Word: tape
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Owner of both a Sony Betamax and a Scott VHS, Marcus Henzer '89 agrees that watching films on tape has taken the place of going to the movies. "It's much more of a social activity--you can stop, rewind, fast forward. Unlike in a theater, you always feel free to talk," he says...
...people take such pride in answering machines," says Davis, who made a tape of over 70 recordings he has created since high school when he first acquired an answering machine. Davis says he changes the outgoing recording "ideally two or three times a week," but sometimes leaves it on for up to a month. "It's a hobby that comes and goes," he says...
...SIXTH-GRADERS, poised for action, could only wait as the tape recorder ground out the Citystep dance troupe's soundtrack at something like quarter speed. Their smiles remained as their poised-for-dance positions grew awkward. Every pair of eyes in Sanders Theater focused on the leg at the rear of the stage that was pointed straight up--and becoming too heavy for a tiny, grimacing dancer to bear. The kids needed to move, needed music, needed Jazz for Relief...
...When the tape recorder started blaring, the eight Citystep dancers began their routine and captivated the 4th annual Jazz for Life concert's almost-full house. The Citysteppers earned the warmest reception of the night by moving easily from sweeping, elegant steps to a 1980s version of West Side Story choreography. The Jazz Band, the Opportunes Robespierre and nearly 100 other Harvard performers also contribute to the Jazz for Life effort...
There were some technical glitches and the usual delays between groups, but helpful people filled the time with talk. Acting Harvard President and Jazz for Life host Henry Rosovsky smoothed the evening's snags. When the Citystep tape went wrong Rosovsky stepped onstage, presented the PBH bowl for public service and then fired off amusing anecdotes until the machine got fixed...