I can’t think of anyone I know who has an actual radio in their home. Those who do not live a full-time lifestyle may listen to their local radio station while in their vehicle, but not at home.
I don’t even bother to look for the local stations anymore.
I think it’s that commercials annoy me, which is ironic because we sell print advertising for a living.
I pay for the premium service on Spotify, which eliminates all ads. Wayne uses Pandora, which has commercials from the area where he first signed up – maybe Colorado. So, the ads are essentially floating in space, offering no return on the advertiser’s investment.
Right now, as I write, I have music playing on my Bluetooth speaker, from my phone, without words or commercials. Nothing worse than being deep in thought and a loud ad comes on, trying to sell you a new roof.
My roof is just fine, and I’m grateful that I didn’t have shingles that blew off during the last storm.
Where was I?
Oh yeah. Music is vital to me, and thank goodness technology has caught up with this lifestyle.
When we started, there were no Bluetooth speakers, or Bluetooth for that matter. There was a sound system built into this rig when we bought it, but it never worked.
There are two speakers mounted under a cabinet, but I think they only play from the radio in the cab. Why?
In the morning, I like to play mellow music to slide into the day. When I need a pick-me-up, I play some rock and roll favs.
I also subscribe to some YouTube channels that play soft jazz while an animated scene plays on the screen – like a coffee shop near a mountain lake, or snow falling outside a city bookstore. It’s fun to have one when I do some journaling.
Working remotely inside your RV can be a bit lonely. Music helps to block out external noises (you all know about those) and brings me into a familiar space. It becomes my friend.
I also connect my Spotify playlists to the car when we are moving locations. Or listen to a podcast. But even those little self-promotional advertisements annoy me.
I have transitioned from a complete sound system, complete with a turntable, shelves of albums, and 3-foot-high speakers and woofers, to just a cell phone and a 5-inch Bluetooth speaker.
Same results. Amazing.
