Hoss Burns and I wrote this song about the tool shed in my backyard that my friends and I converted into our “clubhouse” when I was a kid.

When my parents replaced the long green shag carpeting in the house* we cut remnants up and used it in the clubhouse. My neighbor Bryan and I built seating complete with a “secret compartment” where we could stash our dirty magazines, cigarettes, and wine coolers.

We even devised an “intercom” system using a water hose to keep out any unauthorized visitors. If someone were wily enough to bypass the top notch password system, we always had a small arsenal of slingshots and BB guns on hand to defend ourselves.

It is probably important to note here that we were the only kids in the neighborhood. That’s hardly the point.

I’m singing lead and most harmonies on this demo. Hoss sang the lower harmony. We were hoping to pitch this one to Delious, too. This was recorded sometime in early 1997.

Ten years ago. Damn.

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*Remember this stuff? It was that really dark avocado color and like 3-4 inches long. It required a rake.

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