tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301747362011-12-06T02:20:34.468-06:00It's a blog. It's a project. I think of it as a blogject. I'm attempting to navigate my entire musical library alphabetically from apostrophe (which was first for some reason) to Z. Check the archives to start at the beginning with <i>'cello song</i>. Now the netterwebs #8 location for exploding hippos (down 7 spots from 2007.)matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12925014002397141395noreply@blogger.comBlogger1841100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30174736.post-73434764263020814202011-02-11T01:26:00.001-06:002011-02-11T01:28:25.506-06:00

Day 1637, Session 162: When/Where: Wednesday December 15th - Jewel on Ashland First song: Jesus' Brother Bob by The Arrogant Worms Last full song: Jesusland (University A Cappella Version) by The University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill's LoreleisProgress: 4657-4668 of 10964 Total Songs Heard: 2088 12 songs, all starting with Jesus. Jesus... I believe that many of the world's problems are

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Day 1622, Session 161: When/Where: Tuesday November 30th - Jewel on Ashland First song: Jealous Minds Think Alike by You Me At 6 Last full song: Jessica by They Might Be GiantsProgress: 4616-4631 of 10907 Total Songs Heard: 2076 True story: I posted this update and almost immediately the occasional blue screens my computer had been giving me, turned into an unsolvable epidemic of BSODs.  One

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Just a quick hello to wish you a Happy New Year. (Or as I just mistyped, a Happy New Yar... which I suppose is appropriate if you are a pirate or just in the general mood for Revenge.) Sorry I've been gone for so long, but I wanted to stop by let you know that this blog will return in the new year. Thanks to friends Mike and Jon who (besides representing 40% of the audience) both requested the

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Day 1001, Session 159: When/Where: Tuesday March 24th - Running around. First song: Jane by Barenaked Ladies Last full song: Jared Floyd by Moxy Fruvous Progress: 3586-3596 of 8565 Total Songs Heard: 2054 I have 4 versions of songs titled Jane. 2 by BNL, 2 by Ben Folds Five. Last football season I met a girl in a bar named Jane. We talked about Ultimate Fighting, something I apparently know just

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Away in Vegas with the boys. Be back next week.In the meantime, if you're a Barenaked Ladies fan, check out their first show as a 4-person band. I'd be lying if I didn't say it's rough, but I like the fact that they put it out there for us to hear.You can download the concert here. It's available until March 27th.If you have a moment, send some good gambling karma my way. It'd sure be nice to

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Day 995, Session 158:When/Where: Monday March 16th & Wednesday March 18th - Running.First song: Jackass by Green DayLast full song: James Lundeen's Christmas by Garrison KeillorProgress: 3547-3563 of 8507Total Songs Heard: 2043Observant readers among you may have noticed that the song total jumped over 1000 songs. I added a whole shit ton of music through from acts playing at SXSW 2009. If I were

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Day 982, Session 157:When/Where: Thursday March 5th - Grocery run.First song: It's Time They Knew by The SwimmersLast full song: Jack Hinks (Live) by Great Big SeaProgress: 2959-2982 of 7175Total Songs Heard: 2026It Ain't Love by House of Lords, please show yourself out. It's funny how hard they tried with this particular metal ballad. There's a fair amount of guitar riffing, an 'emotional' male

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To send you into the weekend, please enjoy the second disc of the 1001-2000 mix cd.Mix 2k.2 - Hurt to Into The MysticHurt - Johnny CashI'd Run Away - The JayhawksI'm A Believer - The MonkeesI've Gotta Get a Message to You - Moxy FrüvousI Feel Fantastic - Jonathan CoultonI Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You - Tom WaitsI Need More Love - Robert Randolph & The Family BandI Need You Back - Ben

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Day 974, Session 156:When/Where: Wednesday February 25th - Grocery run.First song: It's Coming Down by CakeLast full song: It's The End Of The World As We Know It by R.E.M.Progress: 2925-2936 of 7114Total Songs Heard: 2026Which is worse: a group goes on hiatus with no real intention ever to return (Fruvous) or a group member leaves by "mutual agreement" but the rest of the group stays together (

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Day 969, Session 155:When/Where: Friday February 20th - Around the house on general cleaning duty.First song: It's by King MissileLast full song: It's Christmas Time (Oh Yeah) by Barenaked LadiesProgress: 2911-2924 of 7112Total Songs Heard: 2014My friend Rachel over at Tales From The Deep tagged me on one of those meme things. I've never been tagged before, so why the heck not?Here's the bit:

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As promised, I managed to narrow down the 1000 songs between Everything Matters and Istanbul (Not Constantinople) to about 40. Here are the songs that made the cut for disc one:Mix 2k.1 - Falling Slowly to HummingbirdFalling Slowly - Glen Hansard & Marketa IrglovaFamous Blue Raincoat - Jonathan CoultonFat Bottomed Girls - QueenFebruary - Dar WilliamsFloat On - Modest MouseFlowers In The Windows

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Day 959, Session 154:When/Where: Tuesday February 10th - At home after a nice long walk.First song: Island In The Sun by WeezerLast full song: Istanbul by They Might Be GiantsProgress: 2777-2781 of 6850Total Songs Heard: 2000Song 1996:Island In The Sun - WeezerThis was the final song on the cd that played during our wedding dinner. I suppose it would have been more appropriate if we had been

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I turned 33 last week. 33 really didn't feel any older than 32 until I remembered that it has now been 10 years since I had the best concert experience of my entire life. For some reason, hitting the 10 year anniversary of anything seems a lot longer than 9 years. It must be the extra digit.February 3rd, 1999 Moxy Fruvous played at Canal Street in Dayton. Canal Street is a venue fits at most

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Day 947, Session 153:When/Where: Thursday January 29th - At home.First song: Invisible by Modest MouseLast full song: Island by Ben TaylorProgress: 2713-2728 of 6761Total Songs Heard: 1995Freshman year of college I made the 9 hour drive from Dayton to Philly to spend the first major break with my high school friends (oh, and I suppose to have Thanksgiving dinner with my family on Dad's side.)

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The marching in of all the different dignitaries is finished. The Presidency of Barrack Obama is about to begin.I hope this is be the beginning of a better time for America, and for the rest of the world that has had to deal with us recently.It feels like quite some time ago that the election actually happened and even longer since the campaign started. Finally. Finally! Today is here!Movin In -

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Day 931, Session 152:When/Where: Tuesday January 13th - Basement, kitchen, living room. (aka laundry, dishes, pick-up)First song: Into The Woods by My Morning JacketLast full song: Introitus by Wolfgang Amadeus MozartProgress: 2686-2700 of 6741Total Songs Heard: 1979Mozart totally had it right, definitely suffering form "Intro"-itus today. 11 of the 15 tunes were either "Intro"s or "

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Day 919, Session 151:When/Where: Thursday January 1st - 36,000 feet over somewhere (the return.)First song: Inflatable Amy by The ArgumentLast full song: Into The Mystic by Glen Hansard & Markéta IrglováProgress: 2113-2139 of 6078Total Songs Heard: 1964Vegas travels, part 2:First things first (and this won't mean anything to you unless you fly Southwest Airlines) we checked into our flight at the

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Day 913, Session 150:When/Where: Friday December 26th - 36,000 feet over somewhere.First song: Indonesian Wine by SNMNMNMLast full song: Infinite Tamboura by Rusted RootProgress: 2111-2112 of 6078Total Songs Heard: 1937"Why on earth are you writing an entry on only two songs?" you may ask.I didn't want 2008 to end without squeezing out one more entry, and I wanted to tell the story of my flight

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Day 907, Session 149:When/Where: Saturday December 20th - Pre-travel cleaning and laundry.First song: Incident On 57th Street by Bruce Springsteen & The E Street BandLast full song: Indian War Whoop by John HartfordProgress: 2108-2115 of 6090Total Songs Heard: 1935Actual writing to come, but in case I don't finish before then (which I probably won't seeing as how Christmas Eve starts in earnest

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Day 903, Session 148:When/Where: Tuesday December 16th - Music to shovel snow by.First song: In The Days Of The Caveman by Crash Test DummiesLast full song: Inbetweener by SleeperProgress: 2090-2103 of 6082Total Songs Heard: 1927There's a reason the tag i got nothin' exists. Good songs today, but nothing that jarred loose a particularly strong sentiment to write on.I heard this particular group

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Day 895, Session 147:When/Where: Monday December 8th - Hanging around the houseFirst song: In A Future Age by WilcoLast full song: In the Curve by The Avett BrothersProgress: 2053-2072 of 6037Total Songs Heard: 1913Haven't deleted anything in a while, so let's do that now. Goodbye, In Deux Time by Deux Process. I just couldn't get over their constant pronunciation of the world deux like it was

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Proper post coming later, but this needed posting immediately. One of the perks of this project is occasionally hearing from folks who enjoy the same music that I do. I've gotten a couple of e-mails from people who read about my acquisition of Projector Head, one of the two (I thought) early Josh Joplin Band cds. Since Josh himself (I always like mentioning that part) told me that the best way

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Day 881, Session 146:When/Where: Monday November 24th - car/Target/car/Best Buy/homeFirst song: If I Never See Your Face Again by Maroon 5Last full song: Impossible Germany by WilcoProgress: 2172-2196 of 6108Total Songs Heard: 1893It was busy afternoon of choring. For the first time, the wife and I are hosting a major family holiday. Both of our immediate families (Us, 4 parents, 2 sisters, 1

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Day 874, Session 145:When/Where: Monday November 17th - Afternoon chorefest: car/Jewel/homeFirst song: If I Had $1,000,000 by Barenaked LadiesLast full song: If I Had A Rocket Launcher by Bruce CockburnProgress: 2133-2141 of 6069Total Songs Heard: 1868First of all, once again, F you iTunes. I won't bore you with the details of exactly why it happened, but when I started iTunes this morning, I

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Day 870, Session 144:When/Where: Thursday November 13th - Car/Post Office/Best Buy/CarFirst song: I Wish by Skee LoLast full song: If I Ever Feel Better by PhoenixProgress: 2175-2192 of 6109Total Songs Heard: 1859I Wish - Skee LoDespite the fact that I'm almost exactly the average height for a white male I think, like Mr. Lo, I will always wish I were a little bit taller. 6 foot even would be

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Day 862, Session 143:When/Where: Wednesday November 5th - The aisles of Jewel (I never realized before my unemployed stretch how much time one spends in the supermarket.)First song: I Was Hoping by Alanis MorissetteLast full song: I Wish by King MissileProgress: 2161-2172 of 6110Total Songs Heard: 1841Rambles...I Was Hoping to get a job with Chicago Public Radio. A friend got my resume looked at,

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YES WE DID!Seriously, music next time.

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Day 853, Session 142:When/Where: Monday October 27th - Music to do housework by.First song: I Want To Be Alone by Green DayLast full song: I Was Born Yesterday by The Divine ComedyProgress: 2155-2164 of 6112Total Songs Heard: 1829Look, I don't like politics, and you don't like politics (What? You do kinda like politics? Oh, well, I still like you.) We're all a little tired of how long this

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I'm from Philadelphia. I'm 32-years old. The last time a team (in one of the four major sports) from Philadelphia won a championship I was 7.I don't really remember it. I remember some moments from that team, but I don't really remember the moment when the buzzer went off right after Maurice Cheeks dunked the ball to seal the Sixers sweep of the Lakers.What I do remember are the losses that

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Day 853, Session 142:When/Where: Monday October 20th - Driving back from the burbs after attending The Wife's school's homecoming game.First song: I Saw Three Ships by Barenaked LadiesLast full song: I Want to be a Hulkamaniac by Hulk Hogan and The Wrestling Boot BandProgress: 2141-2162 of 6137Total Songs Heard: 1819"Why?" you may ask. "Why on earth do you have a song by Hulk Hogan in your

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Day 844, Session 141:When/Where: Saturday October 11th - Driving back from the burbs after attending The Wife's school's homecoming game.First song: I Love Rocky Road by "Weird Al" YankovicLast full song: I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus by Jimmy McGriffProgress: 2121-2140 of 6137Total Songs Heard: 1797It's been a while, but a song had to be deleted. While I enjoy Sarah McLachlan I find I Love

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Day 835, Session 140:When/Where: Thursday October 2nd - Driving home from a job interview.First song: I Lost On Jeopardy by "Weird Al" YankovicLast full song: I Love Paris by Jack ConstanzoProgress: 2162-2168 of 6112Total Songs Heard: 1777First of all: Hooray! Job Interview! I think it went well and the place with which I interviewed would be a good fit. I'm keeping my fingers crossed (well, not

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Day 828, Session 139:When/Where: Thursday September 25th (Happy birthday sister!) - Driving around.First song: I Know by Fiona AppleLast full song: I Live With It Every Day by Barenaked LadiesProgress: 2155-2158 of 6100Total Songs Heard: 1770Only heard 4 songs as I took the iPod on my afternoon chores run but neglected to bring headphones so I could only listen in the car. I know, I'm dumb.I

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Day 825, Session 138:When/Where: Monday September 22nd - Walking around Jewel singing along and drawing strange looks.First song: I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado by John DenverLast full song: I Know by Barenaked LadiesProgress: 2132-2148 of 6088Total Songs Heard: 1766Warning: The following post contains (more) adult language (than you'll usually find here).Opening statement: Although the song

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Day 815, Session 137:When/Where: Friday September 12th - Wandering around ChicagoFirst song: I Feel Like Myself by Tom WaitsLast full song: I Got You (with Andrew Bird) by WilcoProgress: 2132-2144 of 6088Total Songs Heard: 1749First of all: Happy birthday Mike.And now to your irregularly scheduled post.When it comes to music, The Wife and I agree on almost everything. When it comes to everything

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Day 807, Session 136:When/Where: Thursday September 4th - Afternoon chorefestFirst song: I Can't Wait To Get Off Work by Tom WaitsLast full song: I Feel Like Home by O.A.R.Progress: 2076-2099 of 6031Total Songs Heard: 1736Some days the brain just doesn't agree with the whole writing thing. This is one of those days. So instead of dragging this out here are two quick hit thoughts on the 24 songs

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I've been a Matthew Sweet fan since his 1991 cd "Girlfriend." The title track still has one of my favorite song openings ever. So when the opportunity came along to take a listen to the new Matthew Sweet release "Sunshine Lies" I thought I'd take it."Sunshine Lies" features all the goodness you'd expect from a Matthew Sweet effort. The layered vocals, slide guitar and cool pop are all present.

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Day 793, Session 135:When/Where: Thursday August 21st - Another jog/walk up and down the street.First song: I Am Part Of A Large Family by Great Lake SwimmersLast full song: I Can't Wait by William TopleyProgress: 2068-2078 of 6049Total Songs Heard: 1712I've picked a bad weekend to go out of town. If you're in Chicago this weekend (perhaps you're coming into town to take my place as I head out,)

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Day 789, Session 134:When/Where: Friday August 15th - Puttering around the houseFirst song: I've Got Dreams To Remember by Oh SusannaLast full song: I Am Not The Only Cowboy by Josh JoplinProgress: 2056-2070 of 6038Total Songs Heard: 1701When I was thinking about going to college, there were two things I was sure I wanted to do:1. Play ultimate frisbee.2. Sing in an a capella group.(Ok sure,

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Day 778, Session 133:When/Where: Wednesday August 6th - Out for a jog up and down the street.First song: I'm So Happy by The InteriorsLast full song: I've Changed (alternate version) by Josh Joplin GroupProgress: 2045-2062 of 6018Total Songs Heard: 1686The summer after 7th grade my parents sent me on my one and only trip to summer camp. It was 2 weeks in the Poconos with my friend Pete and an

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Day 758, Session 132:When/Where: Thursday July 17th - Back and forth to the Gold Coast to drop off some abandoned items.First song: I'm Having A Heart Attack by They Might Be GiantsLast full song: I'm So Afraid by Fleetwood MacProgress: 2136-2150 of 6066Total Songs Heard: 1668All "I'm" songs today. So let's see if they apply:I'm Having A Heart Attack - They Might Be Giants: When I was still

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Day 754, Session 131:When/Where: Sunday July 13th - Wandering around the kitchen making spaghetti dinner.First song: I'm A Wheel by WilcoLast full song: I'm Gonna Make You Love Me by The JayhawksProgress: 2125-2132 of 6062Total Songs Heard: 16534 straight Wilco songs to start the day. Of course 3 of them were I'm A Wheel so it wasn't that surprising.What is surprising and disappointing is news

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Day 748, Session 130:When/Where: Monday July 7th - Enjoying the living room AC before a walleye dinner.First song: I'll Never Fall In Love Again by Elvis CostelloLast full song: I'm A Rover (Live) by Great Big SeaProgress: 2090-2098 of 5984Total Songs Heard: 1645And we're back...New computer is up and running with as many scavenged parts as I could manage. (That's right, I went right back in and

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So, where are we now?I'm back from vacation. I have a new computer. We're really down to one problem... the new computer is set up for SATA hard drives, the old one had an IDE hard drives.What _that_ means is that all my music is stuck on my other hard drive. Yes, I could just load everything back onto the new machine manually, but I'm holding out hope that there's an easier way (and yes, if I

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Day 702, Session 129:When/Where: Thursday May 22nd - Pounding the pavement on the post office route.First song: Hurt by Johnny CashLast full song: I'll Fly Away by Alison Krauss & Gillian WelchProgress: 2018-2025 of 5870Total Songs Heard: 1636Hurt. I hurt my computer today. Ok, technically it was a few days ago. The important thing for everyone to know is that you shouldn't try to upgrade your

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Day 693, Session 128:When/Where: Tuesday May 13th - Pounding the pavement on the post office route.First song: Humble Daisy by XTCLast full song: Hurricane Eye by Paul SimonProgress: 2056-2064 of 5946Total Songs Heard: 1628I'm running into recurring problem now where whenever I want to load something new onto the iPod, I have to unload something else. (I've probably mentioned this before.)

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Day 689, Session 127:When/Where: Friday May 9th - At the house, trying to work down the playoff nerves.First song: How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) by James TaylorLast full song: Human by Josh Joplin GroupProgress: 2041-2048 of 5916 (one skipped podcast)Total Songs Heard: 1626How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) - James Taylor: Would anyone ever actually be wooed by this song? I mean

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Day 685, Session 126:When/Where: Monday May 5th - Running to the post office and back.First song: How Do You Sleep? by The Magnificent BastardsLast full song: How Nothing Feels by The Promise RingProgress: 2030-2035 of 5908Total Songs Heard: 1619Oh those Magnificent Bastards. How Do You Sleep? they ask. How do I sleep?When I was a kid I slept on my stomach. My right arm was away from my body

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Day 679, Session 125:When/Where: Tuesday April 29th - At the desk scoping Craig's List for work and then running a hard mile around the neighborhood.First song: Hopscotch by Mothfight!Last full song: How Do You Like the Sound of That? by Amplified HeatProgress: 2007-2031 of 5907Total Songs Heard: 1613After my senior year of high school I finally moved to Ohio to live with my parents. (I think I

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Day 672, Session 124:When/Where: Tuesday April 22nd - Mopping the kitchen floor - ah glamorous life (someone please give me a job!)First song: Home Soon by Oh SusannaLast full song: Hopelessly Devoted To You by Clem SnideProgress: 1983-1996 of 5889Total Songs Heard: 1588Three versions of Homeward Bound today, two proper Simon and Garfunkel versions and one off the cuff concert version from

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Day 665, Session 123:When/Where: Tuesday April 15th - Walking to the post office to mail taxes, then running home.First song: Holly Up On Poppy by XTCLast full song: Home For A Rest by Great Big SeaProgress: 1975-1980 of 5894Total Songs Heard: 1574Good news and bad news from the running project. The good news: This particular run was the first time I managed to go a full mile without breaking

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Day 664, Session 122:When/Where: Monday April 14th - Back to the traditional running (around to the post office and grocery store.)First song: Highway One by William TopleyLast full song: Holly Tominack by Moxy FrüvousProgress: 1948-1974 of 5894Total Songs Heard: 1568Two bad songs (not surprisingly from the Metal Ballads collection) get the boot. Hold On by Roko (who?) and Holiday by the

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Day 657, Session 121:When/Where: Monday April 7th - Running for the third time. This officially makes it a pattern.First song: High Enough by Damn YankeesLast full song: Highway Blues by Marc Seales, composer. New Stories. Ernie Watts, saxophone Progress: 1933-1937 of 5869Total Songs Heard: 1541Shockingly the run this time didn't go well (as the fact that I was only out for 5 songs can probably

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Day 653, Session 120:When/Where: Thursday April 3rd - Running around the neighborhood, again.First song: Hidden Place by BjorkLast full song: High Council Meeting by John Williams Progress: 1921-1926 of 5833Total Songs Heard: 1536Here is what I forgot about running (or really exercise in general:) the next day's soreness. It wasn't awful, but I did notice it any time I was going down stairs and

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Day 651, Session 119:When/Where: Tuesday April 1st - Running around the neighborhood, literally this time.First song: Hey Now! by OasisLast full song: Hidden #7 This Ape's For You by They Might Be Giants Progress: 1879-1892 of 5780Total Songs Heard: 1530**This entry has been expanded from it's original post, much like my running I went out in this post too fast then got too tired to originally

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Day 646, Session 118:When/Where: Thursday March 27th - Sitting around the house after an afternoon spent at Crate & Barrel (where we purchased neither a crate nor a barrel.)First song: Hero In Me by Jeffrey GainesLast full song: Hey Now Everybody by They Might Be Giants Progress: 1869-1880 of 5803Total Songs Heard: 1516Live blogging the way through some of the H's.Hero In Me by Jeffrey Gaines is

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A funny thing happened after I added an e-mail address to the blog. I started getting occasional e-mails. I did appreciate the invitation I received to one of the SXSW parties. I'm not sure what I was supposed to do with the information about the new National Lampoon movie, but I'm glad they were thinking of me. The best e-mail I've gotten so far is from Derek. Derek is a fellow Josh Joplin

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Day 633, Session 117:When/Where: Friday March 14th - Back and forth to the post office.First song: Here Comes The Brides by Various ArtistsLast full song: Hernando's Hideaway by Billy May's Rico Mamba OrchestraProgress: 1871-1879 of 5807Total Songs Heard: 1504As I believed I've mentioned, space on the ole iPod is somewhat at a premium at this point. Depending on the podcast situation I'm often

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Day 631, Session 116:When/Where: Wednesday March 12th - Running (not literally) around the neighborhood catching up on choresFirst song: Hello Hello Hello by The XYZ AffairLast full song: Here And Now by Del AmitriProgress: 1862-1877 of 5814 (skipped one podcast)Total Songs Heard: 1495Sweet Jesus Beverly, I believe winter may finally be giving up its icy grip on Chicago. Yesterday, for the first

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Day 624, Session 115:When/Where: Wednesday March 5th - "Liveblogging" through some afternoon choresFirst song: Heaven (Live) by The SwimmersLast full song: Hello City (Live) by Barenaked LadiesProgress: 1857-1867 of 5831Total Songs Heard: 1480Back after a few days of recovering from my totally whack-a-do Saturday night. I'm efforting to live blog my way through today's tunes... so until the Last

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So... I just sang Ebony and Ivory (I was horrible btw, but I'm not exactly caring about that at the moment) with Josh Joplin after he and Garrison Starr joined us for karaoke after their concert at Schubas tonight.Were I an actual professional blogger type, I guess I would have come up with some sort of interview questions to ask them about their fantastic music.Instead, I spent the whole time

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Day 617, Session 114:When/Where: Wednesday February 27th - Whirlwinding my way around NetherstormFirst song: He's On The Beach by The LemonheadsLast full song: Heaven by WarrantProgress: 1822-1844 of 5763Total Songs Heard: 1469After a long narrowing down process, The Wife and I chose Heart Of Mine by Peter Sallett as the song to be our first dance at our wedding reception. When I say long

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The academy did the right thing. Falling Slowly won. We can call off the investigation. (It's been tough staying ahead of the innernecks censors who don't want this video to be available, this it the third version I've posted. If it says video not available, just head over to YouTube and do a search there, I'm sure someone will how found a way to keep this performance alive.)The long version

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Day 612, Session 113:When/Where: Friday February 22th - In the living room, playing through Nottingham Forest's 1st Premier League season.First song: Hard Headed Woman by Cat StevensLast full song: Haywire by The JayhawksProgress: 1803-1830 of 5784Total Songs Heard: 1446Ok, so I know I made up a set of rules for this project and one of those rules was no going backwards but...The Oscars are this

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Day 604, Session 112:When/Where: Thursday February 14th - In the air between Chicago and Nashville.First song: Happy Birthday by Clem SnideLast full song: Happy, The End by The Innocence MissionProgress: 1786-1796 of 5773Total Songs Heard: 1418It was time for my biannual trip to Nashville. (BTW, did you know that biannual and semiannual mean the same thing? You did? Oh. I had to look it up.

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Day 602, Session 111:When/Where: Tuesday February 12th - Another fascinating trip to Jewel.First song: Halloween by Dave Matthews BandLast full song: Happy At Last by Josh JoplinProgress: 1754-1765 of 5733Total Songs Heard: 1407A really nice run of 12 today. A little too nice probably. While I was walking through Jewel (the local grocery store for you non-local readers) I'm pretty sure that I

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Day 596, Session 110:When/Where: Wednesday February 6th - To and from The Playground for a Wing Night show.First song: H.R. Pufnstuff by Various Artists (written by Paul Simon)Last full song: Hallelujah by Jeff BuckleyProgress: 1736-1745 of 5708Total Songs Heard: 1395By the time I discovered Jeff Buckley he was already deceased (death by accidental drowning.) The album "Grace" and the song

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Day 594, Session 109:When/Where: Monday February 4th - Sitting around the house trying to figure out how there can be a thunderstorm at the beginning of February and whether that's a metaphor for something grander.First song: Grey Ice Water by Modest MouseLast full song: Gypsy In The Mood by The JayhawksProgress: 1709-1733 of 5700 (one skipped podcast)Total Songs Heard: 1385Grim Heart/Black Rose

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Day 587, Session 108:When/Where: Monday January 28th - Wandering around Dominicks, trying to figure out why there are so many varieties of balsamic vinaigrette.First song: Goodnight Saigon by Billy JoelLast full song: Greetings to the New Brunette by Billy BraggProgress: 1671-1700 of 5687Total Songs Heard: 1361When I was six, my family took a trip across country in an RV. It was a truly

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Day 584, Session 107:When/Where: Friday January 25th - In the living room, conquering the Freezeflame galaxy.First song: Gold Dust Woman by Sister HazelLast full song: Goodnight Rose by Ryan AdamsProgress: 1639-1671 of 5676 (one skipped repeat)Total Songs Heard: 1331First of all, Well Hello to everyone visiting the blog for the first time as a result of the recent blurb this blog received in Time

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Day 577, Session 106:When/Where: Friday January 18th - In the living room.First song: Giving It Back by Matthew SweetLast full song: Gold by InterferenceProgress: 1606-1635 of 5652Total Songs Heard: 1299Why would a man need a version of God Bless America on his ipod? The first reason of course would be if he were a great patriot. The second reason, and the one that applies here, is if he's a

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Day 568, Session 105:When/Where: Wednesday January 9th - Round and about the streets of Chicago.First song: Ghost by Neutral Milk HotelLast full song: Giving It All To You by Oval OpusProgress: 1568-1594 of 5624Total Songs Heard: 1269So much to write about. 2008 started out right as I've upgraded my headphone situation. Thanks to my friend Liv, I'm now doing all my listening with Bose in-ear

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Day 556, Session 104:When/Where: Friday December 28th - Live from Vegas.First song: Get Older by Matthew SweetLast full song: Ghetto Thang [Ghetto Ximer] by De La SoulProgress: 1531-1538 of 5544 Total Songs Heard: 1242Seems fitting that one of the songs from the last batch of the year would be Getting Better by The Beatles. As much as I whine and complain things really did get better in 2007. A

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Day 546, Session 103:When/Where: Tuesday December 18th - Running some Christmas related chores around the 'hood.First song: Fun & Games by Barenaked LadiesLast full song: Get It Together by JackopierceProgress: 1521-1546 of 5594 Total Songs Heard: 1234First things first... let us all acknowledge the move from 'F' (last song: Future That Was) to 'G' (first song: G.O.D. which in this case stands

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Day 534, Session 102:When/Where: Thursday December 6th - During a quick walk around the neighborhood.First song: Fuckin' With My Head (Mountain Dew Rock) by BeckLast full song: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy by Sarah McLachlanProgress: 1514-1519 of 5568 Total Songs Heard: 1208I find it somewhat hilarious that a guy who believes that all of our bodies are filled with the tortured souls of long dead

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Day 533, Session 101:When/Where: Wednesday December 5th - Out in front of the house shoveling the first snow of the year, then back inside warming up and having lunch.First song: Friday The 13th by Royal Crown RevueLast full song: Frustrated Poet by Clem SnideProgress: 1499-1513 of 5568 Total Songs Heard: 1202The first snow of the season led me into another in a series of depressing realizations

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Day 529, Session 100:When/Where: Saturday December 1st - Driving back from EvanstonFirst song: Freedom by Blues TravelerLast full song: Frenesi by Eydie GorméProgress: 1480-1485 of 5513 Total Songs Heard: 1187One hundred times I've strapped the iPod to my head to listen to songs in alphabetical order. Well actually, that's a bit of a lie, sometimes I've plugged in an old cassette tape converter

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Day 515, Session 99:When/Where: Saturday November 17th - At home while watching college football and playing a round of golf.First song: For the Widows in Paradise, for the Fatherless in Ypsilanti by Sufjan StevensLast full song: Free Ride by Nick DrakeProgress: 1441-1465 of 5472 Total Songs Heard: 1181I'm off to Nashville to eat some southern fried bird and attend the last of my old college

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Day 497, Session 98:When/Where: Tuesday October 30th - Wandering the aisles of Jewel, looking for walnuts.First song: Food & Creative Love by Rusted RootLast full song: For The Ladies by Stephen LynchProgress: 1396-1410 of 5401 (one duplicate skipped)Total Songs Heard: 1156So you'd think with me being jobless (5 weeks today) and all that there'd be a lot more writing around here. Yeah, I'd have

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Day 486, Session 97:When/Where: Sunday October 21st - Aboard Southwest flight 499 from Philadelphia to Chicago.First song: Flowers In The Windows by TravisLast full song: Fontanelle by Clem SnideProgress: 1385-1399 of 5413Total Songs Heard: 1142Synergy people, synergy. I hit the section of songs that start with the word fly while I was in an airplane, flying back from Philadelphia. You couldn't

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Day 481, Session 96:When/Where: Tuesday October 16th - Driving home from dropping a friend off at class.First song: Flight vs. Invisibility by John HodgmanLast full song: Flowers in December (live KCRW 1996) by Mazzy StarProgress: 1381-1384 of 5413Total Songs Heard: 1127Perhaps you first met John Hodgman through his work on The Daily Show, or maybe you know him as the PC guy in Apple's

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Day 460, Session 95:When/Where: Tuesday September 25th - Sitting at my new desk at work. My third new desk this year.First song: Fire by Josh JoplinLast full song: Flight Of The Passing Fancy by Squirrel Nut ZippersProgress: 1346-1369 of 5329 (1 skipped podcast)Total Songs Heard: 1123Way back in May I posted about the song First of May by Jonathan Coulton. Actually heard it in order today and

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Hello,We're having some technical difficulties at the moment. There may be a post before the end of the week, but more likely we will return to active blogging next week.Thanks for stopping by.Matt

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Day 449, Session 94:When/Where: Friday September 14th - Home for the weekend, or at least for a few hours before hitting the road.First song: Figure It Out by Maroon 5Last full song: Fiona by the ArgumentProgress: 1328-1341 of 5311 (1 skipped podcast)Total Songs Heard: 11001100 songs! We haven't done this in a while, so let's take a look at some stats:1100 songs in 449 days = 2.45 songs per day

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Day 445, Session 93:When/Where: Monday September 10th - Heading home after the start of another blah week.First song: February Stars by Foo FightersLast full song: Figure Eight by Blossom Dearie (yes that is her real name)Progress: 1303-1319 of 5303Total Songs Heard: 1087It's been a long and reasonably blah week round these parts. Still struggling with achieving a work/life balance that doesn't

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Day 440, Session 92:When/Where: Wednesday September 5th - Post-work/Pre-bowling train ride home.First song: Farewell And Goodnight by Smashing PumpkinsLast full song: February by Dar WilliamsProgress: 1289-1306 of 5321Total Songs Heard: 1070Just a few quick notes from what I heard yesterday:Every time I hear it, I wish Farewell And Goodnight was a better song. With a title like that it seems

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Day 435, Session 91:When/Where: Friday August 31st - Heading home for the holiday weekend.First song: Fallin by De La Soul Ft. Teenage FanclubLast full song: Fare Thee Well by Indigo GirlsProgress: 1268-1281 of 5288Total Songs Heard: 1052Passed the "Family" section of titles today, including the song Family Tree by Ben Kweller. I've actually been thinking quite a bit about the old family tree

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Day 434, Session 90:When/Where: Thursday August 30th - Desk to train, train to Belmont, 1.5 mile walk home.First song: F.O.D. by Green DayLast full song: Fallible by Blues TravelerProgress: 1256-1271 of 5300Total Songs Heard: 1038The problem with occasionally posting to my MySpace blog, besides the inevitable question as to why exactly I have a MySpace account (the answer: I'm 12,) is that I

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Day 433, Session 89:When/Where: Wednesday August 29th - Cursing the L for being too slow on the way home.First song: Explanation by SNMNMNMLast full song: Ezekiel 25-17 by Samuel L. JacksonProgress: 1248-1255 of 5296Total Songs Heard: 1022The end of the E's comes not with a song, but with the clip of Jules Winnfield giving last rites to poor dumb Brett. Pulp Fiction was a phenomena of a movie

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Day 431, Session 88:When/Where: Monday August 27th - Struggling to stay awake on the train ride to work.First song: Evil Vs. Good by Clem SnideLast full song: Exotic Night by Martin DennyProgress: 1241-1247 of 5301Total Songs Heard: 1014Is it a bad sign that while beginning to type this on Tuesday afternoon I was thinking that I had actually listened to these songs some time last week? In other

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As promised, here is the link for the second .zip of the first 1000 songs mix.From Can You Picture to El Fin - The First 1000 Songs (Disc 2)1. Can You Picture That? - Dr. Teeth and The Electric Mayhem2. Catch The Wind - Donovan3. Chicago - Sufjan Stevens4. Cloak Of Elvenkind - Marcy Playground5. Closing Time - Tom Waits6. Cut Every Corner - The Simpsons7. Dead - They Might Be Giants8. Dear

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Day 424, Session 87:When/Where: Monday August 20th - Fullerton to home.First song: Everything Old Is New Again by Barenaked LadiesLast full song: Evil Genius by Jonathan CoultonProgress: 1227-1233 of 5271Total Songs Heard: 1007Usually I try to fill this space with memories that are inspired by the songs that come along, more or less avoiding discussion of day to day life. This time however, the

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Day 418, Session 86:When/Where: Tuesday August 14th - Sitting in the house.First song: Everything Flows by Teenage FanclubLast full song: Everything Matters by Glen PhillipsProgress: 1222-1227 of 5270Total Songs Heard: 10008:20 pm - Song 995:Everything Flows by Teenage FanclubThe Teenage Fanclub greatest hits 'cd' that this song is from is the first thing I paid to download from iTunes. Out of

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One of the things I love about the more or less constant listening to my iPod is the way the ear buds do a really good job of blocking out the world around me. I don't have those fancy noise blocking dealees either, just a normal set of $20 replacements for the original iPod set that died out around song 400. (If you work for a company that supplies more expensive headphones and would like to

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Day 412, Session 85:When/Where: Wednesday August 8th - On the train from work to home.First song: Everyday Glory by RushLast full song: Everything Falls Apart by dog's eye viewProgress: 1184-1192 of 5183Total Songs Heard: 994Not the best day of listening I've had. Rush continues to batter my eardrums thanks to the musical tastes of The Wife. Now that I think about it, I don't think I've ever

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Day 410, Session 84:When/Where: Monday August 6th - On the train from work to home.First song: Every Moment by Clem SnideLast full song: Everybody Ready by Action Figure PartyProgress: 1173-1185 of 5185Total Songs Heard: 985Dear Poison,While working on a project recently to listen to every song on my iPod, I came across your song Every Rose Has Its Thorn. This song brought back many fond

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Day 399, Session 83:When/Where: Thursday July 26th - On the train from work to home.First song: Epitaph by Badly Drawn BoyLast full song: Every Grain of Sand by Moxy FruvousProgress: 1155-1170 of 5156Total Songs Heard: 972 (skipped 3 podcasts)The wife told me to add this: WARNING!! THE FOLLOWING POST CONTAINS A PICTURE OF MY FOOT. YOU MAY THINK IT DISTURBING.If I had to pick out one line of

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Day 393, Session 82:When/Where: Friday July 20th - On the train from work to home.First song: Englewood by The BogmenLast full song: Episode 22: John Hodgman and the Furry Lobster by Popsci Podcasts (from the Moon)Progress: 1132-1153 of 5184Total Songs Heard: 959 (skipped 14 podcasts, listened to 1)Have you ever heard a song written about Enrique Iglesias' mole?Enrique Iglesias Mole - Clem

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Day 391, Session 81:When/Where: Wednesday July 18th - On the train and the bus from work to home.First song: Emaline by Ben FoldsLast full song: Enemy Fire by Ryan AdamsProgress: 1131-1144 of 5204Total Songs Heard: 951So here I am minding my own business on the way home, when suddenly I here the train around me erupt in applause. I suspect someone has just foiled a purse snatcher (something I've

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