Why I Always Loved Diner Jukeboxes
Music has always been a part of my life.
I can remember going to the local diner with my friends when we were teenagers and putting money into the jukebox. We would dance around and have a great time. I have always loved jukeboxes and the memories that they evoke.
The jukebox was how we discovered new music in those days. We would put our quarters into the machine and hope that the song we chose would be a good one.
Sometimes it was and sometimes it wasn’t. That was all part of the fun. We would listen to the songs over and over again, singing along at the top of our lungs.
Do you remember the first song you heard on the jukebox? I do. It was “Ring of Fire” by Johnny Cash. I remember hearing that song and thinking that it was the coolest thing I had ever heard. I had never heard anything like it before. I was hooked on country music from that moment on.
Jukeboxes were also a way for us to impress the girls. We would put on a song that we knew they liked and then ask them to dance. It was a great way to get to know them better. Some of my best memories from those days are of dancing with a girl I liked to a song that we both loved.
Jukeboxes were an important part of our lives back then and they hold a lot of great memories for me. I’m glad that there are still some places where you can go and hear those old songs again. It takes me back to a time when life was simpler and more fun.
