This Generation’s Mix Tape
I remember mix tapes, how fun it was making them and what a delight it was getting them. It was torture waiting to get home and listen - one time I cajoled a tape player from the AV club and hid in the back corner of the school library to listen to a tape a boy had given me.
Here’s a terrific update on the concept: the USB Mix Tape, which purposely has space for only about an hour of music (unless you’re one of those freaks who rips albums at insanely high bit rates).