I'll be the first to admit that my vocal skills are lacking. In the 8th grade, someone told me my singing sounded like a dead cow. Ouch.
This has never stopped my love of music. My dream house has speakers in every room so no matter where I go, I'm listening to something. I love all kinds of music: Barry Manilow to System of a Down, The Killers to The Blues Brothers. Gypsy punk, 60's folk, 80's pop rock - I'll listen to almost anything.
Before college, when my parents bought me a beautiful new computer with a CD burner, I learned the glory of Mix CDs and I've been making them ever since. I have a few fans out there (Mom, Ryan, Miranda) and a nay-sayer or two (MATT, who hates every CD I make). I consider my Mix CDs an art (Mom says its my spiritual gift) and you know I like you if you've got one.
My favorite thing about the CDs is throwing them in the sweet 1994 12-disc cartridge in my Toyota Windom and driving around the island singing my brains out to something I (sort of) created. With no one in the car to tell me I sound like a dead cow.
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As a side note: I have quit quitting Facebook. But I deleted between 40 - 50 friends, so I'm hoping it willbe less annoying. So if you made the cut and I'm still FB friends with you, consider yourself lucky.