August 7, 2006 -- The one song that underscores the defining moment in my life is...

"I Can't Dance," by Genesis.

Why? On April 19, 1992 I turned 21 and finally--finally--got my driver's license. After my mother and I got back to the apartment, she let me take the car (brave soul that she is) out for a spin. I drove down Georgia Avenue in Silver Spring to Viers Mill Road and back to Connecticut Avenue. Just before the Northgate shopping center, I realized I'd gone all that way without music, so I turned the radio on to Q-107 and I forgot what song was just ending, but the song that kicked on next was....what? That's right... "I Can't Dance," and boy did I dance and jam and drive that Geo Prism to that song until it ended. Afterward I went home and turned over the car to my relieved mother.

To this day, that song takes me back to the beginning of my driving experience.