In the mid Seventies, I went to a guitar clinic held by Robert Fripp. I paid 30 pounds, at that time a lot, and turned up expecting some kind of souped up guitar lesson. What we got was a lecture on backwards tape and a brief history of Wimbourne Dorset. He did chat to the thirty or so of us at the end and seemed a quiet but nice guy. I saw Crimson around that time (Red was the latest album) when they were a three piece, Fripp, Bruford and Jon Whetton, and he stood onstage then, but just a year later he played in the band backing Peter Gabriel on tour, and he hid behind the curtain at that one, and most of the time since as far as I know. He is (at least was) married to Toyah Wilcox, a not very good New wave singer from the late 70s. She came from my area of North London and before she hooked up with Fripp she tried to buy one of the local movie theaters (Hendon odeon I think) to turn it into a home for her. The only other thing I have to say about her is that she once had to have a toe removed in a surgical procedure and she offered it as a prize in a fan club competition. I bring you the news nobody else gives a shit about!

Rezillos, Revillos. Perfect --sometimes I have dsylexia, so it works for me!!! :)

The Rezillos also recorded as the Revillos and they were great!

How was the recording!! It sounds like a lot of fun. All those buttons and switches and levers and doodads and microphones and headphones and stuffs.
Is the song a story?
So Fripp has always been like that? I saw them about 8 years ago and never noticed Fripp hiding. Then again, I guess it depends on how the place is set up. I believe the audience looked down at them, so he couldn't really hide. Do you know if he is a germaphobe? At another point, a slightly inebriated girl walked up to the stage and stood right below Belew as he sung Walking on Air. He had this look of "uhhh, wtf?" She was just looking up at him dreamily all by her lonesome. It was funny and sweet too.
The contest is a tough one! I need to hustle my bustle if I want to enter at a decent time.

Gig was good. There were actually a few people listening. I am recording tonight, so I am up for that. Tonight it is a jolly number called 'The Death Of Little Willie John'.

The Crimson show sounds great. Fripp has been like that for years. I saw Crimson in the 80s, and my friend said he tended to play behind the curtains on the left, so we got second row right aisle seats so we could see him, and of course the bugger chose that night to sit on the right behind the curtain. I saw the League Of Crafty Guitarists which was a little up its own bottom but good too in its way. Glad you enjoyed it. Adrian Belew. Thats the geezer. I find his personality slightly overpowering but I also like those squeally noises his strat makes.

You were more coherent than a very coherent person.

KC was freak fuckin great!! No Bruford- Gavin Harrison and Pat Mastelotto were drums who were pretty amazing. Fripp sat behind this large black audio box like thing and a lot of people could not see him. Luckily I could see him from where I was sitting on the side. He also did not look at the audience once, but he did come out before the show and was playing around with the preshow music which was very Eno-ish and ambient. People were calling out Mr. Fripp- but he ignored them. They did play Red and Belew was great and goofing around and just having fun. I love Tony Levin! I could watch him for hours. He was taking photographs every once in a while. No cameras or picture taking was allowed. They had security watching everyone- just in case some one took out a cell phone. There was also an announcement that we should pretty much narc anyone talking on the phone. They did three encores. The show was tight and the highlight of the "week". Oh and Fripp stood on the opposite side of the stage while people were clapping. He just clapped with the audience for the rest of the band. He then turned around and walked off. After the last song- Belew looked over to clap back at Fripp, but he was already gone. Belew just giggled to himself.
I have been working non-stop- so I am half wired and half pooped. Hope what I wrote made sense and is not just one long continuous sentence!
What's shakin with you? How was the gig?

How was Crimson?

Lucky old you. I have been a fan of Crimson/Fripp for many a moon. If they do a number that is all dense guitars and pretty much nothing else called 'red' give a cheer from me as that is a favorite of mine. I would like to know what the lineup is. I would guess Fripp, Tony Levin, Bill Bruford and the bloke from Talking Heads/Zappa who did .Elephant; and whose name I can;t remember right now. Have fun. I am travelling to Oxnard to see my immigration attorny this weekend, and then back for a gig, mercifully in an air conditioned hall, I am just listening to old Black Keys, tortoise and Richard Thompson - Toodle Pip from the original 21stCentury Schizoid man!

Got to love those marathons on TV. I haven't watched the Two Coreys. i catch snippets of it on Talk Soup, which I really like. I would be glad that is was Friday but I work all weekend. Oh well. Alan Thicke look familiar?
so anything interesting to listen to? I'm seeing King Crimson on Sunday. Other than that I am still useless but not as bad as yesterday.

Don't get me wrong. I watch reality TV like everyone else. My current fave is 'The Two Corey's', although I will actually admit to watching 'America's Got Talent' now and then. On one desolate Sunday when I was recovering from a migraine I actually saw a whole season of 'America's Top Model' on MTV. True, in my pitifully weakened state I wasn't up to operating the remote but I watched it just the same. By the way, I had to look up who Mr Thicke was because I didn't know, so who is the dork now!

Glad to hear some one is watching quality entertainment. Not much can be said I guess for the "Project" type shows. Every once in a while I like watching "glazed ham" tv. Isn't it "annoying" when "people" "use" "quotations" "alot".
Yes I have seen M. I like Peter Lorre too. I think the closest we have to him is Alan Thicke. Just kidding- but wouldn't it be funny if he was in M? you don't have to laugh if you don't want. I am okay with my corniness.
Yeah its Thursday! I am a dork!

they usually give us a credit, we have been on several of those little Porterville recorder videos, but not that one, for some reason. There was hardly anyone at the event because of the heat. By the way, I did get my water turned back on so all is peace and light here in Happy V alley. I am not watching Project Runway but I am half watching 'the Maltese Falcon' on TCM for the 9 millionth time. Peter Lorre was a God! have you ever seen 'M'?

Hey just checked out the video. Cars, sun and music! That's cool that they used you guys for the ending. Not sure if I caught it, but do they credit your band?
Now I must watch Project Runway and become a vegetable.

Hope you got your water back on. I'll check out the video-

Bad day. Forgot to pay the water bill, water got turned off, car is off the road till friday so I have to walk to the bank and then city hall to get it turned on again. Meanwhile, the local paper have a video of the event we played Saturday. We are on the last 40 seconds of it. http://www.re corderonline.com/video/index. php?bcpid=1155282116&bclid=11 73324681&bctid=1725276553

Drink a nice cool glass of iced tea!

--I totally should be working right now, but I am puttering on here and working on a mix too--although I SHOULD be working...oh well...
catch ya later!

I haven't got any fiction up anywhere at the moment but when/if I do I will let you know. I must have got heat stroke or something on Saturday, I have been feeling crap ever since, but I feel a bit brighter today and I might write a blog entry or two. I have a mix on here I am working on as well. Then again, i might actually get down to some bloody work. I'll try not to though!

Thanks for the song!

Here is a link to Jimmy Boy http://www.divsha re.com/download/5145916-f46
enjoy batman

Hey there! Thank you very much. I really really appreciate you checking it out. Now my nerves can rest a bit. :)
I haven't heard Jimmy Boy. I will definitely check it out.
Wow were you jamming outside? The heat sound dreadful. It's been a hot here too. A lot of thunder and lightening storms recently. Today it's raining. Gonna see Batman finally. I was such a lazy bum yesterday. I watched the whole marathon of Damages on FX and of course it was gorgeous outside.
Thanks again for checking out my writing. Please keep me updated on anything new you have written. Do you have any fiction you've written? Be well.
Peace B