Technology certainly has changed our lives. I remember family car trips in the 1960s when we had three kids fighting in the back seat while my father insisted that we make 350 miles between bathroom stops. Things have evolved to where you can be in the car but in your own separate world. On a recent 600-mile car trip my wife was listening to the Clash on her iPod, my daughter was cranking My Chemical Romance on her earphone player in the back seat, and I was listening to my Bears lose in overtime to the Vikings.
Along these lines, my lovely wife and I have been actively engaged in converting many of our favorite music tunes into MP3s so we can haul them around on our iPods. With the help of “Spin it Again™” software we can take LPs, 45s and cassettes and convert the music into digital files. During this process, I have rediscovered my fondness for the “thud rock” bands of the 1970s such as Grand Funk Railroad. Simple music played very loudly always makes me happy.