Road Trip

I will have to wait to take another road trip in my precious car. It is supposed to rain tomorrow, so instead of me driving out to Tiina’s farm, she’s coming to Baltimore to have dinner with me. But in thinking of taking said road trip, I started thinking about how to share my favorites with all of you. First, we have to have drinks. I’m not going anywhere without a large cup of ice and some sort of caffeine. Since I had coffee this morning, I think I’ll pick Coke Zero.

Even in the convenience store of my dreams, there’s no Dr Pepper Zero on tap.

We need what my dad would call “road junk.” Bugles. Gummy worms. Hot Tamales. A fried pie.

Then, it’s back in the car. I usually listen to podcasts, but I have a few favorite songs for testing out the stereo. You get that list first.

All the Rowboats, Regina Spektor
Pop, NSYNC
She’s So Mean, Matchbox Twenty
Inside of You, Hoobastank
Cake By the Ocean, DNCE
Wake Up, Danay Suarez

None of these songs are new, they just tickle my speakers in all the right ways. “Wake Up,” by Danay Suarez is my current obsession because I saw her perform it live with Ben Folds at the Kennedy Center a few years ago. Then I ran across it on YouTube and it’s been an earworm ever since.

Now Danay is playing in the background as I type, because I couldn’t look up the link for you without listening again. 🙂 She’s such a wordsmith that it makes me want to keep up in Spanish. I got a few clever things the first time around, like rhyming “pajaros” with “zapatos.” I think.

The reason there’s so few songs on my list is that even though I am a musician, I’m a bigger news junkie. I listen to NPR and all of its related podcasts, so sometimes I’ll go weeks without indulging in a beat.

Here’s my show list:

This American Life
The Moth
Risk!
Pop Culture Happy Hour
Pod Save America
Anything Rachel Maddow- her show, and the serial podcasts she produces

I could go on for hundreds more, but this is what I have time for in a week.

I dream of getting out on the highway, but this weekend’s just not good for it. I’ll come back to this entry when it’s time, and be sure to add your favorite driving songs/podcasts in the comments. I need some new recommendations.