RHYS BOWEN: As you know, most of the Jungle Reds are at Bouchercon mystery convention this week. We had our Jungle Red game show today so I'll give you all the details in tomorrow's post. But for now I'm musing about cell phone ring tones.
Recently I became the last person in the civilized world to
get an iPhone and one of my challenges in getting it set up was choosing the
ring tone. I didn’t really like any of the ring tones that came with the phone
so I went searching on iTunes for music
that would mean something special to me.
So I started browsing in other categories. I’m a Monty
Python fan. How about the theme? That was loud and jolly. But then I decided
I’d feel a bit silly if my phone rang in the middle of a serious interview. So
I likewise rejected a ring tone saying “We are the knights who say Ni! And we
demand a phone call..”
I am also a Star Wars fan and I toyed with Darth Vader
telling me my phone was ringing. Then I moved on to the Lord of the Rings. How
about Gollum saying “Our phone is ringing, my Precious. We wants to answer it.
We needs to answer it… now!”
No, I’d get funny looks if I was sitting in an airport with
that voice coming out of my purse.
So I’m no nearer to finding the ring tone that is really ME.
My daughter who is a former All-American and now owns a swim center and coaches
a swim team has the Olympic Theme for her phone. My other daughter (the music
composer) has special songs for her husband and each of her children. But me?
I’ve gone back to the sound of an old phone ringing. At least I recognize it
for what it is. Any suggestions for something better?
And what ring tones do you have? Have you searched out ones
that are meaningful to you?
