It's been 20 years since Stephen St.Croix wrote his first The Fast Lane column for the number one recording industry magazine Mix. Month after month, St. Croix surprised, entertained and provoked Mix's readership with his passionate views on music-recording technology, and the meaning of music itself. In The Fast Lane, St.Croix never missed a chance to deconstruct a new recording platform or format, but he also never stopped reminding his readers that what matters most is the way music makes people feel. Whether he was debunking increased bit rates, tweaking a piece of gear (or a Harley) or waxing poetic about a soaring helicopter flight over Hawaiian volcanoes, St. Croix's writing, and his life, always had a soundtrack. This collection of St. Croix's columns was assembled during the two years following his death in May 2006. Included are many of his most-read columns, as well as personal notes, drawings and photographs.