Dave and Morley would, no doubt, tell you that life is what you make it. Unfortunately for them, that means a compilation tape of mistakes, miscues, misunderstandings and muddle. That's not to say there is anything particularly unusual about the family and friends at the Vinyl Cafe. Like the rest of us, Dave, Morley, Stephanie and Sam are just doing their best to respond to the challenges of modern life.

After all, who hasn't started a small home fix-it job only to set fire to walls and destroy whole rooms? Who hasn't worried about their children becoming addicted to knitting? Who wouldn't try to toilet-train a cat? Who hasn't created mass hysteria and utter pandemonium at a school concert? Who doesn't suspect that their dog is actually running the show at home? Who hasn't lost an aging relative while visiting our nation's capital?

With The Vinyl Cafe Unplugged, fans of Stuart McLean's previous story collections will be delighted to meet up again with the folks from the Vinyl Cafe neighbourhood in fourteen hilarious hymns to common foibles and everyday absurdities.