Lula's Pub, Downtown Wilmington, NC - 02.19.11 from 9pm to 1am

This particular evening was in honor of a certain Hijacker's birthday. Usually, we would post the top 15 songs based on PAR (Positive Audience Reaction) but this list reflects the best songs of the night according to the Birthday Girl!

1. Where Is My Mind - Pixies
2. O Valencia - The Decemberists
3. The Jean Genie - David Bowie
4. If I Ever Leave This World Alive - Flogging Molly
5. Laid - James
6. The Hardest Button to Button - The White Stripes
7. I'm Amazed - My Morning Jacket
8. Bette Davis Eyes - Kim Carnes
9. 1901 - Phoenix
10. Call Me - Blondie
11. Basket Case - Green Day
12. I Predict a Riot - Kaiser Chiefs
13. Gamma Ray - Beck
14. Strange Times - Black Keys
15. No I In Threesome - Interpol

These people have the same birthday:
Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
Larry The Cable Guy
Paris Hilton
Tom Jones
Michael Jordan
René Laënnec (invented the stethoscope in 1816)
Jerry O'Connell (fat kid in Stand By Me)

ROUND TWO: Sea Porch Cafe, Don CeSar hotel, Tampa, FL - 01.31.11 from 10 to 11:30 pm

There was a second round at Sea Porch Cafe in the Don CeSar. This time there were more people and our hijacking led right into "Karaoke Night"....

1. Stuck In The Middle With You - Stealers Wheel
2. How Soon Is Now? - The Smiths
3. Werewolves Of London - Warren Zevon
4. Blister In The Sun - Violent Femmes
5. Beautiful Day - U2
6. Shattered - The Rolling Stones
7. I Want To Be Sedated - Ramones
8. Loser - Beck
9. The Devil Went Down To Georgia - Charlie Daniels
10. If I Ever Leave This World Alive - Flogging Molly
11. Dog Days Are Over - Florence And The Machine
12. Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Michael Jackson
13. Mr. Brightside - The Killers
14. Promiscuous - Nelly Furtado
15. Summer Breeze - Seals & Crofts

ROUND ONE: Sea Porch Cafe, Don CeSar hotel, Tampa, FL - 01.30.11 from 10 to 11:30 pm

We walked into the Sea Porch Cafe in Tampa's Don CeSar Hotel to 3 bar tenders, 3 customers and complete silence. We knew what had to be done. Let there be music, and there was music.

PAR (Positive Audience Reaction) deemed these worthy:

1. Say It Ain't So - Weezer
2. Daft Punk Is Playing At My House - LCD Soundsystem
3. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
4. Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood - The Animals
5. What's My Age Again? - Blink 182
6. Veronica - Elvis Costello
7. Burning Down The House - Talking Heads
8. She Talks To Angels - The Black Crowes
9. Black Horse And Cherry Tree - KT Tunstall
10. Big Girls Don't Cry - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
11. All I Have To Do Is Dream - The Everly Brothers
12. Last Nite - The Strokes
13. Whenever, Wherever - Shakira
14. We're Going To Be Friends - The White Stripes
15. Well Thought Out Twinkles - Silversun Pickups

Racing Bar, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico - 01.27.11 from 10 to 12 pm

After a day at the newly renovated Mayan ruin Ek' Balam, cochinita pibil tacos and a dip in the pool, we were ready to rock our local barra.

Here's the top 15:

1. Stereo Love - Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina
2. Gloria - Patti Smith
3. 1979 - Smashing Pumpkins
4. Girls Just Want To Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper
5. The Chain - Fleetwood Mac
6. Centerfold - J. Geils Band
7. Going To California - Led Zeppelin
8. Clocks - Coldplay
9. We Are All Made Of Stars - Moby
10. Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours - Stevie Wonder
11. Changes - David Bowie
12. I Got You Babe - Sonny and Cher
13. You're The One That I Want - Grease
14. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani
15. Chan Chan - Buena Vista Social Club

Then we ran out of pesos...