If At First You Don’t Succeed…

Huzzah (for the tipper)!

As Ren-Fair fast approaches, I’m ever-reminded how I already spent my budget for this year. Dammit, it wasn’t supposed to be like this. After quickly and brutally learning my lesson last year about not bringing enough money for all the crazy shit they sell there, I vowed to save a couple hundred dollars for the go this time. That’s right: a couple hundred dollars. If you’ve never been, you don’t understand. They sell so much crazy shit there, and I need to, like, buy all of it. Not to mention the gallons of homemade mead I will be drinking, and the mouth-watering dishes they serve. Fuck… I need to pull it together here. I suppose I could always go with plan B: wear a robe, bring my guitar, and pretend I work there just long enough for me to make some money before I get kicked out. And, if by some chance, some in-character dude approaches me and starts speaking at me in Olde-speak, I’ll just clock ‘im with my guitar and take his rabbit-fur wallet.

"Period-Authentic"

Anyway, I promised I’d share the full playlist to my latest mega-mix once it was completed, which was about a month ago now. Sadly, this will probably be the last mega-mix I do as such, making it a robust Part II and satisfying conclusion to a collective 14 hour jamfest I’ve arranged. Without further ado, the complete track list to Part II, entitled “If At First You Don’t Succeed”:

1. The Waterboys – Fisherman’s Blues
2. Jimi Hendrix – Purple Haze
3. Kaiser Chiefs – Oh My God
4. The Decemberists – We Both Go Down Together
5. Bruce Springsteen – Further On Up The Road
6. Aimee Mann – That’s Just What You Are
7. Led Zeppelin – Houses of the Holy
8. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Up Around the Bend
9. Golden Smog – To Call My Own
10. Muse – Knights of Cydonia
11. Jonathan Coulton – The Future Soon
12. Tom Petty – Anything That’s Rock & Roll
13. Wilco – The Thanks I Get
14. Ryan Adams – Born Into A Light
15. Tarkio – Weight of the World
16. Eels – Saturday Morning
17. The Beatles – And Your Bird Can Sing
18. Rolling Stones – Paint It Black
19. Radiohead – Karma Police
20. The Pillows – One Life
21. Oasis – She’s Electric
22. The Jayhawks – Smile
23. The Kinks – Victoria
24. Calexico – House of Valparaiso
25. Akira Yamaoka – Promise
26. White Stripes – Seven Nation Army
27. Bob Dylan – Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door
28. The Doors – Take It As It Comes
29. David Bowie – Suffragette City
30. L’Arc-en-Ciel – Lover Boy
31. Drive-By Truckers – Decoration Day
32. J.B. Lenoir – When I Am Drinking
33. Old 97’s – What We Talk About
34. The Waterboys – You in the Sky
35. Eilen Jewell – Everywhere I Go
36. Kathleen Edwards – In State
37. The Decemberists – Culling of the Fold
38. Wilco – ELT
39. Ryan Adams – Two
40. Jonathan Coulton – I Hate California
41. Rolling Stones – It’s All Over Now
42. Aimee Mann – Sugarcoated
43. Akira Yamaoka – You’re Not Here
44. Kaiser Chiefs – I Can Do It Without You
45. Bob Dylan – Idiot Wind
46. Drive-By Truckers – Like A Rolling Stone
47. Golden Smog – White Shell Road
48. Jimi Hendrix – Freedom
49. Bruce Springsteen – Waitin’ On A Sunny Day
50. Tom Petty – Mary Jane’s Last Dance
51. The Jayhawks – Eyes of Sarah Jane
52. Tarkio – Sister Nebraska
53. Eilen Jewell – Sea of Tears
54. Kathleen Edwards – Summerlong
55. The Pillows – Funny Bunny
56. White Stripes – The Denial Twist
57. The Kinks – Autumn Almanac
58. The Beatles – You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me
59. Oasis – Cast No Shadow
60. The Doors – Love Me Two Times
61. Eels – Losing Streak
62. L’Arc-en-Ciel – Shutting From The Sky
63. Radiohead – Black Star
64. Muse – Exo-Politics
65. Old 97’s – Ride
66. Calexico – El Gatillo
67. J.B. Lenoir – Good Looking Woman
68. David Bowie – Rock & Roll With Me
69. Led Zeppelin – Down By The Seaside
70. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
71. The Waterboys – This is the Sea
72. The Beatles – Oh Darling
73. Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited
74. David Bowie – Song for Bob Dylan
75. Drive-By Truckers – The Day John Henry Died
76. Golden Smog – Listen Joe
77. Radiohead – Just
78. Muse – City of Delusion
79. Aimee Mann – I Should’ve Known
80. Tom Petty – American Girl
81. White Stripes – Take, Take, Take
82. The Waterboys – Medicine Bow
83. Led Zeppelin – Heartbreaker
84. The Jayhawks – Life Floats By
85. The Kinks – Better Things
86. Ryan Adams – Let It Ride
87. Kaiser Chiefs – I Predict A Riot
88. L’Arc-en-Ciel – Heaven’s Drive
89. Wilco – I’m Always in Love
90. The Decemberists – The Legionnaire’s Lament
91. Jonathan Coulton – Octopus
92. Rolling Stones – Stealing My Heart
93. Jimi Hendrix – Manic Depression
94. Old 97’s – Can’t Get A Line
95. The Beatles – In My Life
96. Calexico – The News About William
97. Kathleen Edwards – One More Song the Radio Won’t Like
98. Creedence Clearwater Revival – Lodi
99. Tarkio – Standing Still
100. The Decemberists – Los Angeles, I’m Yours
101. Kaiser Chiefs – Heat Dies Down
102. Wilco – I’m The Man Who Loves You
103. Eels – Fresh Feeling
104. The Doors – Soul Kitchen
105. J.B. Lenoir – Mama What About Your Daughter
106. Akira Yamaoka – Theme of Laura
107. The Pillows – Third Eye
108. Bruce Springsteen – Lonesome Day
109. Oasis – Wonderwall
110. Calexico – Red Blooms
111. Takeharu Ishimoto – The Price of Freedom
112. The Waterboys – Fisherman’s Blues

I know, right? Pretty damn epic. AND, naturally, it fuckin’ rocks.

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Now that LOST has concluded (brilliantly, I might add), I find it rather difficult to watch television dramas. Maybe it’s the fact that there, like, really aren’t any out there worth watching right now, but I’ve found that comedies are much more up my alley right now. I’ve been watching quite a bit of the Daily Show, Colbert Report, Futurama, and whatever else is on Comedy Central around 1 in the morning. Well, that’s not true (at all, really), but I have been watching what seems like a ridiculous amount of comedies. Actually, I’ll take this opportunity to plug a fantastic little brit-com called “Peepshow”, which is a lot like the British version of  “The Office”, except the whole thing is shot in first-person and it’s about 10 times more awkward. Honestly, sometimes it’s pretty hard to watch, but that’s all a part of the fun. If you’re someone who has the internet or like, a dvd machine, you should definitely check it out.

My friend Anthony and I are pretty notorious for creating specialty drinks based around things we like. Recently, in celebration of the LOST finale, we created a drink called “The Black Rock”. It’s three parts: 1 part black sambuca (or jaeger if black sambuca is banned in your state… Idaho), 1 part Blackhouse blackberry vodka, and a splash of tequila. I’m not gonna lie, it’s pretty fucking intense and I for one can’t actually drink it, as smooth and tasty as it may be. Anyway, though, we were thinking about starting a blog about this sort of thing, where we create custom drinks based off of things, which just haven’t really narrowed it down yet to an appropriate classification. Movie-themed drinks? Who knows, but, I’ll keep ya posted.

Much like the real Black Rock, this will shipwreck you, leave you dehyrdated, and make you think you're trapped in Hell.

All right folks, that’s all til next time.