2005 Issue Notes:
When I was a boy, I spent a lot of weekends at my grandparent's place; a 70-acre farm about two hours from Pine View Heights where I grew up. The old farm house was a hundred years or better, and I loved to stay there. If it was real quiet at night, you could hear the house talking to you, telling stories of the people who lived there before you in it's creaky, raspy old voice.
In the morning, Grandma would wake us up the crackling sound of bacon frying, and the smell of homemade biscuits and gravy. When she cooked in that old house, phantom smells from past meals would creep out of the walls, and mingle with the aroma of whatever was currently cooking. Once, I came downstairs and asked where the corn bread was, and Grandma looked at me curiously, "Honey, I made biscuits. Would you rather have corn bread?" "No, no," I replied, "I just swear I could smell corn bread."
"Oh," she smiled, "This house does that." I have marvelled at that ever since. Sure enough, with every meal, you could smell cinnamon, garlic, green peppers even chocolate - when all that might've been cooked was eggs or toast. There was a soul to that old place, a testament to all who lived there, breathed there, laughed there, cooked there.
I have had occasion to visit or record in a number of old studios across the country; each with it's own soul. Every room has a history, with great musicians and songwriters having once sat in the same chair you're sitting in, using the same microphones and amplifiers. Pieces of their souls, I believe, get stuck there, in the walls, and come out when, they are summoned by the music of others I felt that way several times during the recording of this album; first, in an old converted barn in the mountains of Northern California, where Will Shanks' Ear To The Ground studio sits. (The crickets you hear on this album were recorded live, in between takes, when we noticed the insect community having a concert of their own outside. We decided to record a bootleg of their show)
The engineering at Ear To The Ground is done from an adjacent Airstream trailer (no wonder we felt so at home there), and the equipment is all hand-picked by Will; vintage relics passed down by generations of working musicians.
The same was true in Nashville, as we recorded at The Sound Emporium. Countless country music giants have recorded there, leaving their imprints - and pieces of their souls - in the walls. Music, like my grandmother's cooking, is done there every day of the week, and it all gets absorbed into the walls. Occasionally, if you listen carefully, you can hear sounds you aren't really making. It's a magical experience I never would have had if I hadn't taken this path, and I'll be forever grateful for it.
Something else we're grateful for around here, is that we have people who care enough about what we do to get involved when we need help. Our heartfelt thanks go out to the hundred and five Flamingoheads whose faces you see on the flip side of this booklet. Without their help, we wouldn't have been able to complete this album and get it out to you, and maintain our independence in the process. You'll notice a map of our trailer park, Pine View Heights. 105 lots have been assigned to people who pitched in to support this album. The map, complete with likenesses of those who donated, is our way of saying thanks to these good folks, and showing everyone where the heart of our music lies; in real, hard-working people who make us feel like family. You have given a soul to Pine View Heights; a place that was already rich in character before you got here, but is brimming over with life and love and now, more music. To you, our neighbors, we have but one thing to say: You guys are great. And we mean that. Enjoy the record. It's as much yours as it is ours.
Antsy McClain, Pine View Heights,
September, 2005
Antsy thanks: Polly, Lauren, Buddy, Emily, Brockie and Grant. Also, thanks to Flem, Eddie Dean Mattingly and Carol Reesor, Bobby Cochran, Brian Gavron, Pauly Zarb and Jessica Harris, wherever you are. Thanks Laura and our friends at KPIG; Jerianne, Wes, and our friends at KVMR; Fred, Liz, and our friends at WDVR, Aunt Beula, Uncle Don, Richie Albright, Tom and Rachel, Steve Butler, Aunt Vivian and all my loved ones in Columbus. Thanks to all the musicians and engineers who made us sound so good on this record and have given us credibility, albeit undeserved. Thanks, Jimmy and Ellen. Thanks Sue Wachtel. Thanks, Terri Barry. Thanks Pat Barry.
Flem thanks: my parents, Bo "Certs" and Rowena Fleming, my dear wife, Charlene. Thanks to September Cardiff and my family members who have always believed in what The Troubs are all about, even when we didn't have a clue. Thanks to the Illuminators. You guys rock. Thanks for your willingness to help us on this project. Thanks to all of our fans who follow us around in their VW buses, wearing tie dye shirts, burning incense, and shouting "Jerry Garcia LIVES!" Wait, I don't think that's what they say, but you understand. Most of all, I want to thank Ants for his non-stop labor of love on this project. Once again, it's a pleasure to share the stage, the fun, and especially this project with you.
Jimmy thanks Ellen, Ava and Noah. Bob thanks Melinda, Fred, Jimmy, Lindsey, Mick, Amy, Ray and Marcia. Bruce thanks Marie Marshall, Charles Olds and Phil Sobel. Mike thanks Jackie, Jessica, Marcus, and John Mayfield for the SFX.
Mastered by Mike Rosen in his trailer.
The Troubs use Epiphone guitars, Elixr strings, Line 6 amps, EMG pickups, Sperzel tuners, Levy's straps and bags, Best-tronics guitar cables, 3M brand duct tape, and we sleep in Airstreams. Life is good.
Thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.
Without you, Trailercana would still be in demo form, collecting dust.
1. Bob & Ann Caudle; 2. Sam Oglesby; 3. Pink Trash Tour; 4. Barry, Beth, Peyton and Mary Beth Endy; 5. Ken England; 6. Jill Kronenberger; 7. Tom & Susan Wood; 8. Ken & Kim Stephens; 9. Antsy & Polly Esther McClain; 10. Sue, Steve, Emily & Ben Butler; 11. Russell Foster & Shirley Hanrion; 12. Flem & Charlene Fleming; 13. Margaret Vansoest; 14. Patty & Dick Daggett; 15. Terri "Troubette" Barry; 16. Dixie Wright & Robin Golden; 17. Nancy Chambers, Steve Chambers & Debbie Azevedo; 18. Rose Mary & Ron Stroup; 19. Doug & Kelly Selman; 20. Steve & Kelly Charlton; 21. Linda Mehrens; 22. Gene Rogers; 23. Richard Rivas & Doris Rivas; 24. Houston & Leslie Tuel; 25. J Fred Howard; 26. Michele & Chip Crumrine & Max the ass; 27. Troy, Jennifer, Levi & Chase Quillin; 28. Ralph Lewis & Wendy Lewis; 29. Lorraine Woodworth; 30. Carol Winans, Malakai Winans & Lily Winans; 31. Patrick, Lisa, Taylor & Maggie Winans; 32. Katie Robinson & Cleve Robinson; 33. Derrick, Jessica & Jamie Jordan; 34. Deberdoo & Toddly 2 Whohaw; 35. Gary & Melody Jones; 36. Paul & Martha Smith; 37. Allan & Denice Smith; 38. Paul & April Kastor; 39. Anthony D’Amelia; 40. Anthony D’Amelia; 41. Anthony D’Amelia; 42. Dave & Julie Kravetz; 43. Rich & Kate Bedont; 44. Joanne & Dean Powers; 45. Malcolm & Dottie Arthur; 46. Tyler Auton & Eileen Auton; 47. Mark Tippin & Shelly Berg; 48. Flannel Man, Galactic Woman & Destructo-Boy; 49. Norton & Ron (The Pimento Brothers); 50. Vicky & Randy Thompson; 51. David Wilson; 52. Ty & Wendy Garrison; 53. Tim & Bev Johnson; 54. Jim Dawson; 55. Bob & Noma Cardiff; 56. Swayne Cates, Brenda Cates, Austin Cates & Peanut; 57. Timm & Bobbie Brown 58. Craig & Linda Peck; 59. Ken Cemo & Michele Cemo; 60. Paul & Kathy Wecker; 61. Sunny Firpo & Rich Firpo; 62. Holly Heiser; 63. Craig Heiser & Amy Heiser; 64. John Ball & Nancy Ball; 65. Lisa Keigley & Jane Staples; 66. Stacey Ball; 67. Daniel Manley-Arrieta, Jane Bator, Gabriel Manley & Sparky; 68. Robert W. Grieco & Lynda D. Grieco; 69. Tom & Carol McMasters-Stone; 70. Alan & Marilyn McMasters; 71. Bob DeKorne; 72. Julie DeKorne; 73. Jan Alston; 74. Michael Whitlock; 75. Rita Parrott & Charles Webber; 76. Gerry & Nancy Goody; 77. Ralph & Lynn Cramer; 78.MMM, Cousin Nancy & Jailbird Beauty; 79. Angelica Perez & Fred Arthur; 80. Bill & Kathy FitzGerald - Pat & Carole FitzGerald; 81. Ron Rasmussen & Naida Rasmussen; 82. Dave Furtado; 83. Cheryl Brown, Bobby Acker, Don Brown & Jenny Acker; 84. Mary Julia Klimenko & Steven Lindsay; 85. Jeff Stram & Carol Ayres; 86. Ken Berling & Beth Hart; 87. Donald Wayne McKnight & LaDonna McKnight; 88. Jerry Ronnebeck & Marla Eisenberg; 89. Lonesome Charlie, Dana Parker & Russell Parker; 90. Jim & Kathy Aspinwall; 91. Roger Corley; 92. Dee Wallace & JAZ Zingheim; 93. Mark Tuller & Roxanne Tuller; 94. Chuck & Trudy Harper; 95. Tracy Lee Banick; 96. Gus J. Slotman, M.D., Karen Orlando, Shirley Muller, Betty Santiago; 97. Lotta Sunshine, Miss Clancy, Velmear Maertspils & Tater Head; 98. Fred & Pam Cossell; 99. Mike & Debi Strohl; 100. Jim Binkerd & Sandy Skates; 101. Norma, Paul, Joshua and Jenny Tindall; 102. Mr. and Mrs. Chris Griffy; House boat on Skeeter Lake: Herb & Belita Wanderer; Mable’s Bait Shop & Sushi Bar: Bob and Julie DeKorne; Waffle House: Fran & CB; Pinky’s: Anthony D’Amelia; Clubhouse: Eddie Dean Mattingly & Carol Reesor, The Beehive Brigade, Matt & Pauly Zarb, Aunt Beula, Uncle Don, Nearsighted Willy Pomus, Loose Bruce Wandmayer, Odd Job Bob Aguirre, Jimmy “Jetlag” Jackson, Smotes & Eddie
Lindsey Buckingham appears courtesy of Reprise Records.
Tommy Smothers appears courtesy of Knave Productions Inc.
Bonnie Bramlett appears courtesy of God Almighty.
Everyone else appears courtesy of no one in particular.
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