It musta been one of them days...

 t's one of them rare occurences where I ain't gonner bitch none.  Surprisin', yes?  Unfortunately, I likely ain't gonner say much that's gonner interest the layman none, either.

Well, as some of you may know, I finally entered the realm of the iPod world about a year an' a half ago.  It weren't like I could afford it any more than I could in previous considerations, but it were a case of bite the bullet er lose all the hard work I put inter uploadin' my 1,000 CD collection ter the iTunes in my computer at work.  Heh.  Well, needless ter say, my 13,000 pieces of musical inspiration is doin' just fine these days packed away inter a lil iPod Classic.

That's 'side the point, though.  What I really wanner say is that I gotter admit that the iPod done changed the way I listen ter my music collection.  Puttin' that baby on shuffle has reminded me of stuff I got that I ain't listened to in a long time, sure, but it's also brought to my attention a lotter stuff I was fairly hazy on even ownin', ter say the least.  That's usually good, I must admit, but have ya noticed that most of the time that there shuffle is a skip-skip-skip kinder experience?  Sometimes that confounded lil bit of technology just refuses ter play anythin' I want ter listen to in an unexpected kinder manner.

But, this past Thursday, I turned that sucker on 'bout 2pm er so when my conference period started at work an' let it play straight through my gradin', email answerin', an' even the bicycle ride home (somethin' I don't typically condone).  An' I must admit, that there iPod didn't do me wrong.  Check out this here coupler hours worth of random shuffle playlist...

Love is Just a Gamble – T-Bone Walker

Blues On Purpose – Nina Simone

Country Boy – Little Jimmy Dickens

I’m Yours, You’re Mine – Morphine

Wild Side of Life – The Stanley Brothers

Fast Freight – Ritchie Valens

Attack – The Exploited

Hole – The Jesus and Mary Chain

Someday Someway – Robert Gordon with Link Wray

Trying Your Luck – The Strokes

He Never Left Me Alone – The Reverend Gary Davis

Cut – Low

Jo Jo Gunne – Chuck Berry

No Quiero – Ry Cooder

If The Lord Be For You – The Reverend Gary Davis

The Tranquilizer – Orbital

All The Pretty Horses – The Friends of Dean Martinez

Jazzmaster – Alex Reece

He Can Be Found – The Louvin Brothers

Tijuana Jail – Johnny Bond

I Got It – Little Richard

Kentucky – The Louvin Brothers

The Stomp – ODB

I Got a Rocket In My Pocket – Jimmy Lloyd

Ridin’ the Storm Out – REO Speedwagon

Bring His Guitar To Me / Burn Sahara Burn – Brian Tyler (Six String Samurai Soundtrack)

The Chase – Alan Reeves (Kill Bill Vol2 Soundtrack)

Kisses Sweeter Than Wine – Jimmie Rodgers

Supercop – The Road Kings

Elevator Operator – Royal Crown Revue

The Wedding – Trevor Jones (Excalibur Soundtrack)

The Swag – Link Wray

Kitty Cat Song – Mack Stevens

On A Plain – Nirvana (MTV Unplugged)

Cold – The Cure

King Creole (take 3) – Elvis Presley

Theology / Civilization – Basil Poledouris (Conan The Barbarian Soundtrack)

Danny Boy (Londonberry Air) – The Glenn Miller Orchestra

Death of the Inferno – The Bad Things

How Do You Know It’s Love? – Eric Serra (The Professional Soundtrack)

A Get Together To Tear It Apart – The Hives

Why Can’t I Touch It? – The Buzzcocks

P.O.E. – Adam and the Ants

Waterslides! – The Aquabats

Feeling Lucky – The Jesus and Mary Chain

Love At The Swimming Hole – Louis and Bebe Barron (Forbidden Planet Soundtrack)

Hello There Rockin’ Chair – Sid King and the Five Strings

Happy Roving Cowboy – Hank Williams (Health and Happiness)

Graveyard / Night With Two Moons – Louis and Bebe Barron (Forbidden Planet Soundtrack)

Open Up Your Heart and Let The Sunshine In – Frente! (Saturday Morning Cartoons)

Tropicalia – Beck

Ready Steady Go – Paul Oakenfold

Mercy – The Collins Kids

Under the Bridge – The Red Hot Chili Peppers

An' "Under the Bridge" almost cinematically wrapped up as I pulled The Red Baron BMX kustom up in front of the apartment buildin'.

Yeah, I know it prolly ain't the most innerestin' bit of writin'.  Just a long list of my iPod doin' me right fer a change.  But sometimes ya just gotter point out when things seem ter go right in the world, eh?

Yeehaww!

-Squeezebox Sam