Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light......
-The opening lines of Dylan Thomas's poem "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night."
Why would I reference this poem you ask?
To honor the memory of my beloved tv that passed away early this morning. I went to sleep with it on and when I awoke sometime before sunrise, my living room was silent. Rage, rage against the dying of the light!
RIP Sweety Pie
1997—2011
I still remember the day I bought her. Mom had come to visit me at school. The small old tv she let me bring to the dorm had just died and I wanted a replacement. So we went to Wal-Mart. I remember seeing her and knowing right away she was the one I wanted. $79 plus tax. That was pretty hefty to me seeing as I only had a 15 hr/week campus job. But I bought her anyway and mom helped me bring her up to my room. As the years passed, not once did I ever have a problem with her. I wasn't too sad when I discovered she was no longer working, as she's been good to me and "lived" a very long time. I keep things forever. I have a tape player/cd player I also bought in '97 that's still working just fine. And my first car, purchased brand new is still with me and is officially becoming a teenager this May. She'll be 13!!!
So, here's to a wonderful 14-year relationship with my Magnavox. You served me well my friend. Though a new one will come into my life, your performance won't soon be matched.
Love,
Your owner,
Jennifer Singleton
14 yrs...thats pretty damned good for a tv actually! I think they're purposefully mandated to build things to last for about 2 years these days, so everyone'll have to keep buying new ones! (I'm kidding of course, though it's probably more true than I'd like to imagine) Anyway, R.I.P.......
ReplyDeleteThank you!! I totally agree.
ReplyDeleteI am sending my condolences. I caused the demise of my clock, whose long life span has become lost over the years. I was lifting a painting above where it stood on my 13" television and I saw it fall hard to the floor. So I understand the lost of companion TV.
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