{"id":94479,"date":"2012-08-13T12:11:31","date_gmt":"2012-08-13T16:11:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/94479\/radio-magic-monday-piece\/"},"modified":"2012-08-13T12:11:31","modified_gmt":"2012-08-13T16:11:31","slug":"radio-magic-monday-piece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendburst.com\/blog-new\/94479\/radio-magic-monday-piece\/","title":{"rendered":"ME AND MY RADIO — a “Magic Monday” Piece"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ME AND MY RADIO<\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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My love affair with the radio
\nbegan such a long time ago,
\nbefore the days of NPR
\nand classical music on FM.
\nIt began rather innocently,
\nas I recall,
\nwith a kit that came in a box,
\ntrying so very hard
\nto get all the pieces to fit,
\nan early electronic wonder
\nthat brought just a few stations in.<\/font><\/p>\n


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Then graduating to transistors
\nand earphones and batteries,
\nElvis and Beethoven
\nmy constant companions
\nwith summertime
\nMets baseball thrown in.
\nI should have been studying
\nand doing my math,
\nmy parents reminded me,
\nbut I was too busy listening
\nto what came out of that box
\nto pay any attention
\nto what they said.<\/font><\/p>\n

There were all kinds of tunes
\nthat made my heart sing,
\nthe sad ones,
\nthe glad ones,
\nthe classics
\nand the fads,
\nones I could sing to
\nin the shower
\nout of tune;
\nthe ones
\nI could dance to
\nall alone
\nin my room.<\/font><\/p>\n


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And throughout the years
\nour secret love affair
\nhas blossomed and grown,
\nthat love affair that began
\nsuch a long time ago
\nbetween me
\nand my radio.<\/font><\/p>\n

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(c) barbara kausteklis 8-12-12<\/font><\/p>\n

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Written for CPC “Magic Monday\/The Magic of Radio.”<\/font><\/p>\n

\nhttp:\/\/www.friendburst.com\/blog\/94441\/magic-radio\/<\/a><\/font><\/p>\n

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And my love affair with the radio in all its new transformations and forms continues. <\/strong><\/font><\/p>\n

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Thanks always for your visits and comments.<\/font><\/p>\n

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Big Hugs.<\/font><\/p>\n

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~barb~<\/font><\/p>\n

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