Hey, I thought of my own survey

You know, I like those surveys like the "newbie" survey that I just subjected myself to, because you get to know stuff about the people who post here, who seem like the coolest people in the western hemisphere [shameless @sskiss]. So I was thinking yesterday about a question I'd like to add to the survery. And then I thought, well, I'll just make a thread of my own since I need 10 more posts to lose my 'bronze' status. And then I thought, you know mike, this is too much thinking for a weekend, go have four more beers and settle down.

So this can be answered both by those of us who, at this time, can only visit the DR now and then, and also by all you people who live there full time.

For the vistors, if you could pick one and only one song to be the soundtrack to your life, what would it be? And what does that song change to when the wheels touch down on the runway in the DR? Got it? You get to pick two songs.

For the residents, what one song would have been the perfect soundtrack to your pre-DR life. And what one song is the soundtrack to your life now that you've moved and made a home on the island?

I've never posted a survey anywhere before so please don't hammer me if it's dopey. If nobody posts, I'll get the message. BTW, things are looking good for an August/Sept return to Santo Domingo, Santiago and points north.

st louis mike
got the monday morning blahs

Sorry for not answering my own survey first, I am slowly learning the rules

I have music in my head constantly. If you ever meet me, just ask. I'll tell you what song is currently playing. Merengue hasn't topped the pile yet, though, since it's a relatively new arrival on my personal scene. I've been listening to ska since 1981, the so-called second wave, or the two-tone era. It just makes me smile. So my everyday song is Rudie Can't Fail which is a song by the Clash, but I like the Mighty Mighty Bosstones version better.
I've only been to the DR twice, but both times I couldn't get the tune Out of Control by Oingo Boingo out of my head.

"Everyone says sooner or later you'll reach the end
of the line
When things get rough, some say it's easy to jump the ship,
you decide
I say "don't throw it away. You've got so many reasons why.
Though you've heard them all before and you're getting very tired,
put your head on my lap and I'll sing you a lullaby:"

That's sweet.
SLM

Not a half-bad idea

mobrouser said:

does this mean when you hit 100 posts you'll change your tag line to "been drinking brew for breakfast"?

mob :classic:

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Maybe I might just do that. That?s a angry little song and I?m a angry little man. But angry in sort of an entertaining way, like the song......

I WENT TO THE MARKET TO REALISE MY SOUL
'CAUSE WHAT I NEED I JUST DON'T HAVE
FIRST THEY CURSE, THEN THEY PRESS ME TILL I HURT
WE SAY RUDIE CAN'T FAIL

Now I'm going way OT

Tony C said:

Official theme song of DR1

Bannana Republics By Jimmy Buffet. Download it before it is too late!

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Banana Republic was written by the late Steve Goodman who also penned 'City of New Orleans,' a big hit for Arlo Guthrie, or as Steve always said in concert "That song saved my ass. I play it every show." I saw him three times and he made that same comment all three times. He also wrote 'You don't have to call me darlin, darlin' which was a monster hit for David Allen Coe. Steve said that he and John Prine actually did set out to write the perfect country western song and turns out they did. "Not bad for a couple of jews from Chicago," Steve would say. Gee, I miss him. Luekemia finally did him in at age 36.
If you're poking around for just some great 'songs' check out any of his first five albums.

ps I just booked my flight and will be in the DR from Nov 17 to Dec 2. I sure would like to meet some of you fine people. I'll post again as the time draws nearer.
st louis mike