Party Time!

My nephew’s big birthday party is tomorrow. His actual birthday was a few days ago but the contractual obligations between his parents have pushed this big deal to the weekend. ‘Nuff said about that, okay?

The party has a “monkey+jeep” theme stemming from the purchase of some design-o sheets a few weeks back so we’ve all latched on and have purchased all things monkey and jeep that seem appropriate for a four year old. Without giving too much away (pictures tomorrow) I think I’ve obtained the requisite Jeep-licensed gizmos and monkeys to hold up my end. I’ve also purchased the soundtrack for the afternoon using the most basic search possible on iTunes. Ready? The first search was for “monkey” and had about 1,000 hits. The second? “Jeep.” (Did you know that there’s a band named Jeep? Did you know that their musical style is nowhere near my consciousness when driving my own Jeeps? Do you wonder if Daimler-Chrysler’s lawyers have served them (and the iTunes Music Store) with a cease and desist order?)

Here’s the playlist for tomorrow:

(Theme From) The Monkees – TV Version)
The Monkees
Missing Links, Vol. 3

Monkey Man (Live Version)
The Specials
Trojan Ska Revival (Limited Edition)

Jeepster (Live March 18, 1972)
Marc Bolan & T Rex
Born to Boogie (The Soundtrack Album)

Monkey to Man
Elvis Costello & The Imposters
Monkey to Man – Single

Monkey Ska
Derrick Harriott
Club Dread (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)

The Monkey
Dr. John
N’awlinz – Dis Dat or D’udda

Monkey Wrench
Foo Fighters
The Colour and the Shape

Don’t Get Lost In Heaven
Gorillaz
Demon Days

Hot Rod Monkey
James Kochalka Superstar
Monkey Vs. Robot

Monkey Girl
Toots & The Maytals
Monkey Man

Jeepers Creepers
Oscar Aleman
Swing Guitar Masterpieces

The Monkey Time
Major Lance
Curtis Mayfield’s Chicago Soul

Mickey’s Monkey
The Miracles
A Collection of 16 Original Big Hits, Vol. 3

Monkey Gone to Heaven
Pixies
Wave of Mutilation – Best of Pixies

Monkey Man
The Rolling Stones
Let It Bleed

Monkey Man
Toots & The Maytals
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Toots & The Maytals

Monkey Around
Travis Tritt
My Honky Tonk History

…and make of the selections what you will. Maybe my DJ career is nonexistent for a reason.

Your pal,

bob