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Fwakstension   
The title comes from the song "Fwak" from my "Confessions" album. It`s an extension of the intro from that song, hence the name. It`s a very weird song to play. It`s all two-handed tapping with chords in an open-E tuning. I have no idea how to play it anymore.

Hawaii Five-O   
This has to be the greatest TV theme ever. Having just finished "The Grinch," I thought, why don`t I learn it all on guitar and record it? Et voila!

You`re A Mean One Mister Grinch   
I`ve always joked about doing a Zappa Family Christmas album, and if it ever happens, this would definitely be on it. It`s a good, dark Christmas song. It stays faithful to the original, but also gets a chance to rock.

Therapy   
This is another end of tape experiment. Terry Bozzio plays great on this track. I decided to tune my guitar weird so I wouldn`t have a clue what note would come out when I played. I find it to be soothing yet reprehensible.

Secret Hedges 
This song is homage to one of my guitar heroes, Michael Hedges, who passed away a few years ago. I tuned a guitar to an unknown tuning and just started playing. I was trying to capture the spirit and inventiveness of Michael`s playing. Later I overdubbed a few electric guitars on top.

Habanera 
These two pieces (along with "Les Toreadors") have always stuck in my head. I remember them from the Bad News Bears, I used to want to be a baseball player and I loved those movies. I thought it would be fun to record those pieces as a throwback to my childhood.

Shnook 
This is a completely improvised song. During the Shampoohorn sessions, we would improvise the last remaining minutes on the reel. This song is reminiscent of my father`s guitar style and it`s got a few RF interruptions in it. The voice you hear is radio interference coming through my amp. Also you hear the tape run out at the end.

Dick Cinnamon`s Office 
This is an interesting song. It really captures the feeling of being on terminal hold. It was an excuse for me to write insipid hold music. It`s a crowd pleaser.

Purple Guitar 
A song we`ve been playing in our live show. This version is a live performance with one or two harmony overdubs. There are some errors in this version, but it`s way too complicated to fix them.


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