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

[stormecho.livejournal.com]

I'm working on the photos throughout the ages that you first showed me.
I still have cases FULL of mixed tapes from high school/college days.
I only really know two of your songs. Oh L'Amour was a favorite. The Clash question still applies to various situations.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Will be fun to see your photos when you are finally finished sorting them out. ;-)

[stormecho.livejournal.com]

It hasn't been easy to find them. Sorted through many of my mom's trying to find one per age. They're not always the best. There's the ugly phase. I seem to be missing a batch in the child years.
Just another project and post to be behind on... :)