tape

We inherited a cassette tape (haven't used that word in so long, I don't know how to spell cassette!) last night from Nils' family and our ride home playing this tape in the car brought back some good 80s memories. "We are the world, we are the children... we are the ones who make a brighter day, so let's start givin'..." That was a good tune. Maybe I am in the minority, but "Tears are not enough" was my personal favorite. And I know my mom's was Bruce Springsteen's "Trapped." Whichever song struck a chord with you from the USA for Africa We are the World album, you hear it again and then suddenly you are transported back to 1985, sitting in the family stationwagon on a roadtrip perhaps. But, how impractical were tapes? Maybe we have forgotten now that we are spoiled with MP3 and CD, but there is no jumping ahead to the next track, it is guesswork with a tape. Rewind a little, play... no that wasn't far enough, keep rewinding, play... now we went too far, fast forward a little...good enough... hear the rest of the other song, and now comes the song you wanted to hear. So far the world has come in the past 15 years!