So, purely by coincidence, I will find myself in one of America's oldest settlements this weekend - Jamestown, Virginia is celebrating its 400th anniversary, and the bro-in-law is graduating from college very close by (that's the coincidence). Guess who else is coming?

Yes, Her Royal Highness, Queen Elizabeth II is planning a visit for the quadricentennial as well, as well as (reportedly) the President and Veep in Tow. Needless to say, it will be a royal traffic jam to say the least. Secret Service. Her Royal Guard. Thousands of Drunken Grads. Let me say it again: it will be historic.

I guess Queen Elizabeth II didn't find George W's faux pas about her alleged attendance at the nation's founding too offensive...anyhoo, here's what I'm listening to:

1. XIII. Století -"Elizabeth" (no, that one's not random...ha.)
2. Concrete Blonde - "Still In Hollywood"
3. John Lennon and Yoko Ono - "Cleanup Time"
4. James - "Come Home"
5. Brazilian Girls - "Lazy Lover"
6. Stars of the Lid - "Broken Harbors (Part 2)"
7. Beastie Boys - "In 3's"
8. Tangerine Dream - "Phaedra"
9. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - "Let It Bleed"
10. Apoptygma Berzerk - "You Keep Me From Breaking Apart"

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