Found Lost

From JK:

Shade by Dot Jacker.

How did another record come out before I was able to make it past side A of the last one!??!!! I remember when I started doing these I thought I’d rip through To Be One With You in no time.  Nope.  I guess The Ride appeared out of order, but anyway, here we go, on to side B!!! Bumped up my game a bit here.  Many many many thanks to the incomparable Jack Irons for throwing down the bedrock of this so quickly.  Jonathan, live from Nebraska.  So many thanks.  I was heartbroken not to get him on this record somewhere so I ripped off his style in a few spots and he graciously did his thing for me on this.  Clint!!!  So many thanks to Clint Walsh for the countless things he did to launch this song into the stratosphere, both here and on the record.  Clint did this mix for me as well and I just can’t thank him enough.  I call him every day and bother him about other stuff but I hope he knows how thankful I am.  Maybe I’ll actually say it next time.  

There was a little while where I actually thought I could edit this video by myself.  I am laughing now as I type this.  More foolish thinking hasn’t transpired in quite some time than the notion that that would be remotely possible.  A thousand heartfelt thank yous to Styles Wolf Baker for turning around this fun and vibrant cut of all of our solo images so quickly.  His instincts were so perfect and thoughtful it warmed my heart even more than it would normally be watching Jack, Jonathan and Clint play a song together.  

Also thanks to Eric Palmquist for recording me.  Thanks to all five of you guys.  

From JK:

This song was an improv, written July 4th 2015, or born let’s say.  It’s hard to say ‘written,’ the writing came later trying to match the sounds my mouth made that day with words that made some sort of sense.  I never thought I’d be ‘writing’ songs about the need for everyone to play nicer with each other.    

So often, do we even know why our arms are swinging?  Am I just being ridiculous here thinking that it’s possible for people to be a little kinder and a little more considerate to each other?  I guess I feel the need to keep saying this as the US inches toward an election that really does seem to be a referendum on decency.  Again, maybe I’m being a Pollyanna, but it’s really, to me, a simple choice, one side is decent and trying to help people, the other side is not. It’s that simple.  So many people over here vote against their interests.  No one likes being told what to do, of course, and don’t think for a second I don’t understand what’s beneath it all, what people who are supporting the party that’s destroying everything are really mad at.  What they really hate.  I 100% get it.  I understand.  I think that might be all people want, is to be understood.  We don’t need to fight and this isn’t a game. The future of this country and thus the world and planet at large is really at stake, as it may be in everything all of us do, all the time.  I try and remember that everyday, with every action, and ask myself…What world do we want to live in and can I do the littlest thing to make that possible?

Please think of decency.  Please remember being on the playground, or watching your kids on the playground.  

If we push and shove, we’ll get nothing done.  No one’s having any fun.

Lots of love.

J…

From JK:

Out of sequence alert!!!  In the studio, doing some more stuff, took a break and threw down this song.  Been singing a bit today, hence the scratchy voice.  Apologies.  

I just want to thank everyone who’s been taking this ride with me.  Thanks for being here, thanks for watching these songs, thanks for being kind.  It really means a lot and I’m beyond appreciative.  

Lots of love.

From JK:

How do you like that?  iPad as paper lyric stand!?  I figured I better get moving on getting through all the songs on the first record before this new one comes out.  I kept doing it without any rhythm and it just wasn’t moving along.  I kept flubbing words, still do in this version, but I plugged in this Russian drum box on the other side of the room and it felt more fun to play. These versions aren’t about perfection, they’re about having fun…which is what I keep telling myself.  

Hope everyone is okay out there.