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Welcome to Eight-Track Tape Day!
Observed each year on April 11 is National Eight Track Tape Day. This is a day to remember listening to great music of the sixties and seventies on eight-track tapes.
Popular from the mid-1960s through the early 1980s, eight track tapes are a magnetic tape sound recording technology.
Eight track tape, also called Stereo 8, was created in 1964 by Bill Lear of Lear Jet Corporation along with Ampex, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Motorola and RCA Victor Records and released in 1965.
It was in September of 1965 that Ford Motor Company introduced factory installed and dealer installed eight track tape players as an option to buyers on three of its 1966 models, the Thunderbird, Mustang and Lincoln. All of the Ford’s vehicles offered this tape player upgrade option on the 1967 model. Through the 1980s optional eight track players were available in many cars and trucks.
Eight track cartridges were phased out in the retail stores in the United States by late 1982. Some titles were still available as eight track tapes through various mail order clubs until late 1988.
Many of the late period eight track tape releases are highly collectible today.
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Syracuse Offers Keirston Johnson, Davion Johnson, Hill a Turtle (the juice; Cheng)
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At their request, this network is being blocked from this site.’s Brian Dohn caught up with Tottenville (NY) wide receiver Tim Barrow. Barrow said that Rutgers is the leader for his services right now, but he is also considering Boston College and Syracuse.
2017 Florida defensive back Aaron Duncan recently picked up offers from Syracuse and NC State, writes At their request, this network is being blocked from this site.’s Corey Bender. He’s also hearing a lot from Kentucky, Notre Dame, UCF and Miami.
» Related: 2017 OL Joshua Fedd-Jackson ‘really enjoyed’ visit to Syracuse
Syracuse extended an offer to Keirston Johnson, a 2017 wide receiver from Jacksonville (Fla.), he posted on Twitter. Johnson also holds offers from USF, Miami (OH), MTSU and Southern Miss.
Michigan running back Davion Johnson tweeted that he received an offer from Syracuse. Rated three stars by Scout, he also holds offers from Iowa State, Ball State and Toledo.
Syracuse lost out on quarterback Kasim Hill over the weekend, as he announced his commitment to Maryland via Twitter. Hill has a four-star rating from Rivals, and also held offers from Boston College, Michigan, Nebraska and Penn State, among others.
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Stunning Turn at the Masters Where Speith Splashes Lead to Willett Win (PS; AP)
Danny Willett in a green jacket was hard to believe considering he wasn't even sure he could play the Masters two weeks ago.
Jordan Spieth was even more stunned.
Nine holes away from history, the defending Masters champion threw it all away in a collapse around Amen Corner that was shocking even by Augusta National standards. He played the opening three holes of the back nine in 6 over par, including a quadruple bogey at the 12th.
Willet, five shots behind with six holes left to play, birdied three of his last six holes to polish off a round that might not get its due because of Spieth's meltdown. He closed with a 5-under 67, with no bogeys on his card, to match the best score of the weekend.
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