Oh, cassette tapes, where have you gone? Don't you miss taping things right off the radio? Driving around with your tape ready to start taping as soon as that great Gloria Estefan hit came on the radio? Okay, so maybe not Gloria Estefan for you (but, come on, you know "the rhythm is gonna get you") Whitney Houston? Mariah Carey? Ace of Base?
Don't you miss reaching the end of the tape and taking it out, turning it around, and putting it back in to hear the other side? Don't you miss fastforwarding blindly, not knowing where you will stop, and being surprised with your favorite song - ultimate 1987 hit --> "I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight" by Cutting Crew. I mean, wow! What a feeling! And don't you miss when that favorite tape gets ruined when all the black tape stuffs comes out and you just can't wind it all back up?? Oh wait, that's a negative.... umm.
But anyway, yes, this is an ode to the tape. And that Memorex tape above was my favorite. It's clear plastic! It has pretty colors! And what a great slogan: "Is it live or is it Memorex?" Fabulous!
Anyone want to make me a mixed tape? Sigh. Those were the days... when tapes melted when you left them on your hot leather seats in the summer sun....
-J
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