Anne Almirall

I am constantly reminded of just how powerful music can be in aiding the recollection of a specific place and time. My own most recent occurrence of this nature happened when I heard “Good Riddance” by Green Day playing in a store.
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By Anne While listening to The Smiths on a recent road trip, I was struck by a mood that had me feeling either a bit nostalgic or perhaps slightly suicidal. ‘Tis a fine line. One song in particular brought me back to my brief stint as a social worker after college.  I was a residential specialist at a...
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By Anne Those who know me are quite aware that my technological benightedness extends well beyond the world of musical devices (which is limited to CD players and ipod broaches).  I did not own a computer or a cell phone until about three years ago… (pause for *gasps*). I have always fully resisted the steady momentum to move...
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I have been pondering my attachment to my beloved discman and the pressure I am constantly under to move on to more advanced musical devices namely, an ipod.  I realize this subject matter applies mainly to me as I seem to be the last soul on the planet still using a disc player, including the 70+ year old...
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by Anne As of late, I find myself reminiscing about ‘mixed tapes’ and the cute boys that made them for me (ok, they weren’t all cute..one was a dead ringer for Charles Manson).  I will always associate certain songs with those boys.  One particular song that comes to mind is Bad Brains’ (featuring Henry...
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I would like to clear up this ‘walkman’ business…It’s more of a ‘discman’. I did make the switch over from tapes to CD’s…eventually. My decision to move on was ( literally) heaved upon me when a friend of mine inadvertently dumped her entire giant drink into my bag ‘o’ tapes that I kept in...
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