So the massive archiving project that I mentioned a few weeks back. I got all the CDs ripped, and about half of them burned, and a couple of labels made, and the shiny new CD cases ordered. And then I kind of let other things take precendence and didn't work on it at all for awhile.
Fast forward to a few days ago, when I remembered that I have a show coming up and the massive archiving project still in major disarray. Yipes!
I've spent the past few days printing labels* and burning CDs non-stop, and I think I've got enough done to do the show this afternoon. At first I was trying to start at the beginning and work my way through, but I gave up on that pretty quickly. If I had kept up that approach I would have ended up with an exhaustive collection through C or maybe D. and nothing at all after that.
The Dean Martin birthday tribute helped me focus my efforts a lot. I made sure to have all my Dino and Rat Pack CDs, plus a few of Sammy and Frank. Then I browsed through the rest of the CDs and tried to print at least 1 label for each artist I'm likely to want to play. So I've got at least something for Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington, Mel Torme, Sarah Vaughan, etc etc. Requests may be a problem, and for the first time ever I'm hoping I don't get many, or at least all pretty general. Like "Play some Ella" rather than "Play Ella singing "Satin Doll" from the Ella and Basie album." (Note, if you're planning to make a request, please don't request that. Because Ella and Basie is not one of the albums I got set up.)
This morning I alphabetized everything I've got and put it in the case. Which was harder than I had expected! I kept finding something I had missed, or realizing that I had allotted 1 sleeve to a 2-CD set, and having to move a bunch of others back to make room. Now I'm cleaning up, burning a last few CDs. Mostly I've been burning first and then making the labels, though somehow early on I had ended up printing labels for about a dozen CDs and not burning them. Mostly Nat King Cole. I wonder how that happened.
I'm almost finished, and just in time too. I'm a little bummed that I didn't have any time for gardening this weekend, but what can you do? On top of the massive archiving project I also had to spend several hours yesterday helping a friend with his website. Leaving no time at all for getting my ass out of this chair. Maybe if it isn't too hot I'll be able to get something done in the garden this afternoon, after the show.
[*By label I mean a card with song information that will live in the sleeve with the CD. Not a sticker to be affixed to the CD. That way lies madness.]
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