This is one of those “swear to god
it's true” sort of things.
I was watching Radio
Dead Air's live show this Monday night, and a song somebody
requested brought back one of those memories I can't really be sure
of the accuracy of. There was this one time when I was four or five
years old, more or less, when I was doing something with my dad, and
we stopped at this gas station on the west side of town. I'm not
sure if it was just to get gas, or what exactly the deal was, because
this was back in the early 1980s, and things were different then.
The place was called Get'N'Go. I remember that much because it had
the only sign like it I can recall seeing where I grew up. Part of
it was still there, at least, last time I remembered to look for it,
though that particular location is something else now, and there are
other gas stations by that name around town still.
Get'N'Go was still a convenience store
back then like it is today, but like I said, this was the early 80s,
and things were a little different back then, so maybe we were
getting bait to go fishing or something along with gas. Regardless,
though, the thing I remember was there was this nifty pop machine,
that I don't think had an actual brand attached to it. Instead of
dispensing the way we've become accustomed to the last thirty years
or so, this one had little doors in the front and a moving tower sort
of thing in it because all the bottles were glass. I thought it was
cool and talked my old man into showing me how it worked, and we
wound up with this bottle of blue cream soda.
Now, why I remember that specific part
of whatever trip we were on that day, I don't know, but it's one of
those things my young little mind latched onto, and I still think I
remember going on thirty-five years later. I'm inclined to think I'm
not entirely remembering this thing right, especially after all this
time. I only remember a few very basic things about it, but there
are still a few key things missing, and I haven't been able to find
anything like it since. Maybe if I could at least remember the brand
name or something, I might have more luck, but as is, it's just one
of those quirks of memory we all have.
So, anyway, I guess I'd just like to
say thanks for inspiring a decent writing project again, RDA! It's
greatly appreciated. Maybe now I can get on with other things I need
to get done as well.
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