beaners Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Should I listen to it? We had a garage sale this weekend. (That was probably my first mistake.) A guy stopped by and bought one of our broken mowers for parts. On his way out, he asked if we were "saved." Except I couldn't understand his accent and gave him a quizzical look because I thought he was asking if we were safe. Ya know, in case someone was going to rob my pathetic bins of clothes. We didn't have the whole "saved" "moment of taking Jesus into your heart" paradigm in the church I grew up in, and it's not the first thing I think of when a stranger is making small talk. (My second mistake.) So I figured out what he was talking about, and I told him that we were Christians. Maybe I wasn't convincing enough? He came back five minutes later with a cassette tape. It's labeled "EMERGENCY MUSIC." He said I should only listen to it if it was an emergency. What in the world is this?! Should I listen to it? Is it an instructional guide in case everyone except my family gets raptured away? Is it a crazy mountain man thing? Or is it a secret record release for a band that is going to be super-famous so it will be a collector's item that I can sell on eBay for thousands of dollars? I'm dying to know what this is about, but I'm kind of afraid it will hypnotize me if I find a tape player to play it in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I have no idea. But thanks for making me chuckle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Strawberry Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Omg, YES. Listen and report back. Do you have a tape deck? Do people still make tapes? Is it old? I'm dying of curiosity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abba12 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 He must think an emergency is going to happen pretty soon if it's on tape, because we won't be able to buy tape players much longer, even second hand! So curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmomma Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Weird Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 You must listen to it and report back to us!! That is, if the music does not hypnotize you! :lol: Emergency music.....that's about the craziest thing I've ever heard!! :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Throw it away without listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Oh man, how could you NOT listen to it? I would be dying of curiosity. But yes, my hand would be resting on the stop button, just in case it got weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Emergency music? I wonder what is supposed to happen when you listen to it in an emergency. I think you ought to listen to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 This is why you should only have garage sales right before moving. Preferably FAR AWAY. ;) I'd have to listen, but I have no idea where I'd find a cassette deck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I confess- I'd just toss it. well - my curiosity of what "emergency music" is might make me play it for 30 seconds. I would assume baroque ( my preferred music) it is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I have no idea, but you MUST listen to it and report back. We also want a full account of what you had to go through to find a tape player. :D When you listen to it, maybe you should have a friend sit next to you with noise canceling headphones on. That way, your friend won't be subject to any mind-altering or hypnotic effects and can step in should things get weird. :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedicMom Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 It is probably some weird kind of witnessing gimmick, like the fake million dollar bills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaCEmom Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 You've GOT to listen to it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 OMG. I thought I had heard everything from around here. Beaners, you have to listen to it. Have to. Have dh plug his ears, and if your eyes start doing that spirally thing like in the cartoons when you are being hypnotized, he can stop it! If it is good, you can share it with us when we go apple picking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 :bigear: Inquiring minds want to know. :laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Something just occurred to me. Whatever you do, don't play it backwards or who knows what evil will befall you. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Maybe when you play it, the Doctor will come. He's always helpful in an emergency. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Maybe when you play it, the Doctor will come. He's always helpful in an emergency. Well this settles it; you HAVE to listen to it now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Maybe when you play it, the Doctor will come. He's always helpful in an emergency. The doctor say he's comin', but you gotta pay him cash. (some music trivia for the Emergency Music thread :p ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Here you go: http://www.amazon.com/Jensen-SCR-68B-Stereo-Cassette-Earbuds/dp/B0016BQECA/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1378737315&sr=8-5&keywords=cassette+player Report back, pretty please. It says it's temporarily out of stock. :tongue_smilie: The Emergency Music crowd must have made a run on cassette players. The end is near. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Um_2_4 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Why, oh, Why is there not a warning before clicking on this thread...ya'all know I'm drinking my coffee right? Do you know what coffee does to screens? well, do ya? :lol: Tapes??? Who still makes tapes??? :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Have you listened to it yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmyontheFarm Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Oh please listen to it. Or mail it to me and I'll listen to it. I want to know what it has on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 OMG. I thought I had heard everything from around here. Beaners, you have to listen to it. Have to. Have dh plug his ears, and if your eyes start doing that spirally thing like in the cartoons when you are being hypnotized, he can stop it! If it is good, you can share it with us when we go apple picking! And here I was hoping you'd be able to tell me it's some weird local tradition! I haven't listened to it yet. Remember how I mentioned that terrible idea I had to do a garage sale? Well today is the first day a visitor from the local school comes to do my son's speech and OT. So I'm scrambling to stash all this junk and make the house presentable. I am lucky enough to have a way to play the tape though! Our van was fully loaded way back when it was manufactured. It's really old, so we have power windows AND a tape player. I'll report back this evening after I listen to it. If it's really awesome, we can set up a mailing list and pass it around so everyone on the forum gets a chance to experience emergency music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houseofkids&pets Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 I was just reading an article in our newspaper this morning about having a kit assembled in case of disasters. Thanks for letting me know that I need to add an emergency tape to our disaster readiness kit. Does it come in CD format?? :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Am I the only one thinking Ringu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Or Emergency! music? Ah... that Randolph Mantooth... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 You guys are totally cracking me up! What I love is that I actually know Beaners, so this man could also potentially be someone I know.... I wish he would stop by my house and give me some emergency music. Maybe he is really a super hero and the tape plays his theme! She said he was an older guy, so maybe he just hasn't updated his technology? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 You guys are totally cracking me up! What I love is that I actually know Beaners, so this man could also potentially be someone I know.... I wish he would stop by my house and give me some emergency music. Maybe he is really a super hero and the tape plays his theme! She said he was an older guy, so maybe he just hasn't updated his technology? hmmm, , , , in the vein of "greatest American hero"? (who never learned how to use his super suit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Exactly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaners Posted September 9, 2013 Author Share Posted September 9, 2013 He said his name was Joey...ring a bell? It would be hilarious if you did know him, because I thought *we* were your weird friends! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Or Emergency! music? Ah... that Randolph Mantooth... That thought popped into my mind, too, initially. What a crush I had on Johnny Gage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 He said his name was Joey...ring a bell? It would be hilarious if you did know him, because I thought *we* were your weird friends! OMG! Joey Newman came to your garage sale!! https://soundcloud.com/joeynewmanmusic/emergency Actually, I have no idea who this guy is. But apparently, he's a musician named Joey who has a song called "Emergency" (I love Google - it never fails me). :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Or Emergency! music? Ah... that Randolph Mantooth... Gasp! I had the biggestcrushintheworld on that guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Library Momma Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 perhaps there's a VHS tape that accompanies it for visuals. Please keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasider Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 hmmm, , , , in the vein of "greatest American hero"? (who never learned how to use his super suit) Maybe his wife hid it (along with his cassette playing super gadget). "Where is mah suuu-pah suit?!!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 He said his name was Joey...ring a bell? It would be hilarious if you did know him, because I thought *we* were your weird friends! Oh snap. Was he a big guy, balding reddish brown hair, mid to late forties, driving an astro van, probably with an Obama sticker on it? Kayleigh, listen to me, you HAVE to listen to that tape and tell me what is on it. If it is a preacher man singing some serious southern repenting gospel I will literally crap a brick! eta: You all have seriously made my day. Mondays are notoriously bad around here and I have been looking forward to every chance I get to check this thread. eta again: Oh please hurry up and listen and report back, it is making me crazy!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Gasp! I had the biggestcrushintheworld on that guy! I know, right? He was a hottie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abba12 Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Best Thread Ever. Thanks for the laugh guys, but seriously, I'm dying of curiosity over here! I'm voting for post-rapture guilt trip and 'what to do now' tape, ala left behind series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 Bumping for an increase in peer pressure to listen to tape. *innocently bats eyes* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted September 9, 2013 Share Posted September 9, 2013 The real question? Is Emergency Music the new meat-truck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzybluecheese Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Ah... that Randolph Mantooth... He's a dream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isabella Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 If OP doesn't report back, we will know the emergency music possesed her soul and turned her to the dark side! Maybe she will come back as a troll! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Wait, I just watched this on Fringe on netflix. You have to play the music through some other device that will change the frequency of the sound enough so that it doesn't give you amnesia. Or whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saraha Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 There must not be anything good on it, or she would have reported back. Dh says maybe it worked and we should drive by their house and check on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 But make sure you wear noise canceling headphones if you decide to approach the house. You know...... Just in case. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandelion Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 If the house is even there anymore. Just sayin'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K&Rs Mom Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 It is probably some weird kind of witnessing gimmick, like the fake million dollar bills. Is that what that is? A guy came up to me at the fair & offered me one, I said "no thanks" just as a reflex (that's really the only good plan at our county fair), but later did wonder what that was about. So I'm glad you posted this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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