It Happened on the Way to Work . . .

[jpskewedthrone]

So, on the hour-long drive to work yesterday, which has become monotonous, I was listening to the radio and this song started . . . then immediately stopped. I was slightly ticked, because it was a song I liked. BUT it turns out it was for a contest. If you could identify the artist and title of the song, and called in, you could win 25 lottery tickets (those scratch-off kind). I could remember the artist, but was drawing a blank on the title. Because I suck at titles.

Then, a few miles down the road, it hit me! "Christmas in Hollis" by Run DMC!!!

So I picked up my cell phone and illegally dialed while driving . . . and got that annoying "beep-beep-BEEP" followed by an incorrect number message. Blast! I tried to put in the number correctly, thinking it had probably been 5 minutes since they aired the audio clip and somebody must have already gotten the lottery tickets.

But no. *grin* This is the second time I've won something through a radio station give away. $50 of lotto tickets this time. Last time it was backstage passes to a Bush concert. But it made the drive to work more interesting than usual.

Comments

[barbarienne.livejournal.com]

Hee, that was my ringtone during the holiday season!

And if you'd read my blog (http://barbarienne.livejournal.com/164673.html) right after Christmas, you'd have seen it listed as one of my top five. :-)

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

I've been getting strange stares for knowing the song, and the DJs were "impressed" that I got it so quick. But they probably say that to everyone who calls in.

[barbarienne.livejournal.com]

It's because of the demographics you fit in. If a straight black man had identified a song by Erasure, he'd be getting the same looks.

People are stupid sometimes.

[shannachie.livejournal.com]

Congratulations! They have these contest in Germany, too. But I cannever think of the artist or title.

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

That's usually my problem. I can hum the entire song (I'm not usually good with the actual lyrics) but can't remember titles or artists all that well. I'm better with the artists though.

[scbutler.livejournal.com]

My only win was also on a call-in for a radio program. Won a copy of a Buddy Holly Greatest hits LP (it was a long time ago). Still have the record, though.

How much did you win on the tickets?

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

I don't have the tickets yet. They mail them to you, and they said they wouldn't be able to do that until after St. Patrick's Day. I'll probably get them a week after that. But I'll definitely LJ about what happens. You have to end the story, no?

[scbutler.livejournal.com]

Not always. Heh-heh-heh.

[diamondreads.livejournal.com]

Yay! I hope one (or more) of the tickets is a big winner! I never remember those things in time to call in.

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

I don't either, which is why this was unusual. I usually never remember both pieces of information.

But I guess given I spend 2 hours in the car commuting everyday it was bound to happen at least once. *grin*

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

I don't think it was you. I think it was the fact that posted the silly pictures of the Friday night gaming session. That kind of drew attention away from this post.

[jpsorrow.livejournal.com]

I didn't know it was on the Die Hard soundtrack. Must be on the music from soundtrack. I have the (extremely limited production run) of the Michael Kamen music from Die Hard and it's not on that.

And action movies rock! Have you seen the newest Die Hard? Live Free or Die Hard?