miamizsun wrote:
First off, sorry to hear about losing your friends. I can relate all too well and recall making my own melancholy mixes to help get me thru. Your mix held that vibe throughout. Music soothes the soul in so many situations, glad somebody invented it. Some thought as I sunk in.

1. The Road to Nowhere - Good start to the mix. Song was pretty diverse, dare I say radical even ;)
3. Boy and Bear - These guys are good! Part Big Star, Part Fountains of Wayne
4. Lord Huron - Mrs. Miser Approved! She got into them BECAUSE they write a lot of songs that deal with death and grief. We saw them at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, home of the original US Open Tennis Championship and host to the Fab 4 back in the day. Magical night!
5. Correatown - Back in my growing up days in the old neighborhood I had a BIG crush on Angela Correa who lived 1 street over. She was about 4 years older than me and alas the crush was not reciprocated. 
8. Frankel - If Anonymity is the New Fame does that mean we all get our 15 minutes of Anonymity? 
10. Ian Post - I like Godley/Creme and this song reminded me of Godley/Creme. So I guess I really liked this one. 
13. Pat Tierney - Australia sure grows some good musical artists don't they. If he came around here I would definitely go see him. 
16. It's Real - Nice groove, I liked this more than the Palace track. Dr Google says Will Dorey was in both. 
17. Someone you Love - If Tina Dico grew up in my neighborhood I DEFINATELY would have had a crush on her. 
19. Farewell - This one Bookends nicely with the opening track

Well you set out to capture your mood/feelings at a time of one of life's most challenging moments. I'd say you succeeded and then some. Lots of good music, just about all of it fresh to my ears. This was a good detox for me personally after 10 weeks of Sirius XM radio in the truck. Well Done! 

 kurtster wrote:
2013! I wasn't sure what year that was. I was about 40 lbs heavier back then. I don't know about taller. That was fun and you really gave us some good tourist info for Cleveland. I especially remember you took us by the church where they filmed the wedding scenes for the Deer Hunter. Hope to get together again one day. And if you are ever in the New England area get in touch. 

 kurtster wrote:

 ColdMiser wrote: 
That is now.

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Our first meeting 12 years earlier July 2013.  Me about 60 lbs more and 2" taller.

 Steely_D wrote: We are.
I just don't act like it. 

 ColdMiser wrote: 
Glad you made it home safely.  It was good to see you again and meet your lovely wife.  

And to be clear, there is very little hair in my lair, just sayin' ...

 ColdMiser wrote:
first reading i saw his secret HAIR not lair...

enjoy 

 ColdMiser wrote:

Wait, you people are old?

Back home after a long West Coast trip. Stopped in the Cleveland area to say Hi to another RP mixologist. Kurt was deep in the weeds of his upcoming December mix like a mad scientist in his secret lair. 

I see a few discs came in while I was away and I will peck away at those and get my thoughts out for what they are worth. 

 Lazy8 wrote:

Ok. Let's see what i can come up with. I have a theme in mind, just not sure if i can find enough songs to do it. And then there's time...we'll see.

 Lazy8 wrote: Me agree.

 SeriousLee wrote:
Doooo eeeet

 ColdMiser wrote:

I had two of those Sony guys that I could link together and shuffle. I spent SO MUCH time typing in album names. Gave them away when I went hard drive storage, and very much regret it.

Smart money would be to recreate that, using current disc-reading and info storage and LCD screen tech and bluetooth, etc. I bet there are plenty of people that would snap up a multi-disc player that kicked the llama's ass.

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
I'm "old school" like that too. Prior to moving I had loaded up all the RPMCC discs into a 110 disc player I have and just put it on shuffle. Not in the "spirit" of the original mixes but I at least get to hear the stuff. I miss having a CD player in the car/truck. But then again since I retired I normally don't spend much time in a vehicle anyway. I plan on getting that player loaded back up and spinning soon. 

 KurtfromLaQuinta wrote:
I hear ya.

 SeriousLee wrote: Time it is.
But it's worth it to me.
I just hope it's worth it to others.
The hardest for me is the reviewing of others music. I just don't feel as confident in that.
I think maybe others have this issue because they don't seem to do it at all. 

And I like the CD in hand.

 Lazy8 wrote:
Ah, ok. I know I can ship a CD without jewel case for roughly $4 to the USA as lettermail, sandwiched between cardboard. I was thinking it would be a fair bit more the other way.

Maybe I'll join the next round. I loved doing this before, but like the History channel, it's all about time for me.

And as Steely_D mentions, there's always WeTransfer.

 Steely_D wrote:

Google Drive and a shared link might work too

 SeriousLee wrote:

I’m not the only one who uses WeTransfer to store CD-length files for these miscreants to download and forget about.

 SeriousLee wrote:
Well, there's always the digital download option.

USPS tells me that a large envelope, 2 oz or less is $3.65US. A CD with minimalist packaging (without envelope) is ~.9 oz—pricey, but not out of the question. No idea what the reverse trip would be.