A Reader staffer shares three musical obsessions, then asks someone (who asks someone else) to take a turn.
Sanyo MCD-Z1 Boombox CD Stereo Cassette & Recorder I still have my first boombox, which I bought alongside my first two CDs, Annie Lennox’s Diva and Nirvana’s In Utero, in junior high in 1993. (My musical proclivities were undoubtedly rooted in the Little Bird in the womb.) The boombox, along with my collection of mixtapes, has survived nearly three decades of moves across the country and among countless apartments. Perched in my kitchen between garlic and dried peppers, it serenades diners with weary yet hungry mixes from old crushes, lovers, and friends.
