I’d like to express my gratitude for your general response to my latest offering‘The Birthday Song’. It is SO very much appreciated & is a delight to my spirit. The same spirit that was touched more than we expected upon hearing of the physical demise of World Party’s great & gifted KARL WALLINGER. The word […]
‘AND THEY WERE AFRAID OF HER, As Well They Should Have Been’. I’ve always had a true regard for the Madame Sadaqat’s fierce courage & intensity of vision. And her non compromising stance towards her Art was never not galvanizing. One of those instances where a woman has neon painted balls much bigger than the […]
I grew up & remain such a fan of the great Post War Singers generation that included my idol Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, Perry Cuomo, Peggy Lee, Nat King Cole, Billy Eckstine, Dean, Sammy & the inimitable Antonio Benedetto, otherwise known as TONY BENNETT. All of them reliant upon what is now referred to as […]
My Physical & Emotional History with the Amazing Madam TINA demands a lot more reflection than I’m currently capable of fulfilling, particularly in light of our great love & full scale appreciation for her. After I catch my breath & regain some equilibrium I’ll share a few thoughts that will be aimed at honouring her, […]
Time & Current Pressing Engagements prevents me from a more nuanced & detailed elucidation, so with what the Grace of Brevity provides we wish to send our Condolences to the family of the recently demised body of the great ANDY ROURKE of THE SMITHS. As well as a Shout Out of Respect. I very much […]
Most Heartfelt & Appreciative Salute to one of THE Greatest Songsmiths that time has ever known. And whose influence none of us escaped. The vortex of mastery he created was as unavoidable as it was delectable & seductive. I had occasion to meet him twice, the first in the company of his former wife & […]
One of my great regrets in this shell game of a construct none but the brave dare call a ‘Music Career’ is the missed opportunity that dangled like a heel liberated displaced shoe before me to put a band together & make an album with Music Meister JEFF BECK. He approached me at some point […]
Dear Fellow Travelers, I was asked, following the most recent demise of our South African friend Riky Rick @rikyrickworld to post a salutary comment on his behalf. But having been moved by the spirit of his exit from this layer of our dimension, as well as the conditions accompanying it, I felt it best instead […]