Driving School...
I had meant to make an update yesterday, but alas the “Internet Gods” weren’t having any of that. So, after numerous attempts I finally waved the white flag of defeat. However, today is another day and hopefully they will go a bit easier on me. As of right now though things aren’t looking so good, so if by the end of the day I am not the only one who has read this, I consider myself fortunate.
The past week or so I have been given the responsibility of teaching my brother how to drive. I assume the reasoning behind that is because a.) They know I have no real choice to begin with b.) I also have the least valuable car, which can be seen in the picture featured in this post. I honestly don’t look at myself as a good teacher, because the fact of the matter is I am not the most responsible driver on Earth. I do my fair share of douchebaggery on the road and I am doing my best to not let those influences rub off on to my brother, who in a week will be sitting next to some stranger critiquing him who I am sure wants to see him use that blinker.
So today’s post I have compiled a list of songs that have to do with any aspect of driving from what I can make out. This being due to the above mentioned and that for the next week or so I am going to be doing a fair share of driving and changing of underwear. I’ll leave the underwear inspired songs off the list…
Armor for Sleep – Car Underwater [MP3]:
Now this is surely something I do want to avoid. Thankfully I am in an area void of possible water hazards so long as we stay within a ten-mile radius or so. However, I don’t rule out the chances of this happening and I will have my hand placed on the door opener at all times for any sudden bail attempt.
Jawbox – Motorist [MP3]:
Exactly what I will be, pretty self-explanatory. Hopefully the lyrics “This is my wreck, so let it be. Cracked gauges carry messages for me” do not come into play or in the future mean anything more to me other than being a line in a great song from band I love.
Braid – That Car Came out of Nowhere [MP3]:
The excuse that I am sure I have used at some point and many others have as well. I have no doubts that I will eventually hear this muttered from my brother’s mouth at some point. However, in my case the better song title could have been “That Mailbox Came out of Nowhere”. Yes, laugh it up…as it’s true.
Swirlies – Park the Car by the Side of the Road [MP3]:
Last week when I took my brother out driving we cruised around on back roads and even went by our old house for a bit of nostalgia. However, immediately after passing the house we were met by a bumblebee that had flown in the window and was pretty pissed off at the fact that its flying path had been interrupted by my beast of an Escort. So, for about a mile I had to somehow convince my brother to pull over without him knowing there was one very mad bumblebee flying around in the back seat. Not bad for our first couple days out.
Bluetip – I Even Drive Like a Jerk [MP3]:
I won’t lie. I am a horrible driver. Thankfully it has only resulted in a couple of wrecks (both of which were ice related, thank you) and only a few upset fellow motorists. However a couple of the ones I did manage to upset were angry enough to leave the comfy confines of their car or bright light me for over ten miles. So yeah, I would like to think I can teach someone how to drive…but really, would you want me to?
Hayden – Driveway [MP3]:
And this my friends is where I would like my car to stay unless I am the one behind the wheel. But the powers above have deemed my car the lucky one by method of the totem pole. posted by Jonathan at 4:25 PM 2 comments
The past week or so I have been given the responsibility of teaching my brother how to drive. I assume the reasoning behind that is because a.) They know I have no real choice to begin with b.) I also have the least valuable car, which can be seen in the picture featured in this post. I honestly don’t look at myself as a good teacher, because the fact of the matter is I am not the most responsible driver on Earth. I do my fair share of douchebaggery on the road and I am doing my best to not let those influences rub off on to my brother, who in a week will be sitting next to some stranger critiquing him who I am sure wants to see him use that blinker.
So today’s post I have compiled a list of songs that have to do with any aspect of driving from what I can make out. This being due to the above mentioned and that for the next week or so I am going to be doing a fair share of driving and changing of underwear. I’ll leave the underwear inspired songs off the list…
Armor for Sleep – Car Underwater [MP3]:
Now this is surely something I do want to avoid. Thankfully I am in an area void of possible water hazards so long as we stay within a ten-mile radius or so. However, I don’t rule out the chances of this happening and I will have my hand placed on the door opener at all times for any sudden bail attempt.
Jawbox – Motorist [MP3]:
Exactly what I will be, pretty self-explanatory. Hopefully the lyrics “This is my wreck, so let it be. Cracked gauges carry messages for me” do not come into play or in the future mean anything more to me other than being a line in a great song from band I love.
Braid – That Car Came out of Nowhere [MP3]:
The excuse that I am sure I have used at some point and many others have as well. I have no doubts that I will eventually hear this muttered from my brother’s mouth at some point. However, in my case the better song title could have been “That Mailbox Came out of Nowhere”. Yes, laugh it up…as it’s true.
Swirlies – Park the Car by the Side of the Road [MP3]:
Last week when I took my brother out driving we cruised around on back roads and even went by our old house for a bit of nostalgia. However, immediately after passing the house we were met by a bumblebee that had flown in the window and was pretty pissed off at the fact that its flying path had been interrupted by my beast of an Escort. So, for about a mile I had to somehow convince my brother to pull over without him knowing there was one very mad bumblebee flying around in the back seat. Not bad for our first couple days out.
Bluetip – I Even Drive Like a Jerk [MP3]:
I won’t lie. I am a horrible driver. Thankfully it has only resulted in a couple of wrecks (both of which were ice related, thank you) and only a few upset fellow motorists. However a couple of the ones I did manage to upset were angry enough to leave the comfy confines of their car or bright light me for over ten miles. So yeah, I would like to think I can teach someone how to drive…but really, would you want me to?
Hayden – Driveway [MP3]:
And this my friends is where I would like my car to stay unless I am the one behind the wheel. But the powers above have deemed my car the lucky one by method of the totem pole. posted by Jonathan at 4:25 PM 2 comments
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