Before the days of cell phones and personal computers, a jukebox connected individuals at local restaurants. Portrayed in sitcoms like Happy Days, placing a coin in the jukebox and selecting a hip song often inspired young people to join the dance floor. Thus, music enhanced the life of teens creating jukebox memories.
As technology advanced, diners began to install miniature jukeboxes in each booth, enabling guests to interact while listening to their favorite songs. Over time, music became associated, linked and tied to special moments in time. Whether you were traveling somewhere on vacation, going out on a date or enjoying your prom, music etches memories within our minds.
Today, I can be shopping in a local grocery store, driving in my car or walking down Main Street when I hear a song from my past. Within seconds, my mind takes me back in time, reminiscing about where I was, who I was with and the friends I made along the way. Through the good and bad, music is like a recipe to cure the blues in life. Regardless of what you use to access modern music, may these devices provide soothing jukebox memories.
by Jay Mankus
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