The guests were about to arrive.  Hal the grandfather realized that we had no Coke for the rum.  Amory the cousin had just walked through the door, toward me, and into Hal's eyeshot.  Hal pulled out his wallet, threw a bill, and told us to be back with Coke and Ginge as soon as possible.  I grabbed the mix that Parker (Amory's little brother) had just given me.  Amory and I raced to Hal's car.

Track three came on.  Amory stopped mid-sentence and reached for the volume.

Amory: I love this song.  You know it?  Steve Forbert.
Jake: No.  Never heard it.  P gave it to me today.
Amory: Dude you're gonna love it.

That's all I need to hear.

Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast is track 2 on Alive on Arrival.  More importantly, it's track 3 on what's turning out to be a totally excellent Christmas present.