Dear Tom,
Hey, do you happen to have seen Lu Edmonds lately? If you see him, would you tell him to get in touch? I don’t think I’ve got his number any more, and I was thinking about him today, ‘cuz I happened to look into a shop in Kreuzberg where they’ve got a Sasz for sale that’s, I think, just like the one he had along on the Babar Luck tour a couple of years ago. Hey, anyone seen Babar lately?
This Sasz- if I were rich I’d buy it right now- a gorgeous instrument- and either keep it for myself or send it to Lu as a second axe; you never can have too many. If I remember correctly Lu got his for something ridiculous like 50 DM, and those days are gone. Still, this one seems like a decent deal, and there’s nothing in the world like a nice electric sasz. Back when I was recording Babar Luck, there were a couple of songs that just cried out for it; I think they didn’t make it onto the album for lack of a Lu at the time.
Actually it’s a bit odd that this studio is in a Turkish neighborhood and I very much enjoy good relations with many of my Turkish neighbors, but although there are many excellent sasz players around, I STILL haven’t recorded any. What’s wrong with me? I’ll have to see about that.
Always a pleasure writing to you,
Phil