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No Adult Supervision - Credits

Middle Aged Fat Guys
Lon Jones
Jeff - Lead vocal
Lon - Backup vocal, synthesizer, burp bubbles, obnoxious pirate
Dale - Acoustic guitars, bass, banjo, percussion, burp bubbles, obnoxious pirate
Dan - Synthesizer, burp bubbles, obnoxious pirate

The Bullhorns
Brad Henninberg - Trumpet and flugelhorn
Peter Moss - Tenor and baritone sax 

Commentary Dale: Those darn pirates boarded us and started singing before we could mount an effective defense.

Dan: I like the intoxicated brass.


High Maintenance
Dan Pettis
Dale - Banjo, backup vocal
Dan - Bass, organ, electric piano, backup vocal
Jeff - Wurlie piano, bass vocal
Lon - Lead vocal, recorder, electric guitar, backup vocal
Steve Shroy - Drums
Don Thompson - Electric guitar
Commentary Dan: It's about three people rolled into one. It's amazing that I managed to stay off the booze. Lonnie, I really like the vocal. It comes off a little less sarcastic and more playful than my own interpretation.

Dale: Banjo and recorder? Are you kidding? Sounds cool though. And it's nice to hear one of Jeff's rare performances on keyboards. I think Don's guitar really drives the tune.


Not All Truth
Dale Jones
Dale - Lead vocal, electric guitar
Dan - Organ, backup vocal
Lon - Slide guitar, backup vocal
Jeff - Bass
Marty McCray - Drums

The Bullhorns
Brad Henninberg - Trumpet
Brad Ulrich - Tenor sax
Peter Moss - Baritone sax 

Commentary Dale: A bit of moral ambiguity with a good back-beat. It was good to play with Marty again. I think he stopped aging about fifteen years ago.

An Offer
Dan Pettis
Dan - Lead vocal, bass and keyboards
Dale - Vocal, banjo and percussion
Lon
- Vocal
Steve Shroy
- Drums
Peter Moss
- Tenor and baritone sax
Commentary Dan: An old one from the Cock 'n' Bull days circa 1980. I'm glad we revisited.

Dale: Banjo and baritone sax? Once again, it's weird, but it works.


Favorite Face
Dale Jones and Gail Nosek
Dale - Lead vocal, acoustic guitars and percussion
Lon
- mandolins, backup vocal
Dan
- Keyboards
Jeff
- Bass, backup vocal 
Commentary Dale: This is based on a line that Gail came up with. That "du-it du-it" percussion sound is an udu, an African clay drum, and it's just about my favorite percussion instrument.

Dan: I like the layers in the mix. This one really sounds like old Cock 'n' Bull. Fabulous Mandolins, doctor.


Velcro Days
Dan Pettis
Jeff - Lead and backup vocal
Dan
- Keyboards, programming, percussion
Dale
- Vocal, percussion, bass, banjo
Lon
- Vocal

The Bullhorns
Brad Henninberg - Trumpet
Peter Moss - Baritone sax 

Commentary Dan: I was on a rant. It's fun to bitch about the media. Everything has to be a quick fix, nowadays. For God's sake, save the children.

You Lashed Out
Dale Jones
Dale - Lead Vocal, acoustic guitar, banjo, percussion
Lon - Recorder, mandolin, vocal
Dan - Electronic drums and percussion, organ, fake mellotron, backup vocal
Jeff - Bass, backup vocal
Commentary Dale: I wrote this too close to my divorce and the anger is palpable. Emotionally it's honest, but maybe the premise is unfair. Maybe it needs a subtitle: You Lashed Out (And I Don't Blame You).

Randy's Ashes
Dan Pettis
Dan - Lead vocal, keyboards, vocal arrangement
Jeff - Bass, acoustic 12-string
Lon - Vibes, backup vocal
Dale - Vocal, acoustic 12-string, electric guitar
Steve Shroy - Drums
Commentary Dan: I still miss my best friend, but I'm glad he didn't have to deal with the crap that has gone on in this century so far.

I See Stars
Lon Jones and Dan Pettis
Lon - Lead and backup vocal
Dan - Piano and synthesizers, programming
Dale - Backup vocal, ethereal guitar choking
Jeff - Cocktail drums, backup vocal, bass vocal
Peter Moss - Tenor sax
Doug Durbrow - Mark Tree
Commentary Dan: I found some lyrics in my archives by Lon. I vaguely remembered a melody he composed twenty some years ago that fits with these lyrics. I Dannytized it and presented it to the other Dozers. The old boys put their stamp on it and there you be.

Dale: At least we got something from studying jazz vocals with Hal Malcolm. Thanks Hal!


Fluids
Dan Pettis, Lon Jones
and Dale Jones

Jeff - Lead and backup vocal, bass, noises
Dan - Vocal, keyboards, noises
Lon - Vocal, noises
Dale - Vocal, banjo, percussion, programming, noises

Commentary Dan: Another 1980s leftover. This has the goofy charm of the old band. This was an absolute ball to record. Who was that accordion player?

Dale: All those noises were impromptu and in retrospect they need to be there.


Three Cold Stones
Dale Jones
Dale - Lead vocal, acoustic guitars, bass, percussion
Lon - Mandolin, backup vocal
Dan Piano, vocal arrangement
Jeff - Backup vocal
Steve Shroy - Drums
Commentary Dale: When I was about ten, my cousin David told me the story about The Three Brothers while we were standing in a graveyard right next to Mill Creek which was rushing by not ten feet away. It scared the living shit out of me. Fast forward about thirty-five years. I was talking to David at Thanksgiving and I told him that I had written a song based on that old story. I had always assumed the story was apochryphal and just intended to scare little boys away from Mill Creek in the springtime. And he said, "Oh, you mean the story about the Vowel brothers?" It turns out that the story is basically true. The Vowel brothers all drowned in one tragic accident, although not quite in the dramatic way described in the song. I dedicate the song to the Vowel family and hope that it honors the memory of their lost children.

Stuck on Both Sides
Dale Jones
Dale - Lead and backup vocal, electric guitars, banjo, percussion
Lon - Synthesizer, backup vocal
Dan - Lead and backup vocal, organ, synthesizers
Jeff - Lead and backup vocal, bass
Steve Shroy - Drums
Commentary Dale: This is about Northern Ireland, the Israelis and the Palestinians, the former Yugoslav Republic, and every other ancient and bloody conflict fueled by religion, racial tension, or real politik. This is our history as humanity and is probably going to be our future. If there is such a thing as original sin it's probably our ability to participate in what Simone de Beavoir calls the "willing creation of The Other." Once we create The Other, they're no longer human and the stage is set for committing any sort of atrocity we can imagine. And we're stuck on both sides.

Dan: This is some heavy shit. Dale, you get to be our John Lennon.


Cartwheels in the Sky
Dan Pettis
Dan - Vocal, vocal arrangement, and synthesizers
Lon - Lead vocal, classical guitar
Jeff - Bass
Dale - Vocal, acoustic guitars, percussion
Commentary Dan: A strange song about flying dreams. Mine were always intense. I wanted voices that sounded like Seals & Crofts meets the Four Freshman. I got real close with the "Jones Tones." I really dig the guitar solos.

Hanging Over Jordan
Dan Pettis
Dale - Lead vocal, intro and outro vocals, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin and percussion
Dan - Vocal, synthesized accordian, piano, organ
Lon - Vocal, synthesizer accordian solo
Jeff Electric piano
Steve Shroy - Drums 
Commentary Dan: I put myself in someone else's shoes for this one. I'm glad his life is perking up. I always heard this as a Bull song with Dale singing the lead. Thanks, guys, its really powerful.