Way back when we started Old School Tuesday, we said use photos, videos and stories dating back to the 1970s to help tell stories and have some fun in the world of pop culture.
Up to this point, it's been all videos, but this week, it's time to share a story.
Last Wednesday, after a hellish day of working in one county, then shooting video in one borough and editing it in another then coming back to a different county -- with audio issues in between, I needed a nice walk around town to destress.
One problem: I left my iPod at work. Damn!
So I dug up my Sony Walkman (yes, I still have it) and popped an old mix tape from my DJ days. No luck. Even with fresh batteries, it wouldn't play.
So I dug even deeper into the early 1990s and found my Discman, the one with the 35-second anti-skip technology. I still can't believe I have that. Fresh batteries and TLC's "CrazySexyCool" CD and we're good to go.
I creeped and chased waterfalls for a little bit. But while walking around town -- on flat ground, mind you -- it started to skip. I caught every fifth word of Left Eye's raps, Chilli's smooth hooks and T-Boz's sexy, raspy voice.
What the heck happened 35 seconds ago to cause this skip? Was there an earthquake that only my Discman could detect? Did I walk by an invisible construction site with pounding jackhammers?
God, discmans suck these days. Remember when we thought they were cool? When pushing a button to change songs was all we know? Now that is old school!
And it's all bad.
Usually we use Old School Tuesday as a nostalgic look back. Not this week. If the old expression is "the greatest thing since sliced bread," then I vote for the iPod to be next on that timeline. A few generations from now, we'll be hearing "the greatest thing since the iPod."
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HAHAHAHA First read thru on that I thought it said " I started to skip." Visual picture oh so amusing.