Audio by year 2010

This is my life's story, but I can't remember the words... I hope you'll enjoy it.

Happy Friday before Valentine's Day. Party on and on, dudez.

My neighbor Tony died sometime in the past few days. He was a man about the neighborhood. Everybody knew him and liked him. Even so, he died so alone that the cops had to bust down his door to confirm it.

This isn't really a song, just a spontaneous chant for Tony, a guy who might not have realized how many people will miss him.

Tony had started cancer treatment a month or two ago so this wasn't a big surprise. He didn't seem sick last time I talked to him, just a little bummed about the prospect of chemo and radiation treatment. Lot of good it did him.

I'm recording in my bedroom now. Less resonant but clearer.

I forgot to play a whole big part of the song -- the part where the guitar goes ba ba ba bahm bahm BAHM... oh well.

Been a while since I've played "Hey Obama" so I kinda messed it up. If you listen long enough, you'll get a decent version of "Message from the Working Class."

(Note: I'm not actually sure that "STFU" is the name of the song. It might be "Asshole.")

This is my favorite song these days, and this was a great performance of it.

Anthony Stanford gave me permission to release it, but he can revoke it at any time so download it now.

Recorded at an undisclosed location in NYC -- sorry, the room's full and I don't want to ruin a good thing...

This was a good exercise in old-school acoustic. The guitar wasn't plugged in so I had to modulate by moving away from the mic when I wanted to play or sing louder. It was fun. Seemed to go over OK.

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Fun little song I did about my car. Most of the words were freestyled 'cause it's fresh and I don't remember the words.

Already recorded a gangsta' rap version of the same song... you would find it amusing. Perhaps I shall release it at some point.

I'm a rock and rolla
in my Corolla...

Mike Ogletree puts on a great show, but then he's had a lot of practice.

This song is about Lisa McPherson.

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Two songs -- set the mic level too high (on the recorder -- didn't sound like that in the room, just very loud) and clipped the hell out of it but oh well -- take what you can get, right? You you know you do...

The first song is called "So Long." Been workin' on it for five years. Almost done. :)
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This one is going to be a major international hit within five minutes of my hitting the "Post" button.

DJ's, have fun, just gimme some props, 'K?

I did nothing to this but chop a few seconds off the end. It's as raw as you're gonna get from me without having me in your studio.

Technology and "progress" can be so ironic; thanks to technology and a constant barrage of immoral entertainment, finding a lover is easy, but finding love -- real, easy, healthy, pure love -- is getting harder and harder. That's what the song's about.
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(Alternate title: "Choose to Be Happy")

I always hated that positive affirmation shit. Always seemed self-indulgent and inherently... wimpy. Now I see that it is self-indulgent but that it's OK to indulge yourself in love, health, happiness and all that good stuff. Still, when I try to say the affirmations, it just seems weak and silly (not in a good way). Somehow singing it makes it more believable and stronger.

Cut the first part out because it was just too long. Maybe release it sometime... so, ya' know, check back and get all the good stuff.