Rockin' with Dokken

As everyone that knows us is already aware, Aaron has a shit ton of records. I don't usually pay that much attention to them. I think they look cool in frames, but other than that, I don't bust them out all too often. Unless...

Unless, it's an evening like Saturday night a few weeks ago. We went out early for a few drinkies and ended up getting home around 10-ish. I wanted to keep the evening rolling, so I started off with some Blondie. Blondie is my go-to record. If Aaron ever asks me what I want to hear, it's Blondie's

"Plastic Letters" (I skip to "Denis" and "(I am always touched by your) Presence, Dear"). After that, I always choose The B-52's

"Whammy" (I start with side one, which begins with "Legal Tender" - "We're in the basement, learning to print, all of it's hot").

Usually, Aaron and I alternate picks. But he had just gotten the iPad 2 and wasn't paying attention. So I kept right on spinning. I started with 80's Pop.

Yep, that's a Wham! album. I also mixed in some ABC, Icicle Works, and the Bangles, just to name a few. After the pop, it was time for some butt rock. Have you seen a million faces and rocked them all? How about if I rock you like a hurricane? Are you hot for teacher? There was some Ratt "Round and Round" in there, too, for good measure. I didn't see any Dokken in Aaron's collection, but we were still rockin'.

It was where it's at! And don't think for a second that I didn't mention that I had two turntables and a microphone. Because I did. And then I guffawed and scratched on an imaginary turntable like I was DJ Shadow and Cut Chemist all rolled into one. I like to keep it real.