Pirate Dreams was an experiment put into place 6 years ago by two music store schmoes who wanted to hang out at beach bars in Western New York all summer and get paid to do it. They started out as an acoustic trio playing Jimmy Buffet covers and other stuff that made girls in string bikinis jiggle. After the first summer it quickly escalated into a tropical fixation and a full band for the second and subsequent seasons.
They got tired of only playing cover material and starting writing for themselves in the Winter 2005-2006. What became of those first sessions is Memento.

The Disc

Memento is our first collection of songs (we’re always writing more) and although we encourage you to find your own inspiration in each of them, this is kind of what we had in mind when we wrote them.

Jimmy
Tropical Breeze – Are we guided by destiny or free will? I’ve always thought a little bit of both. Go where you will, explore what you can, experience everything but your Tropical Breeze will always eventually lead you back to where you call home. Don’t be afraid to follow it.

Memento – What triggers memories? A keychain in your pocket? A locket around your neck? The faint hint of a certain perfume? Some of the fondest memories I have are triggered by songs and I carry those around in my head.

Palm Tree in Buffalo – This one goes out to the crazy folks up in our home stomping grounds who keep the summer spirit going despite the sometimes extreme changes of weather we experience here in Western New York. As long as the palm tree grows the heat will come from someplace inside and I’ll always be warm.

David
Erie Serenade – Just about every time I’ve picked up my acoustic over the past 20+ years, this is the song that came out. It just reminds me of kickin’ back, cruising around the parks and beaches in my home of Western New York. The great summer weather, lake breezes, beach bars and having a cold one.

Marty
The Fisherman - Story songs are alot like short stories, there's no room for the extraneous. This one is a nod to some of the greats: Steve Goodman, Gordon Lightfoot and certainly Jimmy Buffett

Cool Clean Water - Water is a great metaphor, life can be a smooth sail or a perfect storm, but it's usually somewhere in the middle. Still it's best to know where the lifeboats are.

Saturday Night in New Orleans - This one came to me in a dream after listening to a great band called The Subdues prior to bed. Long live New Orleans!

	Tropical Breeze		Miscellaneous
	Palm Tree in Buffalo An uptempo rockabilly kicker with a tropical sway.		Rock

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