Admit it, iPod Shuffle has consciousness. Shuffle Consciousness. It’s not random, we all know that. Today one tune flows seamlessly and perfectly into the next, heavy with symbolic associations–and tomorrow an irritable sequence of tunes assaults the ear. How? Well, we all have our good days, our bad days. Consciousness. It’s the funky iPod consciousness, BROTHER! Go ahead, ask yourself, “does the iPod have consciousness?” We have to talk about this, friends. We must. We’ve all secretly been asking ourselves this question for some time. Come out into the open. Don’t be ashamed. Ask the question. Does the iPod have consciousness? Probably. Probably.
“I believe in Digital the way Christians believe in Jesus,” Paul L says. Who of you can disagree? Who of you will throw the first stone? 
P.S. — Should we do any up tempo country rock version of “The Rose?” My dream says yes.