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...wonder if he always write alone?" wondered the Edwardian from between the earphones of her walkman...

Author: By Tom Reiss, | Title: Rocker Dead in Writing Class | 5/11/1987 | See Source »

...with the sounds of Steppenwolf blaring through his Walkman, Dewitt remounted his self-powered "hawg" in search of the city limits. Unfortunately, Dewitt's depth perception was not as good as it had been and he ended up running into a treacherous fire hydrant and crashing through a plate glass window. The window belonged to a movie theater and, in order to avoid paying reparations, Dewitt quickly mingled among a crowd of film seekers, attentively viewing The Color Of Money (Beacon Hill). Dewitt had seen this movie before and at second look decided he didn't like it. The Color...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Captain America and Billy Dewitt | 4/30/1987 | See Source »

...walked back through the checkpoint, remembering this time not to wear my walkman. I made an inappropriate comment about bombs and walked out, vowing to myself never to go shopping again...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: V-66, Keys Tied to Tires, and the Joy of Shopping | 4/14/1987 | See Source »

OBLIVIOUS TO the world, I walked into the store with my walkman headphones on. I passed through some sort of metal detector I had been accustomed to seeing only in airports. Unlike the airport checkpoints, this barrier did not have a customs official with a gun standing by, nor was there a sign that said "inappropriate comments about bombs and explosives may result in arrest." (By the way, what is an appropriate comment about bombs or explosives...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: V-66, Keys Tied to Tires, and the Joy of Shopping | 4/14/1987 | See Source »

...very much like the airport checkpoints, this columnway did do strange things to my walkman as I walked through. I don't remember exactly what happened, but the tape diverged from the music I had been listening to and played the message "worship the devil and serve your relatives for breakfast at the Union...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: V-66, Keys Tied to Tires, and the Joy of Shopping | 4/14/1987 | See Source »

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