Music JukeBox-A Great Nostalgia Gift

By Assam on May 23, 2008

“How I long for that old Kentucky home” were the words to a very popular song years ago. Why was it so popular? I don’t know, except it touched a cord of nostalgia in the hearts of many listeners. Hearing a song, whether it’s the words or the music even coming from that old music jukebox; smelling the familiar fragrance of Grandma’s lavender as you walk past a stranger or seeing a rustic, provincial homestead can stir up visions from the past. I’ve never been to Kentucky, but my heart still yearns for my long-gone, happy childhood every time I hear that song or even its title.

Labels like Nostalgia Gifts, retro cars, vintage furniture very definitely connect a person to that commodity before they actually see it. Just seeing or hearing that label automatically elicits a sensation of something from the past that promised comfort and safety, joy and happiness, and a place of refuge - no pain, no anxiety, just sweet peace. It’s a sweet although brief, relief from the cares of the day.

I’m sure if you stop to think about it, you’ve had times when you least expected it, like driving through a rural area, you see way back in the weeds, an abandoned dilapidated car - wheels missing, windshield shattered and just a glimpse of red paint. Without warning you’re back to that country homestead on a Saturday afternoon with your brothers and your dad, enthusiastically shining up that 57 Chevy, getting it ready for church on Sunday. Wow, I’d almost forgotten, it’s been so long ago.

Maybe you haven’t been turned on to Nostalgia gifts yet, but supposing you opened a birthday or Christmas present and there was something you never expected to see again - a vintage music jukebox, straight out of yesterday! That’s when you experience nostalgia to the max -and each time you walk past it, it’s nostalgia all over again!

I would like you to think about something. When you were growing up and even now as you are possibly grown, who was the hardest person to buy for around the holidays? If you are like my household, it was always your father and now that your are grown and married, I’ll bet you it is the men folk in your family. How many times was a gift given to your father or your husband and you discerned it really didn’t capture his fancy-unless of course he had already informed you of what really wanted or needed, and then it was no longer a surprise.

From my personal observation, most fathers are not like most mothers-you ask them what they would like and often they either don’t know what they like, want or need, or they don’t take the time to think about it and simply pass it off or you to decide. They expect you to be a miracle shopper and find what they didn’t know they wanted, in the exact size, shape and color they weren’t able to tell you when you asked!

However, any one of the Nostalgia gifts, whether buying it for himself or receiving it as a gift, would definitely change the picture for gift buying. Can you imagine the look of surprise and pleasure on a father’s or husband’s face when he opens his gift and it’s maybe not his favorite tool, but better yet, it’s a retro style record player, radio, jukebox, or some other vintage gift, maybe even a popcorn machine?

I guarantee he would be pleased really pink with something like a music jukebox, a neon sign, a special electronic gift, or some other unique gift. Because it wasn’t the usual tie or belt, some kind of shirt or shaving lotion, he would feel really special. With the men folk uniqueness seems to be a key element for satisfaction-and that’s what you are looking for in a gift.

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