I would, I would.

Out of the interesting little pile of gifts that have come from this Dairyland (sic) experience, I am now getting a few e-mules a day. Among yesterday�s pile, dis-boy got an odd "what kind of music dooo you listen to?" note last evening...

There is a massive list of what I enjoy. It seemed daunting, at best.

That got me thinking about what I try to avoid.

I go into hiding from most AOR (Album-Oriented Rock.)

Your dog killed my wife and ran over my dog (weep in your beer) Country and Western.

Germanic Opera hurts my head (although bits of it trapped in Warner Cartoons will do it good and make me giggle.)

There is so very much regular airplay pop music that I can take in very small doses that to list regular popular music seems more sensible.

Now, don't get me wrong--I LOVE music. I am not a tune-snob or curmudgeonly about noises in rhythmic-form.

My overall interests ride the spectrum from Fast-Loud-Garage Rock to Folk, from R&B to gospel, Bluegrass to Traditional, Jazz to Bebop, and on down the road.

[duck. Here comes a long sentence. Wm F. Buckley Jr. would be proud.]

So, in honor of this who-the-heck-is-your-diarist moment, I have put together a list of the stuff that is probably in my car and on top of a rack of equipment in my living room to give (as Uncle Cecil would say) 'The Teeming Masses' a general taste of my lack of same.

Remember, this is probably close to the stack floating around on my play list this week.

All over the map here: Taj Mahal, 24/7 Spyz, The Meatmen, Harry Connick, M.D.C., The Who (with Mssr. Moon), Suicidal Tendencies, The Persuasions, Tom Waits, Sam Phillips, Trojan-Label Reggae, Bruce Cockburn, Satchmo, Downset, Deedles, ProPain, D'Angelo, Refused, Dark Classical (in general,) Snoopy's Classical (incredible classical faves done on TOY INSTRUMENTS!!!,) System of a Down, Keb 'Mo, Mutabaruka, Louis Jordan, Mojo Nixon, Joan Armatrading, Joni Mitchell, Guttermouth, Bad Brains, Rickie Lee Jones, Fishbone, India.Arie, Zappa, Minor Threat, Canadian Brass, Clutch, Sergio Mendez, Mel Blanc singing anything, The Stooges--Raw Power.

I have eclectic tastes, I'd guess. [which is llama for I-don�t-actually-know what kind of music I listen to�]

--PlayItAgainSauce