Lost Journal: Cassette Death and CD Rebirth
Journal entry: July 19, 1988 (age 19) – Cassettes and CDs Yesterday, my boombox ate the tape out of my cassette single of Johnny Hates Jazz’s “Shattered Dreams.” … Read more
Journal entry: July 19, 1988 (age 19) – Cassettes and CDs Yesterday, my boombox ate the tape out of my cassette single of Johnny Hates Jazz’s “Shattered Dreams.” … Read more
Journal entry: February 28, 2010 (age 40) Superheroes don’t need costumes, and if they do, they needn’t be elaborate. Two of my oldest and best friends, Jack Donovan … Read more
Journal entry: January 1, 2010 (age 40) – Second Decade Who would have thought we would finish the last decade without settling on a name for it? Let’s … Read more
Journal entry: January 1, 2000 (age 30) We’ve finally closed the book on the 20th century. This year’s resolutions are more important than usual, because they have to … Read more
Journal entry: January 1, 1990 (age 20) Hmm, 1990. There’s only 10 years left in the Millennium, so I need to make some big strides to prepare my … Read more
Journal entry: December 31, 1982 (age 13) – ’80s Teens As I sat glued to the boombox in the corner of his basement, John Giroux’s third annual New … Read more
Journal entry: November 19, 1990 (age 21) There’s a sense of exhilaration when a college freshman gets his own phone line and his own answering machine. (The typical … Read more
Journal entry: November 29, 2009 (age 40) – Thanksgiving Thankslisting In honor of Thanksgiving week, this is my annual reflection on the things we (or at least I) … Read more
Journal entry: December 2, 1988 (age 19) – Red Cross I care to belong to any club that won’t accept people like me as members. That’s why I … Read more
Journal entry: January 24, 2010 (age 40) – Epic Film I think I’ve forgotten how to go to the movies. Due to the joys of Netflix, and the … Read more