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In In fact, fact, I'm I'm humhumby ? and remembers the countertop selections. By the way , she added ming itit right right now now and and fondly fondly remember remember sinking sinking my my extra extra remembers the countertop selections. By the way, she added ming vac3'ions and and her her dad dad said said they they got got the the that itit was was on on family family vacations that just to hear it one more time. change into the jukebox change into the jukebox just to hear it one more time. best food at truck stops. " My dad would let me pick a song best food at truck stops. "My dad would let me pick a song from the thejukebox jukebox and and II loved loved putting putting the the quarter quarter in in and and pickpickAnd , if I was feeling especially sorry for myself for And, if I was feeling especially sorry for myself for from something,like likeno no date date on on aa Friday Friday night night or ing my my songs. songs. In In fact, fact, II still still like like doing doing that!" or breaking breaking up up with with ing that!" something, a boyfriend, for only a quarter I could play several really sad a boyfriend, for only a quarter I could play several really sad was fun fun talking talking about about our our experiences experiences and and memories memories ItIt was Don't you you remember remember "Blue " Blue songs and and cry cry my my eyes eyes out. out. Don't songs of the jukebox. It's going to be exciting having a jukebox week Velvet" by by Bobby Bobby Vinton Vinton or or "Listen " Listen to to the the Rhythm Rhythm of ofthe the of the jukebox. It's going to be exciting having a jukebox week Velvet" acknowledging the the important important role role the thejukebox jukebox has has played played in in FallingRain". Rain". Ooooooh, Ooooooh, those thosewere weresad sadones onesall all right! right! They They acknowledging Falling of our lives. Don't pass up an opportunity to promote all just fine fine after aftermy my breakup breakup with, with, let's let's see see that that must must all of our lives. Don't pass up an opportunity to promote itit carriedme mejust carried to your yourlocations. locations. There There must must be be many many ways ways to to let let the the public public to have been been Johnny! Johnny! have lOOth anniversary of the jukebox. I was surknow about the know about the 100th anniversary of the jukebox. I was surprised at at the the last last AMOA AMOA when when AMOA AMOA functions functions featured featured asked everyone everyonehere here at at work workwhat whattheir their fondest fondestjukebox jukebox prised IIasked bands when members of the association were busy passing out memory was and it turned into quite a discussion. They all memory was and it turned into quite a discussion. They all bands when members of the association were busy passing out jukeboxbuttons! buttons! At Atthe theNational NationalDart DartAssociation Associationtournament, tournament, remember jukeboxes as part of their childhood and adulthood. jukebox remember jukeboxes as part of their childhood and adulthood. once again again aa band band played played away away when when aa jukebox jukebox could could have have Bonnierecalled recalled ordering orderingmalts malts at at the the Surf Surfand and smootching smootching with with once Bonnie been used, especially with nearly a thousand dart players there! Larry to "In the Still of the Night." That's the malts that came Larry to "In the Still of the Night." That's the malts that came been used, especially with nearly a thousand dart players there! themetal metal container, container, not notthe thekind kindtoday today ininnon nondescript paper ininthe descript paper hundred years years ago, ago, no no one one had had any any idea idea how how popular popular AA hundred cups. cups. the concept concept of ofpaying paying to tohear hear aa special special song song was was going going to to be. be. the is so let's shout it from Today, we do know how popular it Ron was working at the Royal Castle and each day when Ron was working at the Royal Castle and each day when Today, we do know how popular it is so let's shout it from the roof roof tops! tops! HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIRTHDAY TO TO THE THE JUKEBOX! JUKEBOX! hisboss bosscame cameininhe hepulled pulledaaquarter quarterout outof ofhis hispocket, pocket, transfertransfer- the his red it to the Seeburg and played " Selfish One." "I haven't red it to the Seeburg and played "Selfish One." "I haven't thought about about that that in in ages," ages," Ron Ron fondly fondly recalls. recalls. thought Margrethad hadaalot lotof offun fun with with this thisone oneand and so sodid did we welistenlistenMargret ing to her tales! It seems that she was near an air base and ing to her tales! It seems that she was near an air base and By The The Lake Lake and and play play "Blue "Blue would go go to to aa place place called called By would Tango" over and over again. " Boy, we had fun playing that Tango" over and over again. "Boy, we had fun playing that jukebox," she remembers. "We also danced our feet off to jukebox," she remembers. "We also danced our feet off to Vic Damone who was called the Velvet Fog." Vic Damone who was called the Velvet Fog." wasn ' t so so long long ago ago that that Renee Renee saw saw an an old oldjukebox jukebox that that ItIt wasn't played 78s. " I can't remember exactly what songs we listened played 78s. "I can't remember exactly what songs we listened PLAY METER/June METER/June 1988 1988 1010 PLAY Valeria Cogneich Valerie Cognevich Valerie Cognevich Editor Editor