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Moah (Katherine Hepburn speak)  (March 9, 2005)

I'm sitting here deep in the Surrey countryside at Saiichi's lovely house wearing Tom Guerra's Mambo Sons T-shirt he sent me just before I left LA for London.....which I will wear to the Cream concert at the Royal Albert Hall May 3. So here's my thinking: whoever the dickhead was who filmed the Goodbye concert at the RAH in 1968, the people doing it this time will get it right...and if they have their act together (I'm sure they will) they will film all four nights and edit from there...and since I will be sitting in the choir seats, above and behind the stage, chances are I'll be in several shots...and I'll be wearing the Mambo Sons' T-shirt for all the world to see FOREVER!

Isn't the web great? I've known Saiichi for 12 years, played with him for 5 years, haven't seen him for a year, and in that year, Tom Guerra, who I've never met, but have known netwise for two years, traveled to London and played
with Saiichi (not knowing I used to play with him) AND ON IT GOES. I only found out about all this on THIS site when I saw the photo of Tom and Saiichi together.

I've been in the UK two weeks...have run into several friends in the music business I haven't seen for twenty years I had no right to run into, ran into a guy at a rugby club who once lived next door to my mother in Benecia
California, a business thing just dropped in my lap, all kinds of serendipitous things are happening....it's fantastic. Staying up late tonight to watch the Formula One Grand Prix season opener from Oz. I'm housesitting and dog
sitting tonight at my former girlfriend and her husband's large house in Sheen...we are all best of friends, and it's a wonderful friendship...and on the way to Nevile's local I will pass by Roger Waters' house...might even see him in the pub. I'm also just up the road (well, across the park, really) from Mick and Pete (Townshend's) local. I wonder who I'll meet tonight? Blonde and gorgeous, hopefully!

Wherever you are, I hope you are having fun.


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