by Riese and Laneia
Due to a bizarre coincidence, both of us are going to be “camping” this weekend. Laneia’s already gone, in fact, and has likely been foraging for fruits and berries and killing rabid boars in the wide open spaces of Arizona USA since early Wednesday morning. Riese will be traipsing about the wild waters of California for approximately 48 hours, beginning later today.
Obviously this means the entire team is planning a serious kegger for Saturday when the bosses are gone and Rachel’s in charge, but it also means that we need a playlist to commemorate this fine occasion.
Typically this list would be hippie-with-guitar-at-a-campfire-focused, but apparently there are no campfires allowed where Riese is going and she’s too upset about this to think about it, even if it is somehow related to preventing mass wildfires.
Is it a stereotype that lesbians like to camp? Yes. Is it a stereotype for a reason? Yes. Now, not all of us like bugs/dirt/the absence of indoor plumping — but statistically a lot of us do, whether it’s at Bonnaroo or The Michigan Womyn’s Music Festival or a Journey to Dump Dana’s ashes in a magical waterfall.
In general we like nature, s’mores and being self-sufficient. Camping combines all of those things plus you have the opportunity to utilize ALL of the pockets in your cargo shorts.
Have You Seen My Whiskey Canteen? Playlist
Country Road – James Taylor
Touch Of Grey – Grateful Dead
Wide Open Spaces – Dixie Chicks
Get Out The Map – Indigo Girls
Mountain Music – Alabama
On The Road Again – Willie Nelson
Fishin’ In The Dark – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
She’s Only Happy In The Sun – Ben Harper
Peaceful Easy Feeling – The Eagles
Ladies Of The Canyon – Joni Mitchell
Climbing Mountains< – Meg Hutchinson
Red Dirt Girl – Emmylou Harris
Wagon Wheel – Old Crow Medicine Show
Wild World – Cat Stevens
Rocky Mountain High – John Denver
We’re Going To Be Friends – White Stripes
California (Pt. II) – Mason Jennings
Aqueous Transmission – Incubus
Ramble On Rose– Grateful Dead
Father And Son– Cat Stevens
Hotel Yorba – White Stripes
Desperado – The Eagles
Add your own fireside tracks in the comments below.
Want to suggest a playlist theme? Hit up Crystal on Formspring and someone on the team will make it for you.
