Here's part of an email that my older brother just sent me that fits right in!:
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[My daughter] did lots of online research before replacing her broken IPOD and chose to get a ZEN- not a Zune. She thought there were some really neat features about it. They are all the same price. $250. Interesting that I've bought 4 Ipods/Zens, etc and 4 digital cameras but STILL don't have either of them for ME!!!
[Your son] saving up reminds me of when I was a kid and small hand held transister radios were brand new. I couldn't wait to buy one and saved my money. Got a black and white RCA for about $15-20 when I was 12 and in 6th grade. Dad and I went to buy it.
Would take it to school and listen to the World Series at recess and fall asleep listening to KDWB (63-- THAT'S easy to remember!- was their slogan) or WDGY with Johnny Canton. When at the cabin [Northern Minnesota] we got WLS from Chicago real clear. All the stores and their addresses being advertised in Chicago made you feel like you knew the town!
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Me? I remember when Kennedy got shot (I had just turned three!!) and was at my godmother's house watching T.V. on their three-season porch. I liked it over there 'cuz she would give me half a twinkee and we never had stuff like that.
Being gone all day riding bikes, fishing, floating on the creek, etc.
I grew up in west central Minnesota. The Fargo Moorehead area. I remember listening to WLS, too. Wow! So many memories.