Some musicians take a break from one of the biggest bands in the world and go on vacation, party it up, lay low with the fam or do some good old fashioned housework. But not Chad Smith. As we've previously told you, the Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer has spent the group's hiatus doing not one but two other bands, or so we thought. It turns out doing the Chilis, Chickenfoot and his Meatbats combo still isn't enough.

So, Smith tells Spinner he has yet another project in the works. "I'm doing a record with this woman, Leslie Bixler, that actually sings for my four-year-old's pre-school," he says. "It's so funny. It's very kid oriented. The record's coming out pretty soon and it's called 'Rhythm Train.'" To make things more interesting, the album has a pretty high-profile guest on it. "Dick Van Dyke's on it," Smith says excitedly.

Despite having shared stages with some of the biggest names in music, Smith still recognizes the coolness of recording with a true television icon. "It's such a gas," he says. "I'm standing there with my headphones on and I'm with Dick Van Dyke. Surreal. He is the coolest f---ing guy. He's sharp as a tack, funny, so cool. He's friends with Leslie."

The combination of Smith and Van Dyke is intriguing enough on its own, but it gets better. "We were like pirates on the record," Smith says. "He raps. He rapped on the record, that's all I need to say."

Unfortunately, Smith didn't reveal the most burning question -- did Van Dyke rap in his Cockney chimney sweep accent from 'Mary Poppins'?