Parties And Socials explicated - per request

To put this post in context:  since June, I have been compiling a playlist of songs that remind me of either different events with my InterFuture (IF) classmates or even just about my project and the organization in general.  I burned this playlist to a CD after the January conference (I forgot “Bicycle” – Queen and “Bottled in Cork” – TL/RX, but I’ll deal. I neglected that damn World Cup song as I despise it more than anything).  I have already mentioned my useless archive of random memories which constantly cause me to give pause and ponder, “imagine what I could know if I didn’t know that” this is just an extension of that J

Here Comes Your Man – The Pixies: I believe Amanda made the comment when I gave her this CD that “what is it, a bunch of Belle and Sebastian a la Kristen’s car?”  No. I don’t have any Belle and Sebastian, but if I did then yes, that would have been the first song given our first conversation with Kristen after being picked up at the Beverly train station in June.  Rather, this was playing in Kristen’s car on the LAST day of the June conference as she drove us BACK to the station.  Also, it was the first song that came on my ipod when we I went to get my car out of the Iona College parking garage on the last day of the August conference.  That double appearance would have been enough, but then Ben also noodled it on the guitar the night we had dinner at Dan’s place on my birthday.

A Certain Romance – Arctic Monkey’s:  was playing at the café in Salem where Jenn and I spent the afternoon during our first community exploration

Ooh La La – The Faces:  Before we went to the August conf. Ashlee’s friend gave her an ipod with only one song on it.  Guess what that song was? Anyway, for that entire week she listened to that one song.  While doing some work at the conference, I made a “genius” playlist and this was on it.  I didn’t even know I owned it.

Slow Ride – Foghat:  The song played “on the radio” during Amanda’s simulation in August where Elias the sketchy cabby attempted to abduct her.  Turns out the song isn’t about a car ride at all…

Jenny 8675309 – Prozac Daisies: First of all: yes, I know this is by Tommy Tutone, but the versions I found were too long or something, I don’t actually remember why I didn’t use that version.  Anyway, it was the title of Jenny’s skit where she had to conduct a phone interview with a poor cell connection.  Get it? cell connection…it’s a prison pun…are you there Basel?

Chelsea Dagger – The Fratellis:  This was the first song playing as we left Iona.  It was also on an Amstel commercial so it reminded me of Amsterdam which reminded me of IF, full circle.

Hook – Blues Traveler:  Played on the drive home as well and someone in the car commented on it so it was forever associated with IF anyway.  Kind of a cop-out, but I had to for my own sake.

Santeria – Sublime:  In the car with me after the conference and our pit-stop at Juli’s house were: Ben, Juli, and Ashlee…all of whom fell asleep by the time we hit the Pike.  Great driving companions guys :) Fortunately I had my trusty “Car Playlist 50” to keep me company.  Now, in my opinion as a creator of traveling music, this might be (one of) the best car sing along songs (which is different than a bridge song, Doug, Pete, and Ian), but again I was, for all intents and purposes, alone…until Ben woke up and started singing along from the back seat…then Juli woke up and joined in.  By the time Ashlee woke up to it, the three of us were successfully cranking some serious sublime, which was then followed by….

Lie in Our Graves – Dave Matthews Band:  Now I realize these are a lot of songs from one car ride with less than half of the group, but stay with me.  “I can’t believe that we would lie in our graves wonderin’ if we had spend our own living days well” pretty much sums up my view of InterFuture as a counterweight to this idea and really this fear and I had this on repeat while doing my PP Take 1 in July so it was going to make the CD anyway, but I needed a better excuse.  Jack gave me that excuse when HE started playing it at Dan’s dinner party as well.

Zombie – The Cranberries:  When we had to pick a celebrity from our locale, Amanda went with The Cranberries which spawned spontaneous breakouts of “zahhmBAY” for most of the January conference

Walcott – Vampire Weekend: following a conversation about Vampire Weekend and a game of spoons, the same thing happened with Walcott.

Everyday – Dave Matthews Band:  During the January conference Ashlee mentioned that she had this stuck in her head.  I, in my infinite and relentless irritation, proceeded to hum it loud enough for her to hear during any downtime or general silence between sessions.

Other Side of the World – KT Tunstall:  …that one kinda explains itself

Protection – Ben Folds:  Now this one is a stretch, but again, for myself it had to be on because it constantly reminds me of traveling abroad because of the first line “Tourists wear their wallets in high places when abroad So as not to be ripped off in ways to which they're not apprised.” There were a few other lines, but that was it.

What To Do – OK Go:  It was actually more appropriate for my first week here, but in any case “it seems like all the people want to do is roam the streets of Amsterdam.”  Also, if you don’t know OK Go, among other things, this is why I love them/this song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vy545VgWWz8

Amsterdam – Guster:  The only more cliché last song would have been “closing time,” but I digress.  Obviously this is also self-explanatory, but its twofold: our wrap up conference is in Amsterdam, thus maintaining the integrity of the CD, which moves chronologically from conference to conference.