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\nTurn it up.
\n–Lynyrd Skynyrd\/Sweet Home Alabama<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Music and cars.<\/p>\n

Between Summer road trips and football games, I spend a lot of time in the car this time of year. That means a lot of music.<\/p>\n

It’s a home game weekend, and Mark has a wedding to go to, so i’m on my own. That means I get a Portland\/Eugene round trip in full control of the car stereo.<\/p>\n

Sweet Home Alabama<\/em> is one of my favorite road songs. I don’t like Southern Rock, and I’m not a Skynyrd fan, but if I’m in a moving vehicle and this song comes on, the volume goes up. Maybe it’s just because they start the song telling me to turn it up. Or maybe it’s because it’s a great song.<\/p>\n

When I’m in the car alone, the music gets turned way up and I get to listen to stuff my spouse might not like to hear. Italian rock, Springsteen. I can also put songs on over and over. If I have other people in the car, I might be less inclined to play Precious<\/em> 9 times in a row. Or indulge my love of P!nk.<\/p>\n

I try not to sing along too much when other people are in the car. There’s only so much singing normal people can stand. I also indulge in a fair amount of car dancing when I’m on a solo trip.<\/p>\n

If Prince sings “Think I’m gonna dance” and you don’t move in your seat at least a little, you may be dead. And if you don’t sing along when Marvin Gaye asks “What’s Going On” then you might not have a soul.<\/p>\n

Turn it up.
\nLet’s go.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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