DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME;

Love fans, unite!

I get some of the nicest e-mails from Arthur Lee fans
all over the world and I have to say that LOVE fans
are beyond description; they simply are the greatest
and I'm fortunate to be playing music with someone who
made (and makes) such beautiful music and is
appreciated by such dedicated fans. Lately, I've been
up to the usual, which means rehearsing for the tour
and getting ready for the knitting factory show.
Last night's rehearsal was mind blowing. We'd just
finished playing a song when, out of nowhere, Arthur
broke into "My flash on you" with such intensity and
determination, I could only imagine what is was like
to see LOVE circa '65; I envisioned a smoky late
night at "Bido Lido's" (now called the "Opium Den", on
Yucca and Cosmo street in the scummiest part of
Hollywood) with the original LOVE plowing through
their set and "My Flash" as the crescendo of such an
amazing musical experience.

Last week we switched studios (we normally rehearse at
Dave Chapple's studio in Lincoln Heights, which is
basically an artist loft area north of downtown Los
Angeles) and wound up at a big sound stage in
Hollywood for a few days. It was really great and
Arthur invited friends down and told us to invite
friends down and we even had a disco ball happening!
Richard Creomlin, pop critic from the Los Angeles
Times, stopped by and sat through 17 or 18 songs,
tapping his feet and everything (Even Eddie Van
Halen's Guitar tech, Doogie, stopped by to listen for
a while.) He later thanked us for letting him come
down and interviewed Arthur just yesterday for a
feature that'll come out next week in the times. A.L.
has been doing so much press lately, more than I've
ever seen from him.

Got an e-mail from a LOVE fan, Paul, who (along with
friends) plan to fly to our show in Barcelona from his
home in Scotland, then back to Glasgow for our show
there and then to Edinburgh, I believe. Now that's a
fan! So this seams to be turning into more than just
a trip of shows through Europe but almost like a
celebration of Arthur's return, if these e-mails are
any indication. Bands like Belle and Sebastian and
Teenage Fanclub are fans of LOVE and Trik Turner has
a hit in the USA sampling Arthur's version of
"Five string Serenade." Arthur's ready to rock again, has a slew
of new songs and has his sights set on bigger, better things. We
try to make sure the music gets played right. And all this couldn't
have a come at a better time.

Mike Randle
mike@lovewitharthurlee.com

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