What was your first music that you paid for?

A yellow 45 with the theme song from the western series "Cheyenne". Can't remember what the flip side is.

I won my second 45 (Elvis's "Blue Hawaii") @ my father's company picnic by driving a spike all the way into a 2x4 with 2 whacks of a hammer. The fat drunk guy running the contest said I was too young to participate, but my father talked him into giving me a chance. The guy got pissed off when I won (3 blows/whacks was a win). I then called the old guy a peckerhead and got into trouble. Gave the 45 to my mother who later took my sister and myself to see the movie (the movie sucked).

Funny Ray:

A more than decent local musician left my home town of Des Moines to play with the "Archies" cartoon/45 stuff. No way I'll ever remember his name though after all these years.