I can’t take credit for the title. It comes by way of Autopsy IV over at 9b, who got it from songs:illinois. It still fits so I am using it.

I’ve been hittin’ the bar a little hard lately. You see I get out of work at midnight. My kids have been asleep for four hours and wife for two. I could come straight home and hang out with Harley (the new dog who’s not Spot but is pretty OK for a dog that’s not) or I can hit the bar for Power Hour(tm) and have a few. I have been choosing option two a bit too frequently. It’s a bad thing to go drinking when you are broke and worse when your barkeep lets you run a tab and forgets to make you pay for over half of what you order. All in all it’s not the best scene.

Now before you all go thinking I am a raging drunk let me make it clear that I am only having a couple beers and relaxing. Holy shit that sounds like a justification if I ever heard one! It isn’t but there’s no convincing some people.

Anyway the best part of the drive home is this stretch of Clay Rd. that goes through the Barker Reservoir. There are no lights, there are hardy any cars, and it’s about perfect for introspection accompanied by the right music. Lately it’s been mostly a Scott H. Biram thing but there has been some Jason Boland and Jackson Taylor sneaking their way in with some Drag The River for good measure. I am not sure I am figuring anything out with all the introspection but ’tis an interesting experiment to be sure. In fact I am pretty sure I am figuring nothing out.

On a different note I am finding myself more drawn to, and it’s hard to describe, the new school of old school country music. But it’s not really old school either. I wouldn’t want to drag it too far into the alt.country label either. Anyway it’s folks like SHB, Drag The River, Justin Townes Earl, Jackson Taylor, Shooter Jennings, and so on. Anyway all of the previous drivel is just to get the muxtape I made today. Yeah it’s cheesy but tis’ kind of a cool way to share music. The mix isn’t that good overall. In fact as far as mixes go it’s about a solid 5, middle of the pack effort. But in my defense, and a weak one at that, I made it on the way out the door to spend all day with family out of the house. So I am not going to go changing it all up. Pop over there and give it a listen will ya? If you hate it then oh well…