diff --git a/scripts/demo1.py b/scripts/demo1.py
index f8e779b..767f327 100755
--- a/scripts/demo1.py
+++ b/scripts/demo1.py
@@ -7,13 +7,10 @@ LTGRAY = upiwin.rgb(204, 204, 204)
 YELLOW = upiwin.rgb(255, 255, 0)
 
 # Get the stock bitmaps.
-print('GOT HERE 1')
 bmp_freehand = upiwin.Bitmap(stock='freehand')
-print('GOT HERE 1A')
 bmp_line = upiwin.Bitmap(stock='line')
 bmp_rect = upiwin.Bitmap(stock='rect')
 bmp_fillrect = upiwin.Bitmap(stock='fillrect')
-print('GOT HERE 2')
 
 hdc = upiwin.DevCtxt(type='screen')
 hdc_bits = upiwin.DevCtxt(type='memory')
@@ -110,11 +107,11 @@ hdc.rectangle(cmd2_rect[0], cmd2_rect[1], cmd2_rect[2], cmd2_rect[3])
 hdc.rectangle(cmd3_rect[0], cmd3_rect[1], cmd3_rect[2], cmd3_rect[3])
 hdc.rectangle(cmd4_rect[0], cmd4_rect[1], cmd4_rect[2], cmd4_rect[3])
 
-print('GOT HERE 3')
+print('GOT HERE 1')
 hdc_bits.select_object(bmp_freehand)
-print('GOT HERE 4')
+print('GOT HERE 2')
 hdc.bitblt(cmd1_rect[0] + 6, cmd1_rect[1] + 6, cmd1_rect[0] + 54, cmd1_rect[1] + 54, hdc_bits, 0, 0, 0)
-print('GOT HERE 5')
+print('GOT HERE 3')
 
 # Main message loop
 msg = {}
diff --git a/src/ep_devctxt.c b/src/ep_devctxt.c
index 87a407c..ab4f274 100755
--- a/src/ep_devctxt.c
+++ b/src/ep_devctxt.c
@@ -144,15 +144,19 @@ static PyObject *devctxt_select_bitmap(DevCtxtObject *self, BitmapObject *newbmp
   BitmapObject *old_bitmap = NULL;
   PBITMAP old_pbmp;
   
+  Log(LDEBUG, "select_bitmap entry");  
   if ((self->pdctxt->flags & DCFLG_TYPES) != DCFLG_IS_MEMORY)
   {
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "must select bitmap into memory device context");
 	return NULL;
   }
+  Log(LDEBUG, "verified 1");
   old_bitmap = self->selected_bitmap;  
   old_pbmp = (PBITMAP)DC_SelectObject(self->pdctxt, (PGFXOBJECT)(newbmp->pbmp));
+  Log(LDEBUG, "old_bitmap present=%d, old_pbmp present=%d", !!old_bitmap, !!old_pbmp);
   if (!old_bitmap)
   {
+    Log(LDEBUG, "need to wrap old bitmap");
     old_bitmap = (BitmapObject *)Epython_wrap_bitmap(old_pbmp);
 	if (!old_bitmap)
 	{
@@ -162,6 +166,7 @@ static PyObject *devctxt_select_bitmap(DevCtxtObject *self, BitmapObject *newbmp
 	else
 	  Py_INCREF(old_bitmap);
   }
+  Log(LDEBUG, "replacement sequence");
   Py_DECREF(self->selected_bitmap);
   self->selected_bitmap = newbmp;
   Py_INCREF(self->selected_bitmap);
@@ -171,7 +176,8 @@ static PyObject *devctxt_select_bitmap(DevCtxtObject *self, BitmapObject *newbmp
 static PyObject *devctxt_select_object(DevCtxtObject *self, PyObject *args)
 {
   PyObject *obj;
-  
+
+  Log(LDEBUG, "select_object entry");  
   if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &obj))
     return NULL;
   if (!obj)
@@ -179,6 +185,7 @@ static PyObject *devctxt_select_object(DevCtxtObject *self, PyObject *args)
     PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "bad object selected");
 	return NULL;
   }
+  Log(LDEBUG, "ready to comb objects");  
   if (PyObject_TypeCheck(obj, &BitmapType))
     return devctxt_select_bitmap(self, (BitmapObject *)obj);
   PyErr_SetString(PyExc_RuntimeError, "unknown type of object selected");