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--written about my early years working in public service (environmental regulation), then watching my friends/co-workers switch over to the industry side to make real salaries.....Everyone certainly has the right to work for the black hats if they want to, but then again it certainly says something about a man who chooses to aid the powerful as they subvert the system and hurt people, all in the name of personal gain......... The Carpmeister was the nickname of an older guy I worked with, who got the alias because he used to sponsor nights of "carp fishing" at his lakehouse that were actually just excuses to drink and talk smack about work while occasionally peeing off the boat dock into the lake. Good times.

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All Possible Dances
(© 2002 music-W. Ehresman/V. Ramirez; lyrics-W. Ehresman)

The Carpmeister has always been such a good friend to me;
So I queried him ‘bout why he seems amused by all he smells and all he sees;
He said “My boy, I insert distance between all that nasty stuff and me;
‘Cause if I didn’t, I’d be tempted every day to employ Rule 303.”

And I know that what he’s sayin’ is the only way to keep your sanity;
And I know some jobs need doin’, even though they desecrate morality;
But I gotta keep things simple when you’re talkin’ ‘bout my walkin’-‘round creed;
So if I will not shake your hand, then it’s the price I pay for no hypocrisy.

[chorus]
Truth, trust, and honor I take so seriously;
But otherwise I dance between the lattice of possibility.

When the whistle blows, the Sheepdog and Coyote stop to have a cup of tea;
So when the trial is over, should I take the killer’s lawyer for coffee?
And when your friends cross over, how can things remain the way they used to be?
And when the dust has settled, is there anyone left standing next to me?

[chorus]

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from I Saw the Future (But the Damn Train Hit Me Just the Same), released September 1, 2002
Walter Ehresman: lead vocals; acoustic steel-string, and electric, guitars; 5-string electric bass; congas; tubano; bell; keyboard percussion.

Vic Ramirez: background vocals; classical guitar; shakers; deer antlers.

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Walter Ehresman San Miguel De Allende, Mexico

Called "the quintessential Austin DIY artist" by famed local disc jockey Charlie Martin , Walter Ehresman was an eccentric presence in the Austin music scene from the '80s until his 2015 move to Mexico. A prolific songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and recording artist...and a restless musical spirit, always looking for something new, expressed with fearlessly honest, socially-conscious lyrics. ... more

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