'Lose Yourself'

From last Thursday morning's drive-time, at 93.1 Jack FM Los Angeles, Eminem's "Lose Yourself."

Rock N Me
Steve Miller Band
6:47am

Lose Yourself
Eminem
6:43am

Rag Doll
Aerosmith
6:39am

Hungry Like The Wolf
Duran Duran
6:35am

The Man Who Sold The World
Nirvana
6:23am

Play That Funky Music
Wild Cherry
6:20am

Paradise City
Guns N' Roses
6:13am

Don't Speak
NO Doubt
6:09am


Losing My Religion
REM
6:05am

Beast Of Burden
Rolling Stones
6:00am

'Under Pressure'

From Tuesday's drive-time, at 93.1 Jack FM Los Angeles, Queen and David Bowie:

Sweet Dreams
EURYTHMICS
6:31am

Small Town
John Mellencamp
6:20am

Just Like Heaven
Cure
6:17am

Jane Says
Jane's Addiction
6:12am

Start Me Up
Rolling Stones
6:09am

Under Pressure
Queen & David Bowie
6:05am

The Middle
Jimmy Eat World
6:02am

Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne
5:55am

'Walk This Way'

From yesterday morning's drive-time, at 93.1 Jack FM, "Walk This Way" (Run DMC cover).

It's Still Rock & Roll To Me
Billy Joel
9:16am

Hold Me Now
Thompson Twins
9:11am

Take Me Out
Franz Ferdinand
9:07am

Little Red Corvette
PRINCE
9:02am

Landslide
Fleetwood Mac
8:52am

I Ran
Flock Of Seagulls
8:48am

Like A Stone
Audioslave
8:43am

Bette Davis Eyes
Kim Carnes
8:39am

Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
8:34am

Walk This Way
Run-D.M.C.
8:22am

'You Got Lucky'

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, at 93.1 Jack FM, from last night while out with my older son.

"You Got Lucky."

Hold The Line
Toto
8:14pm

Still Haven't Found What...
U2
8:10pm

Safety Dance
Men Without Hats
8:05pm

Black Hole Sun
Soundgarden
8:02pm

In The Air Tonight
Phil Collins
7:49pm

Beverly Hills
Weezer
7:46pm

Crazy Little Thing Called Love
Queen
7:43pm

Let's Dance
David Bowie
7:39pm

Whatever It Takes
Imagine Dragons
7:36pm

You Got Lucky
Tom Petty
7:32pm

Cherry Bomb

The Runaways, just a little while ago, at 93.1 Jack FM Los Angeles:

Down Under
Men At Work
10:36pm

Highway Tune
Greta Van Fleet
10:33pm

Walk This Way
Run-D.M.C.
10:24pm

Surrender
Cheap Trick
10:20pm

Cherry Bomb
Runaways
10:18pm

Cherry Bomb
Weezer
10:14pm

Undone (The Sweater Song)
Weezer
10:14pm

Panama
Van Halen
10:10pm

I Melt With You
Modern English
10:06pm

Been Caught Stealing
Jane's Addiction
10:03pm

Life In The Fast Lane
Eagles
9:52pm

'Pretty Woman'

Some afternoon drive time, from running errands a little while ago, at 93.1 Jack FM Los Angeles.

Van Halen's cover of Roy Orbison's "Pretty Woman":

Life in the Fast Lane
Eagles
2:17pm

Even Flow
Pearl Jam
2:12pm

Hungry Like The Wolf
Duran Duran
2:08pm

(Oh) Pretty Woman
Van Halen
2:05pm

Something Just Like This
Coldplay / The Chainsmokers
2:01pm

In Your Eyes
Peter Gabriel
1:50pm

How's It Going to Be?

When you don't know me?

It's Third Eye Blind.

No drive time music until February, but I just started singing this song, for some reason, while I was doing the dishes. (*Shrugs.*)

Road Rage

I had two road rage incidents this week. Two women rolled down their windows and cursed me out, one on Wednesday on the way home from work and one on Thursday morning on the way to work.

The first woman was in the merging lane to the Culver Drive off ramp in Irvine (there's construction, so the merging side is next to the regular four southbound freeway lanes). I thought she was slowing to get on the freeway, not off. The lane was moving slowly so when I rolled up next to her she started honking her horn like crazy. I had the right of way and continued rolling forward, and once she merged in behind me she continued to beep her horn like a maniac and then followed me, to chase me down as I made my way over to the University Park library. As I went to park my car, she pulled up to the side and blocked my u-turn, and called me a "fucking asshole." I didn't say anything and proceeded to park. She rolled up to me again as I was getting out of my car and continued to berate me, saying, "You're so rude. You knew exactly what you were doing." She's right. I did. I was following my right of way and ignoring her hysterical horn honking. I think she was having a bad day. She drove off after that without further incident.

Yesterday morning, at like 6:40am, as I was getting off the 405 north in Long Beach, onto Lakewood Boulevard where it travels through the tunnel under the Long Beach Airport, I notice a car speeding like the devil attempting to make a dangerous pass ahead, where the light was red. I actually sped up, so not to be caught and cut off by this lady. She pulled up next to me, attempting to pull ahead and drove me into the right hand lane, which would be to turn right at Spring Street. She then rolls down her window and flips me off, saying "Fuck you!" Again, I just looked at her. She continued to berate me and I told her she was speeding. She said some other things which I don't recall, but instead of returning the profanity I just repeated to her "You're not a good person" about five times. When the light turned green, I put my hand out the window and merged back onto Lakewood Boulevard north, driving normally. And wouldn't you know it, here comes the road rage lady going about 90 miles an hour to squeeze by me and the cars just ahead.

I should be a more careful driver I guess. And I should ignore entitled women blaring their horns or driving at excessive speed like bats out of hell. I normally drive at the speed limit on the way to and from work, because there's a lot of highway patrol cars, and I don't want to get cited.

In any case, live and learn. I need to take it less personal and be even nicer than I am. We all could be nicer. And both of these women this week had some serious psychological issues, so playing road rage with folks like that could be dangerous and obviously not worth it.

In any case, at the Chicago Tribune, "As road rage rises, experts give reasons for behavior, tips for staying cool":

The guy who is blowing his horn and purposely trying to cut you off in traffic could be someone with intermittent explosive disorder, who can blow up at minor provocations, according to psychologists.

He could be someone who has an overdeveloped sense of individual rights, with a rigid, territorial style of thinking. Or he could just be tired and ending a bad day in bad traffic.

Whatever is motivating the lunatic in traffic, psychologists agree with traffic safety experts that the best way to cope with the increasingly deadly problem of road rage is to get out of the way.

"Let them go away. Don't cut them off. Don't make eye contact," said Mark Reinecke, professor and chief psychologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. "Don't make any gestures and roll down the windows or yell at them."

"If somebody does something, don't do it back," said Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Mike Link. "Go on about your business."

That's something to think about as the heavily traveled Memorial Day weekend winds up.

Road rage causes a relatively small, but increasing percentage of fatalities on U.S. roadways, linked to 467 fatal crashes in 2015 or 1.3 percent, up from 80 or 0.2 percent in 2006, an increase of almost 500 percent in 10 years, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

The number of road rage incidents that involve firearms also appears to be rising. Last month, The Trace, a nonprofit news organization focused on gun violence, found that cases of road rage involving a firearm more than doubled to 620 in 2016 from 247 in 2014, with 136 people killed in those three years. The count included cases of motorists brandishing or firing a weapon at another driver or passenger....

People most likely to engage in road rage tend to fall into a few categories, according to experts.

According to Michael Hakimi, clinical psychologist with Loyola Medicine, one type is a person with an actual mental problem, such as a narcissist, someone who always feels entitled; a sociopath, someone who has no remorse or guilt and no regard for the rights of others; someone with a borderline personality; or someone with intermittent explosive disorder.

Another kind of road rager is someone who has a heightened sense that his or her personal rights are being violated, which ties into a cultural norm in the United States, Hakimi said.

"People feel they're so entitled to their rights that their rights should be protected under any circumstances," Hakimi said.

Hakimi said that a driver may have the distorted view that it is his or her job to teach other drivers a lesson.

Those who engage in road rage tend to think in a rigid, self-righteous manner and lack both empathy and a sense that they need to share the road, said Russell Brethauer, a psychologist who spoke on the subject at the Wisconsin Bike Summit this month. They do this whether they actually know traffic laws, and trying to tell them the law tends to be counterproductive, Brethauer noted.

An avid cyclist, Brethauer recalled how a truck driver once purposely went onto the shoulder ahead of him and sprayed him with gravel. Brethauer gave the one-finger salute and yelled that the man had broken the law. The trucker became so enraged that he got out of his vehicle at a red light and came at Brethauer with an axe handle.

"He yells, 'I broke the law, huh?' He's changing all colors of red and purple," Brethauer recalled. Fortunately, the light changed, and the man decided to get back in his truck.

Bad behavior may also be encouraged by the anonymity of a vehicle, which is similar to the anonymity offered by social media, Hakimi said. Someone in a car or an online chat forum may behave much differently than they would in a social setting, where there are immediate consequences for antisocial actions, he said.

"Whenever we have anonymous situations, people are prone to act aggressively," Hakimi said.

Males and younger drivers ages 19-39 are significantly more likely to engage in aggressive behavior, according to an AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study last year. The study found that male drivers are more than three times as likely as female drivers to have gotten out of a vehicle to confront another driver or rammed another vehicle on purpose.

Curiously, a 2008 study from Colorado State University found that drivers prone to road rage tend to have more bumper stickers or other personal markers like vanity license plates on their cars — it does not matter if the stickers say "Jesus loves you" or "Save the rainforests."

"It identifies them as individuals to a larger world," said Reinecke.

Fatigue, drinking, being under stress and bad traffic also can contribute to road rage, Reinecke said. He said he suspects that the increasing volume of cars on the road could be contributing to an increase in incidents.

Though some personality types may be more prone to aggression, most drivers are prone to get angry in traffic sometimes. The AAA study found that nearly 80 percent of drivers had expressed significant anger, aggression or road rage at least once in the past year, with 51 percent of drivers reporting they had tailgated on purpose, and 12 percent saying they had deliberately cut off another vehicle.

Keeping the rage down

So how do you avoid maniac drivers who want to ram your car, or worse yet, fire a gun through your window? The first way to stay safe is to be a good, alert driver, and not make other people upset, according to safety experts.

"If people aren't obeying common courtesies, it can enrage other drivers and make them frustrated," said Deborah Hersman, president and CEO of the Itasca-based National Safety Council.

Being a good driver includes not using your phone or being otherwise distracted, not using your high beams if you're behind someone or if a car is coming in the opposite direction, and using your turn signal if you are turning or changing lanes, Hersman said.

Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, and even if you did nothing wrong, you can run into a raging motorist convinced that you did. The best reaction in this case is to not react, Hakimi said.

"If somebody wants to pass you and is driving crazy and giving you the finger, do not react — just get out of the way," Hakimi said. "They're going to be getting into trouble somewhere down the line." He said a driver should never think it is his job to teach another person how to drive...

'You Dropped a Bomb on Me'

From yesterday's drive-time, at 93.1 Jack FM Los Angeles, the Gap Band.

The station's definitely eclectic. (*Eye-roll.*)

I Ran
A Flock Of Seagulls
9:11am

Janie's Got A Gun
Aerosmith
9:06am

Ophelia
The Lumineers
9:03am

Don't Do Me Like That
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
8:54am

Take On Me
a-ha
8:50am

Smells Like Teen Spirit
Nirvana
8:45am

You Dropped A Bomb On Me
The Gap Band
8:41am

Gimme All Your Lovin'
ZZ Top
8:37am

It's Time
Imagine Dragons
8:33am

White Wedding
Billy Idol
8:21am

Paradise City
Guns N' Roses
8:14am

Love My Way
The Psychedelic Furs
8:11am

'Close to Me'

From yesterday morning's drive-time, at 93.1 Jack FM.

The Cure.

Smashing Pumpkins
9:17am

More Than A Feeling
Boston
9:13am

How Soon Is Now?
The Smiths
9:07am

Brain Stew
Green Day
9:03am

Don't You Want Me
The Human League
8:52am

Lose Yourself
Eminem
8:48am

Here I Go Again
Whitesnake
8:44am

No Rain
Blind Melon
8:40am

Love Is A Battlefield
Pat Benatar
8:36am

Close To Me
The Cure
8:25am

When You Were Young
The Killers
8:21am

Sweet Home Alabama
Lynyrd Skynyrd
8:16am

Shout
Tears For Fears
8:10am

Alive
Pearl Jam
8:04am

'Your Love'

Honestly, I don't remember this song from the '80s, so since 93.1 Jack FM's been playing it, I checked it out.

The haircuts are the pure giveaway, lol.

From Tuesday morning's drive-time, the Outfield:

I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
U2
6:46am

All Along The Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix
6:42am


Riptide
Vance Joy
6:38am

Surrender
Cheap Trick
6:34am

Longview
Green Day
6:23am

Your Love
The Outfield
6:19am

Radioactive
Imagine Dragons
6:16am

I Won't Back Down
Tom Petty
6:13am

Shout
Tears For Fears
6:07am

Summer Of '69
Bryan Adams
6:04am

'Dreams'

From yesterday's drive-time, at 93.1 Jack FM, the Cranberries:

Dreams
The Cranberries
8:53am

Rock You Like A Hurricane
Scorpions
8:49am

Demons
Imagine Dragons
8:46am

Hold The Line
Toto
8:43am

Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
Ramones
8:40am

Little Red Corvette
Prince
8:35am

Come As You Are
Nirvana
8:32am

Dirty Deeds
AC/DC
8:16am

Something Just Like This
The Chainsmokers & Coldplay
8:12am

Another Brick In The Wall
Pink Floyd
8:09am

Ghostbusters
Ray Parker Jr.
8:04am

You Make Lovin' Fun
Fleetwood Mac

'You Really Got Me'

It's Van Halen, from 93.1 Jack FM, for yesterday's drive-time.

Somebody That I Used To Know
Gotye Feat. Kimbra
8:37am

You Really Got Me
Van Halen
8:34am

Rio
Duran Duran
8:22am

California Love
2Pac
8:18am

Miss You
The Rolling Stones
8:14am

Rebel Yell
Billy Idol
8:09am

Down Under
Men At Work
8:05am

Pardon Me
Incubus
8:02am

Super Freak
Rick James
7:51am

London Calling
The Clash
7:47am

Song 2
Blur
7:45am

The Joker
The Steve Miller Band
7:42am

'Wrong Way'

Sublime, from Tuesday morning's drive-time, at 93.1 Jack FM.

Times Like These
Foo Fighters
7:01am

Wanted Dead Or Alive
Bon Jovi
6:49am

Vacation
The Go-Go's
6:46am

Black Hole Sun
Soundgarden
6:43am

I Would Die 4 U
Prince
6:37am

You Make Lovin' Fun
Fleetwood Mac
6:33am

Tell Me Baby
Red Hot Chili Peppers
6:22am

Personal Jesus
Depeche Mode
6:19am

Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
6:13am

People Are Strange
Various Artists
6:09am

Wrong Way
Sublime
6:07am

'Jeremy'

From Tuesday morning's drive-time, at 93.1 Jack FM Los Angeles, Pearl Jam's, "Jeremy."

(A lyrics video is here.)

Lyin' Eyes
Eagles
6:53am

Rebel Yell
Billy Idol
6:48am

Semi-Charmed Life
Third Eye Blind
6:44am

Welcome To The Jungle
Guns N' Roses
6:39am

Our House
Madness
6:36am

In The Air Tonight
Phil Collins
6:23am

Feel It Still
Portugal. The Man
6:20am

Back In Black
AC/DC
6:16am

Our Lips Are Sealed
The Go-Go's
6:13am

Jeremy
Pearl Jam
6:08am

'Nothing Else Matters'

Metallica, from yesterday's drive-time, at 93.1 Jack FM.

By The Way
Red Hot Chili Peppers
8:36am

Just Like Heaven
The Cure
8:32am

Whatever It Takes
Imagine Dragons
8:21am

Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen
8:16am

Burning Down The House
Talking Heads
8:12am

You Oughta Know
Alanis Morissette
8:08am

Eye Of The Tiger
Survivor
8:04am

Little Red Corvette
Prince
7:51am

Nothing Else Matters
Metallica
7:46am

Don't Stop
Fleetwood Mac
7:43am

Come On Eileen
Dexys Midnight Runners
7:38am

'The Middle'

From Tuesday morning's drive-time, at 93.1 JACK FM:

Times Like These
Foo Fighters
7:04am

Open Arms
Journey
7:00am

Love My Way
The Psychedelic Furs
6:50am

I Love Rock N' Roll
Joan Jett
6:47am

Hold The Line
Toto
6:40am

The Middle
Jimmy Eat World
6:37am

Stop Draggin' My Heart Around
Stevie Nicks
6:33am

Things Can Only Get Better
Howard Jones
6:21am

When You Were Young
The Killers
6:17am

Rocket Man
Elton John
6:13am

Shout
Tears For Fears
6:06am

BasketCase
Green Day
6:04am

Maneater
Hall & Oates
5:52am

'1979'

Smashing Pumpkins, from Thursday morning's drive-time, at 93.1 Jack FM Los Angeles.

Addicted To Love
Robert Palmer
6:49am

Pictures Of You
The Cure
6:44am

Livin' On A Prayer
Bon Jovi
6:40am

True Faith
New Order
6:36am

Highway To Hell
AC/DC
6:32am

It's My Life
No Doubt
6:21am

Free Fallin'
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
6:16am

She Blinded Me With Science
Thomas Dolby
6:13am

1979
The Smashing Pumpkins
6:09

Red Red Wine
UB40
6:05am

Dirty Laundry
Don Henley
5:59am

'Sex on Fire'

From Kings of Leon, during Tuesday morning's drive-time.

My Hero
Foo Fighters
6:46am

The Lost Boys
People Are Strange
6:43am

Jessie's Girl
Rick Springfield
6:40am

Set Fire To The Rain
Adele
6:36am

Eye Of The Tiger
Survivor
6:32am

Africa
Toto
6:20am

Sex On Fire
Kings Of Leon
6:17am

Let's Dance
David Bowie
6:13am

Highway To Hell
AC/DC
6:09am

Amber
311
6:06am

Take Me Home Tonight
Eddie Money
6:03am

Close To Me
The Cure
5:52am

'And I don't want the world to see me...'

My fall semester started yesterday, and I should be posting some drive-time music entries in the weeks to come.

Meanwhile, I heard the Goo Goo Dolls sometime over the summer, and I've had this song on my mind. When I looked it up I found this amazing live performance from July 4th, 2004, in Buffalo, New York. As noted at the Wikipedia page, "Over 60,000 fans attended the performance, braving a torrential downpour. The rain cleared in time for the Goo Goo Dolls to start the show, but during their performance of "January Friend", the rain began pouring down again, harder than before. The band played on, finishing the set, despite being pulled off stage briefly for a safety precaution and skipping three songs* that were on the original set list."

Pretty amazing: