The Night The TiVo Died

by Rob

I’m so distraught, I put it into song:

The Night the TiVo Died
(sung to the tune of Paper Lace’s “The Night Chicago Died”)

In the chill of a winter’s night
In the land of the yoga hippies
When Rob & Brenda’s TiVo died
And they talk about it still

When Rob arrived home from work
Brenda displayed a nervous quirk
She said “I have some bad news”
And then she gestured towards the tube

We heard Robbie cry
We heard him pray the night the TiVo died
Brother what a night it really was
Brother what a plight it really was
Live TV

We heard Robbie cry
We heard him pray the night the TiVo died
Brother what a night the people saw
Live TV and no pause
Yes indeed

And the box it would not light
What’s happened to the shows
And Rob considered his plight
And said “this really, really blows”

We heard Robbie cry
We heard him pray the night the TiVo died
Gonna miss stuff when I pee
Maybe it’s time we got HDTV
Glory Be…

Seriously; after almost four years, the damned thing just took a shit on us, and I’m now looking for the next thing to replace it.

8 comments

1 jimmy { 12.13.07 at 12:43 am }: sad, sad day. I’ll remember this night forever. . . . dork.
2 Christina { 12.13.07 at 7:02 am }: Well that sucks. Just get the Comcast DVR.
3 Tim { 12.14.07 at 6:49 am }: Ladies and Gentlemen….the Bernie Taupin of DVR
4 Lauren { 12.14.07 at 10:48 am }: I’m sorry for your loss.
5 Amy (AEC) { 12.15.07 at 5:45 pm }: Bummer. It’s interesting though, that Amanda (AEC) / PJ’s TiVo also took a crap on them recently, and are equally lost w/out it. Hmmmm…
6 Amanda { 12.17.07 at 10:43 am }: I feel your pain, my friend. Our TiVo recently passed as well, and we miss his cheerful voice “bee-boo-ing” us past the commercials. It’s a bitter loss.

Thank god the writers are on strike right now.
7 rpg { 12.17.07 at 11:05 am }: Not to worry, I have a new 80-hour unit on the way! Can’t live without it. Sigh…
8 jack { 12.17.07 at 12:50 pm }: Rob, congrats on getting the 80-hour. Crack it and back it up during month 2, then think about getting it upgraded to 200 hours… storage is cheap!

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