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The Stereo

Frank Sinatra, Dinah Washington, Herb Alpert, Chubby Checkers. Later, Elvis Presley, The Monkeys, and the soundtrack to The Graduate. Somewhat eclectic albums, probably due to the 11-year age difference and their contrasting music sources. Mom listened to pop radio, dad watched Ed Sullivan. Mom shopped record departments, dad talked of live bands. But both of them loved to dance, so they bought a Magnavox hi-fi stereo and gave it center stage in their small living room, where ironically, dancing beyond a soft shuffle caused the records to skip.

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