The Mixed Tape
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I was cleaning out some stuff in my closet when I came upon an audio cassette that belonged to my sister (even after over a year of both of us having left home, I am still finding some of her stuff in mine). This tape was dedicated to her from a guy she used to go with in high school. It read something along the lines of “I thought of you when I put these songs together. Hope you like it and know how special you are to me.” Even though it sounded corny, I still thought it was sweet. I didn’t play the thing, but I am sure it was filled with syrupy songs of early 2000.
I know it might be an odd thing to have a thought about, but I actually wonder how many people out there have had the “Mixed Tape” experience ...whether it dealt with a romantic interest or a friend or family...or whether it was being the giver or the receiver.
One of the best memories I have of a mixed tape didn’t involve me at all. It involved my mother. She was a single mom in the 80s, and she asked a fellow (whom she just considered a friend) to make her a mixed tape of 60s music. Well, sure enough he did...but he added two songs that were SO out of place. First one was, “Didn’t mean to turn you on” by Robert Palmer and the second one was “Atomic Dog.”
We thought it the most hilarious thing to hear these two songs in the mix. We (my brothers and I) definitely thought he was sending a signal to my mom with the first song (‘What the hell is his problem trying to hit on our mom,’ we thought angrily, but amusingly at the same time). As for the second one, it is STILL a mystery to us.
As for my personal experiences with the mixed tape, I made one for someone only once ...for someone I liked very much (he ended up breaking my heart later on, but that’s another story). And although I only made one and was never given one, I made plenty for myself....which I still have. I told Chris that I one day hope to transfer them all to CD. He thinks it might be a better idea to just write down all the songs and download them when we get a better computer. But I still want to transfer them all...just for sentimental reasons (I do not know the exact technology I could use for this, but I am sure something exists for it).
I am not even sure the young ones out there know exactly what I am talking about (seeing as the mixed tape has evolved into the burned CD or the ipod shuffle), but I am sure some “old timers” out there know exactly what I am talking about.
(btw, Napoleon Dynamite may not have won the presidency for Pedro if it weren’t for the mixed tape).
I know it might be an odd thing to have a thought about, but I actually wonder how many people out there have had the “Mixed Tape” experience ...whether it dealt with a romantic interest or a friend or family...or whether it was being the giver or the receiver.
One of the best memories I have of a mixed tape didn’t involve me at all. It involved my mother. She was a single mom in the 80s, and she asked a fellow (whom she just considered a friend) to make her a mixed tape of 60s music. Well, sure enough he did...but he added two songs that were SO out of place. First one was, “Didn’t mean to turn you on” by Robert Palmer and the second one was “Atomic Dog.”
We thought it the most hilarious thing to hear these two songs in the mix. We (my brothers and I) definitely thought he was sending a signal to my mom with the first song (‘What the hell is his problem trying to hit on our mom,’ we thought angrily, but amusingly at the same time). As for the second one, it is STILL a mystery to us.
As for my personal experiences with the mixed tape, I made one for someone only once ...for someone I liked very much (he ended up breaking my heart later on, but that’s another story). And although I only made one and was never given one, I made plenty for myself....which I still have. I told Chris that I one day hope to transfer them all to CD. He thinks it might be a better idea to just write down all the songs and download them when we get a better computer. But I still want to transfer them all...just for sentimental reasons (I do not know the exact technology I could use for this, but I am sure something exists for it).
I am not even sure the young ones out there know exactly what I am talking about (seeing as the mixed tape has evolved into the burned CD or the ipod shuffle), but I am sure some “old timers” out there know exactly what I am talking about.
(btw, Napoleon Dynamite may not have won the presidency for Pedro if it weren’t for the mixed tape).
