Robert Fripp's Diary

Chez Sistery Sunset San Francisco

09.14

Chez Sistery, Sunset, San Francisco.

Morning reading at The Crepevine I…

II…

Front door call at 09.45 for departure to the California Institute For Integrative Studies and a talk at the invitation of Dr. Alfonso Montuori.

16.04  Setting off with Sister to downtown SF I…

II…

… to the Meridian Gallery…

Sister dropped me off & left to park the Frippmobile…

… and – perfect timing! – the Minx called just as my foot was going over the threshold into the gallery to wish me well for the talk. Yippee!

Sister & Californian Book Pusher Dr. Montuori…

The gig I…

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Beginning at 11.00 with a generous introduction by Dr. Alfonso, to about 28 people in the audience, recorded for distribution to CIIS students around the world; duration around 1’20” total.

Beginning at 11.00 with a generous introduction by Dr. Alfonso, to about 28 people in the audience, recorded for distribution to CIIS students around the world; duration around 1’20” total.

Then to a most enjoyable lunch nearby at Restaurant Most Acceptable with Dr. Alfonso & his wife, the exceptional jazz singer Kitty Margolis.

Afterwards, Sister & I walked to the restaurant, a few blocks away, to check for the space for this evening: we are speaking to important people in the NSA who will be having tastinesses & mingling in an informal atmosphere. The Apple store was only a couple of blocks from there, so I have a new battery pack for this G4. Calling at Kinko’s on the way home, collecting dry cleaning & home. 

18.10  Off to the gig.

21.33  The gig was a Fripp & Fripp speaking debut in front of the National Speakers’ Association Board of Directors & Past Presidents – otherwise known as the NSA muckety-mucks – at a restaurant mingling & milling downtown. A superb guitarist had the difficult providing live background music, which he accomplished very well. It wasn’t the occasion to stand & listen – milling & mingling were the operational terms & call to action – but I would like to have been able to listen attentively for longer.

F&F went on c. 20.30 for about 30 minutes. Sister is a superb prompter & guider & steerer for this novice speaker, to a generous audience of professional speakers, leaders in their field. Patricia walks on & owns the space. Respect & admiration.