I got a call that opened up, "This call is from IRS, the Internal Revenue Service …". I said, "yeah, right," and hung up. Well, he called back and left this priceless gem.

"This message is for you. The very second you receive this message I need you or your ranking attorney — off the record — to return the call. The issue at hand is extremely time sensitive. My name is Officer Eric Foster and hotline to my division is 518-650-2026. I repeat: it's 518-650-2026. Now, if you don't return the call and if I don't hear from your attorney either the only thing I can do is wish you good luck as the situation badly unfolds on you. Thank you."

"This Message is for You": The Officer Eric Foster Story (IRS Scam)

This is probably 20 years old and recorded to a single microphone either through a boombox karaoke machine or to a single channel on a Tascam 414. Originally called Katy and John for John Dos Passos and his wife, who died tragically in a car accident. I renamed it at some point for my friends Nico and Sonya, when she moved to Argentina for a summer after they'd connected through music online. Things didn't work out, but they've remained friends.

Katy and John (South American Summer)

Here's another 20 year old song recorded cheaply. I can never remember anything, but I still remember recording this and getting impatient and frustrated with mistakes, just wanting to get it all on tape, and rushing through it — especially that bit at about 40 seconds where it goes way too fast — intending to get a better recording later. I never did record another version. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Untitled Fingerstyle Song

Robert Pollard on vocals and Tobin Sprout on piano. The original track is higher than natural pitch. This is an attempt to get it back to normal speed.

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