Tom is a genius.
This c.d contains recordings he has
collected from voices of people
he must have been gathering for
many years...many of whom are gone now.
People who have been influential in his
life and many others'....including Little
Jack Horton, Charles Bukowski, Lenny Bruce,
Jack Kerouac, Edward Abbey , Ramblin' Jack
Elliot--it sounds like a reunion of
beatniks, hipsters, and others riding
the crest of the cultural wave of mid-
century americana.

In one case Tom sent a tape recorder to
one of the folks and asked them to talk
into it. Such dedication to archive the
moment! We should take inspiration from
him and make a similar effort to save
cultural gems from our lives!
Like John Lomax, the Song catcher, and
others...to preserve the sounds, ideas,
etc. for posterity, for prosperity..for
----heck, just do it!