Sony Walkman

puffy

Lifer

Dec 24, 2010

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North Carolina

• Apr 15, 2014

• #1

I just read that this little device is considered such old technology that kids today don't even know what it is.I have one that I paid ten dollars for 20 years ago.It still plays like brand new.I'm on my fourth set of head phones.I listen to it for at least 30 minutes every nite while I smoke a bowl.Yes I'm old and I don't like change for the sake of change especially if the old still works.

 

anglesey

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Jan 15, 2014

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• Apr 15, 2014

• #2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk_vV-JRZ6E
This is the video, I just saw it today too. Makes me sad, but I remember watching a program (I think it was friends) where a kid pulled out a record and asked what it was. I wonder if in 10 years they'll be doing the same with the ipod.

 

teufelhund

Lifer

Mar 5, 2013

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St. Louis, MO

• Apr 15, 2014

• #3

My 8 year old step daughter can use my turntable... Just a touch of pride for me; now if I could just manage to get her to stop playing my Alvin and the Chipmunks Xmas album I'd be happy.

 

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rayje589

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Nov 28, 2012

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• Apr 15, 2014

• #4

I remember tapes like it was 1987... I got my first walkman 11 years ago... wow. It played CD's. I wonder if my parents still have all their old tapes. That video was funny, and a little bit sad.

 

jah76

Lifer

Jun 27, 2012

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• Apr 15, 2014

• #5

One of the girls who does data entry for me has no idea what a walkman is. She's 18.
My kids dont know what a VCR is and they look at me like I'm crazy when I tell them about having 3 channels and that they used to go off the air at night.

 

crazypipe

Lifer

Sep 23, 2012

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• Apr 15, 2014

• #6

I remember these so well, had one myself, great post. ::

 

virginiacob

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Dec 30, 2013

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• Apr 15, 2014

• #7

I never had an actual "Sony" Walkman. My parents bought me the Sears Roebuck equivalent. I played the hell out of it though and wore out many a cassette tape. ZZ Top, 38 Special, Dire Straits, John Cougar, Led Zeppelin, Van Halen...oh the memories! Now we have "80s on 8" on Sirius-XM.

 

peckinpahhombre

Lifer

Dec 24, 2012

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• Apr 15, 2014

• #8

Funny, I was just listening to Conway Twitty on my 8-track . . . does it get any better than that?

 

cobguy

Lifer

Oct 18, 2013

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• Apr 15, 2014

• #9

There are still certain songs that make me think a "clunk" is about to come thanks to 8-tracks.
I'll be listening to it on the radio and catch myself actually anticipating it! 8O

 

soggycitybob

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Apr 30, 2013

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Portland, OR

• Apr 15, 2014

• #10

I was a die-hard Walkman guy. If my analog cassette tapes had lasted I'd still be using it too.

 

olewaylon

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Oct 14, 2012

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• Apr 15, 2014

• #11

Conway Twitty was so far ahead of his time, in my day we called him Conway Twitter!

 

cobguy

Lifer

Oct 18, 2013

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• Apr 15, 2014

• #12

That's f-f-f-fffunny!! :rofl:

 

fadingdaylight

Lifer

Jan 8, 2013

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• Apr 15, 2014

• #13

I had a walkman for years. These days I keep all my music on my phone and computer. But I will never forget that first walkman.

 

mso489

Lifer

Feb 21, 2013

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• Apr 16, 2014

• #14

I'm the age for Walkman, but I never owned one. I was a runner for a number of years, but I always wanted

to hear the world, not music. Yard work and similar chores never quite accommodated ear plugs. I do some

youTube concerts on my computer, but I still don't have an iPod or similar music archive. For some reason,

the technology that flows easily into other peoples' lives hides its delights from me. But in their heyday,

Walkman were everywhere.