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Well all
right! Looks
like we've found each other, you
and I, everloyal fan and unworthy
singer/songwriter/21st century
composeur, found our new place
to meet and hang out on the world
wide web, found what may eventually
become a venue for there to be
commerce between us once more. |
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I find myself in
a big hairy hurry to get on with it,
get things started, get them finished,
get them off my desk, get on to the next
thing — but, until I take delivery
on the 238 rolls of custom formulated
2 inch magnetic recording tape that is
being fabricated for me by Veranarawatana
Ltd. of Chang Mai, Thailand, I find myself
more or less sitting on my hands. Mind
you I'm not complaining — this
tape will be superfine, ultradank and
most excellent for my purposes, coming
as it does from the premier source in
the particular part of the world that
has the absolute perfect climatic conditions
for the manufacture of magnetic recording
tape — I mean, you will not believe
the bloom my bass will have on this stuff,
the dimensionality, the pitchiness, pace,
and rhythm — the coercivity, the
slew rate on this batch will be unbelievable.
Also, Mr. Batwaan puts in each and every
box "une petite cadeau pour
moi"... |
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In
the meantime, I
want to share with you some of the other
projects I have been working on these
last couple of years. Some of my research
has taken me a bit off the beaten path
and not all of it will be of interest
to everyone or perhaps anyone — I
certainly realize that, I'm not drunk
and I'm not crazy — but rest assured
that all the diverse avenues I have been
exploring are intrinsically related to
my overall artistic and philosophical
goals concerning musicmaking, communication,
self-expression, personal growth, financial
wellbeing, spiritual practice and fitness,
intellectual stimulation and so on — in
other words I want to give back to my
fans some of what they've given me in
the course of my life's journey, although
I've already spent about 95% of the money
so I can't very well give any of that
back — I'm sure you understand. |
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In
any case, I
want to assure you that everything that
will be presented is totally relevant
to music I have written and which I am
going to record immediately, once the
tape gets here. It shouldn't be too much
longer in coming now — and if it
is, something has gone very very wrong
and this page will likely become an offshore
gambling site or some such thing. But,
unless and until this becomes the case,
I want to urge you to hang in there with
me and enjoy the ride. Also — this
is very important — I strongly
suggest that you EXPLORE EVERY THREAD,
FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS AS CLOSELY AS
IS POSSIBLE FOR YOU IN YOUR CURRENT LEVEL
OF ATTAINMENT AND LIFE-SITUATION, STAY
CURRENT WITH THE WORK, RESPECT THE PROCESS,
AND KNOW THAT THE PAYOFF IS ONGOING AND
CUMULATIVE AS WELL. |
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That
is to say, all
that will soon be offered herein will
not only enhance the experience of the
finished product — yours and mine — but
will serve to expand our awareness of
the n-dimensional universe of
possibility and prosperity which is our
birthright and our legacy. It is no exaggeration
to say that many questions which may
have arisen during our lives will be
illuminated and informed by the work
we do together in the next couple of
months. Questions from all realms of
thought and experience — "why
am I the way I am?" "what did
I look like before I was born?" "should
I buy another stratocaster?" "what
are dotted notes?" "whose idea
was this Johnny Damon deal?" — all
sorts of things really, you will be amazed!
So hang in there and we'll all cross
the Finish Line together, I promise. |
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For those who
wish to
take the journey — who
want to get in on what is most assuredly
a "damn good
thing" — sign up here and
receive additional information and exclusive
heads-up type of material via email thru
the WB NEWSLETTER "for madmen only" |
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Walter
Becker
New
York
January
2006
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PS: You have already "got
some things" but you may also
"need
some things" ... |
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