Fall Music

My favorite season of the year by far is the fall. In my opinion the other three seasons fail in comparison. September and October usher in more change in life than any other season. For seventeen years, Labor Day signaled the end of Summer in Virginia Beach and the return of classes. I was faced with a fresh set of challenges every year. New teachers/professors, new friends/enemies, and sometimes new cities all together. For me, each Autumn represents an opportunity to revamp all aspects of my life. A kind of subliminal reset button if you will. The dropping temperatures and humidity send a charge of energy through the air. My music tastes span a vast horizon of variety but my favorite music has always been heavily influenced by my favorite season. Road Trips are especially pleasant in the fall. Countless times I've traveled to Blacksburg VA for amazing football games and great times with my bros. Driving with the windows down on the hilly highways to a killer soundtrack is always one of the highlights of the trip.

Here are some of my "Fall Albums" in no particular order (except for the first cd)
Hope they might give you some fresh ideas for your next road trip.

Jimmy Eat World - Clarity
Sigur Rós - Heim
Appleseed Cast - Low Level Owl Volume I and II
Postal Service - Give Up
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Explosions in the Sky - Those Who Tell the Truth (and every other album)
Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans, Greetings From Michigan
Avett Bros - Mignonette
Brand New - Deja Entendu
Mae - Destination Beautiful
Beirut - The Black Session
Black Kids - Partie Traumatic
Get Up Kids - Four Minute Mile
Promise Ring - Wood/Water
Wilco - Kicking Television: Live in Chicago
Radiohead - Kid A
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
Pedro the Lion - It's Hard To Find A Friend

Please share some of your favorite fall road trip albums with us.

Keep Tripping,
Joe

Where You Need to Be

Where we drove to is probably not that important. Drive someplace sometime with your friends and you'll be there.

We, Like You, Are Broke, Surfer, March 2009

The path unwinding

Frickin circle of life, man...it just makes you want to drive fast...or do something epic

-Joe

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Favorite Road Beverages?

Beverages are a crucial part of keeping the participants of a road trip happy and hydrated. A good drink will help the driver and passengers stay alert at all times. No one wants a thirsty driver or a sleepy co-pilot (co-pilot- usually the shotgun passenger who is in charge of crucial decisions like music selection and directions) So that brings us to the question of what is your drink of choice for an extended car ride? I personally enjoy a tall can of Arizona original green tea. Not only is the drink humongous, it happens to be an amazing 99 cents! I mean come on, now adays a dollar wont get you very far in any aspect of life. The can fits nice and snug in all car cupholders and is universal to almost all gas stations and conveniant stores. I enjoy most of the arizona products but the original green tea with ginseng and honey is tried and true. It contains just the right amount of sugar to keep you going without giving you the jitters that are associated with coffee and energy drinks. It's also great for soothing a sore throat.


So lets here it, what is your beverage of choice for an extended car ride?

Welcome All: Introduction

Hello and welcome to our new blog. A few of my friends and I just returned from a weekend long excursion and we've decided it might be cool to share some of our past adventures, future trip plans and our outlook on different aspects of a road trip. To me, the road trip is one of the most challenging and enjoyable experiences one can have. I have found over the years that traveling in such close proximity to others can be very revealing about peoples character. A roadtrip can strengthen or ultimately ruin a friendship. Most of my best friends have traveled with me multiple times and we are now closer as a result of our adventures. I would also like to make the disclaimer that we are seasoned road trippers but are in no way claiming to be experts. Our goal for this blog is to create a forum like environment where people can share their insights and opinions on everything from their favorite driving music to their worst rest stop encounter. Heck maybe even a few people with similar travel goals will meet and one day take on a new adventure. Your participation is crucial to the health of this blog so tell all your friends and lets get after it. You can subscribe to this blog at the bottom of the page.
Enjoy!
Joseph Mason