diff --git a/interp/eval.go b/interp/eval.go
index 14d6c3b..f137eff 100644
--- a/interp/eval.go
+++ b/interp/eval.go
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ func (p *process_t) call() error {
 		proc = proc_if
 	case "puts":
 		proc = proc_puts
+	case "true":
+		proc = proc_true
+	case "false":
+		proc = proc_false
+	case "null":
+		proc = proc_null
 	default:
 		proc = proc_unknown
 	}
@@ -106,7 +112,7 @@ func (p *process_t) push_context(node *Cnode_t, container_node *Cnode_t) {
 	p.ctx = &context_t{count: 0, parent_ctx: p.ctx, parent_node: node, container_node: container_node}
 }
 
-func (p *process_t) pop_context() (*Cnode_t, *Cnode_t) {
+func (p *process_t) pop_context(clear_vstack bool) (*Cnode_t, *Cnode_t) {
 	var (
 		i         int
 		node      *Cnode_t
@@ -116,13 +122,15 @@ func (p *process_t) pop_context() (*Cnode_t, *Cnode_t) {
 	node = p.ctx.parent_node
 	container = p.ctx.container_node
 
-	// clean up the unused part of the stack
-	for i = 1; i < p.ctx.count; i++ {
-		p.vstack[p.vsp-p.ctx.count+i] = nil
-	}
+	if clear_vstack {
+		// clean up the unused part of the stack
+		for i = 1; i < p.ctx.count; i++ {
+			p.vstack[p.vsp-p.ctx.count+i] = nil
+		}
 
-	// pop off the cleaned arguments
-	p.vsp -= p.ctx.count - 1 // keep the return value in the stack
+		// pop off the cleaned arguments
+		p.vsp -= p.ctx.count - 1 // keep the return value in the stack
+	}
 	p.ctx = p.ctx.parent_ctx
 
 	if p.ctx != nil {
@@ -132,7 +140,21 @@ func (p *process_t) pop_context() (*Cnode_t, *Cnode_t) {
 	return node, container
 }
 
-func (interp *Interp) eval_node_child(container_node *Cnode_t) (*string, error) {
+func (interp *Interp) dump_vstack(p *process_t) {
+	//fmt.Printf("DDDDDDDDDDDDBVVVVVVVVVVVDDDd\n")
+	fmt.Printf("p.VSP => %d\n", p.vsp)
+	for i := 0; i < p.vsp; i++ {
+		x := uintptr(p.vstack[i])
+		if x&1 == 0 {
+			// string value
+			fmt.Printf(" %d => [%s]\n", i, *(*string)(p.vstack[i]))
+		} else {
+			// cnode value
+			fmt.Printf(" %d => cnode %p", i, p.vstack[i]) // TODO: strip 1 off
+		}
+	}
+}
+func (interp *Interp) eval_stmt_nodes(container_node *Cnode_t) (*string, error) {
 	var (
 		p          process_t
 		v          *string
@@ -144,7 +166,7 @@ func (interp *Interp) eval_node_child(container_node *Cnode_t) (*string, error)
 	v = new(string) // TODO: change new(string) to a const
 
 	p.interp = interp
-	stmt_node = container_node.child
+	stmt_node = container_node.child // the first statement
 
 	//interp.dump_cnodes(container_node, true)
 	//fmt.Printf("--------------\n")
@@ -164,19 +186,36 @@ func (interp *Interp) eval_node_child(container_node *Cnode_t) (*string, error)
 		inner_node = stmt_node.child
 	resume:
 		for inner_node != nil {
+			//fmt.Printf("handling %d\n", inner_node.code)
 			switch inner_node.code {
 			case CNODE_BRACKET:
-			case CNODE_DQUOTE:
 				if inner_node.child != nil {
 					stmt_node = inner_node.child // first statement inside []
 					p.push_context(stmt_node, inner_node)
-					p.push_string_value("")
+					p.push_string_value("") // for return value
+					fmt.Printf("going to start over\n")
+					interp.dump_cnodes(stmt_node, true)
+					fmt.Printf("\n--\n")
 					goto start_over
 				} else {
 					// no statements inside []. treat it like an empty string
 					p.push_string_value("")
 				}
 
+			case CNODE_DQUOTE:
+				if inner_node.child != nil {
+					p.push_context(stmt_node, inner_node)
+					//p.push_string_value("") // no placeholder for return value is needed
+					inner_node = inner_node.child
+					fmt.Printf("going to start over\n")
+					interp.dump_cnodes(stmt_node, true)
+					fmt.Printf("\n--\n")
+					goto resume
+				} else {
+					// no statements inside []. treat it like an empty string
+					p.push_string_value("")
+				}
+
 			case CNODE_BRACE:
 				p.push_cnode_value(inner_node)
 
@@ -189,23 +228,33 @@ func (interp *Interp) eval_node_child(container_node *Cnode_t) (*string, error)
 				}
 
 				// TODO: many more types...
+			case CNODE_JOIN:
+				//fmt.Printf("JOIN>>>>>\n")
+				p.merge_top_values()
 			}
 
 			inner_node = inner_node.next
 		}
 
-		fmt.Printf("CALLING for %d\n", p.ctx.parent_node.code)
-		if p.ctx.parent_node.code == CNODE_STMT {
+		interp.dump_vstack(&p)
+		//fmt.Printf("p.ctx.parent_node.code %d p.ctx.container_node.code %d CNODE_STMT %d CNODE_DQUOTE %d\n", p.ctx.parent_node.code, p.ctx.container_node.code, CNODE_STMT, CNODE_DQUOTE)
+		//if p.ctx.parent_node.code == CNODE_STMT {
+		if p.ctx.container_node == nil || (p.ctx.container_node.code == CNODE_STMT || p.ctx.container_node.code == CNODE_BRACKET) {
+			fmt.Printf("calling..... [%s]\n", *p.GetCalleeName())
 			err = p.call()
 			if err != nil {
 				goto oops
 			}
+
+			stmt_node, inner_node = p.pop_context(true)
 		} else {
-			fmt.Printf("DDDDDDDDDDDDBVVVVVVVVVVVDDDd\n")
+
+			// join the all
+			stmt_node, inner_node = p.pop_context(false)
 		}
 
-		stmt_node, inner_node = p.pop_context()
 		if inner_node != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("resuming... %d\n", p.vsp)
 			inner_node = inner_node.next
 			goto resume
 		}
@@ -214,6 +263,7 @@ func (interp *Interp) eval_node_child(container_node *Cnode_t) (*string, error)
 		stmt_node = stmt_node.next
 	}
 
+	interp.dump_vstack(&p)
 	fmt.Printf("END p.sp = %d\n", p.vsp)
 	return v, nil
 
@@ -342,7 +392,7 @@ func (interp *Interp) eval_arg(p *process_t, pos int) (*string, error) {
 		ptr &= ^uintptr(1)
 		//interp.dump_cnodes((*Cnode_t)(unsafe.Pointer(ptr)), true)
 		//return interp.eval_atom_node((*Cnode_t)(unsafe.Pointer(ptr)).child)
-		return interp.eval_node_child((*Cnode_t)(unsafe.Pointer(ptr)))
+		return interp.eval_stmt_nodes((*Cnode_t)(unsafe.Pointer(ptr)))
 	} else {
 		return (*string)(unsafe.Pointer(ptr)), nil
 	}
diff --git a/interp/pcl.go b/interp/pcl.go
index 900dfe6..bdfa6ef 100644
--- a/interp/pcl.go
+++ b/interp/pcl.go
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ func (interp *Interp) Execute(node_head *Cnode_t) (*string, error) {
 		}
 
 		//v, err = interp.eval_node_child(node.child)
-		v, err = interp.eval_node_child(node)
+		v, err = interp.eval_stmt_nodes(node)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/interp/proc.go b/interp/proc.go
index 333a6d9..c216141 100644
--- a/interp/proc.go
+++ b/interp/proc.go
@@ -70,6 +70,20 @@ func proc_puts(p *process_t) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func proc_false(p *process_t) error {
+	p.Return("false")
+	return nil
+}
+func proc_true(p *process_t) error {
+	p.Return("true")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func proc_null(p *process_t) error {
+	p.Return("")
+	return nil
+}
+
 func proc_unknown(p *process_t) error {
 	fmt.Printf("Unknown command - %s\n", *(p.GetCalleeName()))
 	return nil