Lyrics and Story Track 4 "Drink the Girl"

One of my all time favorites.  My guitar teacher Chris Rossbach showed me a riff in 1995/96ish that I eventually incorporated into one of my first decent songs.  It was based on a Trey Anastasio "Tweezer"esque pull-off between a Dm7 and a G13.  Invert an F chord over the Dm7 on the chorus with a funky backbeat and you've got yourself a backbone.  Then, go to Martin's Telluride home in 2000 and write the bridge with Soul Patch bandmate Ryan McIntyre, playing off the arpeggiation of the original intro and modulating minor to major to mixolydian/alt.  Record a timeless take on take 2 of ever working with drummer Jason Mendelson in November 2000 and watch the song become a favorite of critics like Dennis Cook, the SF Guardian, Soul Patch, Seconds On End, Nick Peters', and Pilgrims of Stoke fans.  I just couldn't resist doing this one faster with my new engineering chops, my new acoustic mics from Peluso, with pro players Bobby and Celso, and then Hal McMillen just nailed the solos and let me produce him a little on the horn stabs during the chorus.  When Tayo added her backing vocals, I first played her take 2 of Bobby's bass takes to impress on her how funky this thing was.  She delivered in kind.   Enjoy.

I was out gently musing, just the other day
With the muse dujour
"Where have all my heroes gone, have they gone away?
The world, it seems a little poor."
Well she looked at me, and smiled, and laid her hand upon my thigh,
"Don't you worry little boy, you're gonna miss our noon goodbye"

Did you spill the wine, or did you drink the girl?

I was out gently musing, just the other day
With a different muse dujour
"When a hurricane meets a hurricane, do they blow each other out?
Or do they make a little love, create a waterspout?"
Well she looked at me, and smiled, and laid her hand upon my thigh,
"Don't you worry little boy, you're gonna miss our noon goodbye"

Did you spill the wine, or did you drink the girl?