These following words are what I have wanted to jot down as the first liner notes to this song since we recorded it: "Welcome to the vocal community Tom Mody." "I'm proud of this accomplishment and it is a pleasure to be your partner in recording". "Too bad we aren't friends"...just kidding hehehe.

Okay.

A brilliantly written "piece" by Tom. I hadn't realized that he had this one lying around on the shelf collecting dust. Regardless, I was impressed enough to add my "piece" to it. There were some changes made lyrically to fit the program as is usually the case but nothing drastic. To take Tom's explanation of his scratch vox a bit further, he will sometimes lay down some scratch vox for me after we have worked on a song and come up with some ideas in some instances but dead ends in others. Tom sometimes has the time (and all of the necessary equipment) to play around with ideas and lay them down after I walk away. In my youth, I never thought I would ever admit this, but sometimes that principle is refreshing. Tom knows that these days I would prefer to just come into a studio and sing as opposed to my earlier days where I did most of the set up and almost all of the engineering including a lot of the production.

So back to the story.

So after we laid down some vocal melody ideas for "POHeaven", and I was having difficulty with Tom's trade mark and unique musical timing in certain parts of the verses, I said "lay down some scratch vox so I have an idea what you are trying to accomplish". As I walked in the following Thursday, he had these parts que'd for me to review. I listened with amazement. There was no question that we needed to keep what he had laid down. So after Tom knew I was serious, he seriously went back and recorded to perfection. It was really great collaborating with Tom on this song as I recall it being the first song on this project that I became really excited about and proud of what we were doing. It was pretty cool seeing Tom break out into his own vocally. I think it gave him a confidence that I had not seen in him before. So about the song. After Tom explained to me what the song was about, I was so impressed with the context/substance of the song that I later came up with a concept of another song to coincide somewhat with POHeaven. We'll "cross that bridge" in the liner notes to that song. I prefer the explanation Tom told me of POHeaven as opposed to his explanation given left of my liner notes (his notes). He is a great story teller but I sometimes believe he could take a piece of his grandfather's storytelling by applying it in a bit more simplistic nature. I guess that's what happens when you have dwelled among Martians for many years. But I digress.

Tom's Rebuttle: Jeff will have to refresh me in person as to my original lyrical explanation but maybe he's refering to more personal specifics of the lyrics. I did forget that I re-recorded my vocals once he approved them but he seems to think that because I sang 30% of the vocal on one song that I should be listing myself as a vocalist in the credits which is absurd. In fact- it completely over inflated my ego and I recorded many other scratch tracks that I intended to see if I could cut it as a singer. A few are scattered about this album. Jeff heard some others and redid them and there are others I dare not share with anyone... Delete!