Half-handed Cloud - Toothpaste Horse / I Don't Have A Bib
Half-handed Cloud - Toothpaste Horse / I Don't Have A Bib Half-handed Cloud
Single vinyl LP with 53 songs. Includes a 9.75" × 39.75" growth chart illustrated by John Ringhofer.
John Ringhofer, the creative force behind Half-Handed Cloud, approaches life with the same joyful economy and restless curiosity that defines his music. An economical thinker by nature, Ringhofer prefers subways to taxis, recycles compulsively, fills notebooks with observations and ideas, and carries a deeply ingrained optimism into everything he creates.
Originally launched in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1999 as a home-recording project, Half-Handed Cloud gradually evolved alongside Ringhofer’s own life journey. After spending more than a decade based in California’s Bay Area — where he also worked part-time as a custodian — Ringhofer relocated with his young family to Helsinki, Finland in 2015 while supporting his wife’s linguistics research.
Throughout its evolution, Half-Handed Cloud has remained uniquely capable of transforming complex theological and philosophical ideas into playful, melodic miniature pop songs. Ringhofer’s music balances intelligence and sincerity with an infectious sense of wonder, creating catchy, sublime playground-like compositions that never condescend either to their subject matter or to the listener.
Track List
1. Wake Up, It's True!
2. Galloping The Mandibular Concourse
3. Still Food in Your Bowl
4. The Solemn Rite Of Wiping
5. What? Where You Going?
6. Trying To Leave With The Chatterbox
7. Floor To Ceiling
8. What Is A Living For?
9. Little Baby Bee-Bah
10. Lady & Her Baby
11. Little Bubbles
12. Grandpop Bob Ping Pong Ball
13. Nonna Birthday Song
14. Sweetie Song
15. Aunt's Birthday
16. Four Kid Song
17. Rian's Birthdee Song
18. Little Baby Boom
19. Baby's So Nice
20. Magic Markers
21. Sometimes (Not Your Favorite)
22. Baby In Your House
23. Working Together
24. Baby Houdini
25. I Like My Baby
26. Turn The Light Off
27. I Don't Have A Bib
28. Ringhofers Abroad
29. Diaper Cover Diaper
30. The Beatles
31. Runeberg Day
32. Kinda Walking Around
33. Yogurt Song
34. Tapes
35. Hands In The Santa Gloves
36. Who Needs A Bath?
37. Going To The Playgroud
38. What Do I Do? Everything!
39. Blanket Fort Song
40. Popcorn Song
41. We Have A Little Baby
42. Just A LIttle Bit Of Pizza
43. I Don't Have A Bib (Mouse Version)
44. Doctor Rainbow
45. Welcome Baby Ringhofer
46. Hoarding Starts At Birth
47. This Must Be So
48. Pick-up Song
49. Getting Ready To Go
50. Going Pee Pee Is So Fun
51. Wash Your Hands & Your Fingers
52. Brush Your Teeth Teeth Teeth
53. Lullaby