Shuffle and the Weekend

Recapping the Weekend

First off, a belated happy Memorial Day weekend to all of you, if you’re reading this. It’s always one of those extended weekends that seems like it’s going to last forever…and then it ends up being busy enough that you wonder where the hell it’s gone the night before you have to go to work. That doesn’t mean it’s a bad thing, though…it’s a chance to relax, have fun, and—if you’re so inclined—to reflect. In the past, Memorial Day was a chance to be utterly lazy, with the exception of usually going to my parents’ place at some point for some steaks done on the grill (and my dad’s steaks are the best, bar none. In a Pavlovian response that I can’t help, every time I think about them, I start salivating…)

This past weekend, Becky and I spent the first two days away from home, by and large. Saturday was Becky’s (my best friend Andy’s wife, and yes, it does get a bit confusing at times, especially when referring to them in the third person) baby shower in Gibsonburg, so while Becky (mine) was there, Andy and I finally got to do our oft-delayed viewing of Spider Man 3. I’ve been having a slightly weird time wrapping my head around the fact that Andy and Becky are having their first child in a little over three weeks, so he and I enjoyed one of our old-time sojourns out and about. We even made two stops for Transformers, and reveled in our geekiness as we discussed the upcoming Fantastic Four and Simpsons movies.

Sunday, we went to Tiffin for a small get-together with some of Becky’s family. It was a good, laid-back time, and her stepfather, brother-in-law, and I all got to wow everyone else with our mad Aerobie-throwing skills, yo. Poor Becky got pretty tired, though; with two long days in a row, I don’t blame her. Yesterday was housework day, so we did nothing more prosaic than hedgework, mowing the lawn, sweeping, cleaning litter boxes, organizing, cleaning cars, and grocery shopping.

And today, it’s back to the brain press again...


Shuffle

Gorillaz: “Stop the Dams”
Culture: “Rastaman a Come”
Freddie MacGregor: “Push Comes to Shove”
The Kitchen Band: “Sea Lion Blues”
Israel Vibration: “The Same Song”
Macy Gray: “I Try”
Tupac Shakur: “Never Had a Friend Like Me”
The Doobie Brothers: “China Grove”
311: “Beyond the Gray Sky”
John Brown’s Body: “Eyes of the Maker”
The Ark Band: “Boom Shot”
Paul Simon: “The Boy in the Bubble”
Tekken Tag Soundtrack: “Last Boss”
Justin Hinds: “Natty Take Over”
Groovemaster: “Come Home to Stay”
John Brown’s Body: “Garden Tree”
Roland Burrell: “Johnny Dollar”
Yes: “Siberian Khatru”
John Brown’s Body: “Guvna”
Gustav Holst: “Mercury, the Winged Messenger”
Joe Satriani: “Ice Nine”
Neil Young: “Heart of Gold”
John Brown’s Body: “33 RPM”
Aerosmith: “Train Kept a Rollin’”
The Beatles: “With a Little Help From My Friends”
Bob Marley and The Wailers: “Positive Vibration”
Led Zeppelin: “Dazed and Confused”
The Castaways:”Liar, Liar”
K7: “Hi De Ho”
Rage Against the Machine: “The Narrows”
Don McLean: “American Pie”
Led Zeppelin: “You Shook Me”
Bob Marley and The Wailers: “I Shot the Sheriff”
Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers: “Clodhopper”
Bob Marley and The Wailers: “Johnny Was a Good Man”
Midnight Star: ”Freakazoid”
Led Zeppelin: “Kashmir”
Ben Harper: “Another Lonely Day”
Rage Against the Machine: “Hadda Be Playin’ On the Jukebox”
John Lennon: “Jealous Guy”
Sonny Boy Williamson: “Peach Tree”
Eric Clapton: “Layla”
Rising Lion: “New Day”
Pink Floyd: “On the Turning Away”
Gorillaz: “Left Hand Suzuki Method”
The Honeydrippers: “Sea of Love”
Bob Dylan: “Shelter From the Storm”
Stevie Ray Vaughan: “Voodoo Child (Slight Return)”
Garbage: “Stupid Girl”
Van Halen: “Running With the Devil”
Bruce Springsteen: “Old Man Tucker”