I was standing in 99 Hanover at the bar when a red haired man came over, he had an honest face and in his soft Canadian voice he said "this is going to be a bit random..." I smiled, intrigued as he continued "...Do you remember about ten years ago you were walking across the meadows at dawn singing your song 'Rainy Day Money'...And some guys drove by with a camera...?" It was suprising to me that I did indeed remember this meeting, not because it was a decade ago, but because I had been celebrating my birthday and had been utterly wasted on the night in question, I had left a party to collect my guitar and was on my way back when this big 4x4 van appeared and called me over. As I walked towards them I could see a big camera poking out of the window, so I just hammered out one of my rockingest tunes 'Rainy Day Money'. They seemed to like it and I went on my way, not expecting to ever see the footage. Ross Trip was the man with the camera and when we met in the bar, he told me how his flat-mates had seen the footage they made (driving round town after midnight with a camera filming random people) and had really liked the song I played. Months later some random girl comes up to me and starts singing my song at me, I couldn't understand how she had learnt it? She says "I saw you on that video my freind made". I can;t imagine what it must sound like as I was higher than Richard Pryor, but it will be pretty freaky seeing my young self now...Ross tells me his mother has the tape so he's going to send me over a copy when he gets home, mad how things go around...
Delilah Judas

I was sitting in my living room the other afternoon having a quiet moment, when a Red Robin just flew in the window and across the room - landing at the edge of my hammock. He proceeded to fly from one side to the other surveying the space, and was keen to make the aquaintence of the two fake - yet brightly coloured birds who nest in my tree. (they and he were mutually unimpressed) Once tired of examining his image in a convex mirror for the first time he came to settle on the bookshelf at my side and we listened to Tom Waits sing..."HELP ME KEEP THE DEVIL WEIGHTED DOWN IN THE HOLE"...Like a whiskey soaked preacher who just made bail....The bird seemed to enjoy this the most, as I always say...Any bird who likes Tom Waits is alright by me. 

Jack Of Diamonds

Ayeeee, just re-read this killer book, anyone needing an escape from the mundanity will apprciate this one...there is dugs and adventure and card games and danger from all sides...teachers and false prophets, and it reads like milky, is like Kerouac meets Hunter S...and more, Dodge also writes poems - you can get them in 'Rain on the river' which has a collection of his work: The acceptance of death, clear down in our hearts, is the faith we bring to life that love may go on...The lustrous umber of decaying ferns, belled vermillion of the gooseberry bloom...Rain on the river..............................................Nice! Dharma Junkie.