The Sound of Plastic

An old plastic bottle from last week made a delightful clicking noise in my car’s cupholder today.

It clicked and squeaked as I drove over bumps.

The Sound of Plastic

I pulled over the car to set up my recorder.

It reminded me of the days before Shazam, when I used to pull over the car for a song. And then call the WFUV DJ to ask what it was.

Here’s one of those:

Afraid by the Four Sounds

Have a listen.


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