All guitars by my good friend Chris Mitchell. I had a chance to record this while I was in Dallas this past Summer. This is a companion piece to my song Secrets from the "Of Sound Mind" album, my RPM 2009 entry.

has an Alan Watts sample in it that discusses the vanishing of the hand when lacking background. as i wanted to keep my hand, i gave some background to the song, and as a result it is pretty well-layered. i was wondering how you think you write…

I really was carrying the ash from the fire out in the dark and looking at the stars and thinking how weird that was - to be throwing the ashes out in the middle of the night and pitch black and everything

Somehow this outlaw stuff comes out every time i have to do my taxes ...

I forgot to put on my harmonica for this one. So there's a missing solo. Oops. Al : Piano, Vox Jess : Vox

Al : Piano, Harmonica, Vox Jess : Tambourine, Vox

Al : Guitar, Vox Jess : Tambourine, Vox

Al : Piano Jess : Vox

Al : Piano, Vox Jess : Tambourine, Vox

This song featured the biggest screwup of the concert, which was me stopping in surprise when Jess stopped to turn a page. I should have just kept it going, Jess would have got back in. Al : Bass, Vox Jess : Guitar

We never did figure out how to replace the dulcimer part from the album. So the end kind of goes without melody... Al : Piano, Vox Jess : Vox

Al : Guitar, Vox Jess : Bass (as drum), Vox

Al : Harmonica Jess : Guitar, Vox

I was rushing like crazy every time I touched the piano, this one may have been worst. Al : Piano, Vox Jess : Vox

Al : Bass Jess : Guitar, Vox

Al : Piano, Vox Jess : Vox