When I was Eighteen

[dotinthesky]

I loved mix tapes when I was in high school. I'd make them for the bus trip to school, or for my bedroom at night, when everyone was asleep and all I could see from my window were the distant ships circling Hong Kong. I spent a lot of time with them, and I started to believe eventually that they were a part of me. I was part of the last mix tape generation.

My 18-year-old essence captured on tape:

Morrissey - Everyday is Like Sunday
Belly - Feed the Tree
One Dove - White Love
Blind Melon - No Rain
The Cure - In Between Days
James - Sometimes
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence
Erasure - Oh L'Amour
Cocteau Twins - Bluebeard
Blur - Clover Over Dover
Suede - Animal Nitrate
The Clash - Should I Stay or Should I Go
The Breeders - Cannonball
Shed Seven - Mark

Comments

[naturalbornkaos.livejournal.com]

Aww.

I still have most of the mix tapes I've made for various journeys, all labelled up with stuff like "CORNWALL MIX TAPE!" or "SUNNY DAY TRIP MIX TAPE!" or "CHICKS WILL DIG THIS!" (not even sure what's on that last one).

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I've sadly lost a lot of my mixes. All the other ones are with my stuff at Kevin's parents, waiting for when we move back to Canada.