With: Helicopters, air planes, explosions, daring stunts, old castles, secretaries, guitar solos, stolen ancient artifacts, breathless scenery, the climatic battle, the unexpected plot twists, the comedy, the action, the drama and all the romance you can handle.

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Liner Notes:

Here's how the story went - scene by scene:

1. Duty Calls:  Well, I get my mission.

2. Pulled Over:  Got pulled over on my way down to wherever I was going.

3. What A Day So Far:  Sums up my day so far.

4. Case Of The Missing Finger:  Doesn't really need an explanation here.

5. Says It All:  The girl gets kidnapped although I didn't know it at the time.

6. Through With You:  Ah, the showdown with the antagonist

7. Disappear:  It's time to go back and on to the next mission.

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Still one of the most enjoyable 4-tracking experiences I've ever had, and I'm writing this 4 years later.

Since I started selling CDs, approximately a couple of months ago, and remixed Coffee Stains, I wondered how I could salvage this CD.  I could either redo the whole thing (and I was pretty close to doing that) or tweaking up what I had already because the backing tracks weren't all that bad.  I did the latter and it was still pretty fun, I did all my new overdubs in a day.  So technically, it's not a 4-track recording anymore, but I look at it as "who really cares?", it sounds better than it did 4 years ago.

I'm still going to do the geek part for you folks that came via CDBaby.

Duty Calls
This was an oldie that I had (even back then) and seemed to fit.  At the time I wasn't big on redoing any of my old stuff because I think once something is done, it should be onto something new.  But it did seem like a good opener, so why not.  The songs is still about being "on call", if you know what I mean.
Guitars: The main guitar is the Junior, tuned to Open E for slide.  And the two other guitars are my SG Classic through a little Fender Bronco amp.  I remember using that, but I did get the Champ fixed up by the end of recording.
Overdubs:  I only redid the vocals and shakers, because when I originally did the tracks, I used to play the shaker while doing the vocal - it would fill up space but it was all over the place.  Then I'd usually pong that track with the background vocal.  I only had 4-tracks.

Pulled Over
One of my faves, so it didn't get too many overdubs.  Just about a female police officer that pulled me over....and over...and over, and then "let" me off.
Guitars: The main guitar is my SG Classic with two panned SG Standards.
Overdubs:  I did redo the vocals, and shakers and added an acoustic guitar during the choruses.  After listening to the new vocal tracks, I decided to use the old one.  The new one's were more in tune but the original had something likeable to it.

What A Day So Far
Probably just to fill time, but it's just to recap what happened so far, after two whole songs.
Guitars: That's my SG Classic with both pickups on.  I know, it sounds like a Strat.  The solo was my SG Standard, put through an Alesis Quadraverb for the stereo Leslie effect.  Neat through headphones.
Overdubs: I redid the vocal only because the original had too much hiss on it.  And then I added a tambourine.

The Case of the Missing Finger.
I think one of the best things I've done.  What would this whole thing without a Case title?  Not much. I do remember the words pouring out from my pen onto the paper - just before I left to go home from work.  Can't fight inspiration.
Guitars: The SG Classic again, but going through an Ibanez DM-1000, at some kind of flange setting.  That thing used to be a really good delay.  It started fritzing out so I couldn't take it out to play, but for 10 minutes at a time, it was OK.  The solo is the SG Standard and I forget what guitar I used for the talkbox.
Overdubs: none.

Says It All
This is where, in the story, I wake up and my waitress friend is gone.  What really happened is that she was kidnapped.  I found the ransom note  I neglected to put that in the song.  I like doing slow songs.
Guitars: Originally it was my Taylor Baby (left ear) and SG Standard (right ear) and another one for the end solo.
Overdubs:  Plenty.  The vocals are new with a few lyric changes; an organ; shakers; a tambourine; and an extra acoustic guitar (big Taylor).

Through With You
Every good movie has some kind of showdown.  By the way, I win, as I write it to be.
Guitars: Both guitars are the SG Standard.  I really do like the front pickup sound of an SG, not as much as a Les Paul, but I still like it.  Enough to make me think about getting a new one.
Overdubs: I redid the vocals on this one; the original ones were kind of shaky.  Also, the percussion panned hard in each ear.  Oh, and some shakers.  I almost forgot.

Disappear
This is the ending song, and usually in the movies they always show the hero with the babe, fading off into the sunset.  But no one ever shoots the parts when the hero actually has to leave.  So that's how I thought of doing this one.
Guitars: my Taylor starts this off.  The SG Standard gets the first two solos and I brought out the GoldTop for the end solo.
Overdubs: Lots.  I redid the vocal; two other acoustics, panned in each ear; an organ track; shakers; and a tambourine.

So, I think you can better some things.  Technology isn't such a bad thing.  And after all this time, I can say that it's finally finished.

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