Random Friday: The Long Weekend Edition

For the sake of consistency, here are the rules: Set the old iPod a-shufflin' and report back the first ten songs it spits out. No skipping, rationalizing or apologizing.

Here's the set:

1. Worn Me Down (Happenstance) -- Rachel Yamagata
2. True Faith (The Best of New Order) -- New Order
3. Good Lovin' (The Arista Years) -- The Grateful Dead
4. Learning to Fly (Into the Great Wide Open) -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
5. One Prairie Outpost (Indian Summer) -- Carbon Leaf
6. Summerlong (Back to Me) -- Kathleen Edwards
7. Camera Shy (Happy Secret) -- The Lucksmiths
8. Sexx Laws (Midnite Vultures) -- Beck
9. A Timeless Tale (Eva Trout) -- Eva Trout
10. Hard Road (The Split EP) -- Mary Lou Lord

Seen Live: Rachel Yamagata (opening for Liz Phair), Beck, Mary Lou Lord

Favorite Song: I've always loved "A Timeless Tale." I happened upon the Aussie band Eva Trout in a listening station in high school and I still listen to the album all the time.

Least Favorite Song: These are all good tunes. But I have to say that I've grown really sick of "Worn Me Down." When it first came out, though, I couldn't get enough of it.

Memory Trigger: Whenever I hear anything off of Beck's Midnite Vultures I think of DD and one of our early Valentine's Days; I surprised him with tix for Beck to his sold out show at the Tower Theatre. He was wowed by the gift and we were both wowed by the performance.

For more Random Friday, head on over to Apartment 2024 where Marisa always plays and compiles a Master Link List...

I hope everyone has a rockin' Memorial Day. We'll be seeing a play in Philly tonight, checking out Bill Maher in AC tomorrow night, catching up with out-of-town friends for brunch on Sunday and heading to my family's beach house for the remainder of the weekend. Fingers crossed for good weather!