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He’s going to come to set with a boom box and blast, like, Phil Collins.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 2, 2026

She said the clip, which went viral, felt almost like "he was standing outside of my apartment, holding a boom box saying, 'I want to go on a date with you'".

From BBC Aug. 13, 2025

A Dead Kennedys song plays on a radio boom box, as a bell rings a brief warning each time a cylinder turns.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2024

Watching him come out on a bare stage with a boom box and say, "I've got a tape I want to play," or ask, "Does anybody have any questions?" is charming.

From Salon Sep. 21, 2023

An opera plays on a battered boom box on the floor.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri




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