Originally released as a split 7" record with Fools in an edition of 500 copies through Cupid Is Stupid Records.
LINER NOTES:
the open dialouge talking band:
carlos gonzalez
neil blakemore
katie johnson
davey chaltaw
bridget venuti
and keith wright
all sounds captured through the use of two handheld tape recorders (m-670v & m-100mc) sometime between the end of 2003 and the middle of 2005. recorded in as many places as: bloomington indiana, northern california, (over the phone from) thompson station tennessee, wayne william's touring van and greencastle indiana.
cover photo taken by neil blakemore at "the cabin" (4015 west 446) in bloomington indiana (on loan from the private collection of keith wright).
insert photo taken at the secretary of state in michigan during a "cold" period in 2003.
label photo features carlos gonzalez (taken while performing at the buskirk-chumley theatre in bloomington indiana, june of 2004.
"PLEASE LISTEN TO LOUDLY THROUGH HEADPHONES"
thanks to greg blakemore for assistance and support.
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