Waking up music...

Joseph E. Smith · Post by **Joseph E. Smith** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:14 am

Like some (or most, perhaps) of you, waking up is a ritual of sorts for me. First thing, I get the coffee going (or tea, depending on my mood), then I step out of doors to have a smoke and take in the morning stars, moon and the cooler morning air. Then I sit down to the PC and log in here. All the while I have music playing.

What is the music you prefer to listen to while going through your waking up routines?

Recently, I have rediscovered "Secret World", Peter Gabriel's Live compilation. It's been a good long while since I listened to Peter's stuff, and finding the CD's again feels very much like a rebirth for me. Good energy, great music.

missy · Post by **missy** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:19 am

unfortunately, I can't "wake up" to music. I absolutely cannot stand the morning talk radio person here (he's been on the air here since I was about 5 years old, first on the old rock station) - so having him on the alarm is an incentive to get OUT of bed!!!
I keep that station on because it has the best traffic reports, etc. After I get to work, THEN I can finally listen to music.

Sliabh Luachra · Post by **Sliabh Luachra** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:25 am

This morning I'm, completely by accident, the kid left it in the car, I'm enjoying "Raspberry Beret" (Prince) with my coffee. Not as bad as I thought it'd be.

Mark

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:29 am

missy wrote:unfortunately, I can't "wake up" to music. I absolutely cannot stand the morning talk radio person here (he's been on the air here since I was about 5 years old, first on the old rock station) - so having him on the alarm is an incentive to get OUT of bed!!!
I keep that station on because it has the best traffic reports, etc. After I get to work, THEN I can finally listen to music.

I also wake up to some blathering morning talk show. It's one of those UFO/Conspiracy Theory things.

bradhurley · Post by **bradhurley** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 5:45 am

When I lived in Massachusetts in the 1980s, I set my clock radio to wake me with Robert J. Lurtsema's "Morning Pro Musica" show, which began with about 10 minutes of recorded birdsong, followed by a slow fade-in of Mozart's "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba." The problem was that in mid-spring, the real birds would start singing outside my window at around 4:30am, and more than once I awoke to them thinking it was time to get ready for work.

Birds are still my favorite morning music, especially hermit thrushes, robins, and white-throated sparrows. When I lived in Vermont I often awoke to coyotes, which was pretty wonderful too.

brewerpaul · Post by **brewerpaul** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:10 am

I have my alarm set for 6:00 when NPR news comes on. By the time I shake the fogginess out of my head, I've already heard the essential day's news and weather.

missy · Post by **missy** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:12 am

of course, what I REALLY wake up to is the bad breath of a boxer resting his head on the side of the bed, looking at me. If that doesn't do it, then the two dogs stand on either side of the bed and keep "bumping" it. If THAT doesn't work, then Wyley will start "talking" and Buster will start bringing "binkies" (toys) and leaving them on the bed.

Cayden · Post by **Cayden** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:23 am

bradhurley wrote:Mozart's "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba."

oops
George Frederic Handel

I get up, have a shower and some brekkie before bringing the young fella to school in Spanish Point. At nine I am on the beach every morning and listen to the waves and take a walk before doing anything else.

Some days it's like this

some days, like today, it's more like :

bradhurley · Post by **bradhurley** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:25 am

Peter Laban wrote:
bradhurley wrote:Mozart's "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba."
George Frederic Handel

Oops, goes to show how much I know about classical music! Anyway, it's a nice piece, and whenever I hear it (even the DeDannan version) it makes me think of morning because I woke up to it so many times.

djm · Post by **djm** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:27 am

I just play a normal local radio station. It plays modern rock, tells lame jokes, and is the only source I bother with for local news (over and done in 60 seconds).

I don't really care to have good (read ITM) music playing unless I am in a position to actually stop and listen fully to it; otherwise it is just more noise to try to shut out, and that would be a disgraceful way to treat good music.

My favourite way to wake up used to be to have one or two kittens sitting on my chest or head purring madly, like finding my hoary old head peeking out of the blankets was the most wonderful thing they'd ever dragged in. There is nothing better for making me wake up with a laugh, and no better way to wake up than laughing.

Maybe when the current cat kicks the can I'll get some more kittens.

djm

chas · Post by **chas** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:47 am

djm wrote:My favourite way to wake up used to be to have one or two kittens sitting on my chest or head purring madly, like finding my hoary old head peeking out of the blankets was the most wonderful thing they'd ever dragged in. There is nothing better for making me wake up with a laugh, and no better way to wake up than laughing.

Maybe when the current cat kicks the can I'll get some more kittens.

I've got a ~8 year old cat with a lot of kitten left in her. Most Saturdays she's up on the bed nudging my hand by about 7. It is a nice way to wake up -- a few minutes of scratching and purring is very relaxing, yet still wakes me up enough that I can face the day. Beats the hell out of the 4 AM wake up calls with a partially disemboweled mouse squeaking its ass off, which she is also responsible for.

bradhurley · Post by **bradhurley** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 6:59 am

chas wrote:[Beats the hell out of the 4 AM wake up calls with a partially disemboweled mouse squeaking its ass off, which she is also responsible for.

This begs the question: if the mouse is partially disembowled, does it in fact have an ass left to squeak off?

Tyler · Post by **Tyler** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 7:31 am

I wake up around 3:30 AM, so I don't usually turn any music on; once you wake this kid o' mine up, she's up.
My Mustang is the only car I have right now that's not torn down or in the process of being torn down, so that's what I'm driving right now. It has an AM radio that doesn't work...
I guess I could sing...

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 8:59 am

missy wrote:of course, what I REALLY wake up to is the bad breath of a boxer...

I didn't know Tom was a pugilist!

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Fri Oct 06, 2006 9:18 am

Flyingcursor wrote:
missy wrote:of course, what I REALLY wake up to is the bad breath of a boxer...
I didn't know Tom was a pugilist!

odd little factoid, innit?