Musical baton strikes again

One of the things that is bouncing around the blawg-o-sphere right now is a "musical baton" where you answer some questions about the music you own, and forward it on to five other people...sort of like a blog post chain-letter.  [i.e., Ernie].

I've received the musical baton at least twice (from Fred Faulkner and from Tom Mighell)...I better post quick before someone else gives me a baton (I've only got two hands).

The questions:

--   what is my total volume of music
--   what is the last CD I bought
--   what song is playing right now
--   what five songs do I listen to a lot because they are special to me
--   five people I'm passing the musical baton to

The answers:

• What is my total volume of music?   

A hard count is sort of hard right now.  My first mp3 player was a Dell DJ which had a horrible ability to create multiple copies of CDs on my computer when sync'd.  I then won an iPod (at LexThink  Chicago) and have started redoing my collection (getting rid of the duplicates).  I would estimate 300+ CDs in my collection, there are 4045 songs currently on my iPod.  Most of my collection has come through CD clubs (BMG) over the years.  iTunes downloads probably accounts for less than ten of my tracks.  My music collection includes:  classical, old jazz, new jazz, gospel, opera, musicals, blues, rock, country…you name it, I probably have it (other than gangsta rap, polka and gangsta rap polka).

• What is the last CD I bought? 

Stevie Ray Vaughan double CD:  The Essential Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble   

• What song is playing right now?   

iTunes on "shuffle" gives me "In the ghetto" by Elvis.   

• What five songs do I listen to a lot because they are special to me?   

[note:  this question annoys me.  A question about "special" songs....not "great" songs or "best" songs...but "special" songs.  To me, "special" songs speak of emotions...love, spirituality, etc.]

U2 - All I Want is You.  "You say you want [x, y, and z] … but all I want is you."  No truer words have been spoken about relationships and the differences between men and women.  ;)   

Chris Rice - One of Those Days.  Life is full of ups and downs…this song, to me, speaks of that same thing but from in a spiritual context.  Some days you feel close, some days you wonder if the previous day was a dream.

The Eagles - Already Gone.  Easily the best "you can't fire me, I quit" song of all time.

Samuel Barber - Adagio for Strings.  This piece is sad, very sad...to me, it is "mourning" defined.

Michael W. Smith - Missing Person.  I think we all have "missing persons" (the people we used to be) we search for...   

• Five people I'm passing the musical baton to?

Daniel Wright (http://www.patentlysilly.com/)
Robert Shaver (http://patentpending.blogs.com)
CeCe Gassner (http://lifetech.blogs.com/bionanoblawg/)
Kevin Heller (http://techlawadvisor.com/blog/)
Don "the Idea Guy" Snyder (http://www.mybrainblog.com/)