Re: me stoopid murrican
"turps" and "Music tips" = tapes i.e. Compact Cassettes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_Cassette
"Paired vice slip" = Pay Advice Slip - A printed piece of paper that explains why you got what you did in your pay packet (A small brown envelope with currency in it, back when employees had the right to be paid in cash, and before the days of direct bank transfer)