Kevin McWha Steele The Ariel Trilogy - Part One 1. 4/11/2036, 8a - 1:23 Slept late. Got to airport just in time to see B. board the plane 2. Stay With Her - 1:50 3. 4/11/2036, 2p - 0:04 Photoshoot with friend J. at Roseland 4. Jusy Jude - 3:24 5. 4/11/2036, 10p - 0:14 Afterparty. Saw R. Still attracted. Then... saw F. 6. Like We Did Back Then - 3:11 7. William Tells It Like He Sees It - 3:12 8. 4/12/2036, 1p - 1:25 Waiting for friend S. at Les Trois Gamins. Trying to ignore heavy security in the area 9. Married to the Sky - 3:51 10. 4/14/2036, 11a - 0:37 Overslept. Expected to be somewhere off Mulberry St. Didn’t make it 11. Sympathtic Monday - 2:29 12. 4/16/2036, 9a - 0:46 Kew Gardens firing range. Stuck at mandatory civilian training - then a party with R. 13. At The Zoo - 3:59 14. The Star of Bethelem - 5:09 4/17/2036, 10a Woke up late from party. My son’s looking at me and I remember it’s her birthday 15. Virginia Reel - 5:20 16. 4/18/2036, 9a - 0:34 Kew Gardens. Day 2. Heavy artillery - then, a walk in the park with B. 17. Alphabet Soup - 1:19 18. 4/18/2036, 7p - 0:18 Running late for dinner with E. Always find time for him 19. Lookin’ for a Room - 2:11 20. 4/19/2036, 10p - 0:10 Perfoming at The Beacon. Full house in spite of city curfew 21. Beloved Guides - 3:24 Producer: Kevin McWha Steele, Fred Brown Songwriter: Kevin McWha Steele (ASCAP) Publisher: KMSMusique (ASCAP) Recording Engineer: flezaDoza Mixing Engineer: flezaDoza Mastering: Brian Lipski Vocals/Lyrics/Arrangement: Steele Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Farfisa and Hammond B3 Organs, Harmonium, Xylophone, Harpsichord: Steele Electric Guitar and Bass: flezaDoza Drums and Hand Percussion: Andrew Potenza Additional Electric Cigarbox Guitar, track 1, 21: Steele Backing Vocals, tracks 2, 13, 14, 15, 21: Steele Additional Arrangement, tracks 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 21: flezaDoza Additional Acoustic Guitar, tracks 4, 6, 7, 15: flezaDoza Additional Hammond B3, track 4: flezaDoza Backing Vocals, tracks 6, 7, 19: flezaDoza Backing Vocals, track 7: Carrie Miceli Sources for journal entry tracks and track 13, At The Zoo courtesy of: Sidney Fea's Super-Sonic Sound Effects (1957), Free Sounds, Sound Bible, Convent Avenue Baptist Church, Heyna Second Sons, Eternal Tango, West Side Story, David Bowie. All tracks were recorded at “Of a Dazzle” Music Studios in Brooklyn and most recently in Binghamton, NY. Cover Art Photograph: Chris Collins Inside Leaf, Back Jacket Photographs: Kevin McWha Steele Design: Kevin McWha Steele Special thanks to Fred Brown, my sponsor. The people and places that inspired these songs. Vox Pop, that wonderful bastion of independant music and books in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, for giving me the time and space needed to workshop these songs before their closing. Debi Ryan for her valiant spirit. flezaDoza for his endless time and commitment to the quality of these songs. Andrew Potenza for the beats and sense of humor. Bill Bern for helping me showcase at the Vox. Long Dash Publishing. Gabe for helping me release "Medawin" the volume of poetry/lyrics that contains some of the songs presented. Mom, Dad, & Kam for their continued support. Ivi, Ori, Isa and the rest of the Steele/Sturgeon clan, Mike Sr, Rob, Mike Jr, Craig and Annie. My extended family from the DC area - Erkan, Burcu, Maryam, Daryl, Barbara, Nico, Sara, Rodi, Steve, Neda, Heather, Jeremiah. Laura Folque-Siso & Richard Collazo. The Thunderbirds: Rob, Lou, Al, Kia, Ray, Michael Taylor, Red Tail, Kitty, Joy, and Solomon. Jill Samuels, Katie Down, Lydia Moore, Jason Dempsey, Louise Rose, Judy Vannais, JE, Laurie Nixon, Brandy Mitchell, Emily Guilmette, Shanks, Dawn Kamerling at The Press House, Joe Serling for the recent legal advice, Caffe Vivaldi, CultureFix and the other musicians who have recently helped feed my soul, in particular, Patrick Tully, Ravish Momin, Vin Scialla, Rob Mastrianni, Olivier Paré-Labrosse, Lee Marvin, and Gary Lucas. The Megabus to Binghamton, NY. The Skylark Diner. My brotherman for the Sennheisers! Those who have the patience with my habitual lateness. My cat, Ariel. The others I’m forgetting. Much Love and Harmony - Kevin