Beatnik Turtle's Song of the Day

Ah, the foggy regrets of the "night before."

We don't know exactly who "this fellow" is, but we found his melody rather catchy.

Beatnik lawyer says: "the ideas and sentiments expressed herein are fictional and for entertainment purposes only, not to be considered in a literal sense."

Aptly inspired by Jason's infrared mouse. The original demo version is today's bonus song. Enjoy - both songs are wireless and free.

This song was 17 years in the making. It was written back in 1990 - the last time the 17-year Magicicada came out. It was inspired by a newspaper article written at the time about people eating the bugs ("They taste like potatoes!"). It was recorded and completed with one exception - the middle was to include the noisy roar of the 17-year cycle cicada. Unfortunately, Jason ended up spending the summer in Europe and missed seeing, hearing, and recording them.

Disappointed, he vowed to finish the song and wait the 17 long years for their return. Over the weekend they emerged -just like clockwork and today the song is finally complete.

For parents and kids alike, when it comes to the family vacation, this seems to be the eternal question!

This is a song about a girl named Arcola from the little town of Arcola, Illinois. Arcola is known for their Lawn Rangers, a precision lawn mower drill team, that marches in formation with brooms and lawn mowers while wearing cowboy hats. Jason Feehan (lead singer and author) and Dave Barry (humor columnist and author) are proud members.

Remember those kids who always got away with all sorts of crazy stuff? That wasn't us. This song's dedicated to our meddling parents...

Our friend Holmes! came into the studio with this gem. He laid down the initial scratch guitar, sang, and left. Tom took up the challenge of overseeing the development of it and within a few weeks, built up the guitar parts, got John to play drums, and Tom to add bass.

Having just completed the release version of our RPM Challenge 2008 album - literally 5 minutes before typing this - we present another preview track from the forthcoming album, Sham Rock.