HAPPY NEW YEAR! (is it New Year's in Spokane yet?)...

Shufflin' iPod - First tunes of the year while walking the 'hood this morning:

Good To Me As I Am To You (Aretha Franklin) Lady Soul

Omotepe (Joe Strommer) The Future Is Unwritten

Floater (Bob Dylan) Love & Theft

Moutains O' Things (Tracy Chapman) Tracy Chapman

Other People's Lives (Ray Davies) Other People's Lives

Fountain (PJ Harvey) Dry

Nervous Breakdown (Eddie Cochran)

What's The Matter With Me (Ella Fitzgerald) The Early Years, Part II

The Sky Is Crying (Eric Clapton) 461 Ocean Boulevard

Mick and Paul Were Different (Joe Strommer) The Future Is Unwritten

Born Enchanter (Fleetwood Mac) Heroes Are Hard To Find

Trane's Slo Blues (John Coltrane) Lush Life

Gunshy (Liz Phair) Exile In Guyville

Willie (Cat Power) The Greatest

Girl Is On My Mind (The Black Keys) Rubber Factory