When I was small, my family had a Magnivox entertainment center. Ours was not the typical "long and low" arrangement, however. In ours, the base held speakers, the middle section held a television, and the top held controls, an 8-track, a turntable, and album storage. I can still hear the records my mother would play on Saturday mornings while cleaning our house. Our babysitters would play 70's rock, my father would listen to Sinatra and ballgames- my sister and I would listen to Disney records.
I've always loved music- many types and styles. I don't care for angry music- as I use music as a refuge.
I'm thinking of this tonight because we had a bad night with my mother-in-law. She has Alzheimer's, and lives with us. I went to get some take out for dinner, and XM's New Wave station was playing Talking Heads' "Wild Life". It cleared so much in a short time. It steeled me against other issues. It smoothed my brow.
Now, to switch directions- I have a music dilemma. My current iPod contains 30,600+ songs. so, the efficiency loving part of my brain says "Why do you need the same song on the original album, live, in a remix, on the "Best of', as well as "The Greatest Hits'?" One would be amazed at how often this comes up. My OCD brain does not want to break up a set. Even if it's a song I am lukewarm about. Even if it is a song I have never (to the best of my knowledge) heard.
What to do?
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