The first A&J strip was 5/02/1994. This story arc is about Jimmy Johnson’s childhood memories. He graduated from high school in 1970, so these memories are likely from the late 1950’s or early 1960’s
It also was not a good idea to put a string of lights on a metal tree. But I think the demise of the metal tree fad may have had more to do with the emergence of more natural looking plastic bristles. I gotta think the aluminum trees needed a bit of “fluffing” to restore their shape after a year stored in a box.
I’m pretty sure it’s a bluetooth speaker