For ages the only copy I had of the Kon Kan 1989 hit I Beg Your Pardon was a cassette recording I captured from local FM radio, so any time I hear it I am reminded of Casey Kasem explaining how cool it was that they sampled the theme song from The Magnificent Seven.
I just realized it’s probably been 25+ years since I heard a song start to slowly lose tempo and grind to a ghoulish, warbled halt because the batteries were dying in my cassette player.
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A few years ago I was trying to determine what cocktails I could make with the alcohol I had at home. I searched the App Store but couldn't find an app that would let me do that, so I built one.
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