i'm an old mix tape nut. i used to make them with my cassette player back in the day all the time, but these days i still enjoy putting together tracks specifically for a road trip. not as a dj, but as a guy going on a road trip. just me and a cd, not a ipod or zune playlist. there's something to be said about limiting yourself to 74 minutes of music for the duration of a trip, which means this is a cd that will be playing on repeat during your whole trip, it will be your only source of music, so you better think long and hard about the music you put on it because it's all you've got.

i'll be driving from new orleans to hurricane country in florida with my wife. here's what i put together:

1. Vyvienne Long - Yoshimi
2. Tom McRae - Walking 2 Hawaii (live acoustic version)
3. Baxter Dury - Fungus Hedge
4. Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions - Blanchard
5. Damien Rice & Lisa Hannigan - Get The Party Started
6. Dire Straits - Single Handed Sailor
7. Robert Palmer - Work To Make It Work
8. Rod Stewart - Alright For An Hour
9. Elvis Presley - Gentle On My Mind
10. Tom Jones - Detroit City
11. Millie Jackson - A Child Of God
12. Dianna Ross & Marvin Gaye - I'll Keep A Light In My Window
13. Billy Martin & Jennifer Charles - Double Game
14. Bran Van 3000 - Drinking in L.A.
15. Len - Steal My Sunshine
16. James Brown - Blues and Pants

so as you can see, some rare stuff, some pop stuff, some new stuff, some old stuff, some glad stuff, some blue stuff. i think it's a keeper. i enjoy listening to old mix tapes because they remind me of the trips i've taken. the playlist becomes etched in my mind and associated with all the experiences i have during my adventures :)

peas,
tal