Rock-tober: Day 18

When I was a kid in junior high, my buddies and I would ride our bikes down to Jeff Davis Avenue and watch the cool "older kids" cruise the boulevard.

We'd look at each other and say, "Gee, fellers. One day that'll be us."

Fast forward to high school and we were the guys making the half mile loop down the strip. It may not have been Miami or Modesto, but it was ours, and many a long night was spent talking about the future parked along that half mile stretch. Not to mention it was written up in a 1986 article in Life magazine, so suck it, haters.

Two things are required to be cool on a cruise:

1. Cool ride
2. Cool tunes

I was in a '70 Mustang. Cool ride, check. The 'stang only had a stock AM radio - uh oh, the cool tunes were in jeopardy. Drop in a state of the art AM/FM cassette player and now we're golden. Now, what to play?

"In the Air Tonight" is the ultimate cruising song. You take to the road going low and slow, perfectly matched by the song's tone and tempo. The air of mystery in the lyrics just adds to the mood of the drive. Nod your head to the beat to enhance your nonchalant coolness. Now put your right hand at 12 on the wheel and stick your left elbow out your rolled down window, and hey! You, too, are now one of the cool "older kids".