Song Stories

“ When Will I learn”

Love lost?, loneliness? Regret and frustration?

All of the above, and more, likely apply to this song.

My memory struggles to pinpoint the exact situation and the general timeframe, but I know this song was written in the mid to late 80s pushing the 90s I was likely living in Venice Beach, or thereabouts, and working in a variety of different types of jobs to keep the wheels turning and continue moving forward.

As the title might indicate, I was struggling and managing a variety of personal mishaps, relationships, jobs, etc. As I stumbled around and knocked on doors, looking for employment in the entertainment business, and, at the same time, eagerly hoping for good to return In my life.

As many of us do, I was apt to trip and fall, stumble, fall flat on my face, and so on. In a few occasions I definitely screwed up. Some of these goings on were my fault, and others were just misjudgment and discovering what did and didn't work for me, personally, emotionally, occupationally, etc.

This simple song was written from the heart, it still holds the same emotion from those times in my life.

Guitars and vocals by ETB

Keyboards Sanders Selover

"Last night at Rosies "

I suppose the title of this song provides a pretty clear understanding of what this tune might be about, at least to those who were around in the hay day of the late 80s and early 90s when Tahoe City had a very lively party time tradition.

In keeping with what I imagine the olden days of Tahoe City might have looked like, Tahoe City was lined with bars and restaurants, and the general attitude was let's all go out and have a good time!

Rosie's Café, which is still a popular landmark restaurant, breakfast lunch, dinner, and bar/watering hole, was at the center of Tahoe City’s downtown party scene.

I had just left LA and moved to Tahoe City. In no time, I was making new friends and diving into the lively scene up and down Northlake Boulevard.

Rosies, and other bars and restaurants, including the legendary "Hearthstone ", and others, were the place to be if you wanted to hang out, chug a few suds, meet people from all around the world and fellow skiers and snowboarders, all with a good outlook and a good vibe and lots of energy.

In no time at all, I had found myself in heaven. I started dropping into local bars and meeting folks and musicians, and soon, I ran into a young man who seemed to know everyone and everything about Tahoe City, named Blake Beeman.

He and I hit it off immediately and started playing music together. It was nonstop fun!

Pretty soon, we had formed The Beer Gardeners, a band that's only goal was to play whatever the heck we wanted and help people have a good time. We started making the rounds and got gigs at all the hotspots, along with all sorts of other parties, weddings, and on and on.

It was, as I recall, after one of these wild nights, that I sat down and wrote this song.

There are, I admit some lines in the lyrics that reflect on actual events, and people , but I'll refrain from naming names. Those that were there, will remember.