| I have a deep passion for music. I play
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| | began buying CDs until 1999. Since then I
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| no instruments, although I have some
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| | have been buying CDs on the average of
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| interest in the lap steel guitar and the
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| | 800 per year and still going strong.
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| dobro. I have no musical talent as of
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| | Then, for me, came the computer and iPod
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| this writing. I would love to learn the
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| | in 2004 and the rest is history.Apple
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| craft of writing music. I hope to achieve
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| | introduced the iPod to America on
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| this before my life has ended.My deep
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| | October 23, 2001. Since then, I have been
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| passion for music was introduced to me
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| | so happy with the new and improved ideas
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| very early in life. I had three older
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| | in technology, especially where music is
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| brothers and we all
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| | concerned. The advances have been
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| slept in the same bedroom. We were
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| | astonishing.I still have friends that
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| raised in a small two-bedroom house. We
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| | love their vinyl and claim they will
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| had little privacy. My oldest brother had
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| | never cross over. They seem happy baby-
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| the control of the hi-fi. The rest of us
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| | sitting their turntable of smack, crackle
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| listened. It was the 1950s and rock and
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| | and pops and hisses of the sound of
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| roll was hot. I memorized many songs and
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| | needle to vinyl.I am only 54 years old, a
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| tried singing them all through the
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| | product of the baby boom generation, but
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| night.My brothers and I listened to some
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| | I remember my aunts and uncles fashioning
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| 78 RPM records and later 45 RPM records.
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| | their stately Victrollas in their living
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| Then came the 33 1/3 LP albums. We played
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| | rooms. I had fun winding them up and
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| mostly 45s on a stacked, spindled
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| | listening to their breakable, brittle 78
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| turntable. I believe it was a
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| | RPM records. I'm sure I broke a few.I,
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| Westinghouse phonograph. Electric radios
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| | also, remember receiving an exciting gift
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| and transistor radios were busy in our
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| | at Christmastime--a phonograph that
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| household. During the years, we collected
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| | folded up like a suitcase. It was a jewel
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| a sizable room of records.It wasn't until
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| | at slumber parties.Also, I'll never
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| after I turned 51 in 2004, that I
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| | forget the time my mother submitted her
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| introduced myself to the computer.. It
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| | name in a drawing at Montgomery Wards in
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| was then I bought myself a brand new HP.
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| | the early '60s. Her gift was a console
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| I didn't enroll in any classes. I didn't
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| | stereo made by Montgomery Wards . The
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| have a clue. I taught myself by trial and
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| | stereo model was an Airline, and bless
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| error.I was impressed how skillful I
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| | her heart--she gave it to me. I was
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| became and how quickly I learned. I
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| | floored. I played that stereo cabinet
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| always had trouble learning by
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| | clear up until the '70s. My brothers were
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| instruction or by manuals. Hands-on
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| | insanely jealous. It must have been close
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| training was the only way for me.When It
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| | to my birthday. I wasn't use to receiving
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| came time to set up my music library
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| | new things. Being the youngest, I only
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| through Windows Media, I was thrilled to
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| | received hand-me-downs.The iPod is the
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| death. I have a collection of about 1500
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| | greatest, little invention of my time.
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| CDs. They all needed to be ripped into
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| | It's the greatest way to play music and
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| Windows Media. This was going to take
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| | be organized. The versatility of the iPod
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| some time and patience. I completed the
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| | is by far the best companion in this
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| task.A few months later, I introduced
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| | materialistic world. It can go with you
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| myself to the iPod. I purchased the iPod
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| | anywhere. I play it in my car and connect
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| for HP version to coincide Apple with HP
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| | it to my home stereo. The sound is crisp
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| for my particular computer. I fell in
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| | and pristine. It's the most perfect sound
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| love immediately with this tiny, thin,
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| | you'll ever hear. It's the best gift to
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| smart, hi-tech blast of ultimate fun and
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| | buy for a friend or relative. It's the
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| convenience.Eventually, I transferred
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| | best gift to buy for yourself. You will
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| about 12,000 songs from my iTunes
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| | have no regrets.I am fortunate to have a
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| library onto this amazing invention. I
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| | job where I can strap on the iPod and
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| purchased the 40GB that claims it holds
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| | listen to my favorite music during my
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| 10,000 songs. I pushed it to the limit. I
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| | shift at work and never having to attend
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| selected mostly the hit songs, rather
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| | to it. I particularly like the shuffle
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| than all album cuts. At first, a variety
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| | mode. It's like listening to non-stop FM
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| of genres of music was applied to my
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| | radio without the DJs and commercials. I
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| iPod. I later bought another identical
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| | like the idea of not knowing what will
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| iPod because I wanted to divide my music
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| | play next in the shuffle mode. It's all a
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| to certain genres. I now have country and
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| | pleasant surprise.In many ways, the iPod,
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| folk music on one iPod and another for
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| | I'm sure, has taken away many sales from
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| rock and roll, pop and rhythm and blues
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| | businesses selling home stereo systems,
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| on the other.But I didn't stop there. I
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| | car stereos, CD changers and other audio
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| purchased another iPod , a 20GB which
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| | equipment. Who needs them if you own a
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| claims it holds 5,000 songs. I needed
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| | slim, thin, smart and dynamic instrument,
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| this one for my jazz and easy listening
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| | like the iPod? It's all you'll ever
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| collection. Now I covered all the
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| | need. Consumers deserve the best quality
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| bases--I thought. No, I didn't buy
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| | money can buy--and i Pods are affordable.
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| another iPod . I decided I would have
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| | Even auto makers are installing direct
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| enough room on the 20GB to put on my
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| | sources, in which iPods are able to
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| holiday music. That would go nice with
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| | connect as their optional equipment. No
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| jazz and easy listening.I still am amazed
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| | longer will the consumer fear the theft
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| at the thought that I now have almost my
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| | of their car stereo system. Now they can
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| entire library of music on three iPods.
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| | take it everywhere they go.Music plays a
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| Each one represents the listening moods
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| | major part in my life. Listening to music
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| I'm in.Now I look back and it seems so
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| | is my ultimate hobby. I can't imagine
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| unusual that I was packing a bulky
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| | life without music. I play music daily.
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| portable CD player around my waist and
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| | And I play lots of it. My shift at work
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| having to carry around and constantly
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| | is so much more enjoyable--thanks to the
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| change CDs. What a hassle! And to think
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| | iPod. I can't afford another change in
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| America, at one time, had no other
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| | how I listen to my music. I hope the
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| alternative other than to baby sit the
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| | availability will always be there. I love
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| phonograph every two or three minutes in
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| | you, iPod , happy birthday #5 and many,
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| the '50s and '60s. How times have
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| | many more birthdays to come. I sincerely
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| changed.All this new technology reminds
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| | wish you continuing success. You have
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| me of the time I went from vinyl to
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| | made my life so much better. Thanks
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| cassettes many years ago--in the '70s and
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| | again, iPod. Take care.Earl D. Erickson,
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| '80s. I somehow never made the switch
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| | loves his music and takes his hobby very
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| from vinyl to 8-tracks in the late '60s.
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| | serious. He has taken it to another level
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| My older brother did. I held out until
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| | by introducing his love of music on-line.
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| the mid '70s when cassettes were
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| | His on-line store, Videos, Music & More,
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| available. I had no problem with staying
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| | sells
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| with vinyl--pops, crackles and all.I have
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| | DVDs, VHS, CDs, cassettes and vinyl. He
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| always been slow to convert or change the
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| | also sells iPods, walkmans, MP3s, stereo
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| course from old ideas to new. I inherited
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| | systems,
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| this trait from my mom and dad. It wasn't
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| | car stereos, audio equipment, musical
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| until 1988, that I owned an answering
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| | instruments and more.
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| machine and a VCR. It wasn't until 1989,
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| | Mr. Erickson loves to write and persue
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| that I owned an automatic dishwasher. It
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| | photography. He owns and manages five
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| wasn't until 1991, that I owned a
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| | websites. Two of them are: and
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| microwave oven. I didn't own a cell phone
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| | He is a native and lifelong resident of
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| until 1998. I didn't own a CD player and
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| | Tacoma, Washington.
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