Here's a recap on record # 2. We began pre-production in October. We cut drum, bass, and acoustic guitar tracks in December with Paul Griffith, Steve Mackey, and Scott Neubert. We managed to get a couple of good vocals while we were tracking. And Scott also put down some banjo, mandolin, and dobro. He's handy that way. We went back in the studio in February, mainly to cut more vocals. However, we were pretty ambitious that day. We ended up getting Steve Cox in there to play piano on a couple tracks, Matt Combs to play fiddle on a couple tracks, and Scott for more acoustic guitar and dobro parts. That didn't leave too much time for singing. But I still got a couple of songs knocked out. Tom was even more ambitious on the road. While he was out teching some dates for LeAnn Rimes, he magically recorded Michael Webb playing some organ and electric piano. Tony Paoletta recorded some steel guitar at the house. Tom's been working on guitars and I've sung more vocals and backing vocals (ooh and ahhs and the like) also at the house. We've got more steel to record, more guitars to do and re-do, more songs for me to sing, and some guest vocalists . Oh, and acordion! I'm excited about that! (And to hear Tony play steel again!) I am doing my own artwork design. But will have someone who knows what they're doing lay it all out. I'm in the process of choosing a duplicator. But we're still a few months away from needing those services! It is SUCH a longgg process. But, to borrow a phrase from a friend from India, "slowly by slowly" it is all coming together.