Edible music
April 19, 2006Agh. The cd player in the car has choked on one of my disks. It was “Snake Handler” by Divine Horseman that gagged it.
There are four disks now trapped in its awful maw.
So Dad took the car over to the dealer (it’s still under warranty) to see if they could fix it. They said to bring it back on Monday (whut?! that’s five fuggin’ days without a cd player! are they outta their minds??) and they’d see if their technician could get it out. If not, they’ll hafta take the whole shebang outta the car and send it away to be fixed or replaced. Oh, joy. Oh, bliss. Aw, fug.
Two hours a day in the car–without my cds? Listening to the raaaaaaaaadio?? Ye gods. Just shoot me now.
So I scrounged around and found my portable cd player. I can plug it into the 12 volt outlet (formerly known–in the Dark Ages of the 70s–as the cigarette lighter) and use it with headphones, I guess. Beats the radio. I mean, if you’ve been reading this blog (or this “blob”, as a friend of mine called it, heh-heh-heh…), you already know how I feel about being stuck with only the radio when I’m driving… The other drivers on the road between here and the office tremble at the thought of me driving while I’m pissed off. They want that cd player fixed. Now.
Music that soured milk in Southwestern Ontario over the past week or so…
A set by John Hiatt: Crossing Muddy Waters, Riding With the King
A set by Bobby Darin (two more disks from The Capitol Years box set)
Louis Jordan (one disk from the …and his Tympany 5 box set)
Kevin Spacey, Beyond the Sea s’track
Warren Zevon, Mr. Bad Example
Flesh Eaters, A Hard Road to Follow
Buffalo Tom, big red letter day
Joy Division, Substance
…and *urp* Divine Horsemen, Snake Handler
You know - maybe it is a sign that you should get some better music!!
I could send you some Black Eyed Peas or something.
Comment by ZombieKillah — April 20, 2006 @ 11:55 am
I don’t wanna make the car’s cd player throw up.
Comment by Kolchak — April 20, 2006 @ 1:02 pm
Sorry to hear about your loss…heh. No iPod?
Comment by Aaron — April 20, 2006 @ 10:00 pm
*sigh* Rub it in, Aaron.
Comment by Kolchak — April 20, 2006 @ 10:19 pm
i just read this yesterday and today? my CD player does the same thing — well, not quite, but on Pogues “The Body of An American” It started spinning around wildly before settling on something three discs away after about three minutes. I blame you. Or maybe Shane McGown, I dunno.
Comment by cy — April 21, 2006 @ 4:13 pm
Poor Shane. Have you ever seen If I Should Fall From Grace? It’s a fascinating–if sad–portrait of the artist as a young drunk, and is filled with the fantastic music of the Pogues.
Comment by Kolchak — April 21, 2006 @ 5:47 pm
good one. I love that ‘Haunted’ duet he does with Sinead, but somehow this slipped under my radar. and what an awesome soundtrack. thanks.
Comment by cy — April 23, 2006 @ 9:18 am