I don't remember the first day of MTV.  I don't think we had cable TV back in 1981.  I do know we had a VCR back in the very late 1970s - that VCR I had up until right before I got my own place in Pasadena back in 1996/7 - thats a very good lifespan for a VCR! 

Anyway,  I think I have always had a job since I was about 12 or 13 years old.  My first job was a paper route.  I had it for a few years and if you are not familiar with it, here is a basic description.  I had to wake up every day around 4 am because the newspaper company would drop off papers at my house.  I would have to fold them put rubber bands on them, load them into these bags and put the bags on my bicycle.  Then I would have to ride to where my route was and throw the newspapers to the correct houses (yeah people had problems with that) LOL and then I would go home, rest a bit and go to school.  This would go on every day  - no breaks for holidays.

My mom was so cool - she would get up almost every morning and help me fold the papers or we would just watch music videos as I folded the paper.  back in these days there were 5 or 6 stations that played music videos on TV and Cable.   Also, I remember there were times when it was really cold outside about 30 degrees (2-4 degrees celcius), and my mom would just have me load the papers in her truck and she would take me out - then we would go to get breakfast and hot chocolate.   Those were nice memories. 

But the best memories were just when we were up early early in the morning watching music videos and just talking about anything and everything.  How long I thought the route was going to take...and having her help me fold the papers. 

This was the golden time of music videos - TBS, USA Network, MTV, VH1, WGN, They all played music videos....Now, videos are sparse for the most part.  How sad - My mom would have really enjoyed the VH1Classic Channel....that would easily be her favorite!

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