DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME;

"It ain't over till you grope the fat lady (or life imitates hollywood)"

well it's been a few week since i last wrote in the diary. in that time, LOVE
has been in the studio recording (as well as myself on my own stuff), arnold
nazigroper is now governor and the yanks and red sox are battling to see who
goes to the world series to lay the smackdown on either the cubs or the
marlins. a week ago we were even teased with the promise Bush inc. would be
investigated (by ashcroft's justice department) for possibly outing a cia
operative for political gain (no! really?). but fear not, believers in
democracy; mr. john ashcroft has it under control and, for any of us who would
think for a second he would cut (bush adviser/satan's nephew) karl rove some
slack just because they go way back like dr. dre and ice cube, put down the
john grisham books and go back to your ebay bids. once again, america, the
comfort you once demanded is now mandatory. now play ball.

next week we fly into philly with a day off and game 1 of the world series.
playing the music right, locking down the parts and everything that goes with
touring is at the forefront of everyone's mind. after we visit jim's steaks on
4th and south. and please, before i get 2,000 e-mails telling me that geno's
and pat's steaks are the best, keep in mind i am only in town for 36 hours and
am not really near passyunk avenue, ok? still, deep respect for all three.
it's just a matter of distance and time. may the force be with us.

now how about a hand for the scottish one, mr. keith stodart, for keeping the
summer (and now fall) alive in written form on this here internet diary. and i
promise i meant no harm on that photo of those innocent swedish gals playing
with water guns on the beach. naked. i got quite a bit of mail from that and
i've learned my lesson. about water guns.

after we leave philly we head to virginia, which is for lovers, for those of
you keeping score at home. this is like a 2 hour drive at most so it should be
relaxed an chilled out. i really hope people come out in droves cause these
shows are gonna be special. ok, i think every show is special so sue me. but
we are playing new material on this short east coast tour and we're not playing
anthem, thank you very much john e. (smile.) so as things sit right now, the
diaries and countdowns combine for just under 500 pieces. that ain't perfect.
but that ain't bad. so give me a seventh innings stretch where it's still one,
two, three strikes you're out at the old ballgame.

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Mike Randle
mike@lovewitharthurlee.com

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