Aug 21 2023
Bonjour de Paris...
Peter: “There were buffalos in tutus dancing in front of me while I played one of the worst gigs in my life." Gerard: “I’m just guessing, but I’d bet there were pharmaceuticals involved.”
Chers Amis,
Sunday night…
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Aug 14 2023
Bonjour de Paris...
I’m going to miss seeing him there, playing pool in the bar of a Hilton hotel. At least I think it was a Hilton. I probably wasn’t the best role model!
Chers Amis,
Over this past few…
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Apr 1 2023
Bonjour de Paris...
Auto-correct strikes again!
Leslie's text: "I really enjoyed the vegetarian men (nem)."
Chers Amis,
So tonight Leslie and I went to an art show that featured the work of Carole Benzaken. http://www.carolebenzaken.net/ Her work was an…
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Dec 24 2022
Joyeux Noël de Paris ...
Chers Amis,
With hope for peace, wishes of goodwill, and the joy of giving, the world celebrates Christmas.
We find joy and hope in the eyes of children on Christmas morning. It’s in the hearts…
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Dec 21 2022
Bonjour de Paris ...
“We’ll be going back again at the end of January, but this time we’ll be prepared, I hope."
Chers Amis,
We have been freezing here for the past week or so. Completely the opposite from last…
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Dec 1 2022
Bonjour de Paris ...
“Maybe we thought it was a dream and we’d wake up in Niagara Falls with a hangover.”
Robert Mitchum “Out Of The Past”
Chers Amis,
Leslie and I were watching “Out Of The Past” when I…
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Aug 16 2022
Bonjour de Paris
“…the band was a bit amped when we started the concert…”
Chers Amis,
We returned to Paris from La Petite Pierre late this afternoon. We were there for the Au Grès Du Jazz festival. It was our…
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Jul 3 2022
Bonjour de Paris ...
“She conducted the band with her ass.”
Chers Amis,
So it was on this day, July 2nd 2012, that Leslie and I arrived in Paris with two suitcases and no clue what awaited us. At that…
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Jul 3 2022
Bonjour de Paris ...
“I have never been nervous walking in Paris late at night.”
Chers Amis,
Last week I was confronted with a health issue which required an out-patient surgery at the American Hospital here in Paris. We had…
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Mar 1 2022
Bonjour de Paris ...
“We were home well before daybreak”
Chers Amis,
We have been very fortunate to end 2021 and begin 2022 with a lot of great music. Leslie and I worked with Bruno Rousselet at Chez Papa Jazz…
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Dec 22 2021
Joyeux Noël de Paris
Bonnes Fêtes
Chers Amis,
As we close in on Christmas later this week Leslie and I are enjoying some free time away from performing. So Leslie is devoting some time searching for new material for her…
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Dec 22 2021
Bonjour de Paris ...
“Crazy Huh?”
Chers Amis,
Things have been incredibly busy here. Paris is essentially back, (for now). The streets are busy, as are the stores, restaurants, clubs and theatres. People are traveling again and in general things…
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