We were discussing a scene in the novel (Watsons Go to Birmingham) in which the father brings home a portable record player for the car (the TTAB700), in preparation for a journey. I asked, how many of you have a record player at home? One hand out of twenty went up. I then launched into a lesson about vinyl, grooves, needle drops and song cycles. My class of 11-year-olds were looking at me like I was from some distant planet. Sure, they've seen vinyl records in movies before ... #smallstories