play/record? Remember that?
Play and record… And the tele-
phone machine was a boon. It
was great because you could let
the machine pick it up. It was
always a pain in the ass in-law or
someone wanting to borrow $10
dollars on a Friday night - let the
machine pick it up. I don’t want
to talk to them, right?
So, there were no cell phones,
no Internet, no paging, no tex-
ting; cable tv was in its infancy.
And when people had to get a
hold of you they could one way
or another. I remember no one
even made long distance calls.
I can remember being 15 years
old in Scotch Plains and I had my
first girlfriend. I was happy as
a clam. After dinner, I reached
for the telephone to call her
and before I could even reach
the phone, my dad slapped my
hand down. He said, “Get the
fuck off the phone!” I said, “Dad”
and he said, “Get off the phone.
We’re not rich!” Remember
that? You know what I’m talking
about.
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