Answering Machine
I did some spring cleaning years ago, and I hit a jackpot of sorts. I was cleaning out box after box of old tapes and found all these mini cassettes. Most of them are old answering machine tapes, and I have not gone through them all yet but what I have found so far I have posted. As I go through the rest of the pile I will continue to post these little “gems” that turn up. Also to all of you that appear on these tapes please do not get mad this is all in fun. It was a long time ago..
*All files are encoded in Real Audio. Sorry that was the thing to do back then. These were posted to the web long before MP3′s.
Click on a cassette to hear the audio.
This seems to be the oldest but, I really don’t know. *I did not put in the background sounds, artifacts or alter the tape in any way (except for removing actual phone numbers)Guess my rent was late..That was probably the worst place I ever lived, and that guy was a prick! It’s good to know that I wasn’t paying him on time. Some Rodney King recording at at the end?
This should be before the message above because of the photo shoot…
This is my personal favorite. *Again, I did not put in the background sounds, artifacts or alter the tape in any way (except for removing actual phone numbers).Billy’s crazy dream, and more..
Not sure if this is right before I moved to NYC or if I was just planning a visit. *Again, I did not put in the background sounds, artifacts or alter the tape in any way (except for removing actual phone numbers).
Amara takes it like a woman..
This is a shorty but, a goodie. *Again, I did not put in the background sounds, artifacts or alter the tape in any way (except for removing actual phone numbers).The cosmic birthday twins, and I don’t know what the laugh is from.
I think this is older still – living with Jan
This is when my cat learned how to use my answering machine and would record things in the apartment or cut people off. *Again, I did not put in the background sounds, artifacts or alter the tape in any way (except for removing actual phone numbers). Try picturing a small black cat staring at an answering machine and randomly hitting buttons.
This is definitely the strangest one of the bunch. *Again, I did not put in the background sounds, artifacts or alter the tape in any way (except for removing actual phone numbers).My phone is picking up sideband, my cat has gotten good at figuring out which buttons to hit and I got creditors on my but, not my favorite, but very weird at the end.
If you are interested. While I was looking for a picture of an answering machine I came across a site that has the history of the answering machine. You can see it here: http://www.recording-history.org/HTML/answertech7.php
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