My act of writing a letter to my father was innocent. Later I'll look back and wonder: had I known whom my ceremony would summon, would I have written that letter?

Original song: "Ocean"
Performed by: John Torres
Written by: John Torres, Stephanie Carlisi (aka FP), Tim Kobza
Available on: Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube (award-winning music video)

I spot him sitting at the sushi bar. He’s not wearing the hat, but there’s no mistaking a cowboy in a strip mall sushi restaurant smack-dab-in-the-middle of some idle Tuesday in L.A. There’s also no mistaking the look on the cowboy’s face when he first sees me.

Original song: "Signs In The Night"
Performed by: Franki Pineapple (FP)
Written by: Stephanie Carlisi (aka FP) & Tim Kobza
Available on: Unreleased

At five I was a daredevil like my daddy; that's what they all said. I loved that rush of feeling way up high, alone, on the edge with no way of coming down. I trusted myself, as I held on to Bob's head with no fear of abandonment or falling. That was my last memory of feeling safe in my world.

Original song: "Anywhere Beautiful"
Performed by: John Torres
Written by: John Torres, Stephanie Carlisi (FP) & Tim Kobza
Available: Unreleased

Jake squeezes my hand across the table and it feels way too nice; I feel it between my legs. What the fuck?

Original song: "CrazyTown"
Composed by: Franki Pineapple
Available: Unreleased

Daddy had taught us to make a wish by closing our eyes and touching the ceiling of the car when we drove through the tunnel in Malibu Canyon.

Original song: "Maybe It's Time"
Performed by: Lauren jenifer Gates
Written by: Stephanie Carlisi (Franki Pineapple), Tim Kobza & Danielle Trudeau
Available: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/laurenjenifergates/maybe-its-time

Pete slides a guitar case onto the counter and Jake unsnaps the clasps. He lifts the guitar and positions it. My stomach quivers at the sight of his hands on the rich wood. He turns a tuning peg. Oh, shit. I can’t deal with this. I can’t breathe. Just before his fingers land on the strings, I turn away. I am not ready to watch him play.

Original song: "Bombs"
Performed by: Rob Giles
Written by: Stephanie Carlisi (Franki Pineapple) & Rob Giles
Available: Unreleased

Shit, I’m high. I’m tripping on being here with Jake as—my eyes trail to a quote at the bottom of the CD: “Jake Easton is the infamous fifth Troubadour.” –Martin Scorsese. Holy fuck!


Original Song: "Smells Like Fire"
Performed by: Drew Blank Music
Written by: Andrew Bernstein
Available on: Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube
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It was the last time we would see daddy, and the last time we would see mommy, as we had known her. He was her childhood sweetheart, beautiful beyond words, and she would never be the same. Neither would we.


Original song: "Slippin' Into the Ocean "
Performed by: Franki Pineapple
Written & Composed by: Stephanie Carlisi (aka Franki Pineapple) & Tim Kobza
Baritone Saxophone: Ed Wynne
Available: Unreleased