I went to my grandparents' house with Billie today, and while exploring the basement we came across a genuine ghetto blaster from the 80s. I've wanted one for a long time, but random visits to Value Village always resulted in disappointment. I found a modern one that you can buy online, but there is no way I am paying over $100 for something that just plays tapes.

On my way home I stopped and picked up a 10-pack of blank tapes from Zellers along with a tape cleaning kit. I plan on creating a few mixtapes, as well as recording a bunch of classic 80s albums just to keep it legit.

To my dismay, the only line-in jack that it supports is some 5-pin format called DIN, and of course all modern electronics either use a plain 3.5mm jack or stereo RCA cables. So I have to find a place that will sell a 5-pin DIN to 3.5mm audio jack if I want to record directly from my PC or MP3 player. By the time I found this out, the only place open was London Drugs, but they didn't have it there. I'm going to try Radio Shack or The Source tomorrow.

I did get a chance to try out the radio, which sounds very clear and actually packs a lot of bass. I expected it to sound very flat and junky, but I was actually completely surprised at how good it sounds.

Oh, and IT HAS LIGHTS:

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