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    "comment": "Paul's \"Dead Rat, Fishbowl Floating\" mixtape: \"As far as mix tapes go, the one I submit here is nothing extraordinary. From the time my older sister had the wherewithal to buy a double cassette deck boom box, I was recording some of the inspiring radio stations in Minnesota, including KJ104, Radio K and Rev 105 (my first exposure to the great Kevin Cole!). I made mix tapes for all occasions, various themes and as gifts for many different friends. This tape, Dead Rat, Fishbowl Floating, holds the distinction as being the one and only tape that was returned to me. <Br><Br>\nAnna, the tape recipient, was my girlfriend in the heady times of 2001 (the time after Bush II was inaugurated but before the attacks of Sept 11th). There was an impending sense of doom around my community and in the school where I worked (I was in my second year of teaching Spanish in Washburn, Wisconsin). Anna and I had a fun relationship for about 8 months before she moved to Chicago for grad school. When my sense of loss was the greatest, probably toward the end of August 2001, I put this mix together and mailed it to Anna with a short card wishing her well in her new semester. She acknowledged its arrival and said she enjoyed the tape.<Br><br>For my taste, this isn’t my favorite mix. Artists are repeated. My mix lacks the “left field” songs that I typically like to throw in for variety and humor. Worst of all, the mood is really just too dark in comparison with the relationship I was trying to encapsulate. After I sent it off, I was glad to be done with the mix project and perhaps relieved to close that chapter of my life. About a year later, much to my surprise, the tape was returned to me in the mail. Perhaps Anna had heard I was dating someone new. More likely, she had met someone else and was moving on with that lucky someone. Either way, she returned the tape, with my very amateurish attempt at cover artwork (including the poem by Jose Marti that I pegged inside!), still in tact. For that reason, it is one of the only cassettes I still hold on to. I’m not sure what it is that I cherish about this tape but it certainly holds a place in my heart and it brings me back to that time and place (my Minnesota roots totally shine through with some classic tracks!). Thanks to all of you at KEXP for sending me back down memory lane and giving me an excuse to post the (long) story behind this mix. I love the station! I can’t wait to hear how mixtape week comes together and I appreciate the chance to share mine.\"",
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