Diet, Day 10 - 21st Century Workout Tunes

A few days ago I received a comment suggesting that playing rock from the 70’s and 80’s still placed me firmly in the old fart category. To quote my friend, Dr. Jude, “You should try some music from this Century.” Well, I am an old fart, a genuine baby boomer and teenager during the Sixties. When I was growing up, my parents listened to Mancini and Lawrence Welk. When they got real daring, they’d throw Belafonte on the turntable. I found the Beach Boys and Four Seasons more to my liking. Given that background, it certainly seemed like Van Halen and Def Leppard were a huge move forward. Nonetheless, I acknowledge Jude’s comment has some validity, so I went to Billboard’s “Hot 100” and tried the top three tunes in the country. “Love the Way you Lie” by Eminen (with Rihanna) was firmly entrenched in first place, both this week and for several past weeks. Watched the video on U Tube and read a review -- “Rihanna’s hook portrays the deep emotions of the female in this situation,” and “Em simply kills it across all three verses.” I actually thought it was pretty good - liked the contrast of Rihanna’s soothing voice with Eminem’s staccato rap. But “portrays the deep emotions of the female”? Gimme a break! More importantly, it’s not workout material, at least for me. “Dynamite” by Taio Cruz was next. It had a decent beat, so I might be able to incorporate it in my workout tunes. However, I have no idea what the fuck the lyrics are and don’t really like the music. Then there was “Teenage Dream” by Katy Perry. Much too teeny-bopperish and definitely not a workout song. So I got out of the top hits and found a song I thought might have possibilities – Lady Gaga and Beyonce singing “Telephone.” It had a pretty good workout beat, but was interrupted too often with silly sound effects and trying-too-hard-to-be-clever spoken word. Will admit I liked the half naked video - the beer can curlers were an especially nice touch - but I’ll take a pass. Sorry Jude, I’m open to suggestions, but for now I think I’ll stick with Metal as my workout vehicle. Oh, by the way, today I was at 262 and my appendage was still not visible (no surprise there). Disappointing progress, given the daily workouts and diet. Yesterday, for example, I had nothing but a steak and salad all day, supplemented with a carrot for a snack.