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Unsolved Cold case
Posted by:
T3yVp
()
Date: September 11, 2014 10:10PM
On May 21th 1974, somebody stole my Lynyrd Skynyrd 8 track out of my Camaro in the Langley High School parking lot. Please return it, It has a 20 second pause in the middle of "Free bird" while in changed tracks. I miss this tape and no questions will be asked if you return it. I am offering a reward of the "Starland vocal Band 8-track" with "Afternoon Delight" as well.
Thanks
Thanks
Re: Unsolved Cold case
Posted by:
Mort's Bootery?
()
Date: September 11, 2014 10:25PM
T3yVp Wrote:
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> On May 21th 1974, somebody stole my Lynyrd Skynyrd
> 8 track out of my Camaro in the Langley High
> School parking lot. Please return it, It has a 20
> second pause in the middle of "Free bird" while in
> changed tracks. I miss this tape and no questions
> will be asked if you return it. I am offering a
> reward of the "Starland vocal Band 8-track" with
> "Afternoon Delight" as well.
>
>
> Thanks
A strange man was seen running from grit corner up the hill to the hole in the fence to Langley Oaks, with what appeared to be an eight track in his hand.
Crossing Georgetown Pike, he tripped and fell, and a clean handprint was recovered from one of the freshly painted posts.
That is your first clue.
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> On May 21th 1974, somebody stole my Lynyrd Skynyrd
> 8 track out of my Camaro in the Langley High
> School parking lot. Please return it, It has a 20
> second pause in the middle of "Free bird" while in
> changed tracks. I miss this tape and no questions
> will be asked if you return it. I am offering a
> reward of the "Starland vocal Band 8-track" with
> "Afternoon Delight" as well.
>
>
> Thanks
A strange man was seen running from grit corner up the hill to the hole in the fence to Langley Oaks, with what appeared to be an eight track in his hand.
Crossing Georgetown Pike, he tripped and fell, and a clean handprint was recovered from one of the freshly painted posts.
That is your first clue.
Re: Unsolved Cold case
Posted by:
Class of 76
()
Date: September 11, 2014 10:32PM
Mort's Bootery? Wrote:
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> T3yVp Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > On May 21th 1974, somebody stole my Lynyrd
> Skynyrd
> > 8 track out of my Camaro in the Langley High
> > School parking lot. Please return it, It has a
> 20
> > second pause in the middle of "Free bird" while
> in
> > changed tracks. I miss this tape and no
> questions
> > will be asked if you return it. I am offering a
> > reward of the "Starland vocal Band 8-track"
> with
> > "Afternoon Delight" as well.
> >
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
> A strange man was seen running from grit corner up
> the hill to the hole in the fence to Langley Oaks,
> with what appeared to be an eight track in his
> hand.
>
> Crossing Georgetown Pike, he tripped and fell, and
> a clean handprint was recovered from one of the
> freshly painted posts.
>
> That is your first clue.
Langley Oaks wasn't built yet in 1974. The woods area was referred to as "the hill" It is where everyone went to get high and skip class. The Great Falls Grits never went there. Just the heads and freaks
Langley has a smoking area as well. Students were allowed to smoke. amazing huh?
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> T3yVp Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > On May 21th 1974, somebody stole my Lynyrd
> Skynyrd
> > 8 track out of my Camaro in the Langley High
> > School parking lot. Please return it, It has a
> 20
> > second pause in the middle of "Free bird" while
> in
> > changed tracks. I miss this tape and no
> questions
> > will be asked if you return it. I am offering a
> > reward of the "Starland vocal Band 8-track"
> with
> > "Afternoon Delight" as well.
> >
> >
> > Thanks
>
>
> A strange man was seen running from grit corner up
> the hill to the hole in the fence to Langley Oaks,
> with what appeared to be an eight track in his
> hand.
>
> Crossing Georgetown Pike, he tripped and fell, and
> a clean handprint was recovered from one of the
> freshly painted posts.
>
> That is your first clue.
Langley Oaks wasn't built yet in 1974. The woods area was referred to as "the hill" It is where everyone went to get high and skip class. The Great Falls Grits never went there. Just the heads and freaks
Langley has a smoking area as well. Students were allowed to smoke. amazing huh?
Re: Unsolved Cold case
Posted by:
That 70's Show
()
Date: September 12, 2014 08:17AM
A Local contractor has been stealing 8-tracks from the rust beaten cars of local Fairfaxians then burying after listening them. Fairfax County PD got a tip that shoddy old tunes were being listened to on outdated technology and canvassed the area, finding nothing except a good deal on donuts and coffee at a local 7-11.
Re: Unsolved Cold case
Posted by:
Arlington2
()
Date: September 12, 2014 09:57AM
Class of 76 Wrote:
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> Mort's Bootery? Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > T3yVp Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > On May 21th 1974, somebody stole my Lynyrd
> > Skynyrd
> > > 8 track out of my Camaro in the Langley High
> > > School parking lot. Please return it, It has
> a
> > 20
> > > second pause in the middle of "Free bird"
> while
> > in
> > > changed tracks. I miss this tape and no
> > questions
> > > will be asked if you return it. I am offering
> a
> > > reward of the "Starland vocal Band 8-track"
> > with
> > > "Afternoon Delight" as well.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> >
> >
> > A strange man was seen running from grit corner
> up
> > the hill to the hole in the fence to Langley
> Oaks,
> > with what appeared to be an eight track in his
> > hand.
> >
> > Crossing Georgetown Pike, he tripped and fell,
> and
> > a clean handprint was recovered from one of the
> > freshly painted posts.
> >
> > That is your first clue.
>
>
> Langley Oaks wasn't built yet in 1974. The woods
> area was referred to as "the hill" It is where
> everyone went to get high and skip class. The
> Great Falls Grits never went there. Just the heads
> and freaks
> Langley has a smoking area as well. Students were
> allowed to smoke. amazing huh?
Grits and freaks. I was trying to remember those names a few weeks ago. That is so funny. I remembered freaks and jocks but could not remember grits. Actually, I think I did say "grit" outloud but quickly ruled it out because it didn't seem to fit. I guess I was thinking breakfast instead of grime. The freaks were the normal ones. Not "plastic" like jocks. Grits were gangish. Territorial if I remember correctly. So funny. Seems like yesterday. What happened to all that time between then and now? A vapor.
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> Mort's Bootery? Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > T3yVp Wrote:
> >
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> > -----
> > > On May 21th 1974, somebody stole my Lynyrd
> > Skynyrd
> > > 8 track out of my Camaro in the Langley High
> > > School parking lot. Please return it, It has
> a
> > 20
> > > second pause in the middle of "Free bird"
> while
> > in
> > > changed tracks. I miss this tape and no
> > questions
> > > will be asked if you return it. I am offering
> a
> > > reward of the "Starland vocal Band 8-track"
> > with
> > > "Afternoon Delight" as well.
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks
> >
> >
> > A strange man was seen running from grit corner
> up
> > the hill to the hole in the fence to Langley
> Oaks,
> > with what appeared to be an eight track in his
> > hand.
> >
> > Crossing Georgetown Pike, he tripped and fell,
> and
> > a clean handprint was recovered from one of the
> > freshly painted posts.
> >
> > That is your first clue.
>
>
> Langley Oaks wasn't built yet in 1974. The woods
> area was referred to as "the hill" It is where
> everyone went to get high and skip class. The
> Great Falls Grits never went there. Just the heads
> and freaks
> Langley has a smoking area as well. Students were
> allowed to smoke. amazing huh?
Grits and freaks. I was trying to remember those names a few weeks ago. That is so funny. I remembered freaks and jocks but could not remember grits. Actually, I think I did say "grit" outloud but quickly ruled it out because it didn't seem to fit. I guess I was thinking breakfast instead of grime. The freaks were the normal ones. Not "plastic" like jocks. Grits were gangish. Territorial if I remember correctly. So funny. Seems like yesterday. What happened to all that time between then and now? A vapor.
Re: Unsolved Cold case
Posted by:
buDvn
()
Date: September 12, 2014 01:46PM
but casette decks were harder / impossible to repair
cassettes jammed the tape frequently
and cassettes were better for people who stole and hoarded music
a person who bought music occasionally was good with 8-track
halarious
cassettes jammed the tape frequently
and cassettes were better for people who stole and hoarded music
a person who bought music occasionally was good with 8-track
halarious
Re: Unsolved Cold case
Posted by:
NGyTP
()
Date: September 12, 2014 01:51PM
CD's were also short lived, skipped: stratched up easily, had format/track compatibility issues, made in china the units needed replacement every two years (unrepairable of course), and by then music was like $40 at the music store, too expensive, too many songs on each CD you didn't really need.
Re: Unsolved Cold case
Posted by:
dKeCt
()
Date: September 12, 2014 02:27PM
NGyTP Wrote:
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> CD's were also short lived, skipped: stratched up
> easily, had format/track compatibility issues,
> made in china the units needed replacement every
> two years (unrepairable of course), and by then
> music was like $40 at the music store, too
> expensive, too many songs on each CD you didn't
> really need.
CDs? We didn't have no stinkin CD's in the 70s! We had 8 tracks, cassettes and reel to reel.
We used to get our music over the airwaves and tape it and try and edit it onto cassettes.
As stated before, 8 tracks were notorious for changing tracks in the middle of the song. The tape had a leader on it that the tape deck would sense to change tracks. The leader could not have music on it and it was maybe 10 seconds of dead air until the music restarted.
In fact my first computer used a
cassette to backup and run programs. My First portable labtop had a 300baud phone cradle modem. thats 300 bits per second.
If we wanted to look at porn, we had to swipe a Playboy magazine. It wasn't delivered into our bedrooms at 50Mbps. My god, if it was, I would have never graduated.
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> CD's were also short lived, skipped: stratched up
> easily, had format/track compatibility issues,
> made in china the units needed replacement every
> two years (unrepairable of course), and by then
> music was like $40 at the music store, too
> expensive, too many songs on each CD you didn't
> really need.
CDs? We didn't have no stinkin CD's in the 70s! We had 8 tracks, cassettes and reel to reel.
We used to get our music over the airwaves and tape it and try and edit it onto cassettes.
As stated before, 8 tracks were notorious for changing tracks in the middle of the song. The tape had a leader on it that the tape deck would sense to change tracks. The leader could not have music on it and it was maybe 10 seconds of dead air until the music restarted.
In fact my first computer used a
cassette to backup and run programs. My First portable labtop had a 300baud phone cradle modem. thats 300 bits per second.
If we wanted to look at porn, we had to swipe a Playboy magazine. It wasn't delivered into our bedrooms at 50Mbps. My god, if it was, I would have never graduated.