And having to start all over again when the DJ decides to start talking over the song at the end.
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I still have some mix tapes with Casey Kasem talking over a few songs. Bothered me at the time but like it now.
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That’s pretty cool actually. I remember flopping down on my bedroom floor in frustration at the time.

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Oh, the hours I spent doing just that....more than I can recall.
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That, and pressing play, then pause, over and over as I tried to copy down the lyrics correctly by ear. That's another age indicator: having to transcribe lyrics on my own, unless by a stroke of luck they were printed in the album notes.
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Hurrying down to the record store on Saturday morning to pick up a new 45.
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Also taping theme songs off the TV.
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Holy crap. This just brought back a memory of taping an episode of Here’s Boomer using a tape recorder in front of the TV.
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YES!!!
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And the DJ crashing the intro just when you start recording!
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The concept of finite time...that a tape side had 30 minutes and that's it. If you're under, you listen to silence. If you're over, your song is cut off.
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Getting change back from your dollar at McDonald's.
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Omg I forgot about this.... and writing the name of each song down as you listened to 7,000 commercials between songs
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And then rewinding it bit by bit to write down the lyrics
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That made me smile and feel ancient!
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Was me
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Once upon a time there were only 3 TV channels...4 if you could pick up UHF.
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This is a good one.
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