The Mermen
A Ranger John Beach Party
The Old Coast Guard Station In The Presidio
West End Of Crissy Field
San Francisco, California
October 9, 2010


Disc One = 1St Set = 7:00 - 8:00

01. Ranger John Introduction
02. Be My Noir
03. Into The West >
04. Jam (Intro > Slow Piece ??)
05. Ocean Beach
06. Sponge Cookie
07. Happy Xmas (War Is Over)
08. * 1St Power Outage *
09. Dancing In Her Sleep
10. With No Definite Future And No Purpose Other Than To Prevail, Somehow...
[52:07]

Disc Two = 1St Set = 8:00 - 9:00

01. Costanoa
02. Intro >
03. Honeybomb
04. The Goodbye
05. Scalp Salad
06. Hundred Foot Lemon
07. Intro >
08. Curve
09. * 2Nd Power Outage *
10. Curve (Reprise)
[63:12]

Disc Three = 2Nd Set = 9:45 - 10:45

01. Intro
02. To Be Naked And French Is Always Hard
03. The Silly Elephant Who Stomped To Tea
04. A Drowning Man Knows His God
05. Xoam >
06. Third Stone From The Sun Jam
07. * 3Rd Power Outage *
08. Within You Without You
09. Burn
10. * 4Th Power Outage *
11. Raglan
[50:43]


Recorded By Mike Martin
2 Sennheiser E-614 Microphones (On Stage) > Core Sound 24/96 @ 16/44 >
Pd Audio Cf > Hp 2795 Ipaq (Running Guidlick Pd Audio) >
Sd Memory Card > Hard Drive > Editing With Audacity >
Tracked With Cd Wav > Flac (Level 8)

Notes About The Editing:
It Was A Bit Windy And That Produced Some Rustling Sounds
A Few Seconds Between Songs Were Removed To Minimize These Noises
A Couple Of The Longer Breaks Between Songs Were Also Shortened To Reduce The Extended "Dead Air".

First Set:
There Is A Microphone Bump At 3:40 Of First Set
Removed 3 Jarring Seconds Where Jim Turned On The Wrong Effects Switch From 37:15 To 37:18.
A Section Leading Up To Dancin'in Her Sleep (Located At 36:33 To 36:54) Was Deleted.
This Removed A Discussion Near The Microphone While The Flow Of The Song Was Kept Intact.

Second Set:
A Sharp Noise Was Removed At 41:24 (Just Before Power Goes Out)
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