Quite suddenly, I find myself hopping into my Zipcar (I feel so obnoxious showing up the garage down the street and telling the attendant, ‘I’ll have the Nissan today,'” or, “I’ll have the Prius today,”) and driving an hour, one way, to get my new alleged teaching gig.
I find myself needing songs.
All my iTunes playlists are geared towards the subway, which is quite a different thing, or towards workouts (my boxing playlists is different from my running list, or example) or towards boosting my self-confidence when I’m not feeling it and I’m heading towards an audition — I’m quite proud of my Fuck Yeah! playlist which includes everything from The Muppets “Moving Right Along” to Alice Cooper’s “School’s Out.”
Now I must re-build the driving playlist. Back in the day, in the last century, one did this using one’s double-deck cassette boom box. But times have changed.
Candidates for my list?
This one is magnificent for a dark night, when the road is empty, and the rain is falling. You should have a pack of Malboros on the dash and be wearing jeans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmT-jlL8ZiY
When you really, really, really don’t want the state trooper to stop you?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgE-Oedaiyk
Sunny day, everybody’s happy?
I like this old girl just when you’re opening up a fast up on the interstate.
Make sure your vehicle has a lot of horsepower.
All the redemption I can offer is beneath this dirty hood.
American Girl is awesome for driving, but just…be careful.
What are you listening to?
