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Little Ian Wants to Dance
Created by:	sledgbrainerd
Tracks:	17
Length:	01:16:40
Keywords	1. Mix Contest 19 2. Mix Contest 19 3. Mix Contest 19
Created on	2/5/08 11:14pm
Level	5
Points	2459
Total visitors	85
Unique visitors	45
This mix was ranked #3 out of 14 entries for this contest

description:

There were a lot of steps I took to get where I am at. I'm talking about taste in music here. Im gonna take you through my history with music. We are gonna make many stops on this little trip through time.

tracklist

1	Billy Idol : Rebel Yell
	This song was for me what my father was to me at the time; the coolest. My first memory of hearing music and remembering it was when I was a wee lad and my Dad was teaching me how to play baseball on our ranch in Big Sur, CA. I was maybe 3. The stereo was blasting Billy Idol from inside our house. My Dad (with the same mullet haircut he still rocks today) started "playing guitar" with the baseball bat. I started rocking ou really hard because of this. I mean I had no control of my body what so ever. I was FEELING that shit. I ended up doing this weird "jumping head-butt" manuver and I accidently nailed my Dad right in his junk. He toppled over in pain and the bat knocked him right on his forehead. ROCK! SHOW MORE
	Track 1 from Rebel Yell Length: 00:04:50 Year: 1983
	Track Description: This song was for me what my father was to me at the time; the coolest. My first memory of hearing music and remembering it was when I was a wee lad and my Dad was teaching me how to play baseball on our ranch in Big Sur, CA. I was maybe 3. The stereo was blasting Billy Idol from inside our house. My Dad (with the same mullet haircut he still rocks today) started "playing guitar" with the baseball bat. I started rocking ou really hard because of this. I mean I had no control of my body what so ever. I was FEELING that shit. I ended up doing this weird "jumping head-butt" manuver and I accidently nailed my Dad right in his junk. He toppled over in pain and the bat knocked him right on his forehead. ROCK! SHOW LESS
2	Talking Heads : Burning Down the House
	I remember hearing this song in my Dad's truck and thinking it was one of the creepiest songs I had ever heard. Being under 5 years old, my life was consumed by three things: He-Man, making my Grandma make me pancakes shaped like frogs, and Dinosaurs. For whatever reason, this song always made me imagine that there were mean stegosaurus' surrounding my house and fighting each other to get inside. For some reason these mental images seemed to be what the music was about to me. I think there was a lot of pink fog for some reason too. SHOW MORE
	Track 2 from Speaking in Tongues Length: 00:04:02 Year: 1983
	Track Description: I remember hearing this song in my Dad's truck and thinking it was one of the creepiest songs I had ever heard. Being under 5 years old, my life was consumed by three things: He-Man, making my Grandma make me pancakes shaped like frogs, and Dinosaurs. For whatever reason, this song always made me imagine that there were mean stegosaurus' surrounding my house and fighting each other to get inside. For some reason these mental images seemed to be what the music was about to me. I think there was a lot of pink fog for some reason too. SHOW LESS
3	Michael Jackson : Thriller
	The single most defining moment in my life was receiving THRILLER for Christmas when I was 4 years old. I listened to the tape over and over again. I watched the videos. I danced the dances. Too my young brain there was nothing more hardcore than Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo in Beat It. Well. except maybe swords. Swords and Contra. The video for Thriller was the most amazing thing I had ever seen and I have been obsessed with both Zombies and Film-making since. I love Micheal Jackson, and get this, I dont give a fuck how many kids he's fucked, cuz he made Thriller. So there. SHOW MORE
	Track 3 from Thriller Length: 00:05:57 Year: 1982
	Track Description: The single most defining moment in my life was receiving THRILLER for Christmas when I was 4 years old. I listened to the tape over and over again. I watched the videos. I danced the dances. Too my young brain there was nothing more hardcore than Eddie Van Halen's guitar solo in Beat It. Well. except maybe swords. Swords and Contra. The video for Thriller was the most amazing thing I had ever seen and I have been obsessed with both Zombies and Film-making since. I love Micheal Jackson, and get this, I dont give a fuck how many kids he's fucked, cuz he made Thriller. So there. SHOW LESS
4	Paula Abdul : Straight Up
	In second grade, I had a new best friend who was obsessed with Paula. this obviously made me obsessed with Paula. Im gonna go ahead and admit to you now that I know just about every one of her songs by heart. I think I deserve some extra points for admitting that. This song made me horny, and I didnt even know what horny was back then. SHOW MORE
	Track 4 from Forever Your Girl Length: 00:04:11 Year: 1990
	Track Description: In second grade, I had a new best friend who was obsessed with Paula. this obviously made me obsessed with Paula. Im gonna go ahead and admit to you now that I know just about every one of her songs by heart. I think I deserve some extra points for admitting that. This song made me horny, and I didnt even know what horny was back then. SHOW LESS
5	Nirvana : Come As You Are
	Wow. I fell for this shit hard. I first heard this album at my Dad's house. Yeah, he had gotten the CD before I had even heard of Nirvana. I stole it from him and never gave it back, which pissed him off something fierce. THIS WAS THE COOLEST SHIT I HAD EVER HEARD. In middle school, My buddy Jon Raby and I were THE NIRVANA GUYS. Its just about all we talked about and in our 7th grade drama class, we made a music video for the song "Heart Shaped Box" with footage from our favorite movies (mostly Demolition Man). There was also shots of us jumping on a trampoline I think. I had long curly hair with the sides shaved off and yellow sweatpants. I was so fucking cool. This experience made me want to edit videos all of the time, and I have ever since. Thanks Mrs. Warner! SHOW MORE
	Track 5 from Nevermind Length: 00:03:39 Year: 1991
	Track Description: Wow. I fell for this shit hard. I first heard this album at my Dad's house. Yeah, he had gotten the CD before I had even heard of Nirvana. I stole it from him and never gave it back, which pissed him off something fierce. THIS WAS THE COOLEST SHIT I HAD EVER HEARD. In middle school, My buddy Jon Raby and I were THE NIRVANA GUYS. Its just about all we talked about and in our 7th grade drama class, we made a music video for the song "Heart Shaped Box" with footage from our favorite movies (mostly Demolition Man). There was also shots of us jumping on a trampoline I think. I had long curly hair with the sides shaved off and yellow sweatpants. I was so fucking cool. This experience made me want to edit videos all of the time, and I have ever since. Thanks Mrs. Warner! SHOW LESS
6	Green Day : Longview
	When I got this album in 6th grade, all I knew was this song said FUCK twice. TWICE! Everyone I knew had this. We all loved it. About 2 thirds of a decade later I would be working at a movie theater as a Manager and accidently knock myself out while getting ready to open for the day. Why? Because I was dancing by myself to this song. My buddy Jon Raby, working as projectionist, found me laying on the steps, with my feet dangling out of the side of the staircase. Damn those low ceilings. SHOW MORE
	Track 6 from Dookie Length: 00:03:59 Year: 1994
	Track Description: When I got this album in 6th grade, all I knew was this song said FUCK twice. TWICE! Everyone I knew had this. We all loved it. About 2 thirds of a decade later I would be working at a movie theater as a Manager and accidently knock myself out while getting ready to open for the day. Why? Because I was dancing by myself to this song. My buddy Jon Raby, working as projectionist, found me laying on the steps, with my feet dangling out of the side of the staircase. Damn those low ceilings. SHOW LESS
7	2Pac : How Do You Want It (f. KC and Jojo)
	Oh my god. My friend and I probably listened to this single a million times. The A-side was California Love (original mix) and the B-side was this sweet tune. Im proud to say I had the foresight to hop on the Tupac wagon before he died. Thats probably the coolest thing I did in middle school. SHOW MORE
	Track 7 from All Eyez On Me (Disc 1) Length: 00:04:47 Year: 1996
	Track Description: Oh my god. My friend and I probably listened to this single a million times. The A-side was California Love (original mix) and the B-side was this sweet tune. Im proud to say I had the foresight to hop on the Tupac wagon before he died. Thats probably the coolest thing I did in middle school. SHOW LESS
8	Too Short : Cocktales
	This came in when I started smoking weed pretty much all of the time. I had braces, I had acne, I was socially awkward. In the late 90's nothing got you instant friends quicker than Weed and Rap music. This phase lasted 3 years. I haven;t talked to almost all of the people I hung out with during these days in about 4 years. And I dont miss them either. With that said, I love Too Short. SHOW MORE
	Track 8 from Cocktails Length: 00:06:06 Year: 1995
	Track Description: This came in when I started smoking weed pretty much all of the time. I had braces, I had acne, I was socially awkward. In the late 90's nothing got you instant friends quicker than Weed and Rap music. This phase lasted 3 years. I haven;t talked to almost all of the people I hung out with during these days in about 4 years. And I dont miss them either. With that said, I love Too Short. SHOW LESS
9	Bone Thugs 'N Harmony : Mo' Murda
	One more from Ian's Stoner years. When I was 15 I was hanging out with someone who was a piece of shit friend. We were hanging out in a park drinking beer, smoking weed, and smoking cigarettes. We got arrested for 3 MIP's at once (cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana for those scoring at home). I got grounded for the last 6 months of school and had to go to drug classes and take piss tests every week. What did I do during all of this time at home? I played Zelda 64 on mute and listened to ALL of the Bone Thugz albums over and over again. Now whenever I hear Bone Thugz, I think of Zelda and depression. Later on, with one month left of my grounding, I would get a month added because I snuck out of the house to see THE MATRIX. It was not fucking worth it. And it was because my friend Tallon aka T-Bag told me it was the best movie ever in PE. Later on still I would sneak out to see GHOST DOG: WAY OF THE SAMURAI and nothing would happen to me. Totally worth it. SHOW MORE
	Track 9 from E 1999 Eternal Length: 00:05:44 Year: 1995
	Track Description: One more from Ian's Stoner years. When I was 15 I was hanging out with someone who was a piece of shit friend. We were hanging out in a park drinking beer, smoking weed, and smoking cigarettes. We got arrested for 3 MIP's at once (cigarettes, alcohol, marijuana for those scoring at home). I got grounded for the last 6 months of school and had to go to drug classes and take piss tests every week. What did I do during all of this time at home? I played Zelda 64 on mute and listened to ALL of the Bone Thugz albums over and over again. Now whenever I hear Bone Thugz, I think of Zelda and depression. Later on, with one month left of my grounding, I would get a month added because I snuck out of the house to see THE MATRIX. It was not fucking worth it. And it was because my friend Tallon aka T-Bag told me it was the best movie ever in PE. Later on still I would sneak out to see GHOST DOG: WAY OF THE SAMURAI and nothing would happen to me. Totally worth it. SHOW LESS
10	tool : Stinkfist
	In 12th grade,I started hanging out with the man that would eventually become my almost husband (in Canada) and my brother from a different mother. I forget why I had bought this CD because no one I really hung out with listened to it and chicks definitely didnt like me more because I had it. But Lord_Bearded liked it. One time in photography class I let him borrow it and he had it for like the rest of the year. Although we were sorta pals in high school we became best buds the week after graduation and have been ever since. We became big time Tool dudes. Nowadays, not so much. We also used to listen to Rage Against the Machine, anything Les Claypool put out, and god knows what else. A lot of learning about music was in the cards for us though. I would have to thank our friend Jeryl for a lot of that at the beginning. SHOW MORE
	Track 10 from Ænima Length: 00:05:11 Year: 1996
	Track Description: In 12th grade,I started hanging out with the man that would eventually become my almost husband (in Canada) and my brother from a different mother. I forget why I had bought this CD because no one I really hung out with listened to it and chicks definitely didnt like me more because I had it. But Lord_Bearded liked it. One time in photography class I let him borrow it and he had it for like the rest of the year. Although we were sorta pals in high school we became best buds the week after graduation and have been ever since. We became big time Tool dudes. Nowadays, not so much. We also used to listen to Rage Against the Machine, anything Les Claypool put out, and god knows what else. A lot of learning about music was in the cards for us though. I would have to thank our friend Jeryl for a lot of that at the beginning. SHOW LESS
11	Dead Kennedys : Police Truck
	Jon and I were inseparable for awhile. We became the town "Party Guys". We were rockin it around town blasting all sorts of loud shit from my '88 Ford Taurus aka THE BRONZE BULLET. We would get wasted, laugh lots, and rock the fuck out. Then We'd come home to Jon's parents house, go in his room, smoke weed, play COLUMNS from the SEGA GENESIS but on my DREAMCAST and listen to Dead Kennedys. This was one of the most fun times in my life. SHOW MORE
	Track 11 from Live at the Deaf Club Length: 00:02:55 Year: 2004
	Track Description: Jon and I were inseparable for awhile. We became the town "Party Guys". We were rockin it around town blasting all sorts of loud shit from my '88 Ford Taurus aka THE BRONZE BULLET. We would get wasted, laugh lots, and rock the fuck out. Then We'd come home to Jon's parents house, go in his room, smoke weed, play COLUMNS from the SEGA GENESIS but on my DREAMCAST and listen to Dead Kennedys. This was one of the most fun times in my life. SHOW LESS
12	Murder City Devils : I Drink the Wine
	The discovery of this band changed everything. Somehow through our obsession with this band we started wanting to rock out all of the time. ALL OF THE TIME. A-L-L-O-F-T-H-E-T-I-M-E. And we did just that. I call these the Whiskey and 100 Proof Vodka years. I wish I could live them again. A lot of this coincided with Me mo0ving into a fucking sweet ass house that was dubbed "LAZERBEAMS". It was so much fun, Eric even ended up moving out once we had to kick our buddy STAINS out of the pad. If I could, I would take a vacation to Lazerbeams for one month every year. Im getting depressed just writing this whole thing. Lets move on. SHOW MORE
	Track 12 from In Name And Blood Length: 00:03:14
	Track Description: The discovery of this band changed everything. Somehow through our obsession with this band we started wanting to rock out all of the time. ALL OF THE TIME. A-L-L-O-F-T-H-E-T-I-M-E. And we did just that. I call these the Whiskey and 100 Proof Vodka years. I wish I could live them again. A lot of this coincided with Me mo0ving into a fucking sweet ass house that was dubbed "LAZERBEAMS". It was so much fun, Eric even ended up moving out once we had to kick our buddy STAINS out of the pad. If I could, I would take a vacation to Lazerbeams for one month every year. Im getting depressed just writing this whole thing. Lets move on. SHOW LESS
13	Tom Waits : Goin' Out West
	Once we started listening to Tom Waits, a lot of excitement had already left our little scene we had going there. Everyone was too busy chasin Poon (me included) and people wanted to sleep sometimes. I moved to Portland, and away from all of my friends. SHOW MORE
	Track 13 from Bone Machine Length: 00:03:22 Year: 1992
	Track Description: Once we started listening to Tom Waits, a lot of excitement had already left our little scene we had going there. Everyone was too busy chasin Poon (me included) and people wanted to sleep sometimes. I moved to Portland, and away from all of my friends. SHOW LESS
14	Triumph of Lethargy Skinned Alive to Death : Sincerely, L. Cohen
	Portland was an interesting experience. I went to Portland State University, moved in with my girlfriend, adopted a kitten named Geoff who was a motherfucker, and drank all of the time. I realized about a year into this excursion that I was deeply depressed. It wasnt Portland. I love Portland. I just had realized that the really exciting parts of life were coming to an end. I was coming home from work every night, watching Conan, and going to bed before I was ready to because my girlfriend had to. She was my main friend up there, which would have been fine, had she been better at drinking. Anyway, I ended up dropping out of college and realizing I had wasted the last almost 2 years of my life. I also had realized I didnt actually love my girlfriend. That was the hardest thing ever to deal with. It was hard breaking such a sweet human beings heart. I moved back to Ashland for three months on my way to LA. She moved to South Korea to teach english. We tried to stay together, but obviously that didnt work. SHOW MORE
	Track 14 from Helpless Length: 00:05:14 Year: 2005
	Track Description: Portland was an interesting experience. I went to Portland State University, moved in with my girlfriend, adopted a kitten named Geoff who was a motherfucker, and drank all of the time. I realized about a year into this excursion that I was deeply depressed. It wasnt Portland. I love Portland. I just had realized that the really exciting parts of life were coming to an end. I was coming home from work every night, watching Conan, and going to bed before I was ready to because my girlfriend had to. She was my main friend up there, which would have been fine, had she been better at drinking. Anyway, I ended up dropping out of college and realizing I had wasted the last almost 2 years of my life. I also had realized I didnt actually love my girlfriend. That was the hardest thing ever to deal with. It was hard breaking such a sweet human beings heart. I moved back to Ashland for three months on my way to LA. She moved to South Korea to teach english. We tried to stay together, but obviously that didnt work. SHOW LESS
15	Big Business : Off Off Broadway
	A nice little vacation back in my old stomping grounds. I worked at the same pizza place I had before i went to portland. 2 years had gone by and some stuff had changed from the last time i was around. More friends lived with their girlfriends, and only a few still liked to drink every night. I had no car. I walked home across town (3 miles) alone every night from the bar. My buddy Irish Pat and I would always light up the town. Plus Wispy and Boyman's place was always the shit. We would drink 40's and play WORMS. Funtimes still but not quite the same. SHOW MORE
	Track 15 from Head for the Shallow Length: 00:05:17 Year: 2004
	Track Description: A nice little vacation back in my old stomping grounds. I worked at the same pizza place I had before i went to portland. 2 years had gone by and some stuff had changed from the last time i was around. More friends lived with their girlfriends, and only a few still liked to drink every night. I had no car. I walked home across town (3 miles) alone every night from the bar. My buddy Irish Pat and I would always light up the town. Plus Wispy and Boyman's place was always the shit. We would drink 40's and play WORMS. Funtimes still but not quite the same. SHOW LESS
16	Neil Diamond : Forever in Bluejeans
	LA. Los Angeles. Hollywood. I have no friends here. This is a blessing and a curse. Mostly a curse. I mean I have friends, but not FRIEND FRIENDS. You know? Any way, its a curse because you get deeply depressed a lot. It's a blessing because it allows you to work on projects that you want to make/do without being distracted. Another blessing/curse are the women of Los Angeles. I would say 2% are fine young ladies. I would say 98% no matter what scene they are in, are vile despicable human beings. Im sure the guys are like that too, but I dont fuck men. Anyway, I have become a regular at a KARAOKE joint and i always sing this tune. And Rebel Rebel. AND I ALWAYS ROCK THE HOUSE SO HARD THEY GIVE ME FREE DRINKS AND SHIT MOTHEA FUCKAS SHOW MORE
	Track 16 from The Essential Length: 00:03:39
	Track Description: LA. Los Angeles. Hollywood. I have no friends here. This is a blessing and a curse. Mostly a curse. I mean I have friends, but not FRIEND FRIENDS. You know? Any way, its a curse because you get deeply depressed a lot. It's a blessing because it allows you to work on projects that you want to make/do without being distracted. Another blessing/curse are the women of Los Angeles. I would say 2% are fine young ladies. I would say 98% no matter what scene they are in, are vile despicable human beings. Im sure the guys are like that too, but I dont fuck men. Anyway, I have become a regular at a KARAOKE joint and i always sing this tune. And Rebel Rebel. AND I ALWAYS ROCK THE HOUSE SO HARD THEY GIVE ME FREE DRINKS AND SHIT MOTHEA FUCKAS SHOW LESS
17	David Bowie : Rebel Rebel
	Well, now you know me too well im sure. Byebye. SHOW MORE
	Track 17 from Diamond Dogs Length: 00:04:33 Year: 1974
	Track Description: Well, now you know me too well im sure. Byebye. SHOW LESS

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Mommabee40

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Started out amazing...lost me from 7-15 (i either don't know them or can't stand them) ended strong. Points for having the balls to use Paula.++

10/2/08 6:43am

eric

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I'm saving money to buy lazerbeams so that we can vacation there for one month out of the year. (PS -- don't tell zac!)

srsly, though, I love it.

2/14/08 9:32pm

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Write Something!

2/13/08 5:20pm

lord_bearded

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i love you so much!

2/11/08 4:44pm

sledgbrainerd

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My dad claims that I wasnt actually smiling when that picture was taken. He said I farted when he snapped the picture and thats the face i made. I still cant tell if he's fuckin with me on that one.

2/8/08 6:13pm

beel

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+'s for the mix and extra +'s for that great baby face smile---sniff

2/8/08 5:39pm

Bukkakeface

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+'s for sharing a name with me. and for some of the songs, i suppose.

2/7/08 5:01am

sledgbrainerd

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+5 for Luddites story!

2/6/08 11:58pm

Rachael

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LOVELY, lovely!

And Johnny - that story is BRILLIANT

2/6/08 11:55pm

johnny_luddite

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What bummer ending. How can "Rebel Rebel" EVER be a bummer ending. I was told a nice story about that song. When he was still a tennis player, John McEnroe used to rent an apartment close to Wimbledon during the tournament. One night he was at home messing about with an electric guitar trying to master that great non riff from Rebel Rebel. After a while, an irate neighbour banged on his door to tell him to shut the fuck up. McEnroe answers the door ready for a confrontation only to find that the neighbour was Bowie himself. As a compromise, he offered to teach McEnroe how to play it properly if he would only give it a rest that night. Hope the cold gets better!

2/6/08 4:43pm

sledgbrainerd

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Wow. Sorry about the bummer ending dudes and dudettes. I finished the last third of this last night after i had com e down with a cold/flu like bug and i was tired and grumpy.

2/6/08 3:50pm

youandme

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+5 for forever in bluejeans alone. and i empathize with much of this, tastes and all.

2/6/08 1:47pm

riotsheelds