Mix 37
This is definitely the heart of my “fabulous years”—you know, where I never waited in line, never paid for a drink and knew the DJ.
Category: Music
Music has always been a scrapbook to me. Sometimes it’s a simple note, other times, it is a whole song, but no matter what, when I hear music, I am transported to the period in my life when it mattered most.
Mix 35
Whew! This is an intense mix. I had to have just broken up with someone because this is just full of angry, sad, slow music.
Mix 34
Oh, there’s some fun music here! I clearly (and quickly) moved back to making mix tapes of dance music.
Mix 33
At some point in 1996 I must have said to myself “remember when you listened to music that wasn’t a dance remix?” because this is a total pop music mix in a field of dance music mixes.
Mix 32
The majority of these songs come from Spring 1996 when I attended my first circuit party and met Clint, who would become my stepbrother a few years later.
Mix 31
I must have started this mix in late 1995 because Bette’s “To Deserve You” was a staple at JR’s (and my car radio) from January 1996 to about March 1996.
Oh Tannenbaum! 2013
This year’s Oh Tannenbaum!—the 13th release—brings an eclectic mix of one-hit wonders, 80s-era artists and a few contemporary artists singing good old-fashioned Christmas tunes.
Mix 30
This is the music that I discovered and that carried me through my first year living in Washington, DC. I landed on March 1, 1995, came out to myself, discovered the gay social scene and dance music.
Singles, Tape 20
This was my “depress tape” for the longest time. I’d listen to it when I’d get down, want to wallow a bit and then need something to lift my spirits.
Singles, Tape 19
I remember speeding down I-40 in my white Saturn singing “Go West” and “I’d Do Anything for Love” at the top of my lungs.