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Things that I do and I don't want to admit:

I didn't want to download Amazon's Cloud Player. I updated to iTunes latest version (what a mistake that was) and ended up with, unasked, their cloud. It's seeded with disconcerting songs I don't want. (But I do readily admit the Doctor Horrible songs were a smart call.)

Then I found Amazon had all the music I'd ever bought from them.

Including music I lost to my ex, WG.

Oh.

Sheepishly I downloaded it, even after being slightly obnoxious to the Amazon chat-rep, "What do you mean I have to download the cloud player when my download yesterday didn't work, I don't want the cloud player, why, iTunes' cloud is irritating, gimme my ninety-nine cent refund" -- oops, the song I'm trying to buy is there already, like you said. Oh, I'm sooo not confessing this.

Then I discovered the music is Tangerine Dream I bought for WG.

A pang of loss startled me. Combined with something I never admitted to WG: relief. I was never fond of his Tangerine Dream. They're okay. Just ... boring.

What I also don't want to admit: I like them better now than I did when I pretended to like them.

Musical inspiration

I'm playing with the music for Out Of Bounds at the moment. I have some music for John's final freeskate, but I'm not entirely... settled... on it.

Any suggestions, oh music lovers? The music thus far is:

Rodney
- Stravinsky's Firebird Suite "Danse Infernale"
- Phantom of the Opera "Prima Donna"
- The Andrews Sisters "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"
- Styx "Mr. Roboto"

John
- Creedence Clearwater Revival "Mustang Sally," "Down on the Corner," "Bad Moon Rising"
- The Clash "The Guns Of Brixton"
- Theme from Platoon, a.k.a., "Adagio for Strings"
- Gavin Rossdale "Adrenaline"

Also...
- Ottmar Liebert "Tango Flamenco" (Rodney's idea, but John liked it)
- Theme from "Get Smart" (Rodney's idea, and John was amused)
- Mancini, Theme from James Bond (also Rodney's idea, and John loved it)


Radek (though not a skater)
- "One Night In Bangkok"

Rodney likes classics, 1940s, broadway show tunes, things with lots of melodrama. His secret guilty pleasure is 80s bubblegum pop from his teens.

John likes music with aggressive tension, instrumental music from movies he recognizes because they tell a story he knows, very heavy rock, and thoughtful country songs with with a blues undertone. His guilty pleasure is cheesy metal from the 80s, AC/DC, Black Sabbath.

They both have a sense of humor and appreciate things like the Ramones cover of the theme from "Spiderman."


ETA: Thank you all so much. I'm now concentrating on movie soundtracks (instrumental) for John.

What movies have some cool themes that you can think of? I have Last of the Mohicans, Memoires of a Geisha, Batman, and Batman Returns -- also Terminator 2.

In other news, wildernessguru's cold has taken a turn for the nasty. I'm screwed. I have no idea how I can avoid catching this. Unfortunately, he's the clingy sort who wants to be close *hack, cough* and be comforted *cough, choke, wheeeze!* when he's not feeling well.

I'm sure I would have caught it anyway.