The dude behind cassette tapes, and by proxy an insane amount of good memories for people my age, has died. Dude’s name was Lou Ottens, and he passed away at the age of 94. What an absolutely glorious run, my dude. If I still had my copy of Metallica’s “Black Album” on tape, and fuck I wish I did, I’d crank it in your honor.

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