TECHNO TECHNO LOGIC
Back in UK AV broadcast history
All we had as kids was monochrome TV
Single channel tune-in to the BBC
Later upgrade that enabled ITV
'Wireless' just meant 'radio' back in the day
AM/FM disco bopping forty-five airplay
All change with the future looming Y2K
Music volume pumped up twenty four hours every day
Years later...
We watched JVC
We had double D
Then came DVD
To our LCD
And today
We've got DAB
Also DAT
Watching VOD
We can PPV
Not to mention Terabyte Technology
Tablet, i-Pod, Mobile Phone and home PC
Image upload and download in full HD
Microchip updates facilitate 3D
Slower mode megapix
Overload of pop chart mix
Throw enough until it sticks
Sell your soul to get your kicks
Slow motion replay
No notion DJ
Do you hear what we say?
Auction it on ebaY!
Internet connection
Virus infection
Maintenance inspection
PC resurrection
Bio logic?
Geo logic?
Patho logic?
Where's the logic?
Pro logic
Psycho logic
Techno
Techno
Techno Logic
Slow motion replay
ReplyDeleteNo notion DJ
Do you hear what we say?
Auction it on ebaY!...nice...ha...wicked flow in this...and we have come a long way...always changing our intials...smiles.
Gotta keep on top of the initials...
DeleteA cool journey...Internet connection
ReplyDeleteVirus infection
Maintenance inspection
PC resurrection....
COOL!
Just taking stock of some of the clutter...
DeleteRemember it all well and like the point of your slightly scary climax -well delivered...
ReplyDeleteReagrds
Scott www.scotthastie.com
Remember it all too... Cheers Scott.
ReplyDeleteA real trip down memory lane. I was trying to explain 8 track cassettes to my daughter the other day and gave up - lol!
ReplyDeleteShould have started with something simple... like reel to reel...! :)
DeleteTechnology has really changed over the years ~ I wonder if our children will know what it meant to play outside, just in the field, without games ~ Enjoyed the media replay ~
ReplyDeleteYou mean physical social interaction... ? Is it safe...?
DeleteStan, this definitely is a reminder of how technology has changed in only a 'few' years. Who knows what will be the new thing next year?
ReplyDeleteWho knows? It's probably already obsolete...
DeleteFunny!
ReplyDeleteThanks Heidi :)
Delete"Sell your soul to get your kicks." Love that verse. Your poem just reminded me how out of date I am.
ReplyDeleteAren't we all...?
Deleteha...i like...wireless meant radio...cool...my 18 year old daughter was researching something on the internet for school..she looked at me and asked...mom, do you know what LP stands for..? ha...see..smiles
ReplyDeleteLP of course... and there was EP... and floppy disc meant 'soft' not 'vinyl'... ... ...
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed this - great flow. Tech is taking over. And with all the openings for creativity, where's the new Renaissance?
ReplyDeleteIt's all around... exactly the same as the old one...
DeleteI love the flow of this piece. As I was reading it, I could hear the underlying beat. This would be a great performance piece, I think, and it would certainly highlight how fast the world has changed/is changing
ReplyDeleteMight have to put it to music...
DeleteSeems like someday soon, everything will be reduced to acronyms. Very nicely done!
ReplyDeleteSometimes it is better just to put the pc down than to cover it in a resurrected gown haha fun write at your site.
ReplyDeleteGlad it brought a smile :)
DeleteI wonder what's next...
ReplyDeleteSo do I...
Delete...and to think all this becomes so much space junk! And look what all these initial cap, abbreviations are doing to language. We'll be talking in letters only soon! Good recap here of technology..sinister, real, and original!
ReplyDeleteEvolution...?
DeleteRemember when Peeps rode into town, robbed bank, and rode away in a blaze of gunfire? Now we can rob a country's secrets from 5,000 miles distant...without leaving our desk/chair...
ReplyDeleteYou write doggone good, factually funny, deliciously readable.
Thanks for visiting Fourth Dimension today.
PEACE!
Thanks Steve... Peace to you too
DeleteI lived this!! You had me laughing out loud :-) Brilliant and fun
ReplyDeleteCool... another mission accomplished :)
DeleteDitto me, started out with monochrome TV and single channel entertainment. Fun and catchy poem. Nice to meet you.
ReplyDeleteGood to meet you too :)
DeleteOh how the times do keep rolling on. You were definitely taking me back! Fun techno timeline :)
ReplyDeleteA week or two from now, we'll be laughing at how primitive things are today...!
Deletegreat fun to read. there are a few acronyms I didn't get... need to brush up on my techie side.
ReplyDeletereally enjoyed.
You're probably far too young to remember them :)
DeleteThis is fast and catchy, left my brain whirling and I liked it. :)
ReplyDeleteThat'll do for me... :)
Deletesome tight wordplay here. oh, how the times have changed. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd they're still a-changin'
DeleteNicely Stan, but I think I'll stick to my trusty tranny, that's a transistor radio, in case you were wondering.
ReplyDeleteNice one... Hey... remember ghetto Blasters...?
DeleteReally good and so true, the worlds gone mad since those days of black and white tellys in big square boxes!
ReplyDeleteAnd you had to get out of your chair to change channel... if you had more than one...!
Deletelove the use of technology here. very effectively used as metaphor. Nicely done. Thanks
ReplyDeleteCheers Fred :)
DeleteHa ha, now I know why I am so confused and so technologically challenged...terrific poem so very much enjoyed.!
ReplyDeleteYou've got TC as well...? :)
DeleteLove the flow to this, Stan. I wonder what is coming next myself.
ReplyDeletePamela
it makes you crave trees doesn't it
ReplyDeleteThe simple life... :)
Deletevery cool, the rhythm sounds like rap to me, great flow!
ReplyDeleteThanks for that :)
DeleteI fell right into the flow of this...the path we have taken in technology is boggling. wonderful expression. ~ Rose
ReplyDeleteHave we taken it, or has it taken us...?
DeleteYes-I started reading this out loud about halfway through and felt like an MC by the end. Great rhythms. I remember the day Channel 4 was going to start and feeling excited about it. On came Countdown!
ReplyDeleteProduct of a mis-spelt yoof...? ;)
DeleteI understood the first lines well - they talked of times I knew well. More simple times. Things got more confusing towards the end as technology kept changing. In fact, I do not even know what kind of technology I am using.
ReplyDeleteYour poem and its structure captured the fast and confusing changes so well. Very well done. :-)
Technology just keeps gaining pace...
DeleteNext stop: mental telepathy--no need for an interface.
ReplyDeleteSpot on...!
DeleteWhat a wonderful alphabet soup of technology. It's truly overwhelming and you capture it well.
ReplyDeleteMBK... You'll do for me...!
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