Pete Thompson on percussion and Angie Thompson on bass. Produced with Pete 123112 HAIRCUT They sent me a letter. A ticket to ride Portland to Frisco on that Big Overnight Brand new clothes. New pants and new shirt Brand new boots to kick…

Any resemblance to the Yiddish word Chutzpah is of the purest intent. With a doff of the hat to Sheldon Alan "Shel" Silverstein ...and Mad magazine for all of their influences. that indeed did rot my brain

Ah! My favorite Saint. Tuned Congas, glass-beaded shekere and bass cajon. 4/4. BPM? Heaven knows. Had the headphones blissfully off for this one.

Star Carol is one of my all-time favorite Christmas Carols, by Alfred Burt and Wihla Hutson. The ultimate version is by Anna Maria Alberghetti, from those old Firestone Christmas Records. Angel's Lullaby is a companion piece I wrote to go along…

Electric guitar improvisation.

The second part of your gift is here http://chrisvaisvil.com/?p=2946

A little banjo-centric parody of the old Irving Berlin song, written after more than a week in -20 C. temps in northwest Russia. Brrr. And Merry Christmas.