when i was about 4 or 5 years old, my sister and i discovered how amazingly aerodynamic vinyl 45's were and had great fun using them as frisbees... then we found out what a cool noise they made when someone accidently threw one against the wall of the basement, and shattered into a thousand pieces...
my father was really angry when he found out, especially since my sister and i had destroyed probably about 20-30 45's, some of which undoubtedly were irreplacable, valuable and rare... including some of the beatles and elvis, among others.
and, mad props of coolness go to my father for having an original pressing of 'in-a-gadda-da-vida' by iron butterfly. but, at least he knew enough to put it somewhere other than the shelf by the stereo where all the other records were kept. but, i digress...
my father has promised me for years, that he would have his revenge on my sister and i for destroying those 45's, and he may be close to having it... my daughter has discovered the neat sound that cds make when you pull them all off the shelf and bounce them off of one another...
so, while i certainly don't own anything that can't be replaced... i have a better understanding of my parents, once more, in raising a child of my own.
Posted by lara at July 10, 2000 04:54 PM