RZ Cole
RZ Cole
Jan 18, 2017 · 1 min read

Anyone recall how you could break off the little plastic tab on your cassette tapes to prevent them from being recorded over? And then cover it up with scotch tape when you ran out of blanks and desperately needed to record something?

A strange relic of an ancient civilization…

I staged this photo with my youngster a couple of weeks back…and thought you might appreciate it.

    RZ Cole

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    RZ Cole

    Wearer of many hats: divorced dad, significant other, veteran, chef, music-lover, jock, nerd — I’m rapidly approaching forty, and I write about it here.

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