FEELIN' GROOVIER

Another relic of the sixties was "Magic Fingers."

Literally millions of motel and hotel beds had them. Drop a quarter in the coin box and the bed vibrated for 15 minutes.

Jimmy Buffet sang about it in the Steve Goodman song "This Hotel Room."

"Put in a quarter,
turn out the light,
Magic Fingers makes you
feel all right."

John Houghtaling, the inventor of Magic Fingers, died last week. He leaves behind five children. The New York Times obit notes that most of his children have Magic Fingers in their homes.

One of my life's regrets is that I never tried Magic Fingers. I saved my quarters for the coin operated motel TV -- yet another relic of the sixties.