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1988 Kim 12
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1989 Five Dollar Drummer
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1990 A Caustic Gutter
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1999 I Mowed
1999 Simulameous
1999 Yikes
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2000-2008
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2001 Days Like These
2001 Alcan Back
2001 Sleepy Sloppy
2001 Dad Day Jam
2002 Unfit
2002 The Key of G
2003 Daffy Day
2003 Januweary
2003 Post-Key
2003 Fatiguitar
2003 Oh No
2005 Waiting
2005 Sun Strike
2006 Stinky Room
2006 Schtupid
2007 Coy Pun
2007 Post-Ides
2007 Post-Ideas
2007 Post-Ideals
2007 Warble
2007 Another Same Day
2007 And Another
2007 Bald Ballads
2007 Lunch Broken
2007 Mayo
2007 Mayon
2007 Mayonandon
2007 Mayoff
2007 Juneo
2007 Juneon
2007 Juneonandon
2007 Two Song Rule
2007 Cavy Fury
2007 Infinity Daze
2007 Fall Start
2007 False Tart
2007 Fall End
2008 New Ear
2008 Decadend

Track List

# title lyrics time download listen started recorded rating
1 Mustard lyrics 8:34 download listen locally - 1988-04-16
2 The Brightest Smile lyrics 5:23 download listen locally - 1988-04-16
3 Lucky Three Chatter lyrics 2:14 download listen locally - 1988-04-16
4 Moop lyrics 6:05 download listen locally - 1988-04-16
5 African Poo 1 lyrics 8:47 download listen locally - 1988-04-16
6 African Poo 2 lyrics 6:48 download listen locally - 1988-04-16
7 Wet the Mic lyrics 1:05 download listen locally - 1988-04-17
8 Tell Me Sonny the Day lyrics 7:03 download listen locally - 1988-04-17
9 Messy Chatter lyrics 0:47 download listen locally - 1988-04-17
10 Zulu Dance lyrics 5:22 download listen locally - 1988-04-17
11 Sloppy Birthday lyrics 5:19 download listen locally - 1988-04-17
12 Number 5 lyrics 6:51 download listen locally - 1988-04-17
13 Konk Me on the Head lyrics 3:27 download listen locally - 1988-04-17
14 Lucky 7 lyrics 8:22 download listen locally - 1988-04-17
15 Adios Amiga lyrics 2:09 download listen locally - 1988-04-17
16 Short Slow and Semi-steady - 0:17 download listen locally - 1988-04-1?
Total 78:33 play all locally album rating:

Notes

The songs for my cousin Kim are heavy on percussion and light on composition. Since I'm not a percussionist and had no way to edit my performances, the end result is a mess.

Songs

Mustard

This is a chaotic percussion and sparse keyboard improv. It sounds like I had given up on writing songs, and just wanted to bang on something. I think there are (at least) 3 tracks of banging here; you can tell by the voices, the hiss, and my comments in "Lucky Three Chatter".

I'm pretty sure this was recorded the same day as "The Brightest Smile" and "Lucky Three Chatter".

See "Lucky Three Chatter" for my thoughts regarding the recording date.

Lyrics to "Mustard":

well this particular one's called mustard
and it's a horrible recording
and i hope it's good

  all right this one is

    it's just new
    it's trash
    real trash
    ready

  wooh

  ??? we're talking about
  the best d--n ??? in town
  we're talking about
  the best d--n ??? in town
  the best d--n ??? in town

    1 2 ready

    wooh
  wow baby ???
    woah

  yeah
    wooh

all right that was mustard or mustard seed, whatever you want to call it
  

The Brightest Smile

The a capella vocals in the beginning (about no smoking) are kinda funny, especially if you consider the song title. I can't understand most of the other singing. I think is has something to do with a shark attack. The last bit collapses, and I forgot the name of the song at the very end.

Lyrics to "The Brightest Smile":

next one is gonna be the brightest smile
  brightest smile coming up
    the brightest smile
  brightest smile
    next one is gonna be the brightest smile
brightest smile
    i suggest
    i i i i... suggest
    i i i i... suggest
    i i i i... suggest
    i suggest no smoking
    i suggest no smoking
    i suggest no smoking
    i suggest no smoking as you listen to this song
    i suggest no smoking while you listen to this song
  yeah
    the brightest smile i ever ???
    the brightest smile i ever laid eyes on ???
    the brightest smile i ever saw ???
    ???
    and the shark came 
    and he ate up all the ??? swimming
    and ???
    
    the brightest smile that i ever ???
    he could ??? he ever got away

    the brightest smile 
    that i ever did ???    
    was eaten by a shark while ???
    
    the brightest smile that i ever saw was eaten by a shark and ???

    the brightest smile
    the brightest smile
    it was the brightest smile

    the brightest smile
    and the brightest white teeth
    the brightest smile ??? shine

    ???

    ???
    ??? that song
    ???
    and for the grand finale
    ???
    yeah

  yeah
oh no no no there
??? quiet
that was
that was the brightest star
  

Lucky Three Chatter

This chatter is split into three parts.

The first part starts with an explanation of how I had been recording with 3 tracks. Then comes a "tour" of the percussion instruments. This dwindles off talking about whatever was on my mind, all the while banging those stupid drumsticks!

The second part has my voice slowed down a lot, using a dictaphone. I was trying to guess the date.

At first I thought the date was the 17th, and the later I thought it was either the 16th or 18th. The "funny" thing is that this was either the 16th or 18th tape; I wasn't sure because the label had fallen off. It turns out it was the 16th tape, and this was recorded on the 17th, since that was a Sunday. Since the talking in "Adios Amiga" suggests that it was recorded on the 16th or 17th, and since that was probably the following day, that means this was most likely recorded on the 16th.

Anywah, the third part returns to "normal" speed and gets us focused again on the songs I was supposed to be recording (rather than this stuff).

Lyrics to "Lucky Three Chatter":

lucky number was 3 i hope because i'm using 3s
i'm recording on this tape first
and then i record from there to the other tape; that makes 2 recordings
then from the other tape back to this tape, so that makes 3
how's it sound? it sounds awfully

i have some more instruments
like this a canteen
so is this
??? i don't, i never use those
and these are just lids
or tins and pans
and this is a kettle
i've been using this
and that one
and this is a frying pan
and that's the top for the kettle
here i'll give you a better
that's gas, gas tank
and what else
that's the drumsticks hitting themselves
um
happy birthday
the 22nd will be your birthday
3 months 2 days and 1 hour after me
so i'm 3 months ahead of you
not something to brag about reall
i get my license soon
driving license
if i drive
oh wow
i've got to go upstairs ok
and i'm not feeling very well
okay goodbye

all right can you hear me
very good
all right um
ok good
ok today is um the 17th i think
yeah
this is one ok
and hit it
18th
16th
anyways sunday

all right can you hear me
am i on the regular speed now
see i was slowed down
that was to catch your attention
what's this tape 3
still side 1
um, what was it the brightest smile
  

Moop

This is energetic but sloppy. At some point I got off sync, and never really recovered. Yet I kept banging away with enthusiasm, which is kinda fun to hear. The ending is a mess.

I'm guessing this was recorded the same day as "Lucky Three Chatter".

Lyrics to "Moop":

this one will be called moop
m.o.o.p.
i don't know why
'cause it sounds like i'm moping

  all right ???

wooh
wooh

blooper
gotta make a blooper
blooper

wooh

  hey

wooh
wooh

blooper
gotta make a blooper
wooh
wooh
wooh
wooh wooh

  hey

wooh

yeah yeah number 1

  ???
wooh
  

African Poo 1

This was an attempt at "toasting". It's kinda pathetic for the most part, although the "can you feel the rhythm" bit is almost catchy at times. The music is monotonous and the solos are super-lame.

This was a single live recording, no layered tracks. The middle and ending is very sparse; I think this is because I decided mid-song to add more tracks later (see "African Poo 2").

The mix has really bad panning. I think this was because the tape was dying.

Lyrics to "African Poo 1":

all right, how was that
that was scary
that was mooper
hope it sounded nice
you know i never even hear these things again
they're just gone
and you sit back and relax to them
ok, i don't know what the next one will be
this one's gonna be african
african music, it's african, it's african
that was some of the first scat-trav i did
ok

ready

yes
yes
wooh

i'm on the mic
m.i.c. is mic
not m.i.k.e.
that sounds really stupid

oh
m.i.k.
m.i.k.e.
not m.i.k.

we're jumping to the rhythm ???
we're jumping to the rhythm as we're shaking our shoes
shaking our shoes
we're jumping to the rhythm as we're shaking our shoes
as we're shaking our shoes

jump into the rhythm
and jump into the pool
jump into the rhythm
like you jump into the pool

jump into the rhythm
like you jump into the pool
and jump into the pool
like you jump into the school

jump into the pool
like you jump into the school
ha

can you feel the rhythm beating on the sidewalk
can you feel the rhythm hitting the school air
can you feel the rhythm floating through the ground
can you feel the beat

can you feel the rhythm on the sidewalk
can you feel the rhythm flowing through your hair
can you feel the rhythm
can you feel the rhythm in the air

can you feel the rhythm on the sidewalk
can you feel the rhythm flowing through your hair
can you feel the rhythm jumping out of the windows
can you feel the rhythm filling up the air

can you feel the rhythm filling up the air
can you feel the rhythm filling up the air
can you feel the rhythm filling up the air
can you feel the rhythm

can you feel the rhythm boy
can you feel the rhythm
can you feel the rhythm
can you feel the rhythm boy

can you feel the rhythm feeling in the sidewalk
can you feel the rhythm flowing through your hair
can you feel the rhythm coming down the doorstep
can you feel the rhythm floating through the air

can you feel the rhythm filling up the air

can you feel the rhythm
can you feel the
can you feel the rhythm
can you feel the rhythm
can you feel the rhythm, rhythm, rhythm

can you feel the rhythm coming ???
can you feel the rhythm ??? rhythm
can you feel the rhythm, can you feel the rhythm
can you feel the rhythm, just tell me
can you feel the rhythm

feel the beat as it goes to your feet

hey
hey
hey
  

African Poo 2

This is "African Poo 1" sped up with at least 2 more tracks. It's just as stinky as the original. Sure, it's faster, but it's also sloppier and more out of tune with itself. Interesting idea (showing both versions) but poor execution.

This song gives me a headache.

Lyrics to "African Poo 2":

that was african poo 1
and this is gonna be african poo 2
and notice how shaky they are
it's so disgusting how shaky they are
ok
hope this works
african poo part 2

  this song is gonna sound awful because it's sort of [scat]
  'cause it's the tape, ok
  da da

    ready

  yeah
  yeah

    i'm on the mic
    m.i.c. is mic
  i'm on the trumpet yeah
    not m.i.k.e.
    that sounds really stupid

    oh
    m.i.k.
    m.i.k.e.
    not m.i.k.

    we're jumping to the rhythm ???
    we're jumping to the rhythm as we're shaking our shoes
    shaking our shoes
    we're jumping to the rhythm as we're shaking our shoes
    as we're shaking our shoes

    jump into the rhythm
    and jump into the pool
    jump into the rhythm
    like you jump into the pool

    jump into the rhythm
    like you jump into the pool
    and jump into the pool
    like you jump into the school

    jump into the pool
    like you jump into the school
    ha

    can you feel the rhythm beating on the sidewalk
    can you feel the rhythm hitting the school air
    can you feel the rhythm floating through the ground
    can you feel the beat

    can you feel the rhythm on the sidewalk
    can you feel the rhythm flowing through your hair
    can you feel the rhythm
    can you feel the rhythm in the air

    can you feel the rhythm on the sidewalk
    can you feel the rhythm flowing through your hair
    can you feel the rhythm jumping out of the windows
    can you feel the rhythm filling up the air

    can you feel the rhythm filling up the air
    can you feel the rhythm filling up the air
    can you feel the rhythm filling up the air
    can you feel the rhythm

    can you feel the rhythm boy
    can you feel the rhythm
    can you feel the rhythm
    can you feel the rhythm boy

    can you feel the rhythm feeling in the sidewalk
    can you feel the rhythm flowing through your hair
    can you feel the rhythm coming down the doorstep
    can you feel the rhythm floating through the air

    can you feel the rhythm filling up the air

    can you feel the rhythm
    can you feel the
    can you feel the rhythm
    can you feel the rhythm
    can you feel the rhythm, rhythm, rhythm

    can you feel the rhythm coming ???
    can you feel the rhythm ??? rhythm
    can you feel the rhythm, can you feel the rhythm
    can you feel the rhythm, just tell me
    can you feel the rhythm

    feel the beat as it goes to your feet

    hey
    hey
    hey

  yeah

  can you feel the rhythm
  can you feel the rhythm

    did you see how much it shakes?
  

Wet the Mic

Next I attempted beat-boxing. It's horrible, in a hilarious sort of way.

The sound quality makes me think it was recorded on a different day. Also, the numerical song references in the following songs imply the same thing, since this would have been song number 1 for that day (the 17th).

Lyrics to "Wet the Mic":

this next one is called wet the mic

[beat-box]

this is the best of the 4

[beat-box]
  

Tell Me Sonny the Day

The title was a pun on King Sunny Ade, whose song was on the tape before this. The music starts with a percussion jam. When the keyboard finally starts, the song really starts to stink.

There's a vague Spiderman theme at times; I don't know what inspired that. Well, maybe "inpired" is not the right word. There's really no ideas here, just lots of noise.

The "this first one" reference implies that this was the first song recorded that day, although I might not have been counting "Wet the Mic".

Lyrics to "Tell Me Sonny the Day":

this is tell me sonny the day
guess where i got the title
it's sorta like king sunny ade
so i said tell me sonny the day
all right
it's rough, very rough
but i worked hard on it, so

  all right
  this first one is called tell me sonny the day
sounds like a perfect ???
  ???

  tell me sonny the day
  tell me sonny the day

  tell me sonny the day
  tell me sonny the day

wooh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

  tell me sonny the day
  tell me sonny the day

i guess it's about 5 o'clock

  tell me sonny the day
  ???

look at the sun, can't you tell

  tell me, tell me the day
  tell me ???

  tell me sonny the day
  tell me sonny the day

  tell me sonny the day
  tell me sonny the day

  tell me sonny the day
  tell me sonny the day

  tell me sonny the day
  tell me sonny the day

wow
does he impress you

this is the prologue, ok

  wow
  that was tell me sunny the day
  now here's the rest of the song
  oh boy

  [scat]

aren't they loud
there, is that better
that is very loud

travis on the trumpet

  woah
woah
  woah
wooh
  wooh

listen to the drums
listen to those drums

  wooh

  yeah
  wooah

we're number 1 we say we are scat-trav
we are crappy
we are kitties in a basket full of yarn

  oh baby one more time

  wooh

faster than i can go

  yeah
this is the appendix

oh i bet you have a headache after that
  

Messy Chatter

This is kinda boring, but it states clearly that the only copies of these tapes were going to my cousin, and that I didn't expect to see them again. It was, in fact, almost 20 years later that I finally heard the tapes again!

The last part is kinda funny, where I talk about breaking my mom's canteen (which was one of my percussion instruments).

As for "making pretty good music", well... Ahem.

Perhaps my belief that the music was "disposable" contributed to my lack of focus? Or maybe I was just getting irritated with the "mess" of percussion that surrounded me in the studio? Or maybe I was getting bogged down in school work, having to write format papers, as suggested by the writing references? Or maybe I was getting sick from eating pencils?

Lyrics to "Messy Chatter":

all right
oh i finally fixed my pencil
i just sort of chewed it until there was just a little left
you know my place is a mess; this is a mess down here
and it's hard for me to move around
but as you see i am making pretty good music
and of course the only copies of this music are going to you
so that i will never see these again
just think that all of scat-trav can be your birthday present, right
ok the last was one tell me sonny the day
there was the prologue where i was
tell me sonny the day, tell me sonny the day
and then the body was the main part
there was a prologue, a body, and a appendix, all right

  i totally screwed up my mother's canteen it is dead
ok i have 2 options
all right
  i can either buy another one for her
  or say it dropped
  or i can just sort of hide it
  no, i'm just gonna leave it here
  and if somebody asks...
i'm shutting the door 'cause it's getting cold in here
  

Zulu Dance

This Scat-Trav jam starts off horribly chaotic, with no beat or melody, just lots of banging. Finally the main rhythm (and scat singing) kick in, making it a tiny bit better. It still feels too hyper and sloppy, but there's some semi-catchy moments in there.

Lyrics to "Zulu Dance":

  ok this one is called zulu dance

  well anyway that one's gonna be the next song
i hope
  ???
  ??? appendix
  after the appendix ??? song

  this one's called zulu dance
  ???
  zulu
  zulu
  hit it
  ???
  [scat]

  i broke my mother's canteen
  canteen
  ???

  i broke my mother's canteen
  oh what do you mean
  i broke my mother's canteen
  ???

  i broke my mother's canteen
  and boy do what do you think

  [scat]
[scat]

zulu dance
zulu dance

  i broke my mother's canteen
zulu dance
  and boy do what do you think

  i broke my mother's canteen
  and boy what do you think

  [scat]
[scat]

  ??? hit it

  [scat]
[scat]

  zulu dancing in a circle, zulu dance
  see, zulu dancing in a circle [scat]

  zulu dance

zulu dance
a zulu dance

  [scat]

  yeah let's zulu dance for a second while i go to the bathroom
  just kidding
  listen to the bathroom while ??? gosh
  ???

zulu dance
zulu dance
  again

  [scat]
[scat]

zulu dance

  [scat]
  

Sloppy Birthday

This is a very sloppy birthday song for Kim. I recorded it a few days before her birthday, probably on the same day as "Zulu dance".

It's slow and messy and sounds like a complete improv. The singing is lame. The keyboards are out of tune with themselves.

The lyrics are not really for or about Kim. They are about myself (surprise, surprise). I was excited that my History Day project ("Settlement of Southern Africa") had one first place in the school's competition. Of course, the "funny" part is that I was the only entrant in my category. Anyway, I sang about that for a while, before politely returning to the birthday theme.

So, my "it's the thought that counts" comment at the end is laughable, since it's clear that I was thinking primarily about myself rather than Kim.

Lyrics to "Sloppy Birthday":

all right
this one is played at the same speed all 3 times so it's not sped up
it's not officially scat-trav but it's me, all right
that's what counts
  rough version of happy birthday coming up

  how many days have you lived
how many days
how many days
how many days...

  ??? keep track of days
how many days
how many days
  happy birthday
happy birthday
happy birthday

[scat]

welcome to ???

all right, let's try ???

how many days
happy birthday
happy birthday
happy birthday
happy birthday
happy birthday
oh happy birthday

guess what
my history day project it won first place
no ???

guess what
what
  guess how many people entered my category
  just one just one just one just one
just me ???

  i would like some sympathy
  just 1 and that is me
  i would like some sympathy
  just 1 and that was me

  that's so true
so true
???
  everybody loved it
so true

  that's why i got first place
  ha ha ha ha ha ha...
  ha ha ha ha ha ha
  [scat]

  first place out of 1 that's no so bad
  nobody did better than me
  singing nobody did better than me
  that's something to laugh, that's something to cry about

  nobody did worse
  nobody did worse
  nobody did worse

  nobody did better than me
  nobody ???
  nobody did better than me
  i'd like to see some real competition some day
  i'd like to see some real competition some day
  some real competition some day
  some real competition some day

  happy birthday
  you're 15 too
  happy birthday
  i'm singing this to you
yeah yeah yeah yeah

  happy birthday
yeah yeah
  happy birthday
1 more time

  happy birthday, again
  happy happy birthday

  happy birthday
  you're 15 too
  happy birthday
  i'm singing that to you

  happy birthday
  you're 15 too
  happy birthday
  i'm singing this to you

  it's the thought that counts
  

Number 5

This starts off slow, sloppy, and repetitive. A couple minutes into it, I got bored and sped it up, which made it marginally more interesting.

I think the lyrics are are reference to the "bring out your dead" segment in Monty Python's Search for the Holy Grail.

Lyrics to "Number 5":

this next one is called number 5
because i haven't written it yet

  ok this one's called number 5 or mister 5
  because i get confused ??? song

  ok i may as well stop right now
  tango, tango, tango, that's right
tango

  hey
  hey
  hey hey hey

let's speed it up
get it up to pace
yeah

  how many guys are found by number 5
  how many dead guys does he think are alive
  how many guys are found by number 5
  how many dead guys does he think are alive

  hey

  how many dead guys are found by number 5
  how many dead guys does he think are alive
  how many dead guys are found by number 5
  how many does he think are still alive

  there are different pieces scattered across the road
  there are different pieces, here's a finger, there ??? a toe
  there are different pieces scattered across the street
  there are different pieces ???

  how many dead guys will be found by mister 5, hey
  how many dead guys will he think are still alive, hey
  how many dead guys will be found by mister 5, hey
  how many dead guys will he think are still alive

  and they're different pieces and they're scattered across the road
  here ??? finger and i ??? toe
  there are different pieces flying through the air
  ???

  ??? number 5 ???
  ??? in the middle ???

  one more time

  how many dead guys will be found by mister 5
  how many dead guys will he think are still alive, ???
  how many dead guys will be found by mister 5
  how many dead guys ??? still alive

  scattered across the road
  ??? finger and ??? here is a toe
  ??? through the air ??? here and there
  ???

  hey

  how many dead guys does he think are still alive
  how many dead guys is he dumb enough to pass by
  how many dead guys does he think are still alive
  tell how many dead guys is he stupid enough to pass by

  how many dead guys
  how many dead guys
  how many dead guys is he passing by

  doing his rounds for the city trash clean up
  doing his rounds for the city just make make me throw up
  doing his rounds for the city is trash clean up
  doing his rounds for the city 'cause just make make me throw up

  how many dead guys does he think are still alive
  how many dead guys does he pass by
  how many dead guys are still alive
  how many dead guys does he pass by

  how many dead guys will be found by mister 5
  how many dead guys does he think are still alive
  ??? live across the road
  ??? ear and a toe ??? ear and toe ???

  how many dead guys will be found by mister 5
  how many dead guys will he think are still alive
  will he think are still alive

  hey
  wooh

  how many dead guys will be found by number 5
  how many dead guys will he think are still alive
  how many dead guys will be found by mister 5
  and how many dead guys will that idiot pass by

  tell me how many dead guys will be found by number 5, hey
  how many dead guys will he be fool enough to pass by
  how many dead guys will be found by mister 5
  and how many dead guys will he think are still alive
  wooh

  that that that really cheers you up after a happy birthday
  i know it
  

Konk Me on the Head

Dumb title, cheesy chords, sloppy playing, bad singing. I must've been tired, and utterly unspired. For that reason, I'm thinking this was recorded the same day as "Sloppy Birthday" and "Number 5".

Lyrics to "Konk Me on the Head":

this is one called konk me on the head, all right?
konk me on the head
this is konk me on the head

  this is konk me on the head
yeah
  all right
suave
  konk me on the head
  ready
i guess i am

  oh ???
  yeah yeah yeah...

  yeah yeah yeah...
  [scat]

  konk me on the head

  this is a real short song
  don't give me
  don't give me any ??? about it
  ???
it's a really short song
  i'm done, i'm done
  i'm history and that's it
  wooh
  

Lucky 7

More clatter. This time I admitted that I was getting bored. I added multiple cornet parts in an attempt to liven things up. The result is just more noise, lots of noise.

Lyrics to "Lucky 7":

all right
that last one was konk me on the head; it was pretty short
this one's probably gonna be short because i'm getting bored with this
this one is lucky 7 because it's number 7
see i'm really just grabbing for these titles

isn't that pretty

  this is lucky 7 because it's number 7
yee-haw
  you know i'm just grabbing ??? really
yee-haw

  ??? have ???
  i put it on every keyboard ???
  i like number 7 and ??

i like number 7

  ??? everybody

number 7

  ??? number 7 ???
  ??? number 7 ???
  ???

  ??? 7 dollar bill that'll get me to heaven
  if there's a 7 doller bill then i'll get me ???
  if there's 7 dollar bill then i'll have a lot of spending
  if there's 7 dollar bill then i'll ???

  and now here's a trumpet player with something to say
  his name is travis t e and no l cool j
yeah

  wooh

  and that's travis on the trumpet or a cornet
  if you want to call it that
  that was travis on the trumpet or the cornet
  if you want to call it that

  that was travis on the trumpet or the cornet
  if you want to call it that
yeah ???
  ???
???
  makes you want to eat your food
  whether it it be vegetables
  vegetables, yucky yucky yucky yucky
??? so cool

  we have travis playing on the trumpet
  he's so good, he's so good, he's so good...
  we have travis playing on the trumpet
  he's so good

  here is travis again on the trumpet
  here is travis
on the trumpet

  here is travis on the trumpet or the cornet, hey
  that was travis on the trumpet or the cornet
  he is playing so good
  just sounds real good, when you're in the mood

  travis on the good
  he is really really really really sounds real good

??? so much ???
too much fun

  we are swinging to the rhythm
  we are feeling the beat
  we are moving our arms and ???
  and we're swaying from the head to the feet

  swaying from the head to the feet
  swaying from the head to the feet

  and we're banging the drums

[scat]
  

Adios Amiga

This was the last thing I recorded before sending the tape to Kim for her birthday. It's mostly talking, with an improvised song in the middle. The chatter is kinda boring, but I kept it because gives a clue as to the recording date.

Lyrics to "Adios Amiga":

i'm done, i'm done
that was too much
that was an overdose for me
we'll have to take it easy on scat-trav for a while
all these things i'm breaking
the keyboard died
the little connector i made it broke so i'm trying to fix it
i intend to send this tomorrow so you get it on the 22nd
that would be nice and convenient

it's time to say
adios amiga
see you in a while when i have new shoes
adios amiga
see you in a while when i have new shoes
adios amiga
see you in a while when i have new shoes
adios adios amiga
see you in a while when i have new news

see you in a while when i have new news
la la la la la la la happy birthday
la la la happy birthday to you

yeah that's it

[scat]

ok so i've enjoyed talking, ha ha
it's quite obvious that i've enjoyed talking
i hope you've enjoyed listening
i really doubt it
and i'm very very extremely utterly disgustingly low on tapes

you know right on the side 2 part it says i heart m.w.
i was like 4/14/87
that was over a year ago
a year and 2 days or 3 days, something like that
  

Short Slow and Semi-steady

Right after (or before) recording "Mustard", I decided to bang along semi-steadily to a keyboard drum preset. For some reason I never finished this (or recorded over it). Anyway, I decided it would make a good outro so here it is.