And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile.

Artist Song
Talking Heads  Once In a Lifetime  
They Might Be Giants  New York City  
Bright Eyes  Another Travellin' Song 
Clem Snide  I Love the Unknown  
Gloria Deluxe  Outrun Your Demons  
Roger Hoover  New York Town 
Simon and Garfunkel  The Only Living Boy In New York 
Chuck E. Weiss  Extremely Cool  
The Del-Byzanteens  Girl's Imagination 
The Angels of Light  New York Girls 
Antony and the Johnsons  Frankenstein 
Regina Spektor  Just Like the Movies 
DeVotchka  Queen of the Surface Streets  
Yekermo Sew  A Man of Experience and Wisdom 
Lounge Lizards  I Remember Coney Island  
Gogol Bordello  Avenue B  
Richard Hell and the Voidoids  Blank Generation 
World/Inferno Friendship Society  Heart Attack '64 
Tom Waits  I'll Take New York  

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On Monday, I'm heading out on a roadtrip to Chicago, Cleveland, and New York City. The purpose of this trip is to see old friends, conduct an interview with one of my favorite writers, and work on my screenplay. Not only do I think this is the perfect mix for the trip, I also think it makes me out to be kind of a hipster. Eeks. Title from the Talking Heads song. Oh, and I have a favor to ask - does anyone have a copy of the Del-Byzanteens album? The only tracks I can find are the one that's on here, and the track "My World Is Empty Without You." It's damn near impossible to find the album (I just lost a bid on Ebay the other day), so if anyone has a copy they could dub for me, I'd be eternally grateful.

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Mike Eternity
Date: 1/8/2006
FANTASTIC. Especially the run of songs 1-8. Loses me a little in the second half just 'cuz there are some songs I'm not familiar with but if they're anything like the beginning, must be right on