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  Daddy. What's a Record? Ever stop to think about the questions that your kids and your grandkids may be asking your in 30, 40, 50 years from now? A recent article that I came across on The Tartan Online really made me think about this.

Recently, a radio station in Pittsburgh (WQED) decided to dispose of their extensive vinyl collection. No, not the lot of pleather couches in their lounge, their record collection, silly.
Anyway, it just got me to thinking that my kids probably won't have a clue what a record is. Heck, they probably won't even remember what CDs are, with iPods and other digital music players gaining popularity. Next, the music store will turn into a vestibule where you can load your favorite tunes, just like you were walking up to an ATM (that's my idea. Don't even think about it. Copyright 2005).

Never mind that, what ever happened to the "cool" names for things. I mean "vinyl" was a cool name. I don't consider CD as a "cool" name and I also don't think that "polycarbonate" would be a "cool" name for it. Come to think of it I can't think of any cool names for things these days. It's kind of depressing..... Especially when the coolest name I've got for something is "hizzouse", and I just don't feel hip enough to even use this word.

Anyway, maybe the next innovation can be to inject some "cool" back into society. Let's stop abbreviating everything and give it a name that is actually cool. I swear, if someone just invented the elevator today it would probably be called PED (Personal Elevating Device) or something uncool like that.

That's just how it is...


Brent Paine
Writer - PodcastEmpire.com


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