New Song Lyrics: Heisenberg
10/31/98 - This song and 'Anything' were both performed by Special Guest first and have been covered by others. It was adopted as the official theme song of Professor Carlos Stroud's Optical Research Group (without his knowledge) and received third place in a contest by the University of Chicago Material Sciences division. Really.

New Song Lyrics: She Talks
10/31/93 - Another fragment from my pre-accordion would-be punk days appearing in the one-man show “Happy Fun Time At The Complex” (fka “The Dark Nut Rises: The Grim And Gritty Reboot Of Captain Ambivalent”)

New Song Lyrics: Alternative
10/31/93 - A fragment from my pre-accordion would-be-punk days, part of the one-man show “Laundry Night.” Date is approximate.

New Song Lyrics: You Can’t Sing, You’re Ugly, And The Sixties Are Over
01/01/90 - Sometimes when I'm writing songs in my head I have less than charitable thoughts towards street performers.

New Song Lyrics: Frozen Burrito
01/01/90 - I ate a lot of these when I was starting out...

New Song Lyrics: Life Is Just A Chemical Reaction
11/23/88 - This song from my college retro-rock opera "Rick Cosmos and the Green Things From Mars!" appears in the one-man show “Laundry Night.”