I thought you were younger than me??
I guess I'm complimenting you, because you look younger than me.I miss MTV when it actually had music on it.
And VH1.
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I thought you were younger than me??
I guess I'm complimenting you, because you look younger than me.I miss MTV when it actually had music on it.
And VH1.
When you have music CDs older than the person that you are engaged in a conversation.
When you use CDs hahahahahaah
8 tracks, cassettes and analog...these days kids think "analog" is some kind of kinky sex position LOL
I remember when the only way you could see movies in your own home was pay-channels like ON and SelecTV.
Tar-nation! - you whipper snapper - there once was a time when the only way to see movie in your own home was when they were of you as a child.... and your folks wanted to show all your relatives how cute you were in that sailor outfit..... Ack!!
To add:
When you know that eating a good steak will change things, if you know what I mean.
Yeah, or when you can't decide whether or not a good steak is worth it.
(I'm not quite there yet)
Still teach analog in school. My university has an analog studio and you are required to work with the 8 track at one point.
I prefer the digital studios though.
And after you did that, you had to remix to get a good tape without any DJ comments or static, dropped notes, etc.
Timing was important as well. The autoflip had to work seamlessly as in no gaps between track 1 (Side A) and track 2 (Side B). Heaven forbid if you have more than a 2-3 second gap. That was worthy of pain from your buddies who had to listen to your mix. Ha ha!
Of course having an extensive database of songs with exact lengths was very useful for the remixing.
I realize now that I have been and always will be a Geek.
Tar-nation! - you whipper snapper - there once was a time when the only way to see movie in your own home was when they were of you as a child.... and your folks wanted to show all your relatives how cute you were in that sailor outfit..... Ack!!
OH, no. Your folks put you into a sailor outfit, too?? What was it with the previous generation and sailor outfits for toddlers?
i was cleaning out some boxes in the garage this week, and found one of the computer programs i wrote for a science fair.
it was on cassette. "FILE",8,1... it's how i roll.
it was on cassette.
"FILE",8,1... it's how i roll.
When you knew how to splice an 8-track tape.
When everyone thought 8-tracks were what the cool people owned.
When you wanted to fix a TV, you brought tubes into the electronics store to see which ones had stopped working.
When everyone thought 8-tracks were what the cool people owned.
When you wanted to fix a TV, you brought tubes into the electronics store to see which ones had stopped working.
I remember that. Our local drugstore and a tube tester. Wish I could find one now to test the tubes for my headphone amp.
Totally off topic, well - perhaps not....
I know a guy who builds/repairs sound recording boards that are still tube based. I bet he has one. Shoot me a PM if you are interested in his contact info. He is on the west coast of Canada if that matters.
Ha ha!
Remember what it took to play the same song again.
luckily I had one of the top of the line 8 track recorders with a fast foreward button and Track select from the late 70's
That must have been nice.luckily I had one of the top of the line 8 track recorders with a fast foreward button and Track select from the late 70's
That must have been nice.
It was awesome I didn't have one till the late 80's but it was nice being able to fast forward to my favorite Alice Cooper and Black Sabbath songs LOL
My favorite was going to the drive in movies and renting a transistor radio from the snack bar for a quarter because your cars AM radio was burnt out then forgetting you have it taking it home LOL
I actually remember handling computer punch cards.
The first "computer" I interacted with was a teletype paper terminal with a rotary phone and an acoustic coupler for connecting it to the mainframe in another building. This was at school where we had to take a test to get a computer "license" so we had permission to use it.
I'm not really that old (41 later this year), but I started using computers at a very young age (about 1975).
The first "computer" I interacted with was a teletype paper terminal with a rotary phone and an acoustic coupler for connecting it to the mainframe in another building. This was at school where we had to take a test to get a computer "license" so we had permission to use it.
I'm not really that old (41 later this year), but I started using computers at a very young age (about 1975).