At sometime early in May, I was approached by my partner here at Sire Craig Aaronson and Ryan Whalley who does A&R about writing a continuous blog relative to my ongoing adventures and my past experiences. I’m not saying the idea did not appeal to me, but it seemed like a major undertaking, especially for someone totally inept at sending my own emails.

I could not even attempt to do this without the total support of my already overworked, trusted assistant Eric McLellan who among other things helps me communicate with the outside world.

My legendary and long-standing sign off “Dictated, but not read.” appears at the end of all my emails (and the faxes and telexes of previous generations that preceeded them).