New Song Lyrics: Captain Ambivalent Theme Song10/31/03 - The first song performed publicly on accordion became my theme.
New Song Lyrics: The Thousand Mile Song01/01/02 - This was the second original song I performed in public on accordion. It was inspired by an e-mail discussion Marg Frey started concerning the utter impracticality of certain love song lyrics, the actual distance one would be willing to walk for one's beloved, and what exactly that is supposed to prove if anything.
New Song Lyrics: Binky: The Hand That Shook The World01/01/01 - An old Special Guest video repurposed for the one-man show "Happy Fun Time At The Complex" (fka "The Dark Nut Rises").
New Song Lyrics: Heisenberg10/31/98 - 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 Talks10/31/93 - 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: Alternative10/31/93 - 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 Over01/01/90 - Sometimes when I'm writing songs in my head I have less than charitable thoughts towards street performers.
New Song Lyrics: Frozen Burrito01/01/90 - I ate a lot of these when I was starting out...
New Song Lyrics: Life Is Just A Chemical Reaction11/23/88 - This song from my college retro-rock opera "Rick Cosmos and the Green Things From Mars!" appears in the one-man show “Laundry Night.”