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March 23, 2004

Do You Remember Your Song?

Sitting around the apt. with Jason, my roomie and my brother, the following subject came up for discussion. What song was playing on the car radio when you got your first ticket? i think it's interesting that we all remembered, even though not all of us could remember the specifics of the traffic violation.

My song was sooo ironic, it wasn't even funny. When i saw the siren in my rear-view mirror i had been singing along to Ace of Base's "The Sign" at top volume. You remember how it goes:

I saw the sign,
And it opened up my eyes.
I saw the sign.
LOL, but i hadn't seen the sign! Ain't that a total crack-up?

Posted by annika, Mar. 23, 2004 |
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Comments

I remember precisely where and when I first got pulled over: the street, the time of day, the day of the week, the exact date in fact. (It was Saturday, September 5, 1987 -- three days after my seventeenth birthday, for which Mom and Dad gave me the '76 Cadillac El Dorado that I was driving when I got nailed.) But I don't remember what was on the radio then, or for any of my subsequent warnings/tickets. (I only got a warning that time, because the cop knew my dad.) Sorry to be the spoilsport!

Posted by: Matt Rustler on Mar. 23, 2004

I don't remember the song that was playing the one and only time I got nabbed for speeding. I was too pissed at the SOB Statey who had been on my bumper in the left lane for about 2 miles and only pulled me over when I sped up to get past the car in the center lane so he could get buy. (pointing that fact out to the arrogant prick didn't seem to help)

I do remember that I was on my way to a date that would wind up completely changing my life - so it wasn't all bad.

Posted by: Stephen Macklin on Mar. 24, 2004

Natalie Merchant's "Carnival" . . . I've hated the song ever since. :D

Posted by: Amy on Mar. 24, 2004

You mean you liked Carnival before? Ugh.

Posted by: Scipio on Mar. 24, 2004

*insert derogatory comment about Ace of Base here*

...i do not remember what song was playing, i smoked too much pot in college and it erased the high school shit.

Posted by: Scof on Mar. 24, 2004

It was June 1990; the Georgia Satellites song about "Don't hand me no lines and keep your hands to yourself". Made an illegal left turn near the UCLA campus...

Posted by: Hugo on Mar. 24, 2004

So, what were you smoking when you had that conversation?

Posted by: casca on Mar. 24, 2004

Marlboro Lights for me, Lucky Strike lights for Betty, and my boyfriend and my brother do not smoke.

Posted by: annie on Mar. 24, 2004

Well, I was actually listening to Simon and Garfunkle....was in that mood that day.

The song that was playing?

Bridge Over Troubled Water.

And I, too, was singing the chorus at top volume when I got pulled over.

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