What do I do when I get diagnosed with colon cancer? Blog the heck out of it, and record a fiery little instrumental number like “Fakeout” (MP3 file, 3 min 12 sec). The track emerged out of trying to perfect a meaty, Vox AC30-style guitar tone, and while it might sound like a power trio in the studio, I actually recorded it entirely on my MacBook laptop with my Strat and a series of bass, drum, and other sound loops, processed with IK Multimedia’s AmpliTube 2 Live amp emulator. Most it came together in our living room or while I was lying in bed. Les Thorn managed to refine and punch up the mix amazingly well during his mastering job.