The Christoff Project

I have been around long enough to see the music evolution from 8-tracks-to-Cassettes-to-CD's-to-Mp3s. Having recently transferred all of my CD collection onto my hard drive I am growing somewhat nostalgic of the old days. I am actually considering the possibility of putting these CD's into a box to store in my basement. Because of the low cost of CD-R's I can put whatever music I want to listen to that day on a CD or put it on a Ipod. Gone are the days of having a shelf to display your vast musical collection, instead you can claim how many gigabytes of music you own. I actually found myself saying that I had 2.5 GB of Jeff Buckley, I thought afterward what the hell did I just say. I sometimes miss the days of my childhood, listening to the radio for hours just to hear your favorite new song so you could hit the record button, mix tapes were awesome.Gone also are the days of borrowing CD's and the great conversations or fights that would ensue. I am sure more than one of you have fought over CD's after a breakup. It just doesn't seem the same when I download/buy an album or send a file to a friend, I actually liked the whole CD buying process. There was also a sense of commitment when you shelled out money for a whole CD, I would listen to the whole thing, giving it much more of a chance of winning me over than listening to a 30 sec preview. I still refuse to buy just a single song seeing it as a betrayal of their album as a whole work of art. Maybe in the future CD stores take the place of "record" shops, for buying vintage music? Don't get me wrong I do like having my music more accessible and usable, and I believe I am showing my age here, but I just miss the old days.
Feel free to share some of your musical memories.

Is digital photography ruining our legacies. I was listening to the radio and the host brought up a valid point about digital cameras, something I had never thought about. When we take pictures using digital cameras we can immediately see them and discard the "bad" ones. Well remember when you were growing up and you got film developed and there were thoses couple of pictures where you looked like crap. This was part of growing up having the pictures you were embarassed about. Now we have digital photography where essentially you have only the photos you approve. Imagine when this next generation shows their pictures to their children and mom and dad, at their age, look good in every picture. Is perfection the level they will think they have to live up to? Just a little food for thought, I would love to hear your comments.