iPod Random 11

I now have a new Classic iPod because my old iPod was packed into my suitcase and the Neutrogena soap seeped into it. I returned it to the Apple store on the day the new versions were released and they give me $50 for my old one, so I purchased a new old one with 160GB. The downside was that I lost all my old play lists. I had some of them on my hard drive, but I altered the order in the pod and not on the computer, so a lot of great play lists disappeared.


Now that I have gotten use to my Apple computer, I have been frequenting the iTunes store much too regularly. I have spent hundreds of dollars in the past few months buying music; I will write a post about some of the new music I have purchased. An example is the Seals & Crofts for wife for our relaxing weekends of floating around and doing nothing.

“Walk On” by U2
“Sugar Baby” by Bob Dylan
“On a Misty Night” by Joe Lovano
“Even the Losers” by Tom Petty
“Besame Mucho” by Carmen McRae
“Besame Mucho” by Eldar
“You’ll Never Walk Alone” by Frank Sinatra
“Dedicated to You” by John Coltrane and Johnny Hart
“We May Never Walk this Way Again” by Seals & Croft
“Worrisome Heart” by Melody Gardot
“Are you Alright?” By Lucinda Williams

A Monday Morning Random 11

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
Berthold Auerbach (1812 – 1882), poet, writer

I am avoiding writing about the proposal to allow guns in national parks; let’s just be done with it and have everyone strap on a gun belt and let combatants have gunfights in the streets like the old western movies. In real life even the cowboys were too smart for that nonsense. Here is the random 11:

1. "All Night Long" by Diana Krall
2. "Nobody Loves You When You’re Down and Out" by John Lennon
3. "Bus to Baton Rouge" by Lucinda Williams
4. "Changes" by Jimi Hendrix
5. "Maiden Voyage" by Eldar Djangirov
6. "Tin Roof Blues" by Louis Armstrong
7. "Road to Peace" by Tom Waits
8. "Helpless" by Neil Young
9. "Honky Tonk Women" By Tim Ries
10. "A Certain Softness" by Paul McCartney
11. "Always Suffering" by The Rolling Stones

iPod Random 11

"I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve (or save) the world and a desire to enjoy (or savor) the world. This makes it hard to plan the day."
E. B. White (1899-1985) essayist

Before I get around to writing something, here is my iPod random 11:

1. "My kind of Girl" by Count Basie Orchestra/Frank Sinatra
2. "You don’t know what Love Is" by Keith Jarrett
3. "Skin and Bone" by the Kinks
4. "Darkness on the Face of the Earth" by Willie Nelson
5. "It Aint’ Me, Babe" by Bob Dylan
6. "The Long Way Home" by Norah Jones
7. "Sin Remedio, El Mar" by Gonzalo Rubalcaba
8. "Jane Doe" by Alicia Keys
9. "Leopard-Skin Pill Box Hat" by Bob Dylan
10. "I Get Ideas" by Louis Armstrong
11. "The Great Nations of Europe" by Randy Newman

Better than Magic 8 Ball

In short, luck’s always to blame.
Jean de La Fontaine (1621–95), French poet

I read this on Judgemental Mel's site and thought it was rather fun. I'd love to read whatever you come up with, if do it let me know.

The Rules: Put your iPod on Shuffle For each question, press the next button to get your answer You MUST write that song name down no matter what!

1) IF SOMEONE SAYS “IS THIS OKAY” YOU SAY?
“Bruised But Not Broken” -- Joss Stone

2) WHAT WOULD BEST DESCRIBE YOUR PERSONALITY?
“A Day in the Life” -- The Beatles

3) WHAT DO YOU LIKE IN A GUY/GIRL?
“The Lemon Song” -- Led Zeppelin

4) HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
“Million Miles” -- Bob Dylan

5) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE’S PURPOSE?
“Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down” -- Elvis Costello

6) WHAT IS YOUR MOTTO?
“My Baby Just Cares for Me” -- Sophie Milman

7) WHAT DO YOUR FRIENDS THINK OF YOU?
“Sugar Baby” -- Bob Dylan

8) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR PARENTS?
“Dance Tonight” -- Paul McCartney

9) WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT VERY OFTEN?
“See Your Sunshine” -- Paul McCartney

10) WHAT IS 2+2?
“I Shall Be Released” -- Bob Dylan

11) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR BEST FRIEND?
“Glad to be Unhappy” -- The Tierney Sutton Band

12) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
“Sorry Seems to be the Hardest Word” -- Ray Charles and Elton John

13) WHAT IS YOUR LIFE STORY?
“Got it Made” -- Crosby, Stills & Nash

14) WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
“Pony St” -- Elvis Costello

15) WHAT DO YOU THINK WHEN YOU SEE THE PERSON YOU LIKE?
“Jump on Top of Me” -- Rolling Stones

16) WHAT DO YOUR PARENTS THINK OF YOU?
“Butterflyz” -- Alicia Keys

17) WHAT WILL YOU DANCE TO AT YOUR WEDDING?
“Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” -- The Tonight Show Band

18) WHAT WILL THEY PLAY AT YOUR FUNERAL?
“Natural Thing” -- John Fogerty

19) WHAT IS YOUR HOBBY/INTEREST?
“A Man and a Woman” -- U2

20) WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST SECRET?
“I’ve Got a Crush on You” -- Frank Sinatra

21) WHAT DO YOU THINK OF YOUR FRIENDS?
“The Seventh Son” -- Mose Allison

I think tomorrow, I will personally select the songs that should answer the questions.

Sunday Morning Shuffle

How could a man be satisfied with a decision between such alternatives and under such circumstances?
George Eliot (1819–80), English novelist

Cleaning up the backyard the iPod shuffle produced:

1. "Man in the Long Black Coat" – Bob Dylan
2. "Town with No Cheer" – Tom Waits
3. "Cool Dry Place" – Traveling Wilburys
4. "How About You" – Bill Evans
5. "Baby Please Don’t Go" – Van Morrison
6. "Larry of Arabia" – Chico Hamilton
7. "All the Girls Love Alice" – Elton John
8. "Love’s The One and Only Thing" – Willie Nelson
9. "Jump on Top of Me" – The Rolling Stones
10. "I’ll Be Seeing You" – Tony Bennett

Shuffling the iPod

It is the only sensual pleasure without vice [music].
Samuel Johnson (1709–84), author

I found this idea rather intriguing over at Incertus. Place your iPod on shuffle and list the first 10 songs that are played. I did it a couple of times.

My first random 10 songs were:

1 “Déjà vu” by Crosby Stills & Nash
2 “Scarlett Ribbons” by Willie Nelson
3 “Sweet Emily” by Leon Russell
4 “Jet” by Paul McCartney
5 “Fortunately – Vignette for Bed In” by John and Yoko Lennon
6 “Moonage Daydream” by David Bowie
7 “Turn, Turn, Turn” by Pete Seager
8 “My Ship” by Sonny Rollins
9 “City of New Orleans” by Willie Nelson
10 “Helpless Hoping” by Crosby Stills & Nash

I enjoyed it so much I did it again:

1 “The Part You Throw Away” by Tom Waits
2 “Got to Get You into My Life” by The Beatles
3 “A Woman Left Lonely” by Janis Joplin
4 “If you Really Want to be My Friend” by The Rolling Stones
5 “Isis” by Bob Dylan
6 “Torn and Frayed” by The Rolling Stones
7 “Jacksons, Monk and Rowe” by Elvis Costello
8 “Broken Promise Land" by Elvis Costello and Allen Toussain
9 “Learning How to Live” by Lucinda Williams
10 “Blue Suede Shoes” by Elvis Presley
I was reminded curious about what would come next so I continued to 13
11. “Mind Games” (home recording) by John Lennon
12 “Smells Like Teen Spirit by” Patti Smith
13 “Shoot the Moon” by Nora Jones