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The Devil You Know

Stream o’ consciousness for December 19th

In me, Me, ME! on December 19, 2009

	Listened to 31 songs. Aerosmith – Livin’ On The Edge Amy Grant – The Night Before Christmas Asylum Street Spankers – Trim Your Tree Bob Dylan – Rollin’ and Tumblin’ Dave Brubeck/Gerry Mulligan – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Dave McKenna – I’ll Be Home for Christmas Four Seasons – Santa Claus Is Coming to Town Frank Lee Sprague – Christmas Carol Gene Autry – Nine Little Reindeer Hank Williams, Jr. & Hank Williams, Sr. – Why Don’t You Love Me Hank Thompson And The Brazos Valley Boys – Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Iris DeMent – (In Josh Ritter – Next To The Last Romantic Kenny Howes – I Want A Guitar For Christmas Kings of Leon – Genius Living Colour – Time’s Up Los Straitjackets – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Oasis – Don’t Look Back In Anger Old Crow Medicine Show – Can’t Get Right Blues Reno & Smiley – It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Scott Miller & The Commonwealth – 10 say ho Shakin’ Stevens – I’ll Be Home This Christmas Swingerhead – I’ll Be Home for Christmas Texas Tornados – Is Anybody Goin’ To San Antone The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Who? The Connells – Fun & Games The Cure – Pictures Of You The Recliners – Back in Black The Streetwalkin’ Cheetahs – I Wanna Die for Christmas Whigfield – Last Christmas Worlds Apart – When It’s Christmas Time
	Leaving my party and going to crash another. I feel like a young rascal of 35 again. #fb [mikeorren]
	RT @johnme23: GREAT office party last night at Granada Theater — even if the Chief did try to burn the place down: http://tinyurl.com/y … [mikeorren]
	@dallasprogress @summa_reign I got wave invites. Just need the email addy. [mikeorren]
	Only now picking up my car, which I abandoned during last night’s @pegasusnews festivities at @granadatheater. [mikeorren]
	Listening to Rocket Park – Ruldolph The Red Neck Reindeer http://qtwt.us/pnjp Nice. Regular lyric, tune of Freebird. [mikeorren]
	Listened to 11 songs. 2 Live Jews – Sabbath Night Amy Grant – O’ Come All Ye Faithful Andy Williams – Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! California Guitar Trio – Oh Christmas Tree Dina Carroll – The Perfect Year Jim Reeves – Silver Bells John Denver & the Muppets – Christmas Is Coming Mel Tormé – Good King Wenceslas Nathaniel Mayer – Mr santa claus NeffTunes – Jesus Don’t Love Me by Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs Ryan Adams – Let It Ride

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    — 7m ago via Last.fm
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