Letter Seventeen

I live on the Eastern continental divide. The picture to the right is of a sculpture in a local park showing two water flows intertwined with one flowing to the Atlantic Ocean and the other to the Gulf of Mexico. The flow towards the Gulf would be back towards my house.

The sculpture got me thinking about how, when I get to the top of the hill, if I turn one way I move towards the ocean and if I head the other way, I head back home.

I was rather taken aback by the reaction to my demo of “Pacific Ocean”. I mean, I know people were being rather nice, but it felt good to have such positive feedback. I started off the RPM with a couple of songs I felt pretty good about and a collection of throwaways and it’s been turning on me. As the parts gel, the songs are really coming together and getting stronger. I wasn’t expecting that this year.

The song is pretty silly. It’s based on a cartoon I saw on Facebook.

I wrote some silly lyrics, Clarke added some fun keys, and I dug in on harmony vocals. Oh, and I finally played a bass part I sort of like. That only took 12 years.

Iâ€m proud of you, you made it this far, Itâ€s been a challenging year
Youâ€ve stared it down, youâ€ve faced head on, A triumph over fear
As if you needed more to think about, In times such as these
Your brain fires up as the lights go out, And leaves you with this decree

Every C in “Pacific Ocean” is pronounced differently
Take some time to roll that around, tell me what it means
Every C in “Pacific Ocean” is pronounced differently
Close your eyes now, go to sleep

You hoped for safety, a blessed respite, From all the trials of the day
You knew you could make it despite the strife, You knew you could find a way
You smile to yourself, youâ€re satisfied, You let out a contented sigh
How could you know one you closed your eyes, Youâ€d deal with this surprise

Every C in “Pacific Ocean” is pronounced differently
Take some time to roll that around, tell me what it means
Every C in “Pacific Ocean” is pronounced differently
Close your eyes now, go to sleep

You have disease on the news and election results
And politicians who need a muzzle
Yet just when youâ€re ready to drift off to sleep
Your brain gives you this puzzle

Every C in “Pacific Ocean” is pronounced differently
Take some time to roll that around, tell me what it means
Every C in “Pacific Ocean” is pronounced differently
Close your eyes now, go to sleep
Close your eyes now, go to sleep
Go ahead now, try to sleep

Sometimes you just need to embrace your love of Foreigner. Featuring Matt Ferrara on backing vocals and Jarrett Osborne on drums.

We are thrilled to announce the release of our newest album “A Preponderance Of Diggity” featuring ten new songs. Some sound familiar and others don’t. Featuring the usual cast of characters (Tim, Clarke, and Grant) along with Joe Purrenhage and Andy Samford (of course!).

The album is available to stream in all of the usual places (Spotify, Apple Music, etc.) as well as on our bandcamp site where you can purchase a download in whatever format you might like. We’ve also put together a set of liner notes (85 MB PDF) that you can download directly from letterseventeen.com or get as part of the bandcamp package.

This record is the result of a lot of hard work and we hope you enjoy it!

The final song from “How The Story Goes” is a quiet little ukelele song. People seem to like it.

Tim’s favorite song on the album is also the longest. Learn about the emotional connection he has to this one and how this really is a love song.

It’s a surf song about monkeys. They throw poo. How could you not want to know that story?

When funk and disco meet loud guitars, can Tim hold the song together, or will he make it too hard for the others to play along?  Learn more by listening!

Someone once described this song as the theme song to a TV show that has never been aired. Learn how it was written by a whole host of friends.