I live on the Eastern continental divide. The picture to the right is of a sculpture in a local park showing two water flows intertwined with one flowing to the Atlantic Ocean and the other to the Gulf of Mexico. The flow towards the Gulf would be back towards my house. The sculpture got me thinking about how, when I get to the top of the hill, if …

I was rather taken aback by the reaction to my demo of “Pacific Ocean”. I mean, I know people were being rather nice, but it felt good to have such positive feedback. I started off the RPM with a couple of songs I felt pretty good about and a collection of throwaways and it’s been turning on me. As the parts gel, the songs are really coming togethe…

Sometimes you just need to embrace your love of Foreigner. Featuring Matt Ferrara on backing vocals and Jarrett Osborne on drums.Oleh Letter Seventeen

The final song from “How The Story Goes” is a quiet little ukelele song. People seem to like it.Oleh Letter Seventeen

Tim’s favorite song on the album is also the longest. Learn about the emotional connection he has to this one and how this really is a love song.Oleh Letter Seventeen

It’s a surf song about monkeys. They throw poo. How could you not want to know that story?Oleh Letter Seventeen

When funk and disco meet loud guitars, can Tim hold the song together, or will he make it too hard for the others to play along? Â Learn more by listening!Oleh Letter Seventeen

Someone once described this song as the theme song to a TV show that has never been aired. Learn how it was written by a whole host of friends.Oleh Letter Seventeen

We’re back after a lengthy break with the story of the title song from the 2013 album “How The Story Goes”.Oleh Letter Seventeen

Our latest endeavor is a cover of the Debbie Gibson song “Only In My Dreams”. (mp3 download link).

A good old-fashioned drinkin’ song, featuring a fiddle! Â Is it country, cajun, or zydeco?Oleh Letter Seventeen

OCD, The Partridge Family, and the theory that the human brain can only pay attention to three things at once.Oleh Letter Seventeen

R.E.M.-ish jangle and the dark recesses of the human mind.Oleh Letter Seventeen

Writers block, guest musicians, and COWBELL! Â Check out the latest Letter Seventeen podcast and learn all about the song “My Mind Is Blank”.Oleh Letter Seventeen

Picking up on an internet theme three months late and failing to capitalize in it. Â At least Tim got to use his new microphone.Oleh Letter Seventeen

Psychedelia, sitars, and guitar solos. Â Learn all about the final track from King Richard.Oleh Letter Seventeen

Vocal harmonies, an unintentional Jeff Lyne Tribute, and yarn bombs.Oleh Letter Seventeen

A Motown feel, lots of guests, and two Andy’s!Oleh Letter Seventeen

Real emotion and yacht rock.Oleh Letter Seventeen

A 3-string guitar, thunderous drums, prog rock bass, and… tile?!? What’s it all mean?Oleh Letter Seventeen

What happens when you mix an Einstein biography with a new wave dance song? Â Listen and find out!Oleh Letter Seventeen

Learn about one of the most personal songs Tim has ever written, and find out who King Richard really is.Oleh Letter Seventeen

It’s a song about a heart condition… And it’s an R.E.M. tribute.Oleh Letter Seventeen

You’ve seen the video, now learn the story behind the song “Dancing Machine”!Oleh Letter Seventeen

Learn about track #1 from King Richard. Â “So Social” isn’t about you. Â It’s about someone else. Â No… really.Oleh Letter Seventeen

The final two tracks from “backstage storiesâ€�, plus a cover version of “Day To Day” by Keith Landry. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

Track nine from “backstage stories� is the story of gunfire in the streets. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

Track eight from “backstage storiesâ€� is the tale of Doc’s house flood. There is also a video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXwsW4osePo Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

It’s a blast from the past with a song from 2008; a cover of the Sha-Pink soon-to-be classic “Bobby Brady Pants”! Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

Learn about the interlude and jail song from “backstage stories”. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

Doc’s favorite news story is about a man who funded his own birthday parties long after he died. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

The story of track 4 from “backstage stories”. It’s all about Doc’s, um, theatrical debut. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

Tim tells the story behind the first-ever Letter Seventeen recording. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

Some stories are too good to keep to yourself. Learn why it may not have been the best idea to encourage the kids to sing along to “Donkey Jockey”. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

Song #2 from “backstage stories” is called “Action Figure”. Learn about Wonder Woman vocals, chilling guitar solos, and The Six Million Dollar Man. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

Letters 17 and 14 begin discussing the 2010 RPM concept album “backstage stories” with talk about the opening track, “Carnival”. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

The closing track of “Snowbound”. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

The (mostly) true story of a boy, a donkey, and a college graduation. Oh. And hand claps. Â Lots of hand claps. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

A cover of “Like This” by The Missed Connections. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

Tim writes a love song. Â About bees. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

Evil emailing robots. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

A story of a car crash. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

Tim teams up with the amazing Sha-Pink to record their song “Four Step Program”. Â Hear the Sha-Pink version as well as Tim’s demo. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

Tim teams up with Keith Landry to write a very strange spy theme. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

Tim writes a very angry song, then gets other people to play on it so he can take credit for their talents. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

Tim channeled his inner Peter Murphy to sing on the MOSAIK USA song “Psycho House Plants”. It’s great fun and the song has even garnered some radio airplay! A big thank you to Dawna and the guys at MOSAIK USA for granting permission to play the song.  You can find them at http://mosaikusa.com or http://www.reverbnation.com/mosaikusa Falcon Paymen…

A discussion of track three from Snowbound. The song “Chester Arthur” is about the forgotten 21st president of the United States. Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

A sidetrack from a discussion of tunes on Snowbound. This episode features Keith Landry talking about Tim playing mandolin on his song “The Ghost Of John Muir”. You can check out Keith’s music at http://alonetone.com/keithlandryacoustic Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

A discussion of track two from Snowbound – “Gas Can”. Â Is it a tribute or a rip-off? Falcon Payments http://www.facebook.com/letterseventeenOleh Letter Seventeen

An introduction to Letter Seventeen Thanks to Sha-Pink and a shameless plug for For Whatever Reason Night Terrors: drums by Grant Muller, guitar by Pedro Pereira Become a fan of Letter Seventeen on Facebook Leave comments at Alonetone Download the album at LetterSeventeen.com or at the Letter Seventeen bandcamp site Contact me at tim [at] lettersev…