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January 10, 2004
tapes of love..
so the CD deck in esthers car has been broken for a few months now (i know, i need to get it fixed). and durin the trip to st louis, we dug out some archaic items called "tapes". man, i thought some law had been mandated that all of em had to be destroyed, à la farenheit 451..
ill admit, it was tough for a bit--tryin to hear the song over the hiss, pressin fast forward and hopin the AMS would find the four-second space between songs..
but it made me miss one thing since the mp3 revolution: tape mixes..
remember those days when friends would hand you their toil and labor packaged in an audiocassette tape? when they spent 90 mins by their monstrous boombox, swappin one disc or tape for another to dub song-after-song just for little ole y-o-u? even as CDs dominated the stores and walkmans (discmans), cassettes still played in cars and dorm rooms because a friend had set aside a specific portion of time and energy to compile a collection of songs for you to listen to and enjoy..
true, w/ CD burners todays its much more convenient to create a mix--for you, a friend, or 50 friends. and of course, the sound quality is impeccable..
but theres just somethin about a tape mix--that sort of care and thoughtfulness that may never be seen or captured again..
and we say technology exists to improve our lives..
Posted by chars at January 10, 2004 01:01 AM