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merrily

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12. I don't think they were illiterate. Not John, anyway. I've seen things in his handwriting.

Wed Nov 4, 2015, 01:38 PM

Nov 2015

Not originals, of course.

A portable typewriter would not have been that different from a keyboard. Also, they could have made audio tapes on some device or other. Plus, each of their songs was making so much money, it would have been more than worth their while to have someone on the road with them at all times, just for the purpose of writing down the lyrics and music.

If I had been their agent or a friend, they would have had to say that to me once and I would have found some way to fix it.

I guess what I am saying is that this is not making sense to me.

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The internet is eating your memory, but something better is taking its place [View all] flamingdem Nov 2015 OP

Makes sense. murielm99 Nov 2015 #1

I'm probably a Luddite tech3149 Nov 2015 #4

I thought they had parchment and quills by the 1960s? merrily Nov 2015 #2

That's what happens when you're illiterate. Igel Nov 2015 #7

I don't think they were illiterate. Not John, anyway. I've seen things in his handwriting. merrily Nov 2015 #12

Sounds familiar. silverweb Nov 2015 #3

That is something that has been my guiding principle. murielm99 Nov 2015 #5

I practically lived in our city library when I was growing up. brer cat Nov 2015 #10

Absolutely right. silverweb Nov 2015 #13

"Rarely need." Igel Nov 2015 #8

Agree in part, especially with that analogy. silverweb Nov 2015 #14

Not remembering your kids' phone numbers does not mean our memory systems are impaired. Chemisse Nov 2015 #6

/\_/\_This_/\_/\ Scuba Nov 2015 #9

+1 nt brer cat Nov 2015 #11