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I met her twice, and the personality difference was....well, bizarrely radical. First time, she played for John Szwed's course at Yale - it must have been mid 1980s? She wasn't very famous yet. I drove her to the train to go back to NYC and she was very "regular," young, friendly, unaffected, casual dress. Even knew some of my work. Second time - at a Jazz conference in NYC. I do not remember the year, but it was probably in the 20-teens. Well...a different personality entirely. Dressed formally in a "look at me" way, like she was going to the Oscars. I did talk to her (sort of) because Bob Neloms, an old friend of  mine, who at this point was unwell, had been her mentor when she was growing up near Detroit. He was a mess, and I suggested that he might welcome a phone call. She was...strange, distant, disinterested, indifferent. Kinda like a politician meeting a constituent whom they don't think is particularly important, but whom they have to pretend to care about. Carried herself like she was a diva, maybe Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard. Cordial, but regal and not quite there, clearly didn't care about what I was saying. She was a great pianist, though.

Thanks for the update Allen. Glad you being active. Keep us posted.

I have returned, like MacArthur (the general, not the award); I am relatively happy but a bit sidetracked by PTSD. But I am, hopefully, done with surgery (25 to date). Not a lot new to report. Still annoying people. Trying to finish a film (long story in and of itself). Just did a really nice recording session in which Leo Wadada Smith played four tunes. Will be part of the soundtrack to the film. Health is ok though not terrific. Tried to find Larry Kart, though I suspect, based on his prognosis and the fact that his phone no longer works, that he is permanently hospitalized, which makes me very sad. All I do is compose and practice. Beats working for ICE.              

March 15 Charles Lloyd - 1938

March 15 Joachim Kühn - 1944 Saw him in Göttingen, November 8, 1991, and November 7, 2009, and in Kassel, July 13, 2018