Several Reasons Why....

Steely Dan's A Decade of Dan is on heavy rotation on my computer right now:

1. It's smooth stylings seems to make dull trivial administrative bullshit I have to do sometimes go by just a little bit faster.

2. Michael MacDonald singing backup vocals on Peg and Bad Sneakers

3. These are some fucked up dudes who clearly drank and did a ton of drugs yet they guise it amongst the easy listening. My dad likes Steely Dan. Does he know what "chasing the dragon" really is? Those sneaky bastards.

4. Kick ass saxophone solos reminiscent of those performed by Rob Lowe in St. Elmo's Fire but WAY better

5. While I am only delving into a greatest hits collection I feel that it is a representative sample of what the Dan has to offer

6. Nikki Joe Shapiro. I worked with this guy while I was in college and he was a blast. He was hands down one of the funniest and weirdest people I have ever met. He was obsessed with Steely Dan and made us listen to it all of the time at work. He would always substitute my name when he would sing Babylon Sister...."Babylon Krista, shake it." It always made me giggle. Still does today.

7. Deacon Blues

8. I love that scene in Say Anything when the dad is driving to the nursing home to tell the daughter that she won the fellowship. He is rocking out to his car to "Rikki Don't Loose that Number."

Listening to: Archers of Loaf