Thursday, February 3, 2022

PROGRESS (?)

In 1877, a mere 145 years ago, a young man named Thomas Edison introduced a new invention, the phonograph.

He demonstrated it by playing a recording of a poem he had recited.




Today we have Rap.

Thanks, Tom.

6 comments:

  1. I just waved my cane at them and told them to get offa my lawn for you.

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  2. Edison is responsible for rap? Oh well, it is not ALL bad. My son loves the stuff, actually knows the words or maybe he just mumbles well, I'm not sure.

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  3. Interesting! I didn't know there was a recording.

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  4. Interesting old recording. Nice to hear Thomas Edison's voice.

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  5. But in between we had some wonderful music, and rock and roll too.

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