INTERNATIONAL VERVET MONKEY
And then we were in Paris—this was my first visit home in more than a month, so I blew off everything but crawling around on the floor with my daughter, enjoying the quiet over-brocade vibe of the Hotel Le Bristol with one French citizen in particular, and a fantastic dinner at Maison Blanche followed by champagne at Hotel Costes…yeah, that’s one side of Paris, and getting close to the floorboards with a tiny crawling girl is another, and they are both alright with me. I came away from my two days at home so much more alive than I had been in weeks…that’s significant. Considering I had been having fun and enjoying the REM tour immensely, I was shocked at how much I took away from spending 36 hours in Paris with my family. I guess, it's less shcoking to those who can do that more often...
Since then, I’ve been in Vienna and Stuttgart, attending with great care to my duties on the REM tour, and when I have time, cutting out shapes and letters and pasting up variations on my ideas for the Posies album cover…. I am no Matisse, but fuck it, until Matisse was Matisse, Matisse was no Matisse.
Listening to the latest demos from my friend Wren in London…brilliant…!
Wishing you many happy thumps with your valentines...heart thumps or whatever comes to mind!
Love
KS
on the highway between Stuttgart and Leipzig
