Ohio, you’re so fun, especially during election time. I know I’m in the minority, but I have been enjoying the flurry of mostly local campaign ads and direct mailers in this final gasp of the election season.

I can contribute this euphoria to three personal and selfish items:

1. I’ve been able to avoid all robo-calls…so far.
2. My volunteer project with the Cincy League of Women Voters’, (the production of the printed and electronic versions of the candidate/issues guides) is complete. I do love the sound of 100,000 copies of the Who & What hitting the pavement around town.
3. My absentee ballot has returned to its mother ship at the Board of Elections.

So for me, its all over but the shoutin’ and the countin’. In celebration, I’ve created an Ohio playlist to inspire during this final week of election mania (Listed by song, artist and website to listen).

• Carmen Ohio by Ohio State Marching Band (OSU Mp3)
• Ohio by Crosby Stills Nash & Young (YouTube with history clips )
• Down on the Banks of the Ohio by Blue Sky Boys (YouTube)
• Look at Miss Ohio by Gillian Welch (Last.fm)
• Cincinnati, Ohio by Connie Smith (YouTube. Ain’t she cute?)
• South of Cincinnati by Dwight Yoakam (YouTube. This is really about Kentucky but I love any song with Cincinnati in it)
• Ohio by Over the Rhine (YouTube)
• Hang On Sloopy by Ohio State Marching Band (OSU Mp3)
• Ohio from “Wonderful Town” (Passionato)

Any other suggestions?