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November Notes from John York
A return from musical adventures with Barry McGuire in Switzerland, Germany and the Netherlands with memories of truly amazing people and unforgettable places filled with great music, wonderful food, lots of beer and wine , and well-earned jet lag from nearly 4,000 miles in the van of our beloved tour manager, Swiss logistical genius and guardian angel, Jean-Daniel von Lerber, the man who makes us worthy of the word “professionals.”
Thanks to music friend Mike Somavilla for the honor of performing 15 minutes of music at the West Fest 40th Anniversary Celebration of Woodstock in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco with brother Michael Foley chiming in on gorgeous harmony and the backstage camaraderie of many old musical friends like P.F. Sloan, lyricist for Barry McGuire’s “Eve of Destruction,” and new ones like Guitars Not Guns, a worthwhile charity if ever there was one.
Time back home for a while is filled with the work of playing the guitar, hours of slowly learning to play the Irish harp, studying the Japanese language so communication will be improved with the best in-laws imaginable when that ancient volcanic isle finally becomes home to these two inseparable right-brained soul mate artists who nearly always share the same world view despite coming from countries and cultures on opposite sides of our precious green and blue globe that needs art and music now more than ever to help keep alive our human family of lovers and beauty recognizers and fools dancing in the sunset on the lonely beach of you and me.
On the horizon……..recording again with pop-wizard Kim Fowley, and in December the completion of the next CD while Sumi is back in Japan, leaving me with too much time alone best spent on musical endeavors and preparing for more musical adventures.
Until next time……
Photography: Lisa Law
Recommended Links: michaelfoleymusic.com
trippinthesixties.com
http://home.earthlink.net/~sumjo/
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