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October 15, 2015
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I hope this isn't a dirty trick. Everything is so hush-hush.

Anyway, Justin's very nice letter brightened my mood, and I've been happy all night. How wonderful of him to be so mindful of his fans.

October 15, 2015
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http://www.justinhayward.com/n.....checks-in/

there, that's the link if it isn't up here.

So wait, are you telling me the Tel Aviv show is on again and you're going?

I am horrified at the water encroaching on Justin's music room!!! I had a storage this did to once.... finally got out of there, but I bet he went through the floor! The good news: Justin probably knows this, I learned it working electronics. Often with fresh water, all you have to do is open it up, let it dry out really well (use hair driers?), clean off any corrosion with the usual electronic cleaners, and fire it up.... often it's ok. Guitar electronics is usually pretty simple compared to aviation. Gosh he moved to Liguria to avoid the damp wet weather in England, it seems to have followed him

Speaking of which, I was having lunch today with a relative, and she was talking about the vintage Fender amps (with toobs!) her dad had. I think they're in the custody of her brother now.... but if anyone is SERIOUS about buying them, I can put you in touch. IE they know the value on these.

Well (shudder) I'm glad it's Justin and not me mopping up the wet music room, but the poor dear needs to get better digs for his things than that. I wish him well. I still find it mind bending that any woman living with or married to a guitarist would be annoyed by them tuning in the front room. I've always found it soothing... guitars sound so lovely, even when they are just being diddled with.

Yes................. it WAS a very sweet letter. I completely enjoyed MYSELF too, going to all the shows. Cool I wasn't the only one doing it either.

October 16, 2015
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Ooh, you gorgeous more-than-fans have me so jealous (insert green emoticon). I kept thinking of you, luna, as I read. But iss OK. Justin's lovely words do good to the soul of us not-so-fans of multiple minds. He's so dreamy, charming, so love-incarnate. Everything he does makes me want to exclaim, "I'm in love!" But I'm a not-so-fan of multiple mind acting like I want to be high-maintenance. I can't say my imaginary love is unrequited, because Justin is the gift that keeps on giving - even to us not-so-fans of multiple minds trying to be high-maintenance. He's so hi-I-I-igh, high above me, he's so lovely - What were we talking about?

No. The word I have (which could be some well-intended fan messing with me for all I know) is that Tel Aviv is rescheduled, 'nother day, 'nother venue, but I am not authorized to say anything. An official announcement will follow.

This little mess-up has me more mindful of people who live in the MIddle East, trying to get through each day with this level of uncertainty. It can't be good. Time is getting on for refund deadlines, so I panicked. My resched is cheap, but not smart. I get the feeling any rug will get pulled from asunder from here on out. Justin could bring a measure of peace to the Middle East more credibly than all those rock bands who take credit for bringing down the Berlin Wall.

What I understood was with keyboards (old technology) once serial capacitors blow, they set off a chain reaction, which makes sense. Justin probably has better technology than I, the water probably didn't get that deep, and I'm no good at speculating.

I never had a problem with tuning. Justin's the first person I ever heard complaining about it - except for a friend of a friend who would exclaim, "Tuning drill!" whenever Bartok came on the radio. I go berserk when I have to play an out-of-tune piano, and wouldn't dream of playing a violin without tuning. I don't have perfect pitch, but I can call up an A in my memory on-demand and count up and down. F's and B's are fuzzy, too. What were we talking about besides everything?

October 16, 2015
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OK. More people are talking about the date and venue over on TER. It must be so.

And a note to all you little people searching for your identity: Do not stage a day of rage when Justin is trying to share a message of love, beauty, and peace. Take luna's advice and take up knitting. You can get frustrated at the knots and redos, and you'll have something to show for it, like a nice sweater, when you're done.

Hope and pray, every day, . . .

October 16, 2015
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I get so mad at whiners............... shucks my uncle grew up on dirt floors........... he didn't turn into an agitator, he made a guitar out of a cigar box and made music.

I'm not afraid to put the date out, rumor reached me it's Dec 20, just in time for riots in Jerusalem to coincide with Christmas. RUMOR. Not set in concrete. Someone tells me something like that, I refuse to be bullied into "being quiet" that's just control freak stuff. Don't tell ME if you don't want it public. I'm happy for Justin on the timing, but there is no (I repeat NO) predicting the violence factor. Prayer is in order I'd say.

Again the date is not set in stone to the best of my knowledge, nor official. Be flexible. leslee I don't know what to tell you if you really want to go see the show. Best wishes. Too unpredictable for ME. Confused

PS this looks official to me.... apparently the promoter's website.

http://rockstage.co.il/

October 18, 2015
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Sorry to agitate, but your point is well-taken. I will try harder not to whine.

Let's talk about something happy, like Justin's letter. I was thinking about it as I was walking the Evo this afternoon. The world was so brilliant with the cloudless sky and chiaroscuro amongst the leaves. It remains the case that the colored leaves are doing a good job of falling off so in most places one has the sense it is still summer - just sparse at that. I was thinking about the people about whom Justin writes his songs and thinking about how much the words mean to me as an outsider. I began playing "The Western Sky" in my mind, and I broke down again. The words and imagery are way so meaningful. It really gets to the heart. I had a similar experience with "Lazy Afternoon." I thought what a tremendous artist he is, assuming the words hit home even harder for many more than I.

Then, I tried to think of another artist that had hit nerves with me at all. Sur la Mer had tremendous personal relevance the way I interpreted it - well, some of the songs. The only other artist that occurred to me was John Lodge. "Nervous" always made me cry, but then it is written in classic John Charles Lodge ambiguity. Everybody can wrap meaning around cliché. But dreaming of green hills where one could fly - who'da thunk? Oh, and the night bird. I heard his lullaby all right, but never thought he would make anybody cry. I won't ask what the lyrics mean to others because the visions it conjures are so otherworldly. I am most definitely blown away.

So, the Evo and I got back in the car, and I caught the end of the Who singing "See Me, Feel Me" on the radio. Yes, I thought. That artist (Pite Townshend) captured exactly what I feel about Mssr. Hayward. Confused

October 18, 2015
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I was not yelling at you leslee, promise I never shall yell at you. I just feel so bad about the Middle east, and the really evil people who are pushing around people weaker than they are, all in the name of greed. But they try to mask it was religious righteousness. I've been interested in Islam since age 12, Christianity earlier of course. All religion is about light, and positive vibes.... not greed and selfishness.

I was just watching The Last Samurai, and sorting out my bills from my trip. Again a sad story of lost values, and greed. (The movie, not the bills I mean Confused)

OK well I'm not queen of the world and can't make it right. But I try to keep my own little corner of the world cleaned up. The people who want goodness need to keep in touch with each other, and stand up to bullies.

We have no idea whom Justin writes for.... people in his past, people he loves in reality, or from afar. I simply want to enjoy them when I hear them.

Yeah I guess we'll just have to see what rolls out from the Tel Aviv thing.

October 18, 2015
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I went to Google news today to seek an update. The first item I opened told about how the unrest has been bad for the economy. Tourists have been canceling travel plans, small businesses have been losing money. Oh, how I could relate to that. I wonder how much eating more fruit and vegetables and less salt might help people be nice. I mean, that's what the nurses told me when I was writing in pain. I don't understand evil, and I don't want to. I quite enjoyed Bibi's comments - so much more direct than we get in the United States. It is evil to maim and injure. It is also evil to cancel a beautiful concert with messages of peace and love set to inspiring arrangements. I have no answers. Call me MutS.

October 18, 2015
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Well usually (grasshopper) where there is civil unrest, there are certain factors:

1) some perceived social injustice. I don't know what this is myself, because I've always had food on the table, and shoes on my feet.

2) sometimes the "social injustice" is fake, such as telling people in run down neighborhoods how evil rich people have caused the mess around them. The real answer is, people in run down neighborhoods need to have more civic pride, and quit destroying the city around them (do not press my buttons here... I just drove through Oakland, and while many residents are trying to pull their community together, there are STILL jackasses who think it's funny to deface their city.) They need to invest in paint for their decaying walls, rather than expensive tennis shoes and new video games. Just a thought.

3) Possibly I am being unfair in my assessment, but the bottom line is, when a group of people feel they are an underclass, and they are handed guns, often they go after people living in better homes with the guns. All it takes is one intelligent, and very corrupt, gang leader, to get them organized.

4) In America we have solved this problem (the haves and have nots) by handing out free food and money to those who are (real or not) in the perceived position of "social underclass." Free marijuana is next, and the masses will be truly opiated. Wink

People in the Middle east haven't figured out this social pattern yet, in fact the "evil rich people" (ie Oil barons) frequently live in remote places with high brick walls and machine guns around them, so the riff raff can't storm their walls and rip them off.

The government of Israel has neglected their underclass apparently............. thus the unrest, disguised as religious conflict. The roots were laid down at the end of WWII ..... you can do your own research. Jesus was acknowledged as a prophet by Mohammed, as was Moses, so to say there is a religious problem is just hogwash. It's unresolved management of underclasses, and agitators.

Agitators are paid good cash to agitate by those who are selling the guns, or trying to rip off the oil barons or their oil fields. Pretty simple stuff.

There that's my cynical take on world politics in a nutshell. Sorry if I've offended anyone. The truth usually IS offensive.

March 27, 2017
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I guess some of the people who went to the last tour are feeling a bit of a let down. Must be nice, some of us didn't make it at all.

Enjoy what you get, and be happy. Laugh

April 2, 2017
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It took 3-4 weeks. Unable to shake off the creepy malaise, I overdosed on Trader Joe cookies. After that, I didn't feel like I was dying. The binge probably pushed my mashed ribs back into place, and that seems to be mending, too.

April 2, 2017
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It's all about diet sometimes. Nice balanced menu now. Fruits, vegetables, a dash of protein.

I raided Taco Bell today. And I enjoyed it too. Furthermore I was getting "the eye" walking through the hardware store so I guess I look ok.

It's sunny and lovely here today and I'm doing a lot of clean up. Take a bath, cook up chicken delight tonight. Dump run tomorrow!!! Whee!!! Life is good Smile

January 26, 2018
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Here we are. The only thing worse than Moodies/Justin not being on tour is when they're on tour, and I've depleted my funds and good graces for time off. So, here I sit. I hugged a tree today to see if it would help.

I saw the post two up. I had totally forgotten about falling off the slide. I'm glad to say, my wrist had two more pops, one at a Moodies show in Florida and another in Texas. For all practical purposes, full range of motion is restored. So, who says Moodies concerts are a waste of time? Oh, I did, but I didn't believe myself deep down.

OK. I'm sick of blabbing about myself. Time to talk about ideas.

January 26, 2018
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"post Moody" to me means the band has stopped touring and are history. It brings up a good point... that one fine day, the Moodies will tour no more.

I think Justin is good for a few more years and I very much enjoy his approach with the softer acoustic music. And I have yet to see John's and Alan's show. But....

What did you plan to do when it really IS post Moody?

January 26, 2018
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I can't bring myself to think about that.

It's only an hour until the lights go down. Ooh-ooh-ooh, wishin' I were there.

January 26, 2018
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It's 8:05 there.

January 26, 2018
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I want a new part.

January 27, 2018
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January 27, 2018
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I'm trying to be poetic and capture the mood if not the every detail in the lyrics.

January 27, 2018
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It's like trying to hold the ocean in your hands, grasshopper.

Simply enjoy the moment.

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