Some Thoughts On Change and Never Saying Goodbye...
by Steven P. Velasquez Sept. 29, 2013 Rutherford High School - Rutherford, NJ I'm driving up Interstate 85 between Charlotte and Greensboro, NC in my hot rental car. I'm frustrated because the cars on the highway seem immobile. A glance at my speedometer has me at 85 mph though I feel like I'm standing still. Comfortable, but probably not a good change from a safety standpoint. The radio is filling my ears with literally ALL the sounds of my formative years as I've found an 80's station that has me in complete nostalgia mode. The thought of getting a radio signal from a satellite in space vs. AM waves on terrestrial radio? Never thought we'd see the day back then, but here it is. I say this is a good change as the clarity, selections and lack of geographical restriction are seemingly endless. The personalities on the satellite radio are none other than the original V.J.'s of the earliest days of MTV before it became ...