Feb 16 2007
Music Makes the World Go ‘Round
I’ve been spending some free time ripping my CD collection into iTunes. See, I love music and I’m the type of person who will buy a CD just to have it. But I never listen to it or do anything else with it.
Lately I’ve been participating in mix CD exchanges. Remember making mix tapes? Seems that art has been lost since CDs became popular, but with easy burning software, it’s picking back up. Anyway, you’ve read about a couple of them in previous posts. I’ve got one more that I need to mail out by the end of the month. In the previous exchanges (all from message boards that I’m active in), we would be paired up with one person and had a set list of themes for each song.
In the one I’m working on now, it’s a bit different. About 12 people signed up, and the theme for the entire CD is Chick Music. We’ve retitled it something different, similar to a certain play with a certain private body part in the title. So it’s title the ****** Catalogues. (I’m editing it out so I don’t get a bunch of spam from people doing internet searches on that body part. You understand.) Anyway, since my favorite genre of music can best be described as the genre of Lilith. Anything that was played at Lilith Fair or would be played there if Lilith were still going is what I’m drawn to. You know, Chick Music. So seeing that on the message boards, I had to jump on it. I’m still narrowing down my selection, but the cover art is nearly done, thanks to VegasRic. VR is an adult photographer with many pics of the body part in question and some mean Photoshop skills to make the cover not so pornographic. I’m enjoying the whole process. And of course I’ve enjoyed all the music I’ve received so far. I made a category in iTunes where I’m just dumping all the songs from this project, and many times I’ll just go to that category and put it on shuffle. Perfect for an afternoon in front of the computer (like now).
I’m gonna play with my music a bit more before I take a shower and head over to VegasRic’s house for a relaxing evening.
Oh, how I wish that I wasn’t technologically retarded. It’s all I can do to flip on my lights.
Will you be posting the track listing once you get it done? Or share the cover? I mean, once the CD is in the hands of the person receiving it, so as not to ruin the surprise?
Of course I will! I can’t tease my readers like that now, can I?
Have you tried out Lala(.com)? You trade CDs for $2 a pop. I’ve been in on it for a number of months and it saves me a ton.
-J