A disclaimer–> I don’t really like disclaimers, here’s a disclaimer:
My timing has never been great, and in many ways this next track seems misplaced, like those moments I’ve been caught bursting out with laughter when the room is stone-faced, or vice versa. Here’s the thing, this incident happened a few weeks back and I jotted it down. It struck me some, and would have made a nice segment on its own, something about staying true to the Christmas spirit and such, but would have left far out of sight the story(s) behind the story. I tend to do that. For reasons, I decided not to leave so much film on the cutting room floor with this one. Still I hesitated to press send and it sat while we had a baby and the universe shifted. Misplaced now right, so I hesitate again. Several influences, some comfortable, some un, keep nudging me to share it instead of letting it digitally die in my draft outbox. My lady is a big one, she helped me and saw in it what I/we saw in it. Another influence I must acknowledge is some corresponding going on with the Rockwell side of my family. They gone deep, what cuffs me? In my sort of way I guess this is a nod in their direction. Track 27 is also a bit late, against what I’ve set as a personal trend of “logging” what’s been going on in my life or mind during a given week or so in time. Yet, today somehow it fits.
At a glance it’s a bit darker, so avoid for now or altogether if your belly isn’t right for it. These things show up on smartphones and work PCs, I get that. That all said, this track is redemptive on some level, and darn good I’ll say it. Much goings on in it, I guess like me.
Your time, thanks for it.
Wes