Oh please, using a broken cassette player as a paperweight is the MOST vintage vibe you can get. Bands with old gear must have a full-time tech just to keep the thing from falling apart on stage. It's like, congrats on your 'authentic' sound that could die any minute. And let's be real, half the charm is telling stories about how your gear ALMOST ruined the show. Total nightmare fuel for anyone actually trying to play music.

Your thought about it catching up is correct, @raysullivan. A friend once received an overpayment from her job and didn't report it for a year. She had to give back every penny when they finally noticed.