I have just recently become an iPod owner. Yes, 100 years later I am finally in with the human race.

My first one is the small, square Nano- 8GB, silver…you know the apple tune “1, 2, 3, 4….” and it is just perfect for me. I’m only at about half my song limit and still figuring out exactly how to use it. I have discovered iTunes, which is very dangerous- b/c those $.99 songs add up quickly!

Music is a huge part of my life. I wake up to a clock radio, go straight to my computer and turn on iTunes to get ready to, on the way to work the car radio is on, and then either my iPod or iTunes is playing at my desk. In this industry you need to keep up with the fast paced music trends or you will be left in the dust. I’m still learning…

We’ve been throwing around different ideas on what we should book for our next season. And before the requests start rolling in- there are a few ground rules and things to consider. Check out the Occasionally Asked Questions page on our site and find the question that addresses this subject.

I had a conversation with a good friend of mine last night about this very subject. His solution/suggestion was for me to borrow his 30GB, 5000 plus song iPod for a few days to get an idea of different music that I may not know about.

Borrow his iPod???

I thought he was insane to give it up because I know it is pretty much his life. His iPod was a little intimidating…it is literally 4 sizes bigger than mine and has 22GB more than me! I’m only on song 60 out of 5,883 and I can safely say I have only ever heard about 5 before. It is crazy how until someone exposes you to a certain artist or musician, you may never know they existed.

I very much appreciate the iPod-on-loan and really don’t want to give it back…

So I challenge you- to switch iPods with someone for a day. As scary as that sounds, it is so worth it.

KRB