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Operator

Operator, well could you help me place this call?

See, the number on the matchbook is old and faded

She's living in L.A. with my best old ex-friend Ray

A guy she said she knew well and sometimes hated

 

Listen here

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPu_G-T28iU

 

Vintage telephone probably circa 1960. JIm Croce, Operator 1972.

 

One of my many childhood ambitions was to be a telephone operator. This ambition was never realised despite at the age of 8 me spending many hours practising such phrases as, "Number please" "Do you mind waiting a few minutes?" "I'm afraid the line's engaged" and " Caller, press button A." Ironically in mid-life, I ended up working as a manager in customer service for British Telecom, where none of those phrases had any use :))

 

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Uploaded on September 24, 2017
Taken on September 17, 2017