Ditching School and Getting Caught

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Ghettoboom767

Ghettoboom767

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Thats an incredible story Chris!!
Glad your friend got home in time!! :)
Be thankful it wasn't a 975 the handle would have probably broke! :0

I'll tell a story of my GF--8989II soon!!
 
mancardo

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LMAO...more batteries than a vibrator convention!.... I know where the Van Nuys Police station is....I lived near it. Awesome story.
 
jasatc77

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Awesome story Chris thanks for sharing! I can remember starting first grade, must have been 1983 or 1984 and all the 'big' kids bringing there boomboxes to school to battle it out. The kids lucky enough to have them were mostly in 4th to 6th grade and I can remember the battles happening on the bus and on the playground. Early hip hop and metal were the most frequently played. Criteria for the battles included size, number of d batteries they took, and of course volume. I don't remember sound quality being considered and I don't think I would have known the difference at 6 years old, but more so the amount of people covering their ears being the most important! It was awesome and I remember being surprised that the teachers and bus drivers found it amusing as well....for a few months. Before the snow fell the letter went home stating boomboxes needed to remain at home from now on. Unfortunately I can't recall specific models, I was too young. We had a sanyo in our house that lasted years and years I do remember that. Fast forward 30 years to this june when I heard eminems new single bezerk and I notice the cool old boombox on the album cover. I google vintage boombox and my mind was blown! They are still around and huge collectors items! Suddenly I'm back in 1984 and loving boomboxes again. My collection numbers 8 beauties now (much to the girlfriends dismay) and I am thoroughly enjoying finding, repairing, and listening to them.
 
Lasonic TRC-920

Lasonic TRC-920

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Great story jasatc77.

Some years ago I was talking to a friend about high school years when I started thinking about my old radio. Thats how I got here.

Truth be known, I never saw the BIG blasters when I was a kid. We only had one radio shack, Sears, and Montgomery Wards near me. If they didn't sell it there, I never saw it. I never saw a J1 or 777 back in the day.

I bought my 920 at a swap meet. Otherwise I would have never seen it.
 
Ghetteaux Les Fabulous

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Sweet story. My one skip day wasn't nearly as dramatic. I'd had a note from being out sick already but my friend decided he wanted a day off so it was easy enough to add a day to the note while he got his mom to let him take the day off - dunno what he said but he's a magistrate now. Dang I miss the '80s. One of the three coolest decades of the 20th century - the '20s and '50s being the other two...
 
floyd

floyd

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i tried to skip school . didn't work out . that damned school truant officer drove a red vette and it didn't take long to catch a white dude running with an m90 . rule #1 never walk by the goddamed school carrying an m90 blasting music when you are supposed to be inside.
 
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