Grooving on an iPod

This is the mobile music set-up I use, almost daily!

    The computer company, Apple, sadly phased out the iPod last May.

    I've had a small iPod for many years and it's a consistent source of joy.

    This music enthusiast loaded the iPod about seven or eight years ago. In those days I made several playlists to organize the downloaded music. These include: Beach mix, dcbBroadway, dcbMix, dcbBlues, dcbParty, dcbWorkout, NewdcbSongs and a country music playlist that my daughter made for her Dad.

    I have loved music -- as well as live music -- ever since I can remember. 

    A famous moment in life was in the early 1960's when I was four years old. My parents took the Cox family to a live performance of the Minnesota Orchestra performing along Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis. I was so interested in the stage, I ditched my family and made my way up to the conductor!

   "Who's little girl are you?" the conductor asked me, speaking into the microphone. "I'm Dixie" I yelled.

    I do remember my embarrassed father coming up to fetch me. I jumped down from the stage into his arms.

    So the iPod was a perfect gift. I subsequently received an iHome speaker at Christmas, and paired up the two in a small basket. To this day, I take the iPod outdoors, on our small boat and all around the house.

    On the "dcbMix," I added a bunch of artists I didn't know much about, including: Delta Rae, The Weeknd, Marina and the Diamonds, Lianne La Havas, Chris Price and We Are The In Crowd. 

    One of my favorite songs -- ever -- is "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen. I have the version by K.D. Lang on CD and the excellent Jeff Buckley version on the iPod.

    According to Wikipedia, Apple sold some 450 million iPods as of 2022. It was phased out because music, these days, can easily be accessed through smart phones.

    That's what the younger generation does in our family. There is a fee paid, and an app used, and wireless receivers that actually play the music.

    Call me old-fashioned, but I do enjoy the iPod. 

    Groovy habits die hard.