Featured Image: Picture of the Annex payphone taken in 2007.
“Who has money for the phone?”
Standing on line at the payphone in the Annex after getting back from a parade or show was how it worked for us back then. Eventually, some of us had cars – but that phone was how many of us got home after a long day (or tour!).
The technology we had available to us was simple: portable cassette recorders. Did we use them to listen to “regular” music on the buses? Usually not. Battery life was saved for the latest record-from-the-stands performance, be it winter ensemble or summer field show. It also meant we spent time talking to each other while traveling … or singing together … or whatever. We spent time with each other without technology getting in our way – and this, in its own simple way, helped us to grow as a family.
Thanks for listening.
All for now – corpsdially yours from jo!