Tuned Up

By Lori A. Oberman

A culmination of short stories using musical artists' song titles formulated into fun quips and stories.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Page Publishing, Inc.
• Release date: May 13, 2023
• ISBN: 9798886543780

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Tuned Up

Lori A. Oberman

Copyright © 2023 Lori A. Oberman

All rights reserved

First Edition

PAGE PUBLISHING

Conneaut Lake, PA

First originally published by Page Publishing 2023

ISBN 979-8-88654-377-3 (pbk)

ISBN 979-8-88654-378-0 (digital)

Printed in the United States of America

Table of Contents

Introduction

I attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and took a computer class. I was tasked with an assignment that left me bewildered and confused.

Computer Talk

It's Over

A Christmas Musical

Aerosmith

Alice Cooper

Allman Brothers

Bee Gees

Cheap Trick

David Bowie

Elvis Presley

Foreigner

Johnny Cash

Journey

Led Zeppelin

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Madonna

Merle Haggard

Michael Jackson

Moody Blues

Nirvana

Steely Dan

Willie Nelson

About the Author

Introduction

I attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and took a computer class. I was tasked with an assignment that left me bewildered and confused.

I didn't know anything about computers which I why I took the class in the first place. The first story in this book is from my computer class. I got an A.

The paper got my mind thinking about other ways to write using a similar style. This book is what I came up with.

(The artist's song titles are underlined for easy identification)

I hope you enjoy it because it was so much fun to write. These stories actually wrote themselves; I was simply their muse.

Computer Talk

1984

I took the Apple IIe computer class without realizing what I was getting into. I thought I could make tracks on those computer programs without any input. Well, talk about a cold start. Before I even took a byte out of it, I knew I had a chip on my shoulder. The first thing I did was to look for an access window. It was either that or get a booting up. Believe me, my main memory didn't fail me. I come from the hard sector of town where there aren't any ProDOS around. I knew if I wanted to act like a hard copy I'd better get a warm start. I have a few friends that are real characters. When I told them that I was thinking of joining the motherboard, they became volatile. I told them they'd get a wraparound a monitor if they didn't watch it. My friend, K, has a catalog with all kinds of utility programs. I knew I wanted something with expansion slots, in case I changed my program. But when I saw the sensing hole, I immediately took it back. How can I format a disk let alone make a file if there's a sensing hole in it? I wanted to be with