B is for Boom Boxes
This month I'm participating in the A to Z Challenge. My theme is the 80s. Today's letter is:
Before the 80s, if you wanted to listen to music, you did it on your home stereo.
Or on the 8-track player in your car.
But in the 80s, something revolutionary came along. Music became portable.
And then a little more portable...
I remember listening to music on my boom box in my college dorm room. By the early 90s they'd gotten even smaller but we had no idea that soon they'd be completely obsolete. Today's version of the boom box is simply a small set of speakers that connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth.
Boom boxes will live on forever, however, thanks to a certain romantic movie...
Do you ever listen to music without headphones? What do you use?
Before the 80s, if you wanted to listen to music, you did it on your home stereo.
Or on the 8-track player in your car.
But in the 80s, something revolutionary came along. Music became portable.
And then a little more portable...
I remember listening to music on my boom box in my college dorm room. By the early 90s they'd gotten even smaller but we had no idea that soon they'd be completely obsolete. Today's version of the boom box is simply a small set of speakers that connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth.
Boom boxes will live on forever, however, thanks to a certain romantic movie...
Do you ever listen to music without headphones? What do you use?
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