During part of the time you've been traveling, we went to Maine and back, 4 weeks apart, so I was thinking about our different approaches to music on the road. I understand wanting to listen to what you want to listen to at any particular moment, but I also think relying on the serendipity of radio is a fun way to get a feel for where you're traveling. We tend to stick with the far ends of the radio dial, in search of jazz and classical, but often alight on other things. At some point in Connecticut, many stations were listed as "adult rock." I said I wondered where the teen rock was, to which Bruce replied, "Teens don't listen to the radio." I'm sure that's true. Then I happened upon a station playing soul, Joni Mitchell and other music from the '60's and '70's , which ultimately was identified as Catholic Radio. Huh? It was WJMJ, which I assume meant Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The Catholic part was reflected in the news, not the music: a report of the Pope's apology tour to Indigenous communities of Canada, a story about an execution in some state in the south and the Church's strong opposition to the death penalty. Interesting. We couldn't find the station on the way home, but enjoyed the eccentricity of a couple of college stations. Even when you may not be particularly fond of the music they are playing, they are enjoyable for the specificity of the college DJ's taste - nothing commercial about it.
I've really enjoyed your reports, although some - like the car break-in and the unspecified ghosts in Portland - were depressing..
Oliver's general rule is that if the music isn't better than silence then we shouldn't listen to it, so pretty much all of our musical choices are ones we proactively search out. I think if we were traveling without having to play and essentially attend concerts each night we'd probably have a more relaxed approach.
During part of the time you've been traveling, we went to Maine and back, 4 weeks apart, so I was thinking about our different approaches to music on the road. I understand wanting to listen to what you want to listen to at any particular moment, but I also think relying on the serendipity of radio is a fun way to get a feel for where you're traveling. We tend to stick with the far ends of the radio dial, in search of jazz and classical, but often alight on other things. At some point in Connecticut, many stations were listed as "adult rock." I said I wondered where the teen rock was, to which Bruce replied, "Teens don't listen to the radio." I'm sure that's true. Then I happened upon a station playing soul, Joni Mitchell and other music from the '60's and '70's , which ultimately was identified as Catholic Radio. Huh? It was WJMJ, which I assume meant Jesus, Mary and Joseph. The Catholic part was reflected in the news, not the music: a report of the Pope's apology tour to Indigenous communities of Canada, a story about an execution in some state in the south and the Church's strong opposition to the death penalty. Interesting. We couldn't find the station on the way home, but enjoyed the eccentricity of a couple of college stations. Even when you may not be particularly fond of the music they are playing, they are enjoyable for the specificity of the college DJ's taste - nothing commercial about it.
I've really enjoyed your reports, although some - like the car break-in and the unspecified ghosts in Portland - were depressing..
Oliver's general rule is that if the music isn't better than silence then we shouldn't listen to it, so pretty much all of our musical choices are ones we proactively search out. I think if we were traveling without having to play and essentially attend concerts each night we'd probably have a more relaxed approach.