Notes from a walkman junkie/Music

We have all made mistakes, some of which are small and insignificant while others are large and require a good lawyer.  My large mistake was getting married and my east coast lawyer was expensive and threw out phrases like, “If you want me to bust his balls, I’ll bust his balls.” He said this at our first...
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Sometimes you have to break-up with a friend. Depending on the length and depth of the friendship, this can be an extremely daunting task. Growing up, I had what I always thought would be a lifelong friendship with someone. In reality, this friendship turned out to have the shelf life of about ten years...
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  I have private dance parties.  So private, in fact, that I am the only one present... aside from my pet bunny, should he be available. In my mind I fancy these parties to somewhat resemble this. What they actually entail is me dancing alone in my apartment to my musical selection for the evening.  Dancing has...
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      I was introduced to the wonder that is Rita Pavone about ten years ago.  She is an Italian ballad/rock singer who’s popularity was at it’s height in the 1960′s.  I have several Rita memories, but I mostly associate her music with the many New Years Eves that I spent in Italy as her music...
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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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