Hecho en Costa Rica - Made in Costa Rica

	Click a title to play or download a song from my latest CD.
	Under the Coconut Tree I Like Rain Have a Toke and Think About It Living in Tico Time Leave the World Alone Information Highway	Didn't Woke Up This Morning Stargazer Break It Something to Believe In Your Mother Your Mother (acoustic)
	Music videos of all songs are available on DVD, featuring Costa Rican nature and beach scenery.

Misc. Releases What a Day Featured on the Pacificall Surf Video. Mal Pais Surf Camp For Doug and the guys at the Surf Camp. Lyrics. Didn't Woke Up This Mownin' (acoustic) An award-winning original. The epitome of the blues. Lyrics.

	Ben Orton and Other Infamous Fugitives TRIPPY SOMEWHAT PHILOSOPHICAL FEEDBACK LACED PINK FLOYDLIKE JIMIFIED BEATLESQUE ROCK & BLOODY ROLL
I Was Young	Southern rock at its acid-finest. It is both rock anthem and heavy. The angst of 'what does it all mean?' permeates the piece, with the amazing guitar solos driving the message home. "What is eternity? The answer lies out of reach ... the only ones who know have gone away."	Lyrics
Twist of a Lime	Getting over past relationships is a recurring theme in music and humanity. Unlike most songs with this theme, "Twist of a Lime" portrays a healthy and rational attitude about it. It has just the right mixture of optimism, cynicism and wisdom to grab the listener.	Lyrics
Lennon Song	If you're a John Lennon or Beatle fan you'll love this song. It's sad - it was written shortly after Lennon was murdered. If it doesn't make you cry then you're made of stone. Can you identify all 53 Lennon/Beatles guitar licks and lyrical references?	Lyrics
Pass It Around	Raw sex and hedonism, rock all the way. This song makes you want to ask a pretty person to do the bump and grind. Pass it around. Enjoy.	Lyrics
Get One	Great party song. "Everybody's got to get one." Get one what? Reminicient of the Beatles I've Got a Feeling.	-
Wait	This medieval flavored song counsels temperance and waiting for romantic love. Play this when your parents are around.	-
Mountaintop	Tale of meeting a someone for the first time under magic circumstances. A true story/	-
Ain't Life Sweet	As you sit beneath the tree enjoying the breeze, with a beer in one hand and a joint in the other, Ben reminds us of an irritating and ironic contrast: poverty and starvation and despair. Somalia, Ethiopia or somewhere else?	Lyrics
Believe It	Hard-rockin' foot-stompin' dance-inducing love of life and love song.	-
Dream of Old Times	A nostalgic song, reminiscent of the Beatles 'In My Life'. An old love still beloved, but long gone long ago. Time has passed to mellow the harshness, soften any rough edges. "Bye, bye. I'll see you when I dream of old times I left behind."	Lyrics

Acoustic Demo & Live Recordings circa 1998