Month: January 2024
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The Subversive Art of Mixtapes!
Was the mixtape a portable playlist? Was it a means to tell someone you loved them? Did it affect the Cold War? Did it make hip hop and rap possible? Was it Illegal? Was it an art form? The answer is yes. The Cassette Tape In 1963, an engineer working for Phillips invented the cassette.…
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Healing Hearts and Being The Difference
How do you repay the gift of life someone gave you after they died? How can a conversation decades ago change your life? And is Bingo truly my name-o? A Friend Died Last Christmas The day after Christmas a friend reached to me to tell me that Erika had died in her husband’s arms on…
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Who Are You? What is Gen X Watch?
Can a moment in a car with a friend shape your sense of self? What does this have to do with defining Gen X Watch? What is GenX watch and what can it be and how can you help define it? In 1987 I was driving a friend home from an Alateen meeting. Alateen was…
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The Watch That Changed the World
A watch changed my world view. How does a day at the mall in 1986 affect diversity, acceptance, and counter profiling? What happens when judgement and acceptance clash in the heart of a teenager? Can all of this inspire a lifelong passion and inspire change? Love At First Sight In January of ’86 I had…
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Oh you sweet little man! That brought back a flood of memories! My first time in your car I was…
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