Crash Into June: 'bout the most straight ahead drum beat there is. Those snare drum whacks were overdubbed. I'm pretty sure the odd hi-hat pattern was a Scott thing. Another signature Scott chord progression that is really nice, and it's fun to listen to Suzi keeping up! What's that? Gil Ray backing vocals that can sorta be heard? Actually, it kind of bugs me that on my "in and out of tune" vocal parts, the first one is barely audible, while the second one is mixed just about right. Love the line that kicks the song off: "About this time the girls are rising early"....for some reason it gets me hot. The guitar chords at the end are very cool, along with the nice keyboard line Shelley is playing.

 Book Of Millionaires: I love a waltz! We got jazzy drums here! The keyboard break is Scott and Mitch playing at the same time, but not hearing what each other is doing. A very cool concept. Cool song.

 The Only Lesson Learned: Another straight ahead rhythm going on here. Disco hi-hats. Doesn't get much better than that. Good snare sound. Not so good kick drum sound, but I think that's the way they sounded in 1985. Groovy tambourine.

 Too Closely: I must admit I'm not a big fan of this one. I don't like songs that have varying tempos, and they don't like me! Sounds very Real Nighttime-like. Suzi's chirping away on backing vocals. I think Suzi had the best voice, as far as the backing vocals go. Good pitch and she sounds so damn...sweet!

 Never Mind: Crunchy rocker that actually shuffles! I love the 2 rhythm guitar parts and the way they we're recorded. Yes, that would be in STEREO! Oh yeah...

 Like A Girl Jesus: Great closer. Full of drumming bombast. Always a show stopper live and very fun to play. The tympani and gong sounds were done by me on some sort of keyboard thingy Mitch had. I used to include a timbale drum with my drum kit, but for this record, this is the only song I actually used it on (well, it was also used on Linus And Lucy, but that wasn't on the original LP.) Soon afterwards, I jettisoned that drum because it gave me a little less to set up and tear down come gig-time. I remember Scott going back and forth trying to decide if Suzi's vocal part should go up, or down, on the end of the word "fine". He chose down.

 Linus And Lucy: Not on the album, but a rare bonus track on the reissue. Great guitar and the drumming ain't nothing to sneeze at either. I remember we played a Xmas party for the company Scott worked at, and this was basically the only "Xmas" song we knew. Not a good plan.

 Ok, I think BSC is now a wrap. I really love this record. We were good, we were real cute, and aside from my personal problems, this was a good time and just what I needed after a stint with my previous death rock band, and a not so short stint with my ex-wife. I also met Stacey during this time and little did we know we would end up getting married in the next decade. Life is strange. Sometimes good, but always....strange.

Peace. I mean it. Gil