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I was in the pet store today when I heard a blast from the past playing over their intercom system:
I'm on a Mexican radioI'm on a Mexican whoa-oa radio
Wall of Voodoo and the only song I know by them, Mexican Radio.
This song was in heavy rotation on MTV back in the early 80s and it was a catchy little tune.
It also reminded me that this was back when MTV actually played music videos.
I have no idea what they are showing these days but I know it's not music.
So I started reminiscing about some stuff that was part of my childhood.
This song was in heavy rotation on MTV back in the early 80s and it was a catchy little tune.
It also reminded me that this was back when MTV actually played music videos.
I have no idea what they are showing these days but I know it's not music.
So I started reminiscing about some stuff that was part of my childhood.
Do you remember any of these things?
Thanks for saying hello and I might talk to you tomorrow.
I will persevere.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.
I will keep moving forward.
I will be the stream.
First of all, that IS the stereo I covet. I would snatch it before you could say 'video killed the radio star'.
ReplyDeleteI was talking to a friend as to how is it that we are usually about ten years behind in our nostalgia when we come of age. We kept hearing things 'from the eighties' well into the nineties, no?
And I know why the corner is taped.
Nostalgia. Always so choosy.
XOXO
My dad had one of those stereos and thought my life would end if I messed with any of the buttons.
DeleteOh god ... I'm old.
ReplyDeleteMe too
DeleteAll those strike home to me... no surprise to you I'm sure. But the first one has a special memory. When I moved to my current house, I had an old component stereo for the garage that didn't survive the move. So I decided that rather than get another one, I would just buy a boombox. Off to target I went and a helpful lady came over and asked if she could help me find something. I said, yes, where do you keep your boomboxes? She said she had no idea what they were. I responded, "you know, ghetto blasters". She frowned and it hit me how obsolete I had become. I tried a third time by saying I wanted a device to play music in my garage and came with a dial to tune into various radio stations. She cheerfully led me to the display of alarm clocks.
ReplyDeleteThat is a hilarious story, Ed. Are you using the alarm clock for the garage or did you come up with a better solution?
DeleteI went back to the drawing board and ended up getting a speaker that plugged into the bottom of my iPhone I had at the time charging it and allowing it to play music stored on my phone at the same time. It worked okay but I always had a hard time getting it to plug into my phone squarely enough to stay connected. I have since replaced it with an Echo Dot plugged into an outlet and connected to my home wifi. I am very happy with that setup.
DeleteLots of fun memories there :)
ReplyDeleteYep
DeleteOoh, all of them! I hated those Flintstone vitamins and the taste of the spoon and the toilet paper roll around the ice cream. I couldn't hack any of those. I had one of those TV/VHS in my classroom for many years and STILL have a stereo like that!
ReplyDeleteThe vitamins were the worst and I usually chased them down with orange juice which made it even worse.
DeleteNothing in there I cannot relate to, except the taped end of the cassette. Probably something my brothers did.
ReplyDeleteMy musical tastes evolved quite a bit during my childhood so lots of tapes got the tape job so I could record new tunes.
DeleteAll of them, though I didn’t like the TV on the cart because everything they showed was extremely boring. I love the Mexican Radio song. MTV still has The Challenge which is a Road Rules on steroids, but I watch it. I’m probably their oldest viewer. I remember an FM station in Cleveland called M105 that played entire albums on Sunday nights. That’s how I managed to record Born To Run!
ReplyDeleteI remember those Sunday night shows, Bijoux. I did most of my recordings when Casey Kasem would do his top 40 countdown.
DeleteI still have phones with cords.
ReplyDeleteSo do my in-laws, Mike.
Delete*nods, nods, nods* .... yep, I know 'em all
ReplyDelete*sobs a little*
I actually still have that stereo, plus a similar boom box plus cassettes of the top 40s back I taped back in high school. It's beginning to dawn on me why my house is so full.
Well I was hoping to bring back good memories, jenny_o.
DeleteI'm so old, I was in my late 20s already when those things were cool. My childhood nostalgia is from the 60s and my teen nostalgia from the early 70s.
ReplyDeleteBased on your blog, I would have never guessed it, Debra.
DeleteOh dear. We did not have the television on wheels. We got excited when we saw the movie projector sitting there. I also still own one of those knives. I sliced the Easter ham with it. In my youth, it was 8-tracks. We were poor. We couldn't afford vitamins. We just had to eat right.
ReplyDeleteDear heavens. I'm beyond obsolete. Thank you for this, Mr. S. It's been tremendously cheering. *shuffles quietly off into obselescence, sniffling quietly*
That is why I am here, Debby. Just a big old dose of cheerfulness.
DeleteNow I have that snippet of Mexican Radio stuck in my head.
ReplyDeleteAnd do you hate me or love me?
DeleteI had graduated from college a couple years before MTV came into being... so I'm really old
ReplyDeleteI think we all are, Jeff.
DeleteI remember all this and more (since I go back lots further). Most of my fancy stereo components are on a closet shelf, though I have another "record players" that I still use for my vinyl.
ReplyDeleteI have considered getting vinyl but I think it would turn into a super expensive habit.
DeleteWe're the same gen, so, YEAH, I totally remember everything you posted about.
ReplyDeleteAnd: Pixie Sticks, slam books, couples' skate, Martha Quinn and the other VJs, troll dolls, combs in back pockets, etc., etc.!
Combs in the back pocket for the win, Bea. I used to have a giant green one that basically stabbed me in the lower back every time I sat down but I sure did look cool when I was standing.
DeleteBefore MTV my kids would watch "Rage" which ran from 6pm Saturday night to 6am Sunday morning and one weekend in the late 90s I satyed up with three four hour VHS tapes and recorded the entire 12 hours, then spent a week watching them and taking notes of which songs I liked, then I re-recorded each tape to a DVD, but only the songs I liked. I ended up with two dvds which I occasionally still play.
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