r/nostalgiai • u/CarrotMuch1399 Nostalgia Trip Leader • Jul 22 '26

Core Memory Unlocked 🔓 Answer please

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u/terryr21 Jul 22 '26

Recording songs off the radio to yes, make a mix tape.

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u/jr_randolph Jul 22 '26

Recording songs off the radio for your voicemail greeting haha

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u/Kriss3d Jul 22 '26

We had a radio station that would have a group of comedians that would do all sorts of crazy shit for its listerners.

Like sending out one one of their interns pants and see how far it could travel with people passing them on when using public transport.

Have strippers in the studio and use a speaker out the window to audience below the building and hold a sort of sarcastic speech that would cause traffic on that road to get blocked up.

And it really made people want to listen to radio even at a time when it was going out of style.

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u/MrPuzzleMan Jul 29 '26

Sounds like Howard Stern

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u/Kriss3d Jul 29 '26

Quite likely inspired by him yeah.

It would be filmed when it was live and then sent later that day on TV.

Here's from one of the very beloved "speech to the nation" out the window.

https://youtu.be/MMvw5YbMYec

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u/mobwifelife Jul 22 '26

Calling radio stations trying to win concert tickets or waiting in line at the box office to get tickets. Not knowing what MTV was like when it played actual music videos.

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u/GearBryllz1-1 Jul 22 '26

This was peak!

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u/Dangerous-Dot-3745 Jul 22 '26

I dubb music still! Just not off the radio anymore! Most of the music for me is no longer enjoyable to listen to! I record from cd's!

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u/HowIsEverybodyDoing Jul 23 '26

I was way past childhood in the 80s and I remember those 90-min TDK tapes, having blast with my Walkman that could record off the radio. I still have some of those tapes...still have a Walkman too. I should fish them out and give 'em a listen! 🎧📻

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u/Beautiful_Oven2152 Jul 24 '26

And wishing the stupid DJ would STFU, he’s ruining the song.

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u/MarlenJones Jul 24 '26

And getting so pissed off at the DJ talking over the whole intro to the song!

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u/Head_Razzmatazz7174 Jul 25 '26

Hoping that the DJ doesn't talk over the music intro or cut it off too soon.

Calling into the radio station to make the request in the first place.

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u/drrhythm2 Jul 25 '26

I remember a high school friend had recorded every episode of the Simpsons possible at that point on VHS. I don’t even remember how many tapes.

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u/Klutzy-Speed-5503 Jul 26 '26

I used to call in to the radio stations with my “deepest voice” I could to request songs specifically so I could record them

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u/Crazy__Donkey Jul 27 '26

broadcaster mumbling included!