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Greetings from AZ! :waving:
I arranged my business trip to get out here a day early to see my good friend in the republic of tea, Capt. Skipper. We've talked on the phone, but there's nothing like a good manly hug to seal the bonds of friendship. Skip has a wonderful family and Mrs. Skip and his daughters made me feel right at home, like a long lost uncle. I learned a lot about life in the desert, and even though Skip and I had to spend a little time in Prison on Wednesday, I'll cherish the time I spent with him and his family.
I see big things in the future for Skip's twin girls and many of you have already seen a glimpse of Lia's art talents on Pedro's CD. Well, that doesn't even scratch the surface. She has many fine pieces of art in many mediums on display in the house and these are not refrigerator paintings, she is really talented in her color selections and is a throwback to the expressiveness of hippie days long gone by.
I can't say enough about my newest jamming buddy Stef. She is playing guitar 'seriously' for less than a year, and before you knew it, we must have played 4-5 hours and talked about music and influences and all sorts of stuff that you wouldn't expect a 19 year old to know or be interested in. I can see unlimited potential in her too, and she picks up stuff so fast, that I think she learned just about everything in my bag of guitar tricks. I may have unleashed a 'monster' in that a few hours later, after skip and I got released from prison , she was still practicing, and I heard today she already mastered Little Martha. It makes me proud that she is carrying on the music that we all love and keeping it safe for another generation.
Mrs. Skip (Sherry) is a real hoot too, and made me feel like I knew her my whole life. She is the Yin to Skip's Yang. Skip and I had a real nice time climbing though the window into the studio and hangin in the republic of tea.
Can't wait to get back out here again, thanks for your hospitality.