Ninja Turtles and Cassette Tapes

At an early time in my childhood I discovered a wonder of the Earth.  I knew of the previous eight wonders, but this new wonder surely had to be the ninth and newest wonder.  This newest craze was sweeping my elementary school by storm.  Anybody who was anybody was talking about it.  What was this latest craze that had set my world on fire?  It was none other than the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  We didn't have a VCR at the time, so the only way I could relive each episode was by memory and imagination.  Surely there had to be a way that my brother and I could relive the turtles anytime we wanted.  But not just relive the memories, but relive each line and each action sequence as it was happening.  Suddenly an idea appeared.  The light bulb was lit and the solution was within reach.  The next morning we would put our plan into action.  We woke up, ran to the living room, turned on the tv, and started recording the show with our cassette recorder.  We made sure to pause recordings during the commercials.  After the show, we got dressed and headed off to school not fully knowing if our plan had worked to its fullest.  We got home, huddled up in our bedroom with our action figures, pressed play, and waited with bated breath.  The show played out of the speakers.  Liftoff!  As the sound played we used our action figures to recreate the show.  I look back on those days and realize that you don't need fancy things to create great memories, you just need a little work and ingenuity.