Unfortunately, like any other immature teen, I was drawn by the boom. I was on Vacation with parents, probably about 14 I think it was. laying on the causeway beach at Howard Franklin park in Tarpon Springs. I heard and felt rumbling from a distance and asked my dad what the hell that was and his reply was something to this effect "it's some inconsiderate ******* with a stereo bigger than his brains". It was a 3rd gen TA. As it got closer and the music became more distinguishable and pounded the ground like a ****ing gorilla, I watched it in awe. Then when I was nearing 16 I knew my car was gonna have the boom, so I started hanging out at local audio boutiques and conversed with owners and installers. The rest is history.