but the reason it took me so long to bother opening my new mp3 player is... I like listening to my radio... AND I really like my little radio because... it gets AM as well as FM (and it's not one of those horrible FM scanning things!)... and I like AM because that means... RadioSport... and it's summer... and that means cricket! And, sometimes (but not lately while NZ's playing), a good match to listen to.
And, sometimes, I even make sure that the station is just slightly off so that you get that static/weird effect - just like listening to the cricket tests from the other side of the world at night (when you should be asleep)...
Ah, the days before 24 hour & pay TV!
In the old days... I used to have a little 'portable' black & white TV I was allowed to have in my room to watch the gymnastics at the 1988 Olympics... for some strange reason, that Olympics it was mainly the men's events I followed... the rings especially... and this guy in particular...
In 1984 my cousin and I argued over who was better - she liked MaryLou Retton - I liked Ecaterina Szabo
It was always the uneven bars for me. I'm going to reference this amazing routine by Olga Korbut.
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mI can really empathise with the deficiencies of our mp3 players - no Radio Sport! And there's test matches on! And there's going to be one against England ... and I'm going to be working ...
ReplyDeleteBut do not despair Mad Hamster - they do have live streaming on their website - just plug in your dicky little headphones and you're set. (Just don't forget that you've got your headphones on when you go geta coffee refill - most unpleasant!)