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One of the most common questions I get about this site (okay, “got”) was “what’s the deal with the name?” Well, I was doing some reorganizing and disposal-izing this morning, and what did I stumble upon in an old mix-spindle, but the above. Fun fact: when I make (okay, “made”) CD mixes for other people, I always make-made a copy for myself. This particular spindle has about 60 other mixes, dating back to around 2000 (there are two other spindles, containing mixes other people made for me). I’m pretty shocked I’d forgotten all about these, but I’m moreover pretty excited to use the CD player in my car again to drive (Down Memory Lane) (as it were).

So, what’s on this mix, you ask? Well, that’s a good question. I tried to take a shot of its underside, but kept getting shots of my iPhone. Damn reflective plastic. Let’s just say that it looks as if a small creature might have been ice-skating on it at some point (investigation ongoing). Popping it in, I was able to access about 1/2 of the songs, before the clicking and ejecting and general technological refusal started. Here’s what I got (no doubt you’ll notice a theme).

1. Zombies “I Want Her She Wants Me”
2. Lilys “Will My Lord Be Gardening”
3. Beach Boys “Little Bird”
4. Super Furry Animals “Fire in My Heart”
5. Wire “Fragile”
6. Looper “These Things” (Ed note: awwwwww)
7. Sparklehorse “Gold Day”
8. Yo La Tengo “You Can Have It All”
9. R.E.M. “Crazy”
10. The Kinks “Little Miss Queen of Darkness”
11-22. Lost to the sands of time

Can’t get at the last half, but I and you should both get the point. Judging by the selections and my knowledge of my own preferences, I can date this to late 2003/early 2004. I can also say that this is (duh) a Moony-Eyed Mix for A Girl. The girl shall remain nameless, of course, and I honestly can’t remember if I ever even gave this to her, or if I wimped out and just burned a copy for myself (hence the “working title”). It is a little over-zealous at certain points, no? The SFA song?

Here are two other ones with titles I don’t remember making up (sorta Robert Pollardian of me, I suppose), that I’m looking forward to jamming in the forthcoming days:

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