Don't forget the value of the cassette

By Katie Koerner

Created:
07/30/08 9:52pm

Last updated:
07/30/08 9:52pm

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Driving around East Lansing on a daily basis, I constantly find all my favorite radio stations are filled with annoying commercials or boring morning talk shows.

Many in my position have the luxury of resolving such a problem by popping in a CD or hooking up an iPod.

But for me, the owner of a broken iPod and a car without a CD player, when this problem occurs, I’m forced to either ride in silence or listen to the annoying voices being broadcast through my speakers.

This is a predicament I’d been dealing with all summer until recently, when I rediscovered the power of cassette tapes.

I know that compared to CDs, the sound quality of a tape may be a little worse and the inconvenience of having to fast-forward through songs instead of simply skipping tracks can be tedious, but having the opportunity to jam in my car makes me feel alive once again.

It’s amazing how much shorter a long trip can seem when you have your favorite songs playing through your stereo instead of driving in silence or having to listen to the sound of other motorists around you.

However, taking the time to make the tapes is well worth the hassle, even if I do feel a little embarrassed to be the only person I know that still has a collection of cassette tapes sitting in their car.

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SD

(07/31/08 3:54pm)
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I had to slam on my brakes the other day, and a cassette tape came flying out from under the front seat!
I laughed my a$$ off, then threw it out.

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