Word: victrolas
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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That poor mutt on the RCA label. For half a century he has been sitting by the victrola, one ear cocked to the horn, checking out the sounds with the same expression on his earnest face, as if he expected the machine to throw him a bone. He has weathered considerable changes: shellac to plastic; hand cranks to separate components; 78 to 45 to 33; mono to stereo and, most recently, a skirmish with quad. There is a revolutionary change coming up, however, that bids fair to wag his tail and pin his floppy ears back...
...night before we'd go to sleep ... we had an old Victrola. Jack liked to play some records. His back hurt...
...floor was so cold. I'd get out of bed at night and play it for him, when it was so cold getting out of bed ... on a Victrola ten years old-and the song he loved most came at the very end of this record, the last side of Camelot, sad Camelot: ... 'Don't let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot...
Suddenly, the victrola began creeping toward me. Slowly, imperceptibly, and increasing in velocity as it made its way inexorably across the room...
...never saw her after that, but I'll never forget that walnut little victrola. (P.S.--I am now the happily married father of a clock radio...