diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
index b6eb90eaf8..b12713433b 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/audio_region_view.cc
@@ -990,12 +990,14 @@ AudioRegionView::set_waveform_shape (WaveformShape shape)
 GhostRegion*
 AudioRegionView::add_ghost (AutomationTimeAxisView& atv)
 {
-	RouteTimeAxisView& myatv (*(dynamic_cast<RouteTimeAxisView*>(&trackview))); // ick
+	RouteTimeAxisView* rtv = dynamic_cast<RouteTimeAxisView*>(&trackview);
+	assert(rtv);
+
 	double unit_position = _region.position () / samples_per_unit;
 	GhostRegion* ghost = new GhostRegion (atv, unit_position);
 	uint32_t nchans;
 	
-	nchans = myatv.get_diskstream()->n_channels();
+	nchans = rtv->get_diskstream()->n_channels();
 
 	for (uint32_t n = 0; n < nchans; ++n) {
 		
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
index 13d07f6cb1..d1d163d7a2 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/streamview.cc
@@ -302,7 +302,10 @@ StreamView::region_layered (RegionView* rv)
 	   get events - the  parent group does instead ...
 	*/
 	
-	rv->get_canvas_group()->raise (rv->region().layer() + 1);
+	/* this used to be + 1, but regions to the left ended up below
+	  ..something.. and couldn't receive events.  why?  good question.
+	*/
+	rv->get_canvas_group()->raise (rv->region().layer() + 2);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc b/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc
index 51c7612137..20d1dbfbd6 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/audioregion.cc
@@ -1379,7 +1379,7 @@ AudioRegion::speed_mismatch (float sr) const
 
 	float fsr = sources.front()->sample_rate();
 
-	return fsr == sr;
+	return fsr != sr;
 }
 
 extern "C" {