My weirdest roadtrip playlist, ever

Here's the playlist I threw together for my roadtrip to Charlotte two weekends ago.

I have no idea what I was thinking.

1. "It's Not My Time" by 3 Doors Down

2. "The Middle" by Jimmy Eat World

3. "Always a Friend" by Alejandro Escovedo

4. "Bang My Drum" by Danielia Cotton

5. "Beautiful Day" by U2

6. "Scar That Never Heals" by Jeremy Fisher

7. "Almost Like Love" by Yes

8. "Love Will Find a Way" by Yes

9. "I'm the Man" by Anthrax

10. "Good Times" by INXS & Jimmy Barnes

11. "Heaven is a Place on Earth" by Belinda Carlisle

12. "What Have I Done to Deserve This?" by Pet Shop Boys

Indeed.

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Audio Prozac: The Cleaning the Kitchen And Waiting for Hannah Playlist

Coastal Carolina University in nearby Conway has canceled classes Friday and Saturday (yes, I teach a three-hour class on Saturday) due to concerns about Tropical Storm Hannah.

On such an occasion, I offer my playlist for cleaning the kitchen at 1 a.m. while looking forward to two days off to catch-up while assuming Hannah won't be a problem in the greater Myrtle Beach area:

1. Long Time Coming -- The Delays

2. Hey Girl -- The Delays

3. The Burden -- Dropkick Murphys

4. Five Candles (You Were There) -- Jars of Clay

5. Praise You -- Fatboy Slim

6. The Devil Never Sleeps -- Iron & Wine

7. Door Into Summer -- Jacob's Trouble (covering The Monkees)

8. Hangin' Around -- Counting Crows

9. Your Reverie -- Kelley Stoltz

10. Alongside You -- Molly Jenson

11. New Shoes -- Paolo Nutini

12. Don't You Evah -- Spoon

13. Stevie Nix -- The Hold Steady

14. Times Like These -- Foo Fighters

15. Rocknroll -- Lovedrug

16. Ride My See-Saw -- The Moody Blues

17. I'm Amazed -- My Morning Jacket

18. The Ritz -- Office

19. I Choose -- The Offspring

20. Bouncing Around the Room -- Phish

Sampling 10 beers & creating a playlist

This evening, I sampled 10 locally brewed beers, and then went home to clean the kitchen while listening to my iPod.

Beers by Gordon Biersch in Myrtle Beach:

1. Golden Export

2. Hefeweizen

3. Czech Lager

4. Marzen

5. Schwarzbier

And beers by New South Brewing Co. in Myrtle Beach:

1. White Ale

2. India Pale Ale

3. Cooper River Red

4. Nut Brown

5. Lowcountry Lager

The playlist I created following the samplings to help me clean the kitchen:

1. No Rain by Blind Melon

2. Love Removal Machine by The Cult

3. The Problem by J.J. Cale

4. I Choose by The Offspring

5. Subterranean Homesick Alien by Radiohead

6. Tom Sawyer by Rush

And then I continued with:

7. Ch-check it Out by The Beastie Boys

8. Ocarina by Birds & Batteries

9. Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds

10. Eight Miles High by The Byrds

11. Just What I Needed by The Cars

Sampling 10 beers & creating a playlist

This evening, I sampled 10 locally brewed beers, and then went home to clean the kitchen while listening to my iPod.

Beers by Gordon Biersch in Myrtle Beach:

1. Golden Export

2. Hefeweizen

3. Czech Lager

4. Marzen

5. Schwarzbier

And beers by New South Brewing Co. in Myrtle Beach:

1. White Ale

2. India Pale Ale

3. Cooper River Red

4. Nut Brown

5. Lowcountry Lager

The playlist I created following the samplings to help me clean the kitchen:

1. No Rain by Blind Melon

2. Love Removal Machine by The Cult

3. The Problem by J.J. Cale

4. I Choose by The Offspring

5. Subterranean Homesick Alien by Radiohead

6. Tom Sawyer by Rush

And then I continued with:

7. Ch-check it Out by The Beastie Boys

8. Ocarina by Birds & Batteries

9. Turn! Turn! Turn! by The Byrds

10. Eight Miles High by The Byrds

11. Just What I Needed by The Cars