I’m not what anyone would call a music buff,
but over the years I have gathered a few CDs. They’d provide a nice break in the car from the radio, or lighten the boredom of housecleaning. Our cars will still play them, but that’s only because we’ve owned both through three Presidencies. The shelf unit that I bought in 1997 bit the big one the other day, so My Guy unearthed a bright red portable player one of the kids gave him 20 years ago or so.
That lasted for about a month before it locked up, and now even my old clock radio no longer spins discs. Apparently, all CD players eventually gum up and just stop at some point.
What to do with my CDs? I did load a few onto my phone about 5 years ago, but the laptop I used to do this has been replaced and, you guessed it, the new laptop has no slot for discs of any kind.
Now what to do with these old tapes. . . . . .
Everything But the Girl! SO great! I have a bag of treasured CDs that I can't bring myself to get rid of, but we only have one player (in my old computer) and when that goes they'll just be doorstops. I have them all on my iTunes, though.
ReplyDeleteI have at least 3 albums of theirs - it's my writing music. I can play it over and over.
DeleteNow that's good music! You like some James Taylor, huh? :)
ReplyDeleteBig Time. We live about 45 minutes from his stomping grounds in the Berkshires.
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ReplyDeleteMany of us run out of time for some of these devises. I haven't listened to a CD for years. I'm scanning slides now. I'm not sure if you can get slide projectors any more.
ReplyDeleteOh dear. Don't get me started on all the slides wasting away in the basement.
DeleteIn the normal course of life we were expected to replace our tapes with CD, then our CD's with....
ReplyDeleteThere are places that can convert/copy those old tapes to cd or mp3 players. I'm not sure how you'd find one where you are. I used to wonder myself why cd players didn't last long after being spruiked as the best new thing on the market. Even old cassette tape players lasted longer.
ReplyDeleteThey are going the way of records, cassettes and 8-tracks.
ReplyDeleteI purchased a radio/CD player on Amazon. They have quite a few to choose from.
ReplyDeleteYes, I was surprised when I went looking.
DeleteI haven't played CDs in ages, but I never was much of a listener to CDs anyway. Glad you were able to find something to use to play them! :-)
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