Poor 'Pod is dead, poor 'Pod is dead.
Ernie I. Pod, Apple-brand mp3 player to composer Adam Gwon, died yesterday in New York City. He was just shy of his 2nd birthday.
Mr. Pod battled a spate of freezes and lock-ups over the past few months, finally succumbing to an irreversible "frowning iPod" icon on the A train last morning.
Since March of 2005, Mr. Pod was home to the diverse and often times inexplicable music collection of composer Adam Gwon, which included many of Mr. Gwon's original compositions.
Encased in translucent rubber, Mr. Pod's sleek 6-ounce frame was a ubiquitous presence in Mr. Gwon's travels throughout New York City, the United States, and the world. But it is Mr. Pod's unique shuffle feature and his innate sense of music equality that will be most remembered.
"[Ernie] always lived without judgement," Mr. Gwon said. "Without him, I never would have played Chick Correa and Kelly Clarkson back-to-back." Throughout his career, though, Mr. Pod was always steadfast to his own core beliefs. "He always had an unwavering fondness for Beck," said Mr. Gwon.
While Mr. Gwon has preparations underway to purchase a new iPod with video capabilities, he plans to auction Mr. Pod's still-shiny console for spare parts on eBay. "[Ernie] was an iPod's iPod," he said. "It's what he would have wanted -- to keep the music alive."
Mr. Pod battled a spate of freezes and lock-ups over the past few months, finally succumbing to an irreversible "frowning iPod" icon on the A train last morning.
Since March of 2005, Mr. Pod was home to the diverse and often times inexplicable music collection of composer Adam Gwon, which included many of Mr. Gwon's original compositions.
Encased in translucent rubber, Mr. Pod's sleek 6-ounce frame was a ubiquitous presence in Mr. Gwon's travels throughout New York City, the United States, and the world. But it is Mr. Pod's unique shuffle feature and his innate sense of music equality that will be most remembered.
"[Ernie] always lived without judgement," Mr. Gwon said. "Without him, I never would have played Chick Correa and Kelly Clarkson back-to-back." Throughout his career, though, Mr. Pod was always steadfast to his own core beliefs. "He always had an unwavering fondness for Beck," said Mr. Gwon.
While Mr. Gwon has preparations underway to purchase a new iPod with video capabilities, he plans to auction Mr. Pod's still-shiny console for spare parts on eBay. "[Ernie] was an iPod's iPod," he said. "It's what he would have wanted -- to keep the music alive."
posted by Adam at 2:25 PM
2 Comments:
my condolences on your loss. Ernie and Bob I are snickering at us in iPod Heaven.
You crack me up. And yet, I am saddened by your loss. My dear, sweet Rubbles died similarly after a long on-and-off battle with the frownie folder. But, now I have Rubbles 2.0. The iPod is dead. Long live the iPod.
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