I realized something the other night, while picking up some Clash cds my cousin burned for me. Music is so impersonal when we download it. Yes, it's quick and easy, but that's it. There is nothing else to it. Picking up the cds, I talked with my cousin about the albums he burned. We talked about the different tracks on them, what each song meant to him, and the songs I should check out first. It made getting these cds exciting, and personal.

I miss the days of waiting for a record to come out, and going to home of the hits or discovery records to get it. It made it an event, something to look forward to, not just a few clicks on the computer. Maybe I am getting old, and antiquated, but I really feel that we are missing out on a lot with the increased digitization of music (and, for that matter, almost everything).

On a side note, I'm going to make an effort to start making mix cds for people. It's a lost art.