Monday, April 11, 2005
"Bush's IPOD"
I still never see any reason why I would ever own one. However, they are the new crazy. We all knew songs Jon has on his. So, why not the leader of the free world? I actually know less of his music selection. What, no Petty Dubbya? Click here for more. Remember to make it look like you are doing work.
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As a musician and Apple user, I was in a quandry for months after the iPod was released. It was the coolest thing around, but I saw no use for it. My cassette Walkman was gathering dust in my attic somewhere, so it was obvious that portable music was not a high priority for me. Not even the fact that one could store files on it was enough to make me want to cough up $300 for the thing.
Then, in December of 2002, it happened: refurb iPods showed up on Apple's site for a paltry $200. It was still difficult for me to justify getting one, but I did it anyway.
With advance apologies for the hyperbole, I have to say that that little bastard changed my life. Now if I'm going to the supermarket or mowing the lawn or doing any other sort of inconsequential thing by myself, I take my iPod. When I'm in the car, I take my iPod and feed it through my cassette deck.
So why did I latch onto the iPod while the Walkman gathers even more dust? Simple: variety coupled with simplicity. If I have my Walkman and a John Scofield tape and I suddenly feel like listening to Cheap Trick instead, I have to go home and swap tapes. With the iPod, I just select a different album.
And the damn thing couldn't be much simpler. My Mac at work has a ridiculously huge hard drive, so that's where I store all my music (12,242 songs so far). Every day I hook up the iPod to it, ditch the songs I listened to yesterday, then load up a new batch for the next commute. If I want the equivalent of a mix tape, I just set up a playlist, then hoist that up to the iPod in one shot. And I'm not limited to 75 minutes as I would be with a CD. I can create a playlist to get me through the entire 13 hour drive to get to my Aunt & Uncle's house in Michigan (though the playlist would last longer than the battery charge).
I still have my original, first generation iPod and use it every single day. The battery life is still damn good, and the 5GB capacity is fine for me. I can't store ALL my music there, but enough to get me through several days' worth of commuting.
Now I'm going to let my geek flag fly: I'm now using my iPod to help me learn lines for the play I'm in. We're doing "The Odd Couple", so I downloaded (legally, thank you) the Books On Tape version of the show and edited out Oscar's lines. Now I can listen to the play and fill in Oscar's lines myself.
I'm not trying to sell you on getting an iPod, and frankly, I'd bet that most mp3 players are as potentially life changing as mine. I just wanted to chime in with my observations. When this iPod dies I will drive out to the Apple store in Marlton and replace it within minutes. It's an essential part of my life now, and has helped to get me to listen to all kinds of new and exciting music. And old crap, too. [TL]
I think I read something about a theater putting on the odd couple in the paper recently. Something like it replaced another play or something. Not big on plays, but I like Neil Simon's sense of humor. Liked all the films based on his plays basically.
I am just lame when it comes to these things. I was the last person to actually buy a cell phone among my friends I think.
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