Hello Dreamwalkers Family and Friends,

The Band continued to record scratch tracks, and we are almost done. We can wrap up the final scratch tracks next week. We had a guest playing tonight, Jeff Hocker, one of the founders of the band, played bass guitar on the song, "Two Insomnias." Jeff and I played Two Insomnias many times while he was in the band and I thought it was fitting he would play on one of my favorite tunes. We updated the song with a new arrangement and after a few passes, the band knocked it out. It was great fun to be playing with Jeff again. I thank our current bass guitar player, Dave Ross for being so gracious in allowing Jeff to play in his spot for this song. 

We also worked on a song I always wanted the band to do, "Magnetic North." When I found out that Tampa International Airport had to change their runway settings because magnetic north had changed, I thought about what would happen if the compasses didn't work while an expedition was exploring a polar region of the planet. It seemed like a fitting metaphor for where we are today, lost, and the compass cannot be trusted. 

We worked on two of Debbie Stern's songs, "Don't Give Me A Second Thought (Let Me Be Your First)" and "Something About That Boy." Her songs are sweet expressions of relationships and love. We had a great time recording them.

I thank my bandmates, Tony Sheppard on lead guitar, Dave Ross on bass guitar, Daniel Polyak (The Heartbeat), and Debbie Stern. I also thank Patrick Russini, who is making sure the recording is dialed in and on target. Finally, I thank Jeff Hocker. It's always great to play with you, my brother.

Once we are done with the scratch tracks, which will be most likely next week, we can begin the task of filling in the skeleton. The songs are sounding great, the band is coming together, and soon we will be playing out. That should be great fun. See you there.

Peace,

Dr Dreamwalker