Listening in the Car

[BeBop]

I don't have a home, so my listening alternatives are different than most people. But I gotta believe that others share my joy in listening in the car.

Crappy environment, poor sound, lots of distractions, no LPs* but there's still something about it. Choose your own volume (and, potentially achieve some high SPLs), choose your own music, rattle the windows at 3:00AM... Heck, I don't even worry about having a purpose for being in the car. Parked in the hotel parking lot is good for me...especially at 3:00AM.

* Yes, I know there are automotive turntables, but let's be real here.

[JSngry]

Cars and bathrooms, where else can you ever be really alone with your thoughts and your odors...and have no concerns about either?

[medjuck]

I don't have a home, so my listening alternatives are different than most people. But I gotta believe that others share my joy in listening in the car.

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Where are your magazine subscriptions sent?

[kh1958]

Yes, an iPod and a car with a good stereo is rather fun.

[BeBop]

Where are your magazine subscriptions sent?

Some I read on my e-reader, but I also have four post office boxes in airport hub cities: Rosemont, IL Stapleton, CO. Millbrae CA and Newark NJ. I also have a forwarding arrangement with a private mailbox company (a la Mailboxes Etc.). Mail's not a problem. Opening a financial services account is. Even the DMV issued a drivers license to a PO Box, but try Charles Schwab! I know Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering.

Edited September 9, 2012 by BeBop

[A Lark Ascending]

I have a 35 minute run to work, both ways; the evening can be longer depending on traffic. I love listening on those journeys - I really look forward to getting in the car and enjoying an album.

The iPod smart playlist function is brilliant for car journeys - I've recently had it randomly on genres with the word 'folk' in the title. Amazing what emerges from the depths.

I find it very hard to sit and listen to speech on the radio - I have to be doing something manual (not anything that involves reading - I miss the speech and lose track of the reading). So the car is a great place to listen to anything with lots of talk. I just need to get better at recording it and dropping it on the iPod.