A tune that came out of my work on the film "Coaster," about the building of the schooner John F. Leavitt . I developed the theme for some footage of the boatbuilders and sailmakers; it seemed to have the right "gait " for that work. Since I couldn't talk the great ragtime pianist, Glenn Jenks , into playing for that section of the film, I had to imitate his smiling fingers as best I could.