Amplitude or Frequency

Driving to work this morning i was horrified by what i heard - something that made me question myself and my values...while it was no more than the normal drivel that one normally gets in breakfast radio, it was not the content but the style in which it was delivered that shocked me. It hit me straight between the eyes somewhere after the traffic but before the sport...and i changed channels just to be sure...but after checking there was no denying... I HAVE STARTED TO LISTEN TO AM RADIO!!!!!!!!!

This is devastating. I have always thought of myself as fairly young and with it, while never jumping on the latest bandwagons, i had the knowledge of said wagons and their destinations. I have always prided myself on my music collection and how up to date i was on latest sounds and gigs. All this was largely due the 45 minutes i spend in a car each day listening to the radio to and from work. With the best that triplej had to offer, mixed with a bit of random flicking, and the recent inclusion of Fbi, i was well and truly sorted and had my fingers on the pulse (well my eardrums on the beat, as it is impossible to touch music unless you take those special happy pills/mushrooms).

But somehow over the past week or 2 my radio has been limited to the amplitude modulations of Sydney and i have not had an issue. This is the biggest indication to me that time is progressing and i am getting older. While i am not at the stage of complaining about children having no respect for elders or that the music is too loud (possibly due to hearing loss - thanks concerts with speaker systems so huge they have their own postcode) i am also surprisingly interested in hearing about the state of local politics and other boring and crap issues.

Perhaps my car radios inclination towards the "oldies" band is a reflection as to whats on offer. In my defence, i think the state of music at the moment is boring, triplem have screwed with their playlists too much, triplej have terrible morning show and fbi is often forgotten as it is not in my presets. Also coming into September, when all sports either starting or finishing, it is the time when AM radio shines with sport on all stations except the talk back, and they are talking about sport. The universe is working against me and trying to crush what remaining youth i have - damn you unoriginal artists and your sportstar bedfellows.

Perhaps i should accept that from now on my stomach will be expanding, i will be getting increasingly forgetful, money is not worth what it used to, kids are getting away with murder and i will becoming frequently forgetful... or i could just listen to cd's instead.

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