The Adnostic

A friend of mine from Punk Rock Bowling, a few of his friends, and I will be going to see Tom Jones at The Greek next weekend.

Although I realize this makes me whiter than white, I have always wanted to see the Welsh Wonder. The completion of this long held desire will only continue to erode what little coolness I possess, but it's worth it. I get to hear Sexbomb, She's a Lady, and What's New Pussycat live. If you don't think that's awesome then piss off.

Knowing that his knowledge of Mr. Jones' repertoire far exceeds mine, The Occulator sent me a CD of the Best of Tom Jones according to him so that I may educate myself before the big show and not be one of those embarrassing newbie-fly-by-night fans who only know the words to two songs at the most. I think he would deny knowing me if I turned out to be one of THOSE.

Tom Jones ~ Best Of, According to The Occulator
1) It's Not Unusual
2) Burning Down the House (w/the Cardigans)
3) If I Only Knew
4) Sexbomb (w/Mousse T.)
5) Mohair Sam
6) Thunderball
7) Upside Down (w/Dusty Springfield)
8) Are You Gonna Go My Way (w/Robbie Williams) [I don't understand either]
9) Hot Legs (w/Tina Turner)
10) Lust for Life (w/Pretenders) [it's just as amusing as it sounds]
11) Black Betty
12) Delilah [she's a bitch, a slut, and a whore!]
13) I Get a Kick Out of You (w/Juliet Prowse)
14) Daughter of Darkness
15) I Don't Think So
16) Kiss (w/Art of Noise)
17) Baby, It's Cold Outside (w/Cerys from Catatonia)
18) She's a Lady
19) What's New Pussycat
20) Promise Her Anything
21) Situation
22) I Wanna Get Back With You (w/Tori Amos)
23) Sometimes We Cry (w/Van Morrison)
24) Never Tear Us Apart (w/Natalie Imbruglia)

It's like getting a free pass to newbie fan boot camp. Thanks Occulator!! [and Happy Birthday]