a new mix

ENOUGH WITH THE NEIL DIAMOND ALREADY!

If you've gone to this site more than once in the last month — and really, why wouldn't you be checking in at least once-a-day? — you're no doubt as tired of "Sweet Caroline" as I am.

Fear not, friends. After an inexcusable 6-week layoff, we've just posted a brand new Bobcab batch of tunes (thanks Playlist.com), a mix inspired by a status update I posted on my Facebook page last month. I posed the question:

What's your go-to karaoke song?

Over the course of a few weeks I got about 2 dozen responses. The new mix you're now hearing (Facebook Karaoke Kab Mix) features my favorite 13 songs offered up by my various FB friends. Songs I could see myself singing at a dimly lit karaoke bar one night in Tokyo if my buzz was sufficient and the company was right. Or maybe it'll happen at a crowded dive in Austin.

Until then....

Over the next several days I'll be posting karaoke kab snippets I shot with my Flip video camera. Featuring a Greek chorus of happy Austin drunks singing various tunes from the Bobcab archives of CD mixes.

Adios, Neil Diamond!

Welcome back, Janis.

And don't forget to spread a little Joy to the World.

More taxi time comin' real soon...

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Today's photo was taken of a house a few blocks from our place in Hyde Park. It's a perfect example of yet another thing I love about Austin: the gardens. And I've seen plenty of them driving my cab around this fine city.

People here take pride in their yards and they're not afraid to do all sorts of unusual, colorful things with their homes.

I'm hoping one day our funky house and work-in-progress yard will be the kind of place a stranger like me might stop to take a picture of.

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P.S. To those of you who've unsuccessfully tried to leave comments, don't give up yet. We're working on figuring out why the hell that keeps happening.

And to those of you who haven't bothered — what are you waiting for?!

What's YOUR go-to karaoke song?

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