One (of many) iPod Thoughts

The iPod’s importance in our household . . . well, my life . . . cannot be overstated. Without it, life would be like spending a fortnight with Nietzsche in pajamas. Whose PJs? Either one—it doesn’t matter.

In college, I used to listen to my roommate’s cassette tapes (does that let you know when I when to college?) once a year—in alphabetical order. He religiously kept them in alphabetical order, and it was partly to mock that that I did so. But it was also a test of manhood . . . particularly when one had to go straight from Kenny G to Keith Green.

{Shudder}

The iPod makes such an endeavor much easier—and it makes otherwise incomprehensible and inconceivable things possible. For example, stress has prevented me from wanting to listen to anything in particular—I don’t want to make any decisions that complicated! I’ve been listening—in alphabetical order—to my big list of most of my music (later, I’ll reveal what genres are left out of the list). I’ve been skipping a great deal—anything I don’t feel like at that time is axed—but I’ve been staying to the alphabet.

As a result, I ran across this nifty little set of songs . . . they worked really well together. Take a look (and, if you have these songs, have a listen).

“Honey Don't” by The Beatles
“Honey Now” by Gillian Welch
“Honey Pie” by The Beatles
“Honey, Are You Straight or Are You Blind?” by Elvis Costello
“Honey, Just Allow Me One More Chance” by Bob Dylan
“Honeysuckle Blue” by Drivin 'N' Cryin
“Honeysuckle Rose” by Canadian Brass
“Honeysuckle Rose” by Django Reinhardt
“Honeysuckle Rose (A Jam Session At Victor)” by Fats Waller
“Honeysuckle Rose (A La Bach-Beethoven-Brahms-Waller) (Piano Solo)” by Fats Waller
“Honeysuckle Rose (Take #1)” by Fats Waller
“Honeysuckle Rose (Take #2)” by Fats Waller
“Honga Encore” by Itzhak Perlman


All right. By the third “Honeysuckle Rose,” I was ready to move on—but the rest mixed incredible nicely!