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Now and Then

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A few weeks ago, the last Beatles song, "Now And Then" was released. The last time I was excited about a new Beatles song, new episodes of Friends were still being made, and America Online (AOL) was one of the few ways to get home Internet access. Vinyl was dead, cassettes were on their way out, and the only other way to get that new Beatles album was on CD. Some went to Sam Goody or Kmart for their CDs while others got a discount from Colombia House or BMG. Though, I don't think Beatles albums were ever offered at a discount.  I can remember listening to CDs on the family PC while popping in and out of AOL chatrooms. In just a few years, I would experience my first streaming radio stations while customizing my MySpace profile. That all changed in 2007 with iPhones and Facebook. After that, I couldn't imagine anyone wanting to sit at a PC or buy physical copies of music.  It wasn't until the first app release of SpaceHey this week that I realized the nost