Well, Jerry, as you might imagine, I'm all over the map on this one.

When I get up these days, I'm throwing on an old Prairie Home Companion tape (not that old--recorded off the radio this year).

Not only does it have "Early"--a song I've loved for years, and meant to learn--and now, thanks to this morning routine, have done so--but it also has a skit spoofing both Democrats and Republicans--and a bunch of other things.

"Lives of the Cowboys"--Dusty and Lefty come into Vermillion, South Dakota, and go into the Democratic saloon. Among other things, Lefty sings to the waitress (while she is filling out a form so he can flirt with her--(no flirting unless the person you want to flirt with has given her permission in advance and in writing). So Lefty is singing "Treasures Untold",-- (another song I've meant to learn for years--and so have just learned.) Anyway, a man-- "I'm a Democrat, I'm here to help"--comes up, takes the lyrics sheet, and pushes for changes in the lyrics to the song.

Instead of "And since I've met you just now/ I'll tell you of my love somehow"--("now that's a weak line", he says---he plumps for "And now that you're here by my side/ I can tell you I'm sure gratified" or "Since you are in my vicinity/ I appreciate your femininity." "Now, that's much better", he says.

And Lefty pulls out a pistol--"Don't ever change a writer's work without his permission"--and has to leave the saloon, of course. So he goes to the Republican saloon right across the street. In that saloon, in addition to Rush Limbaugh railing against the "Hillary crowd", and a life-size statue of Ann Coulter--"Hi sailor, I'm Ann,--wanna dance?" there is a jukebox--but the only song on it is Mr. Bush singing "My Way"

"And now the end is near--some folks are seeking my removal"
"We're midway through an election year--with 33% approval"
"I've done the best I could to stay on the Right side of the highway"
"But I'm poplar in South Dakota--that's up near I-o-way."

And Lefty's drink in that saloon sends him into a dream where, among other things, there's a pair of ducks singing Jimi Hendrix--(Purple Haze) (with appropriate duck imitation by the sound-effects man).

Humor and music--perfect to get me going off to work in the morning.

I don't want to ramble on forever--so I'll wait to talk about other music I'm listening to other times of the day.