ND, I officially withdraw any request for any particular music, and I think not so much with the actual live music, either. Just play what everyone else wants to hear, add the extra half-hour, and do it that way.

Deb, I adored the sheer glee and joy of your original request, and I second it, damn it. You're working your arse off for our benefit, and I think that you totally should get to have some of the music you love the best, and I'm sure everyone coming would be cool with that (and enjoy it too!), ND included. I appreciate that he maybe doesn't have any Stones stuff, but I bet he's got lots of music of that ilk that will still make you beam like a crazy lady and dance your socks off. (Although I honour you for not wanting to be all demandy and stuff.) You were just asking for a particular style of music to be included in the play list - and, you know, it's all cool as fuck.

I liked pretty much every musical suggestion people made, but I'm sure that whatever ND comes up with will be fantastic - and I should maybe add that I'll be totally cool with an utter absence of jazz standards (although I can't promise not to wander round absentmindedly singing cheezy jazz, 'cause, well, that's what I do). I'm easy.

You know. In a nonporny way.

...what?

I'm thinking silence sounds like a good idea.

I'm also cranky and have been working on a huge musical for weeks now.

Pretty much what I've done in the past is ask what people want and put it in a playlist. That's all I was planning on doing this year. I typically even go out of my way to buy the tracks/CD's that I don't have so that we can listen to what folks want. Trick is we've got very eclectic tastes in this group, so there's an awful lot of one man's trash is another mans treasure.

You're working your arse off for our benefit, and I think that you totally should get to have some of the music you love the best

Honey, I will. It's in my iPod. There's all I want in there, and more. It aint a problem. Just as happy to do my dancing under the stars, out by the pool - and NOT have to risk the guitars, in any case. They aren't insured at the moment, thinking about it.

Drew, do it any way that works for you, and is the easiest. I have no idea how you usually do it, but do it that way, whatever that way happens to be.

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I'm thinking silence sounds like a good idea.

See, in that case y'all will have to listen to Fever and Cheek to Cheek and Hit the Road, Jack and These Boots were Made For Walking, because I'll be wandering around singing jazz/blues/soul/cheese until somebody gags me.

rubs hands together gleefully in the manner of Mr Burns

...'course, since I'm talking Buffistas, I guess people will have brought their own gags. And manacles. Huh.

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Stunning design Pete!

Trick is we've got very eclectic tastes in this group, so there's an awful lot of one man's trash is another mans treasure.

And I noticed that everyone was good with whatever music was selected. Yeah, we're an easy bunch. (go rock, choose vintage rock!)

Pete--so gorgeous! Really. I'm in love!

As for everything else, once I get my aviophobic ass on a plane and get out to see y'all, it's all good. Better than good.

As far as I can tell, Deb asked for classic rock and a whole bunch of folks were good with that. So that, something swoopy for Jilli, something for smonster to dance to, a mix of other stuff, and we're good, right?

There really wasn't a single thing suggested, either in terms of musical genre or specific song, that I had a problem with. Most of them (that I'd heard of) sounded cracking.

ND, I'm sorry if you feel under pressure, or that people have unreasonable expectations or whatever, and I'm sorry if I pissed you off by suggesting stuff. I really didn't mean (and didn't interpret other people) to be saying "You must play my favourite song! My F2F experience will be lessened by its absence!" and if it came across that way, I really regret it. I was pretty much in a 'Fire Bad, Music Pretty' headspace.