Michael Davis and I wrote this musical sketch. Mike wrote the lyrics and sang lead vocal, played electronic rhythm equipment. I sang backing vocal and played electric bass.

"He wrote the book!

What? Why? Ooh

He wrote the book!

Who says so? What? I do.

The Book! What book? The Book!

Shut up!

The Book! What book?

Ha ha ha ha

He's the author of the book. What Book?

Pastor Wager, hi. The book! We want to hear your Bible stories

Every single day of my life, life, life. Oh

Time is slowing down.

Time is standing still.

When I get to the bottom I go back to the top of the slide

Where I stop and I turn and I go for a ride

'Till I get to the bottom and..."

Ralph Warchol, his girlfriend at the time Jacqueline Kulawiak, and myself having fun in the recording studio. As recording engineer, I scratched in audio from a sound effects record and applied tricks with the echo. In this way we improvised with each other live. The mystery author of the "The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are" was Alan Watts. This was recorded at Faith Chapel Radio Recording Studio in Berwyn (yes, Svengoolie's Berwyn). I had access to that studio after I began working there in January of 1981.

My very talented friend Ralph Warchol outfitted his luxurious basement with a quarter inch reel-to-reel 8 channel recorder. Ralph wrote this and played all of the instruments except for the electric guitar during the intro played by Dan the Man and the drum track which he got from an LP. He also recorded broadcasts from his shortwave radio. This was probably recorded in very late 1982 or 1983.

"Let me dance in the night.

Float away where your mind can go into disguises,

No one realizes. No one realizes.

Floating by all across the sky into disguises,

No one realizes. No one realizes.

I do, honest I do.

Try to understand sometimes it's hard but I do.

Okay, switch off!

Remember things aren't always what they appear to be.

Clear! Clear it!

I just want to dance.

Float away where your mind can go into disguises,

No one realizes. No one realizes.

Let me dance in the night.

Flying by all across the sky into disguises,

No one realizes.

One day..."

Ralph Warchol, his girlfriend at the time Jacqueline Kulawiak, and myself having fun in the recording studio. Ralph played piano and sang while I scratched in audio from a sound effects record. I wrote the song and also sang. Jacqui also vocalized. As recording engineer, I also applied tricks with the echo while Ralph played. In this way we improvised with each other live. "No One Realizes" was inspired by the feeling of ineffability one can get from a mystical experience.

This was recorded at Faith Chapel Radio Recording Studio in Berwyn (yes, Svengoolie's Berwyn). I had access to that studio after I began working there in January of 1981.

Here's where you can hear another version: on.soundcloud.com/CWaFL.

I wrote the song. Ralph Warchol and I sang all vocals, if memory serves. I cannot recall who played which instruments but I think I played acoustic guitar and electric bass with Ralph on all the rest except the drums, which was provided by an LP he had. This was recorded in Ralph's luxurious basement outfitted with his quarter inch reel-to-reel 8 channel recorder probably in very late 1982 or 1983.

This musical sketch was probably recorded sometime in or before 1979. It doesn't sound like I have my Fender Stratocaster yet which I acquired in or after 1979, if memory serves. Here's where you can hear a musical sketch with Mike Davis's lyrics: https://on.soundcloud.com/GvDPG.

Here's where you can hear finished versions of the song

with Mike Davis singing: https://on.soundcloud.com/Rhbdi

with Ralph Warchol singing: https://on.soundcloud.com/Ggfs8.

A version of this tune ended up in my School of the Art Institute of Chicago student video "Trans-Mission." You can see it here: https://youtu.be/8WyVV_OXcxU.

I sang a finished version on my album "Mostly Acoustic" available here: https://on.soundcloud.com/UssrPNYRW7yURbou5.

This musical sketch is perhaps my favorite. Its beauty still haunts me. I look forward to when I get time to finally lock this one into a decent recording. It was probably originally recorded sometime during 1978 or thereafter. I continued recording these sketches through the rest of the 1970's.

This musical sketch was probably recorded sometime during 1978 or thereafter. It was a second iteration of an earlier one of mine: "Musical Sketch 26: Don't Go Away From Me" available here: https://on.soundcloud.com/rQYU6. I continued recording these sketches through the rest of the 1970's.

This musical sketch is a second iteration of an earlier one of mine: "Musical Sketch 14: This Feeling Is So Beautiful That I Can Hardly Take It In." This sketch was probably recorded sometime during 1978 or thereafter. I continued recording these sketches through the rest of the 1970's.

This musical sketch was probably recorded sometime during 1978 or thereafter. I continued recording these sketches through the rest of the 1970's.