Beatnik Turtle's Song of the Day

This song was inspired by a sunset on the California coast some years ago.

Since this is the first song that Tom ever wrote, it seemed fitting that it should be re-recorded and appear as a Song of the Day. It was written sometime after midnight back in 1987 in a college dorm room and of course, the door was open, hence the title. The original recording from that night appears as today's bonus track.

It's summer and there's yard sales. This is just but one story.

This one was written by Pete Shukoff of Nice Peter (www.nicepeter.com) the night before joining us in the studio to do some writing and recording.

A version of this song will be featured on Pete's upcoming album alongside songs about Guitar Center and 50 Cent. Keep an eye out at www.nicepeter.com for details.

Tom recorded the original version of this song in 1988 when he got his first 4-track recorder. It was re-recorded a number of times over the years as technology evolved to do something new with it. Finally, now in 2007, this definitive version appears at TheSongOfTheDay.com.

The song got its name from a guitar sound in the original versions that reminded Tom of the sound that a CTA train used to make in the underground tunnels. Now that the CTA trains crawl at a snail's pace, they no longer make that sound. Neither does this version of the song, but the name has stuck...

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anaphora

n. The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs; for example, "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills" (Winston S. Churchill).

Obviously, you know what you did wrong, so I'm not telling you.

This song was commissioned by Steve Levy for the Steve Levy Show. The title came about in the control room of the studio when Randy commented "It's like a bucket of cool..."

When the cook recommends avoiding a particular dish, we'd suggest paying attention. Oh yeah, be nice and pass the word along to your fellow diners.