This post is the first in a two-part series loosely related to cars.
Today's topic concerns the old family car ... the Chevy Corsica. (Which would later become my first car. And which, until I went to A&M, I had to drive with an "I'm a Baylor mom" bumper sticker on the back.) When in the Corsica, the following is a list of cassette tapes we used to cruise to in beautiful Leawood, Kansas: Billy Ocean (hence the title of this post), Patsy Cline, The Big Chill soundtrack (arguably one of the best soundtracks of all time), Whitney Houston, and Cruisin' Classics Volume IV: More 60s and 70s (including hits like ... "Midnight Train to Georgia" ... "Chain of Fools" ... and "Build Me Up Buttercup"). This last tape was by far my favorite.
Here's why Cruisin' Classics tapes were awesome (and I admittedly had to look up this information just now) ... the tapes were only $1.99 at the Shell station when you bought 8 gallons of gasoline. A steal at twice the price! I played that tape over and over, and whenever we'd go to my grandparent's house my cousins and I would make up dance routines to the songs on Volume IV. My grandfather could whistle through his nose, so we'd always make him do the "whoo hoo" noise (from "Midnight Train") with his nose. Both sides of my family are very big on musical entertainment when we get together. I love it. And speaking (earlier) of trains, if we happen to be watching Soul Train together (which is a strong possibility), my brother likes for us to get up and do the Soul Train line. Fun family, good times.
In the next installment of pseudo car stories, I have a big announcement about the exciting thing I found in the trunk of my car. And how it will potentially get me in trouble with my neighbors. Stay tuned.
