( in the wee hours of the morning on christmas day, wally leaves a package neatly wrapped with vintage nativity paper outside tim's door. inside, tim will find a cd walkman with headphones and the mixtape wally promised. the cd case has a printed cover and tracklist, collaged and curated by wally (if one of the balfour's computers has a bunch of viruses on it now because wally was trying to remember how to use limewire, no one needs to know that). tucked under the package's decorative ribbon is a card that reads: )
Tim —
Took me a while to find all these songs. It's mostly new wave, synthpop, a little bit of alternative rock, and a dash of folk. You said you liked Fleetwood Mac and Bonnie Tyler, so I thought I'd get you started with some of the best female vocalists of the 80s. Maybe for Valentine's I'll hook you up with the guys.
Uh. Not like that, obviously. I've just got tons of recommendations left!
Anyway. It's called a mixtape because originally they were made on cassette tapes — which is funny, actually, considering the cassette tape hasn't been invented for you yet but they're pretty much obsolete now. Mix-CD doesn't exactly have the same ring to it, though.
Semantics aside, I hope you love it. Or at least enjoy it. The 80s await!
🎁 speedy delivery (12/25)