A day with Fripp and Singleton, listening to the forthcoming VROOOM VROOOM. I understand that I am to take the blame for two suggestions: the appearance of an improvisation from Broadway at the end of the Mexico City set, and a track from the Wiltern Theatre at the end of the Broadway set. I shall endeavour to justify myself in the liner notes – if justification is indeed needed. The advice to young producers is very similar to that often given to young husbands: when something goes wrong, take the blame, and when some goes right, give the credit to the wife/musicians.
On a day when Fripp and Singleton took massive strides towards the future of that is beckoning DGM, I wonder if either of them is an Aries. I received this in my inbox :
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Cut out the following testimonial, Aries. Photocopy it 50 times and hand it to anyone who's in a position to advance your Grand Experiment.
Dear Big Shot: It is with unabashed glee that I recommend this hot-blooded self-starter for the jobs of alligator wrestler, fire eater, icon smasher, fun generator, or CEM (Chief Executive Maverick). Due to a benevolent conspiracy of astrological influences, this uncanny innovator is currently oozing courage, nerve, and a what-the-hell, try-anything-once, hold-nothing-back feistiness. If there's a task you're too timid to try yourself, assign it to this go-for-broke pioneer.
"The future is what the present can bear."
