Thanks to my good friend, Josh Kaplan, Blue Sky Riders now have their first "time-line video" of the writing of a song, in this case "Already Sayin' Goodbye."

It's a fascinating thing to watch how three highly opinionated songwriters navigate the tricky waters of collaboration, and I have to say it's been rather smooth going so far. When I watch this video it still amazes me to see just how aesthetically in sync the three of us are. We all seem to know when we have a big fish on the line, or at least one that isn't stinkin' to high heaven. And even subtle word or melodic changes shift in and out of the process with nary a ripple in the waters.

"Hey..." a voice in the darkness whispers. His hand is over my mouth as I struggle to wake up. "What time is it?" I mumble, half asleep. "Midnight... Just come on. I gotta show you somethin'."

As my brother Dan and I tip-toe softly out of my bedroom in the dark, the thrill of doing something really bad starts churning in my stomach. We will definitely get in big trouble if mom and dad wake up. This is exciting, and I have no idea whatʼs going on. "What are we doing?" I whisper to his back, as we sneak out of my bedroom.