Remember that Qwest commercial? Circa 1999-2000? A guy walks into a diner in the middle of a desert, spots a jukebox in the corner, and asks the owner what's on it.
"Every song ever recorded by every artist, ever."
That commercial made me about flip out...I could not imagine a future where every song ever recorded is available on a jukebox. In fact, I thought it to be hyperbole. Fast-forward to 2011. I have access to every song ever recorded, every movie ever filmed, and any tv or radio broadcast ever recorded...
On my damn cell phone!?
Imagine if the 1999 version of me --who was absolutely thrilled to download Goodie Mob cds via Napster and my dial-up AOL service, even if it did take 3 to 4 hours-- could see what I spent most of this morning doing? On a HD screen that I can hold between the base of my thumb and the second knuckle of my middle finger, I am browsing through Cee Lo Green's latest album.
Remembering that he was on Saturday Night Live well before I came to appreciate these songs, I opened my Netflix app, found the episode, and played his live performance (a video of which I found on Youtube in about 15 seconds.)
Now, we would reject a device that would only give us access to every song ever recorded: Where's the video support, Hulu app or my digital download copy of Black Dynamite??
Forget a personal jet pack or commercial flights to the frigging moon; the world is in my damn pocket...
We Live In the Future. Enjoy It.
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