Kid gives the Walkman a second chance

By Jonathan Stark · June 30, 2009

British Kid reviews the Walkman!

I love British news. This is a really interesting article that makes me feel ancient and also bizarrely points out that the old days weren't always better. Although I do wonder about today's youth.

Comments 9

JANUS2 Jun 30, 2009

Are Walkmans really that old? This kid is talking about it like it's a grammaphone or something. Who doesn't realise you need to switch the tape over??

zippdementia Blogger Jun 30, 2009

That's what I'm saying! We're old shits now! It's really funny, because the rate of technological change has increased so steadily over the years that something like a cassette player seems other worldly to the youth.

I fucking remember a time when there was no internet let alone cellphones and HDTVs and Ipods.

Fucking hell... I remember a time when there wasn't... video games...

randxian Jun 30, 2009

"Fucking hell... I remember a time when there wasn't... video games... "

Can't......comprehend.....losing.......consciousness.

EmP Staff Jul 1, 2009

Think of poor OD. He still remembers a time when he had to hide from velcoraptors.

bloomer Jul 1, 2009

Hey, I'm older than you Zipp and there have always been videogames while I've been alive :)

The metal/normal equaliser quip was the funniest bit to me. I'm not surprised about his surprise at having to turn the tape over, though.

darketernal Jul 1, 2009

Ahhh, the walkman. Those were the days. When in Highschool(yes, when I was in High school, walkmans were still a fairly normal thing to have, though the CD reared it's head already), we used to rewind the tapes manually with a pen to save on the battery life. The good old days.

Still, video games? They were always a part of my life. From the C64 back at the end of the eighties to the future geneations and mind rot that is consoles.

sashanan Jul 1, 2009

I wasn't cool at the time so naturally I didn't own one. Everyone else did, of course.

Calvin Jul 2, 2009

I'm also surprised by the kid not understanding the concept of flipping a tape. Thought most tapes were labeled, so there would never be that problem. Not that I know much about that, it has been forever since I've looked over my tape collection and the nostalgia has mostly been lost on me.

bloomer Jul 2, 2009

But if you never flipped a tape in your life, why would you expect to do such a thing? I can't think of an analogy in any area. We don't 'change sides' on anything apart from LPs and tapes, and the very rare double-sided DVD (EG a bad horror movie on the front and another on the back). I imagine LPs, tapes and double-sided horror DVDs have never previously featured in this kid's existence.