For real and for serious, people, this is the sign up thread. Please post in this thread if you plan on participating.

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For anyone who hasn't done this in the past, here's how it works:

If we get more than 20 people, there will be two groups - one that I oversee and one that hobot oversees (assuming hobot is willing to do that). The groups will be divided by me using my own special method.

Once the group/s are decided, everyone needs to start working on their playlist. I generally give people two weeks to come up with something. It can be 30 minutes or it can fill a full CD. Whatever you want. And you can put whatever you want on it. If it has lots of They Might Be Giants, that's fine, but you will most definitely get harassed to hell and back.

If you don't make the playlist deadline, I give you the boot. Plain and simple. You're out of the trade.

Once I'm positive that everyone is still in, I will send out a notice that you need to make X number of copies of your mix.

A tracklist is required to accompany each disc. The tracklist should contain your username somewhere on it. Many people include album art on the tracklist, but it's not required. Some include liner notes, but they're not required.

All discs should be labeled with your username on it, and each disc should be contained in a slim jewel case. Please do not use regular sized jewel cases. They jack up the price of postage and are a pain.

You have two weeks to make the copies of your mix and send them to me through the mail, along with the postage it will cost to send them back to you. I will let you know how much postage is (usually around $6). If you dick around on this and hold everyone up, I will simply tell you to forget it and wait till the next trade.

Once I have everyones mixes, I will collate them and mail them back to you. So what you receive, in the end, is a different mix from each member of the group.

Please don't sign up if:

Your CD burner is on the fritz/broken
You plan on using someone else's burner
You can't afford to participate (you will need money for the discs/cases/postage - probably $25)
You procrastinate and like to be a dick when everyone else is nice and prompt

I'm in

me too.....Volume 6 for me I think.....

I'm in

I'm in

i'll do it.

I've got another one in me, sure..

anyone for MP3 DVD mode only? Saves space, cheaper to mail and ALL the content from both groups.

i'm in

You have my word that mine will be on time & 100% "They Might Be Giants" free.

wait. i do enjoy being a dick. can i still participate

enter. Look at that word long enough, say it enough, and it becomes meaningless.

If the above happens to those in charge: I'd like to be in.

count me_ in.

Fat guy coming through.

you should do a mix of nothing but songs by or about fat dudes

but still have a lovely, um, healthy young lady on the cover like last time.

i'm in. thank you.

I'm in.

Wheeeee!

I'm in! Already working on my playlist-- I have it narrowed down to 3,542 songs.

Holla

Count me in.

well, since no one wants to hear TMBG, there's not much point in me participating, is there?

When's the deadline?

For signing up? Not sure. I am willing to have 20 (including me) in on the trade, but if hobot participates and is willing to take on extras, then we can have more than 20. However, there's been no word from hobot, so it looks like the list will close at 20.

deadline better not be before mr. whirly sees this.

where is that power pop loving bro ham? so i need to fire up the skinny tie signal?

We need Joe Coglin in on this.

I want the Other Dave and Zaxxon to be notified immediately of this thread.

Do people request your cd once they see the playlist or does everybody get a copy of everybody's cd?

I understand that everyone gets a copy of everyone else's mix.

Yep, this is true. Usually one big box of cds that you get to immerse yourself in upon arrival. It's a good time.

What count are we up to? Can I get up in this shit?

Put me in coach, I'm ready to play today.

ooh ooh, pick me! pick me! over here!

skinny tie senses tingling. i'm in.

tyler: i'm in, and so is jws

Okay, so that's 21 people including me. If anyone else wants in, you'll need to PM hobot and ask him if he wants to help out. Otherwise someone else will have to step up to the plate to help.

Feel free to add your name to the list, but no guarantees.

The list so far:

Defbil
FrankD
allswellgirl
drumdad
AckAckAckAck
kapow
Maximum Tor
newfakename
M.Henry
me_
HereWeGoSouthie
preacher roe
Hopey
tenebr8
MrCheese
JWS
tom from out of town
luca brazzi
MrWhirly
InLameRockBand

Sorry, I have not been around much recently. Stupid job, wanting me to work during the day.

I don't think I have time to do another one of these right now. Hopefully someone else will step up to the plate and take my place if there's interest.

I'll contribute Cdr's, but I really only want the MP3 collection on DVD. Maybe we could all try doing that this time, to cut down on mailing and what not.

I like the artwork! I also like having a physical disc around in case the whole thing is fantastic. However, the cheaper option is the dvd, so I suppose it could be up to the individual about how much they want to spend for particular mediums. And of course, if T-Bone isn't up for lugging that crap around then maybe he'll make the choice, period.

I know this comes up often, this issue. My one vote is for cds, mainly because my car player doesn't play mp3s and I listen to a lot of these driving. Unless they can be converted to a format that would play,-- I'm stupid with that stuff.
Plus, yeah, the artwork and written track info are good things.

What he said.

Oh I agree, I would miss the art, liner notes and creative details, but then again, we can get all that online here.



I'm assuming that everyone had a DVD drive or quick ability to CDromerize the ones they want....I was just suggesting tht say 5 people out of 20 wanted the dvd option.....people would have to make 15 copies (14?) and shipping would be cheaper for the DVD people.....

it is a mix cd trade. i can get a bunch of mp3's from the internet anytime anywhere. this has been covered.

seriously. if you don't like the way Turbo organizes the thing, don't participate. this isn't very hard.

i am totally doing the downloading of a bunch of stuff right now. totally gonna listen to some nuclear assault in like 2 minutes.

feh.

you kids and your three sentences!

Count me in too!

I have a question though... is it a local music CD thing or not?

nope, any & everything, & for the most part very rewarding.

i'll do this trade if it gets back to 20 or under, beyond that is a bit much for me...

If you find room for any more, I'm in on this too.

I'll jump in if you're doing a group 2 again...

I just saw this thread, so if the group is still accepting mix-traders, I'd love to participate.

Like Coughlin said, I'm in if it is about 20... or a second group is added..

^^^ that's showing group 2 loyalty!!!!!