i'm brandon johnson with "beta records tv," and in the studio with us today is parker ainsworth.n rent. um, you can imagine some of the smiles and open laughter that greeted that comment. i looked on craigslist one day, and it said, "$288 a month, four blocks from the beach, laundry room, sauna," all these amenities, and it was like, "what's the catch?" you click on it, and it's like, "you have to buy my boat." and so i went out there, and the boat was a -- it's a 1971 27-foot catalina, and the most interesting thing is i'd never sailed a boat in my life. so i bought this sailboat. >> you just had to learn how to sail on the spot? >> i'm still learning. i mean, it's in the slip most of the time, but i stay there in between when i'm traveling around, and it's how i managed to stay in los angeles, and it's been the closest thing to home base i've known in the city, so it's awesome. >> you recently challenged yourself to write seven songs in seven days. >> yeah. >> tell us about that process. >> a friend of mine, jessie payo, who you all just actually had in here, we were talking ab