General Atarian Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 I was going into a thrift store, I asked the clerk (who was a 16-17 year old girl) If she had seen any atari games or gear come by lately? Her reply was,"Oh yes, we just got a whole box of them in, I'll bring the whole box right up to you" By now, my pulse starts racing and I begin to think, OH please something with a rarity of 4 or better, ....oh please, oh please, oh please be something good. She comes back with this huge box, with a price tag of $5 for the whole box, I'm thinking "JACKPOT". She says it is all yours. Open it up and it is full of 8-track tapes. Damn, it's rough to get old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 You should have asked her if they had the new KC and the Sunshine band LP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCroniger Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 "Do a little dance.... Make a little love.... get down tonight" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Atarian Posted May 12, 2002 Author Share Posted May 12, 2002 you guys kill me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranthulfr Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 "Atari games" sounds sort of like "8-tracki tapes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Note: 8-track collecting has gotten kinda big around here...those guys are more rabid than Atari collectors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyle Posted May 12, 2002 Share Posted May 12, 2002 Dont feel old she was just dumb im 21 and collect atari and know people younger than me that love atari she was well um just dumb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogray Posted May 13, 2002 Share Posted May 13, 2002 You know you are getting up there in ATARIAge when you mention PONG, Johnny Carson (heck, just mention Ed McMahon!) or 'LP' to just about anyone under 21 (Heck, I know a 27 year old who has no idea who Carson is!) Where is our heritage going! SIGH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Jaye Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 Okay, granted Atari 2600 carts are more or less the same shape than 8-track tapes... but to confuse them? That sure gave me a good laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 EP LP those are still pretty wideused terms in the music industry.. but i guess those "wow i love creed" little bastards dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 Have fun trying to fit those 8-tracks into your 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwilkson Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 Heh...I got into a funk one day a few years back, and went looking for "The Best of Cream" on 8-track. No I didn't have an 8-track deck, but that was irrelevant. Anyway, I asked the girl at the counter if they had any 8 tracks, and she said "this one just came in". And handed me a bright yellow case with a protective flap and a PCB inside. Chris: "What the fsck? Is this a game cart?" It turned out to be my first Channel-F cart! Heh... -Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 quotewent looking for "The Best of Cream" on 8-track In the white room with black curtains near the station... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted May 15, 2002 Share Posted May 15, 2002 lol yeah Channel F carts do tend to get mistaken for 8 tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted May 16, 2002 Share Posted May 16, 2002 quote: ubersaurus lol yeah Channel F carts do tend to get mistaken for 8 tracks. Oh, that explains it. Now I know why that Video Whizball sounds so horrible in my stereo. I thought it was a sequel to Pinball Wizard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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