Whether I’m Right Or Wrong
Just in case you are trying to reach me in the next couple weeks – I’ll probably be unable to respond to you as I’ll be out in the boonies of central Ontario. Frostpocket, if you’ve heard mention of it. Near Mikisew Provincial Park if you haven’t.
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Frostpocket (click to embiggen)
Here’s a Google satellite Map of the area. There isn’t electricity, running water, nor an indoor toilet to be found on these 100 acres of mostly undeveloped land, so I’ll be a bit out of my comfort zone. I have a solar shower, if it is sunny enough to warm up, I may be able to take a shower every day or three. My dad and uncle have already arrived up there a couple days ago, presumedly smoothing over some of the roughest patches, but I won’t know the true status until I arrive. No matter, it will be fun to (almost) escape civilization for a brief moment.
I should be back, fully connected to the grid in about ten days if all goes well.
If you need to contact me more urgently, try the usual channels. In our hyper-connected world, even South River might have a WiFi enabled coffee shop! Or not. If you are waiting for me to make a move on Words With Friends, you might have to wait, AT&T’s international data plan is a real ripoff…
Frostpocket back porch, circa 1994
And of course, no road trip would be complete without music. I’m taking these CDs, a collection of randomization from my iTunes library, mixed with old chestnuts, and a few personal favorites. Hopefully there isn’t too much dreck on here, I haven’t examined these too closely – I like the surprise of recognition when a song comes on that I haven’t heard in a while. If this list wears out its welcome too soon, I am bringing an iPod, and theoretically will be able to connect it to my rental car.
D1
- Scott Walker– 30 Century Man
The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou - Rolling Stones– Yesterday’s Papers
Between The Buttons - Ramones, The– Why Is It Always This Way?
Rocket To Russia - Bragg, Billy– Which Side Are You On
Back To Basics - Byrds– You Ain’t Going Nowhere
Sweetheart of the Rodeo - Hooker, John Lee– Whiskey And Wimmen
Gold Collection - Buzzcocks, The– Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)?
Singles Going Steady - Pogues– Young Ned Of The Hill
Peace and Love - Small Faces– Wide Eyed Girl On The Wall
The Darlings Of Wapping Wharf Launderette - Dylan, Bob– You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Blood On The Tracks - Eno, Brian– Zawinul/Lava
Another Green World - Dinosaur Jr– Little Fury Things
You’re Living All Over Me - Animals, The– We Gotta Get Out Of This Place
The Best Of The Animals (ABKCO) - The Carter Family– The Wandering Boy
Anchored In Love: Their Complete Victor Recordings 1927-1928 - Beastie Boys– Something’s Got To Give
Check Your Head - Gang Of Four– At Home He’s A Tourist
Entertainment! - Pink Floyd– When The Tigers Broke Free
Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd - Black, Frank– Freedom Rock
Teenager Of The Year - Eric B. & Rakim– I Know You Got Soul
Paid In Full - Led Zeppelin– What Is And What Should Never Be
Led Zeppelin II - John Lennon– #9 Dream
The John Lennon Collection - Beta Band– Dry the Rain
The Three E.P.’s - Joy Division– Decades
Closer
D2
- Bukka White– Aberdeen Mississippi Blues
Shake ‘Em On Down - Uncle Tupelo– Acuff-Rose
Anodyne - Johnny “Guitar” Watson– Ain’t That A Bitch
What The Hell is This - The Stranglers– Always The Sun
The All Time Greatest Rock Songs Of The 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s Vol2 Cd2 - Howlin’ Wolf– Back Door Man
His Best (the Chess Anniversary Collectiion) - Beatles– Bad Boy
Past Masters, Vol. 1 - Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five– Beans And Corn Bread
Disc D: 1947-1949 - Sonic Youth– Beauty Lies In The Eye
Sister - Bahta Gèbrè-Heywèt– Bèmgnot Alnorem
Ethiopiques 1 Golden Years of Ethiopian Music 1969-1975 - Tubb, Ernest– Blue Christmas (with the Andrews Sisters)
The Definitive Collection - Robin Thicke– Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell)
Blurred Lines (feat. T.I. & Pharrell) – Single - Luna– Bobby Peru
Pup Tent - Husker Du– Books About UFOs
New Day Rising - Doc and Merle Watson– Bottle Of Wine
Then And Now/Two Days In November - Blind Willie Johnson– Bottleneck Blues
The Slide Guitar: Bottles, Knives & Steel - Pink Floyd– Breathe
Dark Side of the Moon Remastered - Boys, The– Brickfield Nights
Alternative Chartbusters - The Bill Davis Trio– Bring The Money In
The Okeh Rhythm & Blues Story 1949-1957 - Tim Maia– Brother Father Mother Sister
World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia - Sam McGee– Buck Dancer’s Choice
Imaginational Anthem, Vol. 6 : Origins Of American Primitive Guitar - Dylan, Bob– Buckets Of Rain
Blood On The Tracks - Funkadelic– Can You Get To That
Maggot Brain - Mavis Staples– Can You Get To That
One True Vine - Rolling Stones– Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
Sticky Fingers
D3
- The Handsome Family– Caterpillars
Glory Days-Uncut July 2013 - Steve Earle– Christmas In Washington
El Corazón - Badfinger– Come Get It
Come And Get It: The Best Of Badfinger - Willie Nelson Feat. Lukas Nelson & Micah Nelson– Come On Back Jesus
Heroes - Willie Nelson Feat. Lukas Nelson & Sheryl Crow– Come On Up To The House
Heroes - Clark, Guy– Cornmeal Waltz
My Favorite Picture Of You - Butthole Surfers– Creep In The Cellar
Rembrandt Pussyhorse / Cream Corn From The Socket Of Davis - Solomon Burke– Detroit City
King Solomon - Standells– Dirty Water
Guitar Rock 1966-1967 - Tim Maia– Do Leme Ao Pontal
World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia - Flaming Lips– Do You Realize??
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots - Pretenders– Don’t Get Me Wrong
The All Time Greatest Rock Songs Of The 60s, 70s, 80s & 90s Vol2 Cd1 - Jerry Jeff Walker– Don’t It Make You Wanna Dance
A Man Must Carry On - Loudon Wainwright III– The Drinking Song
Roll With It (Uncut September 2008) - Beatles– Drive My Car
Rubber Soul - Tubb, Ernest– Drivin’ Nails In My Coffin [Single Version]
The Definitive Collection - Pink Floyd– Eclipse
Dark Side of the Moon Remastered - Sly & The Family Stone– Family Affair
There’s A Riot Goin’ On - White Stripes– Fell In Love With A Girl
White Blood Cells - Ernest Tubb– Filipino Baby
The Best Of Ernest Tubb - Jansch, Bert– The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Jack Orion - Mahal, Taj– Fishin’ Blues
Giant Step & De Ole Folks At Home - Henry Thomas– Fishing Blues
Anthology Of American Folk Music, Vol. 3 (Disc 2)
D4
- Bukka White– Fixin’ to Die Blues
Dylan’s Scene: The Sound of Greenwich Village (Mojo – 12-2010) - Dylan, Bob– Forever Young (Continued)
Planet Waves - Led Zeppelin– Four Sticks
Led Zeppelin IV - Easybeats– Friday On My Mind
Guitar Rock 1966-1967 - Bayless Rose– Frisco Blues
Imaginational Anthem, Vol. 6 : Origins Of American Primitive Guitar - Cocker, Joe– Girl From The North Country
Mad Dogs & Englishmen - Canned Heat– Going Up The Country
Best Of - George Harrison– Got My Mind Set On You
Cloud Nine - Marvin Gaye– Got To Give It Up
Disco Gold - Costello, Elvis– Green Shirt
Armed Forces - Waits, Tom– Hang On St. Christopher
Franks Wild Years - Turtles– Happy Together
20 Greatest Hits - Beck– He’s A Mighty Good Leader
One Foot In The Grave - Marley, Bob & The Wailers– The Heathen
Exodus – Movement Of Jah People - Moby Grape– Hey Grandma
Crosstalk (The Best Of Moby Grape) - Bob Dylan– Highway ’61 Revisited
Highway 61 Revisited [2010 mono version] - Bob Dylan– House Of The Risin’ Sun
Bob Dylan (2010 Mono Version) - Animals, The– House Of The Rising Sun
The Best Of The Animals (ABKCO) - Josh White– The House of the Rising Sun
Uncut: Tracks That Influenced Bob Dylan - Whiskeytown– Houses On The Hill
Strangers Almanac - Duran Duran– Hungry Like the Wolf
Greatest - Howlin’ Wolf– I Ain’t Superstitious
Jack White’s Blues: Uncut 5-2012 - Steeleye Span– I See His Blood Upon the Rose
Bedlam Born
D5
- Beatles– I Should Have Known Better
A Hard Day’s Night - Dylan, Bob– I Threw It All Away
Nashville Skyline - Dylan, Bob– If Not For You
New Morning - Nelson, Willie– If You Could See What’s Going Through My Mind
Naked Willie - The Swallows– It Ain’t The Meat
Best of Burlesque - Creedence Clearwater Revival– It Came Out Of The Sky
Willy And The Poor Boys - Charles, Ray– It Should’ve Been Me
The Best of Ray Charles: The Atlantic Years - Bob Dylan– It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry
Highway 61 Revisited [2010 mono version] - Dr. Horse– Jack, That Cat Was Clean
The Best Of Burlesque - Camper Van Beethoven– Joe Stalin’s Cadillac
The third album plus Vampire Can Mating Oven - Bill Orcutt– John Fahey Commemorative Beer Can
Imaginational Anthem Vol. 5 - Sonic Youth– Kim’s Chords (Non-LP Version)
Kim’s Chords – Single - The Saints– Know Your Product
Eternally Yours - Harris Newman– Lake Shore Drive (Slight Return)
Imaginational Anthem - Warren Zevon– Lawyers, Guns And Money
Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon - Jerry Jeff Walker– Leavin’ Texas
A Man Must Carry On - Turtles– Let Me Be
20 Greatest Hits - Tim Maia– Let’s Have a Ball Tonight
World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia - Joe Walsh– A Life Of Illusion
Look What I Did! Anthology - Smiths, The– London
Louder Than Bombs - Cash, Johnny & June Carter– Long Legged Guitar Pickin’ Man
Carryin’ On with Johnny Cash and June Carter - Big Bill Broonzy– Long Tall Mama
Good Time Tonight - Buckwheat Zydeco– Ma ‘Tit Fille
On a Night Like This
D6
- Specials, The– A Message To You Rudy
Specials - Dylan, Bob & The Band– Million Dollar Bash
The Basement Tapes - The Saints– Mini Mantra Part 1
Uncut: New Mornings – 15 Tracks Of The Best New Music – 9-2013 - Led Zeppelin– Misty Mountain Hop
Led Zeppelin IV - Moby Grape– Murder In My Heart For The Judge
Wow - Bukka White– The New ‘Frisco Train
The Vintage Recordings 1930 – 1940 “Aberdeeen Mississippi Blues” - Tim Maia– Nobody Can Live Forever
World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia - Tina Turner– Nutbush City Limits
Nutbush City Limits - Tim Maia– O Caminho Do Bem
World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia - Bob Dylan– One Too Many Mornings
The Times They Are A Changin’ (2010 Mono Version) - Williamson, Sonny Boy– One Way Out
The Essential Sonny Boy Williamson - Michael Chapman– Polar Bear Fandango
Wrecked Again - The Upsetters– Popcorn
Eastwood Rides Again - The Beatles– Positively 4th Street
The “Let It Be” Rehearsals (Volume 2): All Things Must Pass (Part 1: Electric Set) - Dylan, Bob– Pretty Saro
Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10 - Tim Maia– Que Beleza
World Psychedelic Classics 4: Nobody Can Live Forever: The Existential Soul of Tim Maia - Clark, Guy– Rain In Durango
My Favorite Picture Of You - Barrett, Syd– Rats
Barrett - The Ventures– Rock Nuts
The Ventures Collection - Professor Longhair– Rocket 88
Big Chief - Marley, Bob & The Wailers– Rolling Stone
One Love At Studeo One - Professor Longhair– Rum & Coca-cola
Big Chief - Vieux Farka Touré– Safare
Mon Pays - Funkadelic– Sexy Ways
Standing On The Verge Of Getting It On
D7
- Bukka White– Shake ‘Em On Down
Shake ‘Em On Down - Moby Grape– Sitting By The Window
Moby Grape - Swanksalot Orchestra, The– Slide control
Swanky Headroom III - Lowe, Nick– So It Goes
Basher -The Best of Nick Lowe - Small Faces– Song Of A Baker
The Darlings Of Wapping Wharf Launderette - Steve Earle– South Nashville Blues
I Feel Alright - Mavis Staples– Sow Good Seeds
One True Vine - Dylan, Bob– Spanish Harlem Incident
Another Side Of Bob Dylan - Happy Mondays– Step On
Pills ‘n’ Thrills And Bellyaches - Sonics, The– Strychnine
Here Are The Sonics!!! - Bob Dylan– Subterranean Homesick Blues
Bringing It All Back Home (2010 Mono Version) - Brown, James– Super Bad
Funk Power 1970: Brand New Thang - Led Zeppelin– Tangerine
Led Zeppelin III - Pretenders, The– Tattooed Love Boys
Pretenders - Young, Neil– Tell Me Why
After The Gold Rush - Shawn David McMillen– Texarkana 1971
Imaginational Anthem Volume Three - Blind Lemon Jefferson– That Crawlin’ Baby Blues
King Of The Country Blues - Steeleye Span– There Was a Wealthy Merchant
Bedlam Born - Warren Zevon– Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead
Genius: The Best of Warren Zevon - Band, The– This Wheel’s On Fire
A Musical History - Coasters– Three Cool Cats
The Best Of Burlesque - Swanksalot Orchestra, The– Turkish Noodles with Souk
Swanky Headroom III - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys– Uncle Pen
Appalachian Stomp: Bluegrass Classics - Ernest Tubb– Walking The Floor Over You
The Best Of Ernest Tubb - Dylan, Bob– Wallflower [Alternate Version]
Another Self Portrait (1969-1971): The Bootleg Series, Vol. 10