Al’s latest thoughts & a special “Live Chat with Al…” announcement!

Hi everybody. I do so deeply apologize for being terribly slow and late getting back to my diary entries. The truth is that I lost my notes for the October and November tour in Europe. I had been very careful with my notes, because I have been enjoying so very much the direct communication with all of you and the ability to comment on each concert. I was really feeling good about this new found way of being in touch with you and I was on a roll.  Unfortunately, I am neither a computer guy nor an internet junkie, I really don’t know much about computers so I had no back up. The loss seriously spaced me out for a while. Real troubling for me was that the October and November tour and my concert comments covered some cities and territories I hadn’t been to for a long-long time; Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The tour was a good start at renewing some old friendships and making new friends as well.

If those notes ever show up, I’ll find a way of making some brief belated comments about those past dates. In the mean time, to summarize October and November in short, you were a fantastic audience! You welcomed me back with such heart touching warmth, I didn’t want it to stop…I felt like starting the whole tour all over again! And your response to the new material was so positive and reassuring that the band and I were FLOORED! And so many young faces everywhere! Not just a handful either at any one date, but a really remarkable number of kids under 20, and a lot of 11 and 12 year olds too.

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for all of that and we will do it again soon.

I’ll be making some diary entries about more recent events. And right now I want to officially announce that I will participate in a Live Chat with all of you. There will two Live Chats on the following dates and times; (I hope you can join me!)

Al Jarreau European Live Chat

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2005

Time: 6pm to 9pm CEST (Central European Summer Time)

Al Jarreau American and North American Chat

Date: Monday, May 2, 2005

Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. PST (Pacific Standard Time)

Mark your calendars; you will be able to access Live Chats at www.aljarreau.com

Thank you, I love you and will talk to you soon.

Al Jarreau