musical jetset

I'm not sure if anybody actually listens to the music player (to your right, yes right there, you can scroll through it with your mouse--it's like and Ipod shuffle, refresh the page if it doesn't work right or seem to go forward no further), or it's just me, but I rather like my portable music collection. The last one was jazzy, snazzy, and rather classy in a hotel lounge sort of way;) This next one may appear disjointed, but fear not. I sifted through various personally nostalgia-inducing musical numbers out there and have gathered here those that to me carry a sense of place, a kind of mood, a marker for memory. This is my audio eau-de-toilette, if you will, a whiff of songs to remind me of places/events/experiences I've sampled throughout the years. From Tokyo lounge to Shinto shrine, to semi-authentic South African beats reminiscent of morning Safaris, to Fado, to Latin clubs, to Bollywood, to Middle Eastern fusion, to East Asian rock, or to American classics, the music will linger in dainty Paris, get lost in old Indochine, dabble in Tuscan flair, meander through a rainy London, bask in the Bermudan sun, dine in New York, and land at Hollywood's version of Bostonian life.

So go ahead, leave it on like you would a radio station. After about 20 songs or so, it will stop, and just refresh the page and a new set of songs can be played. Have a listen, fast forward through what you don't like, and stay awhile. Happy travels:)

And oh yes, there's Christmas somewhere in the mix. 'Tis the season and all, you know.