Tag: 2001

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Listen/purchase: Sore Throat by Jackass Penguins

I still have plans to make this into a reggae song, but it’s probably not going to happen for a while. Until then, enjoy the original recording from 2001.
Lyrics:
I took a trip with my two friends down to the beach
I know that half the girls I see are out of reach
We set up camp we settled down I caught some waves
Late afternoon reflections blinded by the rays

A holiday
Some time away
The crashing waves
At end of day

And through the night the reggae blasted through the tent
The fires blazed the people dazed self-evident
Dixie cups filled high with beer and yellow piss
They were passing around a pipe and flashing tits

A holiday
Some time away
An olive haze
At end of day

At around two the cops arrived and people knew
The night was over and the jubilance was through
I lay alone with a sore throat from singing blues
I fall asleep inside my tent and listen to

The crashing waves
At end of day
I go to face
A holiday

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Listen/purchase: Mental Holiday by Jackass Penguins

This is definitely one of the most psychedelic songs in our repertoire.

Lyrics:

Think of hills draped with grass
Green threads in woven mats
Songs of peace free your mind
Ancient forms locked in time

Focus on visions now
Act without knowing how
Feel the joys of this place
This mental holiday

Think of waves ebb and flow
Where the blue dolphins go
Feel the sand on your back
Smell the air salty snack

Focus on…
Just think you don’t have to leave

See the clouds straight ahead
Cheap motels lumpy beds
Sounds of sex room next door
Freight trains pass hundreds more

Focus on…
Just think you don’t have to leave

I thought about waiting until 4/20 to repost this, but why wait? A gem from 2001.

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Listen/purchase: Avocado Hwy. by Jackass Penguins

FYI you don’t have to pay for this song. Download the whole album for free.

Lyrics:
Just got back from heaven
Cherry tree’s on fire
All my life I’ve waited for this ocean gyre
Every time I wake up
I think of how you smile
Avocado Highway bends
We drive a little while

Through the lilacs and the trees
Though the camera’s Japanese
We can savor this parade
Live to see another day
And the ocean opens up
And it scatters all my dreams
We can savor this parade
Live to see another day

Just got my own angel
She’s too drunk to fly
She broke up with a waiter south of Riverside
Caught me staring at her
Just enough to cry
Wiped her tears and sat her down
She looked into my eyes

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Listen/purchase: Sore Throat by Jackass Penguins

I know I’m posting this again, but it’s great. I am going to try a reggae arrangement of this in the near future.

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Listen/purchase: Carly Simon by Jackass Penguins

Catching up on remastering old tracks for Dos Equis. In the meantime, enjoy this track from Mental Holiday.

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Listen/purchase: Avocado Hwy. by Jackass Penguins

This song was written in the spring of 2001. It was inspired by two beautiful drives I took. One was on Lilac Road in northern San Diego County, and the other was a visit to Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge. There were many flowers in bloom, and I took many photos of them.

Lyrics:

Just got back from heaven
Cherry tree’s on fire
All my life I’ve waited for this ocean gyre
Every time I wake up
I think of how you smile
Avocado Highway bends
We drive a little while

Through the lilacs and the trees
Though the camera’s Japanese
We can savor this parade
Live to see another day
And the ocean opens up
And it scatters all my dreams
We can savor this parade
Live to see another day

Just got my own angel
She’s too drunk to fly
She broke up with a waiter south of Riverside
Caught me staring at her
Just enough to cry
Wiped her tears and sat her down
She looked into my eyes

Mental Holiday

I found the original artwork for the Mental Holiday album. I actually created an album cover with the anticipation that it would eventually be available on compact disc instead of the normal cassette. This was probably the most surprising thing I found, as I completely forgot about it.