Interludes and Examinations

Hi.

Been a while. Again. Sorry. I'm in a place I have never been. I am still dealing with the loss of my Mom. It hurts worse now. I dunno why. But I know she would want me to keep going on and having fun.

So... the post after the worst post I've ever written will be a hodge-podge piece of jackass. I'm just trying to get back in the game, so I beg your indulgence.

So, last night, I went and saw Eric Clapton again, my second EC concert in 3 nights. I am now a 12 time Clapton veteran. Last night was the Orlando gig with C-lish and her friend, Reverend Lovejoy. It was outstanding. I sat back and ate 9 dollar ice cream and loved it.

We had good seats and it was a great gig.

Thursday night, Grudly Mandinko and I went to the Bank Atlantic Center in Sunrise where EC was playing, went to the box office asking if there were tickets..... and we wound up on the 2nd row.

I can't even begin to describe this. My hero, Eric Clapton... a scant 25 yards from me playing astonishing solos... I was completely alive. With what I've been through recently, it felt good.

The fat blob in the middle is me with Eric.

I needed this weekend. Seeing EC with two of my greatest friends.... well, as corny as it sounds... it gave me a dose of LIFE again. And it was something I needed.

Thanks Mike and Cheryl. I love you both and you were the perfect folk to lead me through this great musical journey.

I feel life again.

There was one point during a solo on "Old Love", where EC just hit some unreal riffs, and when he finished....I thought to myself...."damn".

And Mike Guerdon was standing behind me and afterwards, I heard him say ...."damn".

I will never forget that as long as I live.

Later, I decided that Mike Guerdon's son, Mikey, will be the new Eric Clapton, and if he fails, we shall beat him.

I'm kidding of course. In this pic, I told him to look like a rock star and this was the best he could do.

We both look constipated, which could put us on a Judas Priest album, at the very least.

I love this picture. Only in South Florida do you see a $60,000 Lexus as a food delivery vehicle.

I love this picture too.

This is my friend Jaime's parents, the pic taken somewhere in Chile in the 50's. I see this pic all the time right now... and I love it.

Maybe it's the way they are looking at each other... I dunno. I just think this pic is one of the coolest pictures I've ever seen.

I have 20 dollars to anyone who can tell me what bar I took this picture at and when, and if, I even liked the goddamn beer.

One of the things I want to do is reconnect with my fam. This is my cousin Marilyn. I want to see everyone again. My Mom would have liked that.

Me and Marilyn and Aunt Inge at Nick's in Hollywood. Nick's continues to be a big part of my life.

I'm working on being funny again. I promise. It takes time. All I can do is keep swingin'.

Peace.