That's what I've always said!
Friday Quote for the Ages:
"I am the single person left on earth who does not have an iPod. Well, I have one, but I have yet to put anything in it...on it...whatever. It's pathetic, I know. But music has never been something that can be in the background for me. It requires my full attention and the iPod isn't really made for one's full attention, now is it? I mean, I appreciate background music at a dinner party, but I always find myself drfiting away from a conversation and thinking "Wow, did you hear how Ella phrased that?" Which is, frankly, rude to the person who is telling me about their divorce. When people are talking about their agents or the way show business "used to be" I find the background music helpful as a distraction. I don't even listen to music in the car as I seem to miss exits and run over pedestrians. Inevitably, I sing along, throw my hands in the air at the end, and all hell breaks loose. I suppose an iPod would be good for the gym... but then one would have to go to a gym. I belong to two, but don't go to either. I watch TV while on a treadmill at home because if I am listening to music I am compelled to jog to the tempo of the song that is playing. I can't help it. So, that takes out any ballad I might like to hear. And showtunes don't really go with running, except for any Ethel Merman song and let's face it, a 40 minute run with Ethel Merman could seem like a lifetime. In short, I recognize that I need to get with the rest of the population, but at this point, it would be out of fear of being antiquated rather than any true need. But I am not completely behind the times. I got one of those cameras for my computer and the sex is great."
-Sam Harris, on why he doesn't own an Ipod
"I am the single person left on earth who does not have an iPod. Well, I have one, but I have yet to put anything in it...on it...whatever. It's pathetic, I know. But music has never been something that can be in the background for me. It requires my full attention and the iPod isn't really made for one's full attention, now is it? I mean, I appreciate background music at a dinner party, but I always find myself drfiting away from a conversation and thinking "Wow, did you hear how Ella phrased that?" Which is, frankly, rude to the person who is telling me about their divorce. When people are talking about their agents or the way show business "used to be" I find the background music helpful as a distraction. I don't even listen to music in the car as I seem to miss exits and run over pedestrians. Inevitably, I sing along, throw my hands in the air at the end, and all hell breaks loose. I suppose an iPod would be good for the gym... but then one would have to go to a gym. I belong to two, but don't go to either. I watch TV while on a treadmill at home because if I am listening to music I am compelled to jog to the tempo of the song that is playing. I can't help it. So, that takes out any ballad I might like to hear. And showtunes don't really go with running, except for any Ethel Merman song and let's face it, a 40 minute run with Ethel Merman could seem like a lifetime. In short, I recognize that I need to get with the rest of the population, but at this point, it would be out of fear of being antiquated rather than any true need. But I am not completely behind the times. I got one of those cameras for my computer and the sex is great."
-Sam Harris, on why he doesn't own an Ipod
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