(FULL DISCLOSURE: OK, in all honesty, one of my co-workers failed to show up, so I'm stuck here at this desk filling in for the next few hours. Needless to say, I'm creating some time-killing mind exercises in order to pass through the boredom. Those of you in a similar situation are invited to join in.)
I'm fairly certain there are a handful of members here far too young to remember the joys of cassette taping. This was a technology that occurred before the invention of cell phones or the internet and arrived just about simultaneously with the advent of cable television. Here's the deal:
You have a 90 minute, high quality Maxell C-90 minute cassette tape (see below), of which you have recorded one side with a particularly terrific live bootleg ( VH, Stones, Led Zep, Replacements, Rush, whatever the fuck...), yet the other side is blank. Being of a thrifty mind, you decide to fill up the remaining 45 minutes with a random assortment of Dave Roth tracks. The collection is entirely up to your particular whims and attitude about flow. The titles are up to you, and can be as esoteric as you like (I'm probably one of the 4 assholes on this board that actually
likes "Hammerhead Shark", so what do
I know?). You have the entire VH/Roth catalog to choose from, but remember, you have to consider song length as you only have 45 minutes or so to work with.
As always, should you or any of your IM force be caught or killed, the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions. Good luck, Jim. This tape will self-destruct in five seconds. (If ya don't remember cassettes, you sure as shit aren't going to get that reference. )
Alright, here's mine. Bear in mind, I've never been a math wizard (even sober), so I figure that "Damn Good" will cut off somewhere near the beginning or middle.
1. Light Up The Sky - 3:13
2. D.O.A. - 4:09
3. Women in Love... - 4:08
4. Coconut Grove – 2:52
5. Tin Cup Chalice - 2:30 (?)
6. 79th & Sunset - 2:00
7. Could This Be Magic? – 3:08
8. Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now) – 2:44
9. Secrets – 3:25
10. Top Jimmy – 2:59
11. Take Your Whiskey Home – 3:09
12. Fools – 5:55
13. Sinner's Swing! – 3:09
14. Hammerhead Shark – 3:34
15. Damn Good – 5:49