The other day while rummaging through several CDs I found an unmarked CD and decided to take a chance. The first song on the CD, “Girls Like You” by Naked and Famous made me think, perhaps, this was a CD made for me by Tree.
When the second song, “That’s the Good Stuff” by Kenny Chesney started played it made me think this may not be a Tree compilation. Then I remembered he has a soft spot for country dancing and cowboys, and the next few songs, “Pumped Up Kicks,” by Foster the People, “Angels and Airwaves” by Valkyrie Missile and “Punching in a Dream” by Naked and Famous definitely seemed like something he would favor.
“Goodbye Horses” by Q Lazzarus started playing and I once again wondered about the mix master. A few minutes later “Let’s Make a Night to Remember” by Bryan Adams played and my mix-stery was solved. This compilation, though unmarked, had Ice Cream Man written all over it.
I played the CD when Ice Cream Man and Sleepless were at my house. At first he wasn’t entirely sure it was his mix. Sleepless, on the other hand, thought it had a very ‘road trip’ feel to it, thus, felt the chances were pretty good that it was his.
When Ice Cream Man heard “Goodbye Horses” he asked, “Can you guess what movie this is in?” “Manhunter?” I replied. “Manhunter? Unbelievable. Nobody knows about Manhunter – that was based on Red Dragon. Wow. It’s Silence of the Lambs, but Manhunter preceded it. I can’t believe you know about Manhunter.”
By this time, the next song was playing, Ice Cream Man was done reminiscing about Thomas Harris novels and had moved on to reminiscing about days gone by. “This song is my all-time favorite. What a great song! What a great concert,” he told Sleepless and I while belting out, “Let’s make out, let’s do something amazing.” “Let’s make out? Really?” I asked. “Are you sure it’s not let’s make love?” Sleepless inquired. “No, it’s let’s make out. Bryan Adams knows what he’s doing. He takes his time and does it right. Girls don’t want to be rushed,” Ice Cream Man told us.
I don’t need Robert Stack or Dennis Farina to solve my unsolved mix-steries; I just need a couple of hours with Ice Cream Man and Sleepless. Not only did we solve the case of the unmarked CD, we also learned that Ice Cream Man definitely wants his headstone marked, with the lyrics of “Solsbury Hill.” “You can keep my things they’ve come to take me home,” he proudly sang to us. “Fine with me. I’m keeping your unmarked CD,” I informed him.