Don't lose your music: worker scholar whose power comes from within
Tony Robles
Friday, November 14, 2008;
Time Warp
He wears a white
T shirt with a
Gold chain dangling
From his neck
Calls everybody
Homey, even the
White guys
Carries a mini
Boom box
Radio
He’s 44 years old
And has never
Held a job
He had a bad
Car accident that
Left him disabled
He now works in a
Warehouse heat sealing
Cellophane packages
courtesy
Of a job training
program
It’s his first
Gig
but his real job
Is recording cassette
Tapes
He calls them
“mix tapes”
He has all
The slow jams
From 30 years ago
He sell ‘em for
2 dollars a pop,
sometimes 3 for
5 dollars
He talked me into
Buying 2 tapes
The other day
I didn’t have the
Heart to tell him that
I don’t listen to
cassettes
Anymore
I gave it up
About 10
Years ago
All my music
Is on CD’s now
But I keep it
To myself
Guys like him
Are just like
Good music
They never go
Out of
Style