Richie was at the birthday party, exhausted but there w/his usual odd personality and
dry sense of humour that uptight people don't get. I'm digging it personally, I'm not
so far  from being that obnoxious myself so someone who is that much like me can't
be  that bad, I think... Next two months were work and not much play....
Moving straight to the jam of the year with Big Beat Sundaes and the heavenly beautiful &
talented CEO of the IMF (International Motherf**r)
Bernard Fowler.
Big Beat Sundaes are a mob of total  sweethearts doubled with some amazingly talented cats.
Lionel Cole, the Ambassador of Soul, Ivan Neville, Steve Boykin, Angus Thomas, Rebellum,
Les July, Alvino Bennett. You have not lived life if you haven't heard those guys jamming.
It's like being on a date with God, meaning minus the worry that you won't get a call back to
come back for second round of luv. I even got to see Prince walking in and many famous
people, now
Kat Dyson is a regular and that girl can groove, I mean GROOVE.
2001 was the year when I decided to put on some weight and muscles so I could finally wear
jeans and don't shop at the children department and strippy stores anymore. So I resume my
whole working out like a motha program and to go with my new bod, I also decided to
get a tan to shut up all the people that love to think they know what I would never do.
I made up the rules I go by and I have the same power to break them all.
Same principle than God, who is above, the one making the rules or the rules?
Don't know about you but I only love masters not slaves, leaders not followers, and I live to
impress myself and bring my own limitations just a notch higher for better or worse.
August was emotionally intense, I finally was able to repair my relationship with my mother
and talk viva vocce with my all time best friend Sylvie who was in Chicago for the summer.
I missed
Stevie Salas summer pilgrim to the Cat Club and decided to call it quit.
We are cyber pals and I live and deal with it just fine.
September saw my moving back to my brother's house unexpectedly.
What can I say? I've� lived the life of an Aquarius Rising gal for so long, chaos is part of
my everyday regimen.  It fucks with my sense of details but it keeps me thin too so I cope
with it (who said I had the option not to??) I sealed the deal w/my good pal
Steve Saluto.
Steve is a great talent and great friend of mine, I did his latest album cover and I'm lucky
to have  him as a friend  for his many sound emails as well as the many cds I couldn't
find in the States that  he has graciously sent me off his personal collection
Another great surprise was to see Richie walking in with Phil Soussan. Phil is one of my
most significant influence when it comes to my artwork, one conversation with him
revolutionned and changed my approach of drafting gear forever, I'm eternally in debt to
him for this.

October was equally rowdy up to the mid month.
We slipped into November and December with numerous love emails from friends all over
and lots of gifts, money and other donations of all kind. Voila, I guess the year is pretty much
covered from what is meant to remember, for the rest, we have adopted what is called the
politics of the ostrich  who wisely shoves her head in the sand  when she is afraid or doesn't
like what's  around thinking she is safe if she can't see danger.

Someone has to tell that poor bird that while her head is safe, one of the most vulnerable
part of her body is up in the air, opened to all kinda uncanny dangers...
I let you guess which part of the anatomy I'm referring to, the one you never want to have
exposed to foreign, unwanted objects and otherwise....
Hope your year was better than mine, I want my money back on 2001.
And 2000 as well while I'm complaining.
Cheers and Happy New One to come......
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