When I went to the thrift store a couple of weeks ago, I found some treasures. Like Paul Simon and The Monkees cassettes, and a few great records. I got, on vinyl, a copy of an old Bangles album (The one with Walk Like an Egyptian), and an old Genesis album. Both nearly in mint condition, too. I also got the soundtracks to Fiddler on the Roof, Thoroughly Modern Millie, My Fair Lady, Sound of Music, and a few operettas, including Die Fledermaus.

I brought the Bangles and Genesis records to the weekly meeting of the jr. high youth group with which I work a week and a half ago, so that I could offer to borrow them to one of my fellow leaders that has a record player, since I don't.

Going out to play floor hockey before we got started, I left the records (in their sleeves and in the jackets) on the table in the jr. high room. When it was time to get started, I came back into the room to find some of my students playing with the records and asking "What are these things??"

They had never seen records before in their lives.

Boy am I getting old!