait to get rid of my Frisbee!
rattln along — I’m familiar enough with iTunes, so I’m hoping it goes well with the help of my sister. But, yeah, a lot of people don’t care for Apple’s proprietary nature. Thankfully, there are other products out there to meet all needs. A thousand CDs???? Good God!
avcr8teur — I can’t believe how many of you still have your 8 tracks. Amazing. You can’t possibly play them on anything, right? I say chuck ‘em!
October 26th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Your walkman looks like bumble bee the transformer- maybe if you are lucky it will transform into an i-pod.
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October 26th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
I hear Santa’s handing out Zune players this year….I love mine!
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October 27th, 2009 at 1:00 am
LOL – loved this post. Yeah, at least you’re not still walking around with a tape deck. I don’t feel like I’m that old and my brother (only 3 years younger) is already making fun of me for not having an iPod. Great post and I really appreciate the humor.
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October 27th, 2009 at 5:14 am
I still have one of this Sony CD players in my drawer.
And in case if you see Santa, please let him know I need an iPod too.
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October 27th, 2009 at 11:39 am
Well, that’s really not bad, Kathy. Pretty soon, you will be considered retro and cool. I should introduce you to an old friend of mine. He got one of those things and hasn’t even used it yet. We lost touch, but last time I ran into him, his walkman just conked out. He was thinking about opening up the portable CD player he got for Christmas 15 years ago but was still hesitating to make the jump. Maybe I should try to find him and tell him not to open it. After people read this post, it could become collectible and everyone will want one that is still in its packaging.
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October 27th, 2009 at 2:49 pm
I do love my iPod, so I can understand how you feel being iPodless. And I CANNOT stop listening to books on my iPod, at night. There’s something wonderful about having someone read you a story.
I hope Santa treats you well. 
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October 27th, 2009 at 2:50 pm
If some little imp questions your discman, tell him it’s backup media. Because you are smart and will never lose all of the MP3′s you downloaded on your computer when it crases even though you know you should back up your hard drive and never do.
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October 27th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
I was thrilled when Sony came out with the Walkman. Do you have any idea how hard it is to jog with a reel-to-reel player strapped to your back?
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October 27th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
That is so hilarious! I got an ipod a couple of years ago and only used it a few times, I am so paranoid, I cant take any device with me outside, I have to have my ears open for everything! I just used it in the gym a few times, then I decided an ipod makes you look snobby, and decided not to use it, then decided everyone was snobby at the gym because they wouldn’t talk to me, because they were too busy with their darn ipods and whatnots, and quite going. I am a talker with issues! LOL
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October 27th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
Hey, if someone’s going to give you money when you carry one of those things, I’d say rock on!
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October 27th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Until I got him an iPod Shuffle, Dave listened to his CD Walkman on vacations. I refused to be seen with him.
October 28th, 2009 at 5:04 am
Michelle Gartner — Funny! The weird thing is I think I bought this (wasn’t a gift to me). Why I picked bumble bee yellow is beyond me.
Carla — That’s two for the Zune! (Grant suggested it too).
Ty — My sister’s had her iPod for probably three years now. She’s so nice to not mock me. At least not to my face.
BK — I’ll ask Santa to throw in a few iTunes gift cards, too, OK?
TheSnackHound — Oh, geez. He’s not a fan of change, is he? And that’s not a half cracked idea about keeping it in its packaging for a retro resale!
Jenn Thorson — I think I would like to hear a bedtime story read to me. Although I’d probably fall asleep after a few paragraphs and never get the book finished.
Condo Blues — Yes, let’s pretend I never backup my data. Yea, pretend.
Jeff — Har! As for my discus, I did always have to switch hands when carrying it. I didn’t want to pump up just one arm with that thing.
Angie — That’s funny. I think you must be the only person who ever cared about being social at the gym. I wonder if anyone actually talks at the gym. Or is that bad form?
The Hawg! — If only.
JD at I Do Things — I knew it. So people really did make fun of me?
October 29th, 2009 at 11:46 am
I’m guessing *someone* had better get you an iPod…and pronto! Do the cds still skip when you run with them? Not that I run ANYWHERE, mind you, but I can remember trying to clean with one in a holster of some sort….it was not working well.
Time to upgrade, baby!
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October 29th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
If it makes you feel any better, I still listen to my Walkman, the tape player kind, not the CD one, although I have a CD one as well. Hey, Walkmans rocked the 90′s. Granted, I don’t listen to it in public. That would be a little embarrassing, but I do it in the privacy of my own home all the time.
I gave up the Discman for an iPod the day I tried to jog on the treadmill (I’m a walker, so jogging rarely happens), and the Discman went flying and then hit the garage floor. Miraculously, it still works, but it stays in the drawer unless the iPod battery is dead and I can’t find any good radio station songs on the Walkman.
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October 30th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Earlier this year I awoke very early to the smell of smoke. My fiancé smelled it too… we searched and our house was not the culprit, the stench was coming from outside. It was a toxic oily sort of smoke, and we later found out… the local lake was on fire. Yep, the lake had dried up so much that fairy grass that was supposed to be taken care of by the local fire brigade was able to keep burning in the cracks in the mud.
It’s been on fire about three times this year… >_>
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October 31st, 2009 at 9:55 am
kathryn — Yes, the CDs skip,but not from me running. Running? Oh, honey. You don’t know me very well. They skip from being dirty and not well cared for.
Staci at JustBloggled — I can’t even remember the tape kind. I feel sort of on the cutting edge with my CD version. Tee hee. p.s. Exercise will kill you.
Elisha — OMG. That’s too scary. And smelly. And dangerous. Do you live in California by chance?
October 31st, 2009 at 1:07 pm
I can one up you since I still have the cassette version of one of these. To make matters worse I still have some tapes.
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November 1st, 2009 at 8:10 pm
I live in Victoria, Australia. The place that had the horrific bushfires earlier this year. Well, no where near those, thankfully, but the same state.
BTW, if my earlier comment seemed wildly off-topic, it’s because, like an idiot, I clicked on the wrong comment section… meaning to comment on the ‘What’s that smell?’ entry… yeah, I’ll own my stupidity there. ^-^
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November 5th, 2009 at 10:35 am
I wonder if I’ll still be able to keep up with the latest technology when I’m in my dotage? I will say that it’s a lot easier to carry around 900 mp3s than it would be to carry the same number of songs on CD.
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November 5th, 2009 at 2:56 pm
I think I still have a tape player walkman somewhere in the garage as well as a CD player all still in good shape. I am still hanging on to them as if I am expecting a reverse to that technology like fashion trends do sometimes.
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