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Richy
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0 posted 2004-02-07 08:52 PM




A 45 in a CD World

I may not be that edgy
Doesn’t mean I have a wedgy
But I still have plenty left,
I want to say

The world is getting smaller,
and the buildings are all taller
And my hair is slowly starting,
to turn gray

It’s true I’m getting older,
and the season’s getting colder
But I've barely even started,
to begun

Because I still remember,
how to light those burning embers
And there’s plenty of time left
under the sun

Don’t get the wrong impression,
that you’re hearing a confession
Sure we almost had the whole thing
come unfurled

But call me what you have to, ‘cause I’ll never be ashamed
To be a 45, in this here CD world
The records are still movin, and the music is still groovin
After all these years, the song remains the same

You have your Russell Crowe now
And we had The Duke and Eastwood
Back when sports was still about,
playing the game

Those days were so much simpler,
Happy Days, with Henry Winkler
When a dime of coke was something
you could drink

When growing up was easy,
eating macaroni cheezy
When you actually had some time,
when you could think

When gangsta was a movie,
and times were really groovy
When hip hop was a kid
who hopped on pop

When all we did was necking,
because we were still respecting
When somebody told you no,
and you would stop

Our own stairway to heaven,
living at seven eleven
When we didn’t need computers
just to chat

We felt so hip and groovy
Going to the drive in movie
What I mean is, “that’s the bomb”
and it was “phat”

Don’t get the wrong impression,
that you’re hearing a confession
Sure we almost had the whole thing,
come unfurled

But call me what you have to, ‘cause I’ll never be ashamed
To be a 45, in this here CD world
The records are still movin, and the music is still groovin
After all these years, the song remains the same

Now you have Justin and Britney
And we had The Stones and Whitney
And the politicians are still
really lame

It’s just that I am gettin tired
hearing that we’re not inspired
Can somebody just cut me,
a pair of slacks?

I mean like, “hey whatever!”
“What you don’t think we we’re clever?”
I think 45’s are way cool
to the max!

We had a realization,
That to save a civilization
We were going to have to all
stand up and shout!

The torch is being passed now
So be careful with the future
Let your voice be heard
cause that’s what it’s about

Live your life filled with compassion
Try and make it the new fashion
And another generation
will survive

Please take care of one another
Hug your sister and your brother
And someday, you too,
can be a 45



[This message has been edited by Richy (02-08-2004 01:16 AM).]

© Copyright 2004 Richy - All Rights Reserved
Youngatheart
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1 posted 2004-02-07 09:22 PM


I DO remember when.....

This is sooooooo cute and I think it is wonderful to be a 45 in a CD world.

HOW TRUE HOW TRUE:
When all we did was necking,
because we were still respecting
When somebody told you no,
and you would stop

Our own stairway to heaven,
living at seven eleven
When we didn’t need computers
just to chat

[This message has been edited by Youngatheart (02-08-2004 08:50 AM).]

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2 posted 2004-02-07 09:41 PM




(smiles) Yay! Oh Richy, I wish I was born in the early 1950's and then when I was an adolescent got to be part of all the flower power (free of the drugs of course! ) and get to write all that special music back in the days when the music industry was booming, yay! (big angel hugs) Consider me a 45 who likes listening to CDs too to catch up on the latest trends but lives with a classic heart, God Bless You, I am a Zeppelin Shakirite, we all love you so much! You have such a beautiful heart, sweet Richy, thank you for sharing!



May love and light always shine upon you!

Love,
Noah Eaton

"You'll find something that's enough to keep you
But if the bright lights don't receive you
You should turn yourself around and come back home" MB20

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3 posted 2004-02-07 09:47 PM


What a COOL write Richy!!
Groovy!
Hugs~

~ I like not only to be loved,
   but to be told I am loved ~
                
            

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4 posted 2004-02-07 09:59 PM


great write...great memories...farm out dude...right arm!
Richy
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5 posted 2004-02-07 10:02 PM



Out of state!





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6 posted 2004-02-07 11:26 PM


Hey Richy , it was like a song and yes I grooved along LOL , oh these are great memories ,
by the way I am older than you and still have some old 45s tucked away in my cupboard

Hope

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7 posted 2004-02-07 11:52 PM





Youngatheart ~ You remember huh?  Oh good... you really are young... just like me  (I wish... lol)  Thanks Young One, I glad you enjoyed!  

Noah ~ Yeah Noah, one day you’ll be a CD in a ND (new disk?) world, but in the mean time, you can be a lifetime, honorary, bona fide, 45. Thanks Buddy!  

Nancy ~ You know what Nancy... You’re the Grooviest!  

Steaven ~ Memories?  Memories? I don’t need no stinkin Memories... and good thing too, cause I don't have all that many from that particular time period... lol

Hope ~ Hi Hope, Oh yeah, I’ve got all kind a records too... They’re supposed to be worth some money some day, so hang on to them... Thanks Hope!  

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8 posted 2004-02-08 12:55 PM



you left me smiling..of course..as you always do!


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9 posted 2004-02-08 01:17 AM


ah, the good ole days

*big smile*

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10 posted 2004-02-08 11:35 AM


When gangsta was a movie,
and times were really groovy
When hip hop was a kid
who hopped on pop

this was my favorite part! so cute!
the whole work is great,,,,,
must share this,,,,,
this past summer, I had my 8 year old son along yardsale hopping,,,,he picks up an old record,,,,and after looking it over for a few minutes,,,asked me what kind of frisbee it was,,,,I tried to explain what it was,,,,he said I was sill, it would have never fit into our DC player!
Michelle

I wish all could find the true happiness I have found,,in the eyes of Mike

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11 posted 2004-02-08 12:05 PM


Clever title, great examples, poignant points, flowed rather like a country song, and left me wanting to tell you:  "Good Job!"

-MVS

You CAN make a difference:
http://educate-yourself.org/

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12 posted 2004-02-08 12:10 PM


Please take care of one another
Hug your sister and your brother
And someday, you too,
can be a 45


Yep, a 45 in a CD world is a
good thing to be!!  
A good one, my friend...like
all of yours.
Hugs,  
Ethel

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13 posted 2004-02-08 12:13 PM


enjoyed this very...watched myself dance through your words...

*s
M

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14 posted 2004-02-08 12:20 PM


Richy

You're so cool!!  

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15 posted 2004-02-08 01:27 PM




Dawn ~ Thanks Dawn, for humoring this long timer. In case you weren’t sure what the poem was about, a 45 is a small vinyl disk that could record music on a cylindrical groove. Hence the old 60’s term, “groovy.”  Okay, the groovy part I made up... lol  You know I’m teasing right Dawn    Seriously, Thank You!

Dixie ~ Yeah Dixie, you know you’re a 45, when people start referring to the time you were young, as the good “old” days...   Thanks Dixie

Michelle ~ Michelle, that is a classic story... lol  “fit into our DC player”  Thanks for sharing that Michelle, and for the warm comments.


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16 posted 2004-02-08 01:30 PM




Mark Sheldon ~ “Cause I’m proud to be an American da da da  da da  da da“... it kind of does have a country twang doesn’t it... lol   Thanks Mark. I appreciated your comments.

Ethel ~ You know I didn’t mind being a 33 rpm as much... but... oh no, isn’t there a 78 record too... lol
Thanks Ethel! It’s always nice to see you.

Maureen ~ Thanks Maureen! I’m happy I could get your groove going this morning...


  


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17 posted 2004-02-08 01:32 PM





Martie ~ Martie, do you know what’s cool? Not knowing you are. And do you know who’s like that?

You are.



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18 posted 2004-02-08 04:49 PM


Richy...I'm 52...my grandfather made me [with scraps] a record-player so I could play my 45's...later I learned he had a whole lot of 78's...[he was a mechanical genius...his true worth still resides in governmental tombs...]

the men and women on the "boob-tube" were strong in morals and the complexities of their time...true heroes in ways not only of the media...some DID range larger than life beyond the screen.  Jimmy Stewart comes to mind...

this was an excellent production of word play of a time gone from today, but not from memory.  Tell me, Richy...was ours a memorable past?  

yes....

I hope our future generations realize just how good the old days were...

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19 posted 2004-02-08 05:44 PM



First of all Karilea, you don’t look a day over 29!

And you’re right about the role models we had in our generation. It sure seemed like they were more genuine. It’s funny how you don’t really realize how good something is, until it’s gone. I mean we still have some decent blokes in today’s world like, Dan, Peter, or Tom as a modern day Walter Cronkite   Bill Cosby, as new kind of Bob Hope And many many other professional athletes, musicians, and actors who still have strong moral values, and a good sense of decency.  

But, the winds really are shifting toward a society with less respect, and compassion, and less tolerance and responsibility. Funny, how are parent’s generation said the same thing about our’s...  and how this new generation will be feeling the same way about their children’s generation...when they are 45’s too...  

Hey what can we do, besides be there for our kids... and for each other.

I’ll tell you one thing though... and don’t tell this to any of the CD’s...

But... our generation...

It really was, the best...


Thanks Karilea

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20 posted 2004-02-08 07:53 PM


What a great piece of nostalgia, thank you for bringing back all those memories.
As you said, they were the best of times, and then some.

You rock Richy~

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21 posted 2004-02-08 10:37 PM




And here, I thought you were a mere "babe-in-arms", Richy Rich!!!  But...no one that young could talk about it the way you do!  Thanks!  It was fun!

Power to the People!  

Love and Light...jc

This I know as Truth...we are all Beings of Light.

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22 posted 2004-02-08 10:46 PM


My mom had 78's... Come to think of it... She's a 78 - She trusted in us 45's, even though she didn't like the music much.  

So we're downloading to the CD now, eh?  Here's hoping those CD's are resilient - Technology gets more and more complicated all the time... and who knows what'll come next, after all...

Superb, Richy

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23 posted 2004-02-09 04:04 PM


O Richy, you always manage to make me smile with your words.

I remember them 45's I've got a stack of them in the cupboard, I should pull them out again.

Absolutely wonderful writing

Maree

Beauty of the world which is soon to perish has two edges, one of laughter and one of anguish, cutting the heart asunder.
(by Virginia Woolf)

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24 posted 2004-02-10 12:14 PM


*Laughs appreciatively* Wow... Puts a whole new perspective on my being young and ignorant. Very much enjoyed, even by this Seventeen year old fool. Thank you for the read, and the glance into an interesting sounding past.
-Rdz

One in a sea of millions has the power to change the world...

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25 posted 2004-02-10 09:07 PM




Bluesy ~ I’m so glad you liked it Bluesy Oh boy! The years seem to just be accelerating, as we get older (now I’m talking about me getting older okay, you will always be young, and pretty... ). They really were the best times Bluesy. Let’s hope the rest are even better.

Janie ~ “Power to the people?” Now that’s my girl!... lol   “Babe-in-arms?” Pleeeeze... I’m older then the hills, and twice as dusty... Thanks Janie! I hope all is going good

Richy
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26 posted 2004-02-10 09:08 PM




Nan ~ Dear Nan, it has been way too long, I hope life has been treating you wonderfully
Yes, “downloading to the CD’s now“... that was great... lol  I’m going to believe that they do a good job. They just have to... they don’t have a choice... lol  

Maree ~ Wow Maree, we need to get all of our records, rounded up, and hit E-Bay or something... lol  Thanks so much Maree It always brings a smile to my face to see a reply from you.  

Rdz ~ Rdz, if you are an accurate representation of today’s youth, then I know our future is in good hands. Welcome to passions! I’m glad you’re with us!

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27 posted 2004-02-11 01:00 PM


Richy -- wow, did the memories flow back.  Wonderfull poem; I really enjoyed it.  .hugs, jo
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28 posted 2004-02-11 01:04 PM


very well done...old man....Balladeer's a 72.....I'm an eight track....and I ain't looking back....and what the hell is crack?....
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29 posted 2004-02-11 06:36 PM



Iliana ~ Thanks so much Jo! It’s fun to cruise memory lane now and again isn’t it?

Toe ~ Old man?  Toe... your so old... your social security number is 1     But seriously... an eight track?  I might be able to go... a reel to reel... but I thought eight tracks were already obsolete, before you even heard your first Barney song... besides, didn’t you guys have to give those old record players a few good cranks, just to get them started...

Oh, and crack?

Check with Balladeer... I think he has some letter’s for you... ???


Hey Thanks for stopping by Toe!  I’m a big fan.! Your sense of humor is bar none!
     

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