Thursday, November 12, 2009

Say hello to my little friend ...



Bought this Sony Watchman for $50 in a blister pack at a Walgreens on Olive in 1987, when we lived in Creve Coeur.

Used it to watch the late news when I walked Conan (Dog #1 of 6 adopted older dogs over the years).  It took me through many power-outs, too, back when local TV stations actually delivered local and immediate news.

The little guy became useless as a broadcast receiver last Summer when analog TV transmision went away.  Rather than throw out the carcass of a dead electronic device, it will remain in my Museum of Useless Thingies (a box in the garage that includes 8-track tapes, an 8-track deck, cassette players/recorders and tapes and a Sony Mini-Disc player/recorder) as a memorial to the wit and wisdom of the FCC and the stupidity of the American consumer.  Including me.