tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post8339733514585859392..comments2023-11-02T07:11:24.649-05:00Comments on Almost Interesting Musings on Life: THE REBIRTH OF MIX TAPESFoofahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11490919763408427647noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-44890197313217568842007-06-29T23:28:00.000-05:002007-06-29T23:28:00.000-05:00Yup. "Skydiver" by Schtum.Yup. "Skydiver" by Schtum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-32960828434211847762007-06-12T18:54:00.000-05:002007-06-12T18:54:00.000-05:00Hey I don't have an account here I found your page...Hey I don't have an account here I found your page because I am making a playlist on my myspace and doing a tribute section of the alt/indy/punk rock from my teenage years that was influential in my musical tastes to this day. One song was a song by a band called Shtoom (spelling may be off) called Skydiver... I have been trying to find the song and did a lyrics check which led me to your blog. Hope I have helped. You can check my playlist on myspace to see if I find a copy of it : myspace.com/jefeftwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-83724535346295706752007-04-29T12:37:00.000-05:002007-04-29T12:37:00.000-05:00just so you know i still have my box! you know the...just so you know i still have my box! you know the speak and play playskool tade deck! i think it just needs batteries and it will be as right as rain.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07300418788952446936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-23013076559490673882007-04-24T09:35:00.000-05:002007-04-24T09:35:00.000-05:00White Bird is definitely out there, because I kno...White Bird is definitely out there, because I know I downloaded it at some point-- it's in my itunes. I also love It's a Beautiful Day's song "Hot Summer Nights."<BR/><BR/>I used to love making mix tapes, but found myself enjoying how easy it was to make mix cd's. Now I make itunes playlists, or just love random shuffles. Ah, technology.Johnny Yenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561248220244037567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-49383182124492891532007-04-24T09:18:00.000-05:002007-04-24T09:18:00.000-05:00Travis- So true, I remember writing out how long s...Travis- So true, I remember writing out how long songs were and reordering things based on how much tape time I had. Mix tapes were hard work!<BR/><BR/>Mom- I know that, duh. It just would save a lot of searching online for song time. <BR/><BR/>Michael- That sounds like a pretty freaking awesome mix tape. Nice work. <BR/><BR/>Not Fearing- I played around with Mix CDs. I still make them for a few people who actually still listen to CDs. The whole art has been supplanted by the computer music age though. <BR/><BR/>Liz- So true. I do listen to NPR on occasion but it is nothing like the radio days of old. Very rarely if I am in a car I might turn it on but since I am never in cars it is not likely. <BR/><BR/>Terry- Radio Coolness I and II were that exact type of radio mix. One even has a commercial for beepers (remember those) that I thought was super funny on it. A few of the songs are slightly cut off, it's beautiful. <BR/><BR/>Jaclyn- It must be Brooke because I have no ECUADOR. I don't know what you would call it.Foofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490919763408427647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-57384876449948336652007-04-24T09:06:00.000-05:002007-04-24T09:06:00.000-05:00Either you or Brooke has a mix tape with SASH! on ...Either you or Brooke has a mix tape with SASH! on it...and I miss me some awful French...what would you call it? Techno? House? <BR/><BR/>Ecuador!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-74180469061945341442007-04-24T00:44:00.000-05:002007-04-24T00:44:00.000-05:00i'll even go you one better: when i was a kid, we'...i'll even go you one better: when i was a kid, we'd all (my peers and i) tape songs off the radio... because we couldn't afford to buy the singles (remember those?)....<BR/><BR/>plus, i lived in a 'burb that was far, far away from any record (remember THOSE?) stores.<BR/><BR/>i love mix tapes.terryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02758974079951716931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-6854435497552928682007-04-23T23:59:00.000-05:002007-04-23T23:59:00.000-05:00reading your post made me realize something: like ...reading your post made me realize something: like mixed tapes, radio is a dead art. why bother tuning in to the radio when you can get updated over the internet? the invention of podcasting did not help. <BR/><BR/>or maybe that's just me. i used to have two radios just to myself when i was younger, but now i don't even have one. sad to say, i don't feel the need to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-86829030723218612882007-04-23T19:57:00.000-05:002007-04-23T19:57:00.000-05:00One of my exboyfriends is a DJ. One of the first ...One of my exboyfriends is a DJ. One of the first gifts he gave to me was well over a decade ago and it was a mixed tape. He would spend hours and hours of going over his collections of vinyls, tapes and cds so as to ensure the proper mix of songs.<BR/>He still makes me CDs - these CDs I listen to over and over again...usually all 23 tracks. I treasure each piece of music he shares with me.notfearingchangehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222889520762600293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-64991043864840350712007-04-23T19:49:00.000-05:002007-04-23T19:49:00.000-05:00I did some pretty good mix tapes in my time, too. ...I did some pretty good mix tapes in my time, too. Perhaps my best was a summer one and my 'Just got dumped so I should feel down' mix tape. I had the guts to mix Sinead O'Connor and Bruce Ruffin's 'What Becomes of the Broken Hearted.' I'm tearing up just thinking about it ;-)Michael Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18007864829010402376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-42727227798269727892007-04-23T18:24:00.000-05:002007-04-23T18:24:00.000-05:00Natalie - There's no way to get title and artist i...Natalie - There's no way to get title and artist info off a tape (without listening to the tape) because that info isn't encoded on the tape (of course). Sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-66012624855243386292007-04-23T18:19:00.000-05:002007-04-23T18:19:00.000-05:00I remember mix tapes so well - sitting for hours p...I remember mix tapes so well - sitting for hours programming just the right songs in the right order. But that wasn't all - you had to account for the timing of each song so you didn't waste any tape at the end. <BR/><BR/>Those were the days. I think I have a box of mix tapes that I keep lugging around.Travis Codyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06192526507760146748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-16224762847910995762007-04-23T17:42:00.000-05:002007-04-23T17:42:00.000-05:00dmarks- I don't know if I would want someone's old...dmarks- I don't know if I would want someone's old funky mixtapes. Unless, of course, it was one that I made for them because it would have been an awesome tape. <BR/><BR/>Ern- You are a goon. I'm mad at your for your vacation.<BR/><BR/>Danielle- It sounds relatively excellent. <BR/><BR/>Mom- If dad knows how to do that in a way that is easier than me listening to all mix tapes and manually creating playlists then I am all for it. <BR/><BR/>eve- I want to hug you for still thinking about making a tape for someone.Foofahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11490919763408427647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-5738350633910536742007-04-23T16:35:00.000-05:002007-04-23T16:35:00.000-05:00Gotta love the mix tapes. I was just thinking abou...Gotta love the mix tapes. I was just thinking about making a break-up tape for a friend.Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03438920506463041744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-83838957234715861122007-04-23T14:41:00.000-05:002007-04-23T14:41:00.000-05:00I think I have "It's A Beautiful Day" on CD.Also, ...I think I have "It's A Beautiful Day" on CD.<BR/><BR/>Also, there are ways to get stuff from tape to digital format. We'll consult our tech support guy (aka Dad)... <BR/><BR/>Yay for mix tapes! And yay for nice weather!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-14059240183139831272007-04-23T12:28:00.000-05:002007-04-23T12:28:00.000-05:00I had one mix tape that is well known to me and my...I had one mix tape that is well known to me and my sister. It had Troop, Eddie Murphy crooning, Guy, and Kwame to name a few. I wish I still had that sorry mix tape decorated in black marker.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03836716475835685334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-44584693906582684032007-04-23T10:08:00.000-05:002007-04-23T10:08:00.000-05:00I used to selllll mix tapes, but now I'm an MC! I...I used to selllll mix tapes, but now I'm an MC! I got the rhymes and beats. I used to rock them tapes!RandomlyAccessedMemorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020982849639352621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31809533.post-41115487918118121272007-04-23T09:35:00.000-05:002007-04-23T09:35:00.000-05:00I tend to see boxes and boxes of someone's old mix...I tend to see boxes and boxes of someone's old mix tapes when I go to garage sales. Usually written on with fading green marker ("Josh's Mix", etc) that you can hardly see anymore.<BR/><BR/>The tapes even have this faded dusty look, and the box of tapes exudes a smell that screams "These were scattered on the floor of someone's old Toyota Celica and left to bake on way to many hot summer days".dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com