Each day I try to give what I call a humstle, a song that gets in your head for no apparent reason and you find your self humming or whistling it. It is contagious. Music is great contagion. One of its gifts, is it reminds us to listen.
Here's a mix I made for someone yesterday. Would you play this in your car? If you have a car, that is- I shouldn't assume.
1. Tom Waits- Walking Spanish
2. Les McCann and Eddie Harris- Compared to What?
3. David Grisman- O'Banion's Wake
4. NRBQ- Boozoo and Leona
5. Bonnie Raitt- Everybody's Cryin' Mercy
6. Bruce Springsteen (The Dublin Sessions) Further On (Up The Road)
7. Rusted Root- Send Me On My Way
8. Counting Crows- Rain King
9. Danny O'Keefe- Portrait in Black Velvet
10. El Rayo-X- Tiki Torches at Twilight
11. Donald Fagen- Ruby Baby
12. Randy Newman (From "The Natural") The Majors: The Mind is a Strange Thing
13. Traveling Wilburys- Last Night
14. Gene Pitney- 24 Hours From Tulsa
15. John Prine- Let's Talk Dirty in Hawaiian
16. NRBQ- I Like That Girl
17. John B. Sebastian- Rainbows All Over Your Blues
18. Dave Grusin and GRP All Stars- Sing Sing Sing
Any memories? Smiles? Hope so.
No Phil Robertson today. No ACA, No Starlin Castro Trade (dammit!), but speaking of baseball, I was watching MLB last night and was reminded of two incidents that made me smile; a favorite player of mine who (in my opinion) didn't juice in his career and ended up with 500 home runs and 3000 hits*. And the two players whose 3000th hit was a home run**
I am noticing the manic gear of people who haven't had the holiday spirit yet, dialing it up. These are
the late shoppers. It's a good time to stay out of their way.
Happy Friday every one. Tell someone you love them. It's more appreciated than you know. And even if your dog is a cock blocker when he/she gets on your bed and won't leave, they are one of the epitomes of unconditional love. If you turn on the news, you don't see a whole lot of love out there. So enjoy it if you got it.
*Eddie Murray
** Wade Boggs and Derek Jeter
See you.
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