Aural history

[greatbearmd]

When I was a wee young'un, one of my prized possessions was my Panasonic cassette recorder. I had actually a few over the years, as I literally wore them out from the use/abuse I subjected them to. I would record music form the radio, or from my record player, often with these homemade direct connection cables for the highest fidelity I could

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[greatbearmd]

You and I know all too much the power of sound. Still, this sits on a very personal level, and means so much. It's got more power than you know.

[thetarnishedowl]

My friends and I did very much the same thing with our cassette recorders. And I, too, have many of the tapes.

My mom still has Dad's greeting on her answering machine. If I call and she's not home, I get his voice asking me to leave a message. I know it freaks some people out, but I think it's nice.

In time, I trust, the sound of your mom's voice will make you smile again.

[greatbearmd]

I'm glad to hear I was not the only one who did this sort of thing. Thinking back, it made sense, since we are spoiled by the tech of today. No camcorders or things like that, so we made do with sound. I sincerely hope to find her saying something that makes me smile, and I will transcribe it into a digital format and use it as a greeting or some such.

[progbear]

Oh God, that photo takes me back! How I recall my cheapie J. C. Penney radio/tape recorder, my favourite toy growing up! I need to find a way to share my “Weird Weird Weirds” with the world. I’d use the remote microphone switch, the pause button and microphone feedback in ways that sort of turned me into the grade school version of John Cage.

[greatbearmd]

My tape recorders, all the way back to the Craig reel-to-reel before this one, were my prized possessions. I was able to tote along my favorite music, document stuff going on around me, and have fun. It really hasnt changed at all for me, just the technology.

[aadroma]

Nena. (HUG)

God that would be too much for me too /_\

[greatbearmd]

It was a lot, but it was not bad. It was all sorts of things. Embarrassing. Comforting, Nostalgic. Thrilling. Even scary. But not bad. Just a trigger for all sorts of forgotten and surpressed emotions and memories.

*hugs*

[kdotdammit]

Wow. What a great post. That is so cool that you have those tapes and are able to hear your mom's voice even though it was so emotionally intense. Amazing.

I had one of those too. I used to tape off my favorite radio stations and I taped episodes of Gilligan's Island and the Munsters! Too funny.

[greatbearmd]

You and I are alike that way. I'd record my favorite shops and cartoon too, and the parts of movies and such that were my favorites. TV without sound. I didnt need the pictures, I could visualize everything.