Re: De Parade's King of Cool!

Re: De Parade's King of Cool!
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From: David

Date: January 13, 2006 12:18:08 PM GMT+02:00

To: leon@mondoleone.nl

Subject: Warning: this letter contains WAY too much praise!!! :P



Leon-ANANDA!



Is "fan"mail fun or just scary?

...either way, blame your SELF not me. You are one major fucking

talent bro. And i feel blessed to have caught your act.



My name's david. I'm just mr. anyguywhocomestoyourshow to face the

horrible truth: not having learned to play that guitar i used to

hopefully drag along with me was a HUGE self-betrayal. There ought to

be some therapy group that meets like Thursday evenings from 8-9:30

to grieve NOT being YOU!



(laughing)



((trys to compose himself))



(((remembers Leon's act.... gives up control..... cheshire cat grin,

begins to RAVE again....)))



So man, i stare at this small promotional card that says "HIJ is

terug" and reflect:

- on how i would have NEVER torn a corner off to make that great

joint i smoked, at that magical carnival, if i had just known....

- what a great piece of memorabilia this image of a floating black

hat over a bald round head with the twisty thin mustache and the

goatee has become because....

- you made such magic with your combination of warm, humorous

investigative journalism

- you shot such smart documentary footage of such special people and

how....

- you made it all alive again for us in that crowded and expectant

little tent when...

- you added YOU LIVE to that mixed of images, film, light, sound,

stories.



Thank you thank you thank you!

I decided in that moment to never doubt anything was artistically

impossible.

i decided that art, music, film could save this crazy precious planet

and that because there were humans like you here, it was worth saving.

I decided that i was going to burn that fucking american passport and

beg for emergency dutch asylum.

I remembered i was also very stoned and that perhaps i'd better wait

till morning to make that last promise official (wink).



Please write me dear brother and tell me that you are well.

Tell me that life rewards those to risk as much as you to bring so

much light and joy in here for the rest of us to wonder at.



Whatever you wish for in this new year, may it blow even YOUR

creative shiny head just how true it all becomes.



Based on the kick in the (creative) ass that that special 30 min's

with you was for me at "Parade" (or what was that festival called in

Amsterdam park where i wandered into your world?!?!), I have started

to more energetically express my own dreams. I've started a new peace-

work organization called: EquiLife. When we have the $$$ I've got a

great idea to commission a musical/theatrical work from/by/with you.

Will share more when i can make this all more than just a dream, cool?



By the way: send a few promotional pic's of that magical face of

yours. i'd love to do some impromptu promoting of your work here in

eastern europe and at my blog, if i may/if it pleases. I've had great

luck as an occasional promoter for acts i fall in love with (friends

in LIVE to South Africa, Jason Webley over to Moscow a few times. You

MUST meet/hear Jason some time too.... he's from some part of the

same creative galaxy as you).



Anyway, I get back to Holland often and did decide to apply for

citizenship (no shit! :))....so, the next cup of coffee or glass of

wine is on ME!



Much love and do stay in touch!

David



PS: you DO read English, no? :-o

;))