Album Notes

These were some songs looking for a home. Included is music written for television, for political purposes, and for healing. "Theme From: The Bellylaugh Workshop" was written for a friend's television show of the same name. I love these opportunities. Try to picture dancing text on the screen as this one bounces along.

"Stone Cold" was written by request for a protest agains the School of the Americas. It was performed at my church to honor those of us who had gone and protested. I have not performed it publically since 2000.

"User" is about someone I knew who had a bad habit of taking advantage of people and thinking nothing of it. It initially was someone who you feel sorry for, and then once they've taken you and played you, you wonder how you ever were deceived.

The next song, "Duty Left Behind," I took from the movie CASABLANCA starring Humphrey Bogart. I was thinking about how we are told in today's society to just "follow your heart." Modern movies such as THE ENGLISH PATIENT somehow makes things like adultry admirable. The movies of my parent's generation taugh values like doing your duty ahead of your personal needs. I also was thinking of a folk singer I had read about who abandoned her family for her music career, putting motherhood on hold while she "followed her heart."

"Call Me" is about the call to ministry, and features one of the best flute players I know.

Lastly, there is my "greeting card song" called "Care For You," about standing with friends in times of trial.

These songs didn't really have a home thematically on my other albums, but I thought they were good - hence we have an old fashioned EP!