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I grew up in San Antonio and my music exposure was limited a lot to MTV. It did not occur to me to see if San Antonio College had a campus radio station, or visit a vinyl shop before the appearance of Sound Warehouse. I might have discovered Afro-Cuban music. I loved buying 12" EP vinyls and making cassette mix tapes. I bought Erasure, Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, New Order and other British groups. I was mesmerized by New Order's True Faith on MTV. But, Touched by the Hand of God was the homerun of them all for my 1987-88 mix tapes, but that came out in 1988. Driving in my car to Hand of God, I was flying. That is when I first thought of traveling to Europe and England, to get out and see the world. New Order is still my favorite and they still have the touch. Music Complete is just as good as anything they have ever done. Oh, I wore out a Janet Jackson 'Control' cassette in my 1983 Datsun 280ZX! Also, I have to give a shout out to Eurhythmics, but I was only offered 5 slots here. Next, ask me what songs take me back to undergraduate college. Then that would be Hand of God (New Order), Chains of Love (Erasure), Birdhouse in Your Soul (They Might be Giants), Love Shack (B-52s) and any Poi Dog Pondering Song. Attending UT Austin opened me up! I started listening to more genres and world music.