These days, it's too easy to make mix tapes.
CD burners, iPods, and iTunes
Have taken the place
Of vinyl and cassette. And, soon
When Alexie was younger, he and any other music fans would have to make mix tapes using  cassette tapes . The process was much more difficult, due to the fact that you would have to wait for the song to come on the radio. This added work is something that attracted Alexie, something he will mention later in the text. 
