Sometimes your family dumps old junk on you they don't have the heart to throw away themselves.   Sometimes that junk is a file box full of dusty mixtape cassettes your great aunt recorded off the radio in the 80's.

My Aunt Mable died when I was still pretty young, but her personality was big enough to leave an impact that will last a lifetime.  She was a short, white haired, Cajun woman with a lot of spunk.  Most children in the family learned to curse from her,  resulting in a mouth full of soap.  Often the adults would make us step outside the room, so she could tell  dirty jokes.  My parents told me, when they lived in L.A., Aunt Mable would mail them copies of her radio mixtapes-- I imagine to remind them of where they came from. 

I decided to start transferring these to a digital format while they're still (mostly) playable.  This cassette is a fun look through a peephole into what was played on country radio stations of Southeast Texas in 1985.  From country, cajun, to corny-- I'd say Aunt Mable had a great taste in music.  She was an awesome lady.  I'm thankful I knew her, and I'm glad she can still share her music with me and all ya'll.

Aunt Mable's Mixtape

Aunt Mable's Mixtape - Country Music Dream Away/Cajun Music(side 2)

Sometimes your family dumps old junk on you they don't have the heart to throw away themselves.   Sometimes that junk is a file box full of dusty mixtape cassettes your great aunt recorded off the radio in the 80's.

My Aunt Mable died when I was still pretty young, but her personality was big enough to leave an impact that will last a lifetime.  She was a short, white haired, Cajun woman with alot of spunk.  Most children in the family learned to curse from her,  resulting in a mouth full of soap.  Often the adults would make us step outside the room, so she could tell  dirty jokes.  My parents told me, when they lived in L.A., Aunt Mable would mail them copies of her radio mixtapes-- I imagine to remind them of where they came from. 

I decided to start transferring these to a digital format while they're still (mostly) playable.  This cassette is a fun look through a peephole into what was played on country radio stations of Southeast Texas in 1985.  From country, cajun, to corny-- I'd say Aunt Mable had a great taste in music.  She was an awesome lady.  I'm thankful I knew her, and I'm glad she can still share her music with me and all ya'll.

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