Day: April 1, 2004

Okay then, so it’s April. Which, of course, means that it’s much, much too early to start thinking about my next mix CD exchange. Or maybe not. I know it might appear as if I only just had an exchange, and that it was only just a few weeks ago that I was pestering some of you for your CDs, but the thing about a quarterly event is that it happens every three months.

Which brings me to my point. I’m going to set the mail-by date for the next exchange as May 17. That’s a good month and a half from now, which I hope is ample time to put together a mix. (I will, of course, make allowances if genuine problems arise or consider changing the date should it present too much of a problem. I suspect I’m the only one who’s actually finished burning his mix.)

Anyway, the exchange will work the same as it has in the past: You send me x number of CDs, and I send you x number in return. For each copy you send me of your own mix, you’ll get a different mix from another person, including me, mailed back to you. Pretty simple. If you’re interested, please let me know here in the comments or by e-mail as soon as possible, like within a week. (I’ll also be sending out this message to the people who have participated before.) I’m going to try to keep the number of participants at a reasonable level, around ten or fewer again, but a lot depends of it depends on how many people are interested.

Let me know. I can’t speak for anyone else, but the exchanges have proved to be a whole lot of fun for me. I’ve discovered (and hopefully shared) some really great music.

So Air America launched yesterday. I caught just a little bit of the Randi Rhodes Show (although apparently after her screaming match with Ralph Nader) and heard most of the Majority Report, because I like co-host Janeane Garofalo and I like their guests, Bill Maher, Atrios, and Dave Chappelle. So far, I like the entire thing, although I don’t have much by which to compare it, since I tend to avoid talk radio like the plague (except, perhaps, for Car Talk). It’s actually too bad I won’t get an opportunity to listen to most of their lineup, including Al Franken, since I’m, well, at work most of the day.

Still, if you’re not, or if you have time to spare after work, it’s worth checking out. (Although I am starting to share a sentiment I’ve seen expressed elsewhere, namely that RealPlayer sucks.)