—"Hobo," Patterson Hood
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—"Can’t Hardly Wait," The Replacements
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—"On Directing," Tegan and Sara
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—"Change the World," Vulgar Boatmen
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—"Desperadoes Under the Eaves," Warren Zevon
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—"Birthday Boy," Drive by Truckers
I’ve heard these snippets and songs as I’ve driven, by myself, between my hotel and the tournament site. I imagined finishing this post by comparing my youthful listening, which I did in darkened circles, with a crew of friends, and my adult listening, which I've done alone, straight through the palm trees and luminous little road lights of California. He who travels fastest travels alone.
It was the right word to say. I looked down and smiled, “Yeah,” I thought, “Chilton.”
RIP Alex. Irresponsibility will never be the same without you.