The Unglamorous 8-Track Lesbian
Yup, that's me, and my cat, Snoopy.

In the background you can see a very small portion of my tie collection.

I am 38. My father went with cassettes when I was a kid, but I remember well walking around Strawberries (new record store) and seeing all the 8-tracks behind the plexiglass. You had to reach through the holes and drop what you wanted onto a conveyor belt that carried it to the registers. They all had huge plastic pieces attached to 'em so they wouldn't fit through the holes.

In about '92 or '93 I bought a new turntable at a yard sale which happened to have an 8-track player. It was a Kingspoint with a round radio dial that lights up orange. So, already a thrift store junkie, I figured I'd pick up a few carts. The first two I found were Hotel California and Donna Summer - On the Radio. The rest is history. I kept getting more and loved them and couldn't stop. I buy duplicates too, if the price is right.