An Obituary

The latest reminder I ain't as young as I used to be...

The Walkman, the Sony cassette device that forever changed music listening before becoming outdated by digital MP3 players and iPods, has died. It was 31 years old. Sony announced Monday that it has ceased production of the classic, cassette tape Walkman in Japan, effectively sounding the death knell of the once iconic, now obsolete device.

The Walkman is survived by the Discman (still clinging to life) and ironic music listeners who think using a Walkman in this day-and-age is charmingly out-of-touch...

How ironic that the Three Musketeers each recently acquired one of these... I guess in 20- something years they'll be reading the obit of the MP3 player. But since Dad confiscated the earbuds that came with the players, and substituted traditional headphones, at least they'll be able to HEAR about the end of the MP3 player...

Time marches on...