It's not the "I Want My MTV" generation anymore.

Someone once told me that she felt that the decline in music was MTV...and how that things like Napster furthered that spiral downward. I don't believe it. Sure some day this little lady is going to be looking at her parents collection of CD's much in the way that I looked at 8-tracks. It's going to be like that OR she is going to get her one of those classic CD Players and listen to a complete album and like them because they are so Retro(just like mom when she pulls out the old Blondie record Albums). My little Elise Violet loved music before she was born. It's my little gadget that make music easy enough my waddler have listen to and enjoy the music all by herself whenever she wants.

While I was working as a Office manager, I would take my lunch and drive around doing errands. I would listen to the local High school radio station because it was the on radio with no talk or commercials, and they seem to be a little more my taste in music as well. Every day about lunch there was a little DJ who would play Matisyahu (Mah Tis Yahoo). My belly would move around and around, as our little unborn girl danced. Over the past year, there were songs and CD's that she like better and you could tell by how quiet and how intense she was listening to it. Yo Gabba Gabba encourages her to get up and dance with different kids moving wildly to music saying "Hi, my name is...... I like to DANCE" Recently she has discovered the Beach Boys. She bounces and twirls around and around.

About a year ago E.V's Dad bought me a small Ipod shuffle. Elise noticed, really NOTICED it about 3-4 months ago. When I showed her what it was and what it could do, it ROCKED her small small world. Today mom (me, myself and I) was using it as she cleaned her house and tried to do a little yard work. Elise nabbed my little Orange Ipod as soon as I set it down. She promptly took the right ear bud and held it to her ear and pushed the play button. She walked back and forth, and twirled around, and bounced. This particular song was The Darkness, followed by Lily Allen. She isn't interested in movies, TV or anything unless she can see where the music that has sparked her attention has come from. The music is quickly gone and her attention is lost. The Ipod is her new friend that plays on demand with no fuss, and one simple play button.Really, how could she miss it...it's a LARGE ORANGE BUTTON. The music comes on, it's everywhere, and when she is done, she pushes stop and hands me the Ipod.

Instead of her growing up saying "I want my MTV" I'm thinking as soon as her words are understandable she is going to be shouting "I want my I-P-O-D".