Hi Fans:

By the time you read this, Richard and Karen will have completed their European tour, and will be back home in sunny California. March will be devoted to recording a new single but no information pertaining to same is available to-date.

You were previously warned that the schedule published in the last newsletter was tentative: Please note these changes:

April 15 scratch Danville, Virginia and substitute Raleigh, North Carolina.

July 13 & 14 gigs in Portland, Organ and Seattle Washington have been reversed.

The Sahara. Tahoe appearances for July 18-24 have been canceled. and so have the Following:

Redrocks, Colorado July 28.

Tulsa, Oklahoma - July 27.

St. Louis, Missouri - July 28.

The revised dates now confirmed are:

July 18-21 Pine Knob, Michigan,

July 23-28 Cleveland, Ohio

July 29 through Aug. 4 Warwick, Rhode Island instead of Indianapolis, Indiana.

Aug. s/a Merriweather Post Pavilion, Maryland.

Aug. 15 at Pine Knob, Michigan-canceled

Last month we left Richard and Karen in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, where they'd just played their first baseball game. Next day Karen's throat was inflamed, so Sherwin (their manager) drove her to Philadelphia for treatment. The rest of the group enjoyed a game or volley ball beside the pool, and

Richard managed to join in the run playing one handed. The trip to Now Haven, Connecticut was very hot, with temperature 100 degrees. Their day off was spent with cousin Joan who served them a much appreciated home cooked meal. Note to Danny rang, this was he day he shaved off his beard. The theater was not air conditioned. so the temperature on stage was higher, but cold towels enabled them to cool off periodically. In spite or the heat, they got in some baseball practice, and later enjoyed huge delicious lobsters and prime rib at the Yankee Silversmith restaurant. Richard's song-writing partner John Bettis joined them later in Wallingford for a brief visit.

Thursday's ball game was a super production, the beautiful ball park with immaculately mown lawn. P.A. system, dug-out. and a police escort to the game. Fortunately the weather changed from hot to cold. They won the game 14-3, and the opposing team's 3 runs were scored when Curt tripped as he chased the ball and had to be taken to hospital with an injured arm. Danny scored a home run, and Dave (a roadie) scored 2. Mom and Dad left to return home on Friday. The gang were invited to a friend's pizza parlor to celebrate Cubby's birthday on Saturday. A huge pizza in the shape of Mickey Mouse (complete with candles) was specially made for Cubby, and a fun time was enjoyed by all.

Richard and Maria took a 'Grand Tour' of New Haven in his Ferrari. Which included a cruise 'past the original family homestead in Hall St. Richard used to day dream about this very thing when he was in elementary school there.! His collection or old 78's which had been left behind with friends when they moved to California. was boxed and packed into the trunk or the Ferrari, along with a 1937 Zenith radio (which still works).

Concert business in Holmdel, New Jersey was incredible. They played to over 47,000 spectators, breaking the attendance record there, in spite or all the rain. The theater was a setting with plush red carpets and seats. Richard said the theater dome resembled a flying saucer. Karen enjoyed a little shopping spree in the area.

The last ball game was played in Roosevelt Park against the DJs from New York stations. A brass band played before 6,000 spectators who donated $5,000.00 to the cancer society to which Richard & Karen added $5,000.00. Danny injured his leg in the baseball practice game, and a staph infection caused him so much pain, he was forced to play the last two numbers of the concert seated. The doctor ordered him off his feet for the next two weeks.

Everyone was happy to see Tony (the bone) back with the group Sunday night, after a long absence due to his illness since last June.

More next month. EV.

Last changed: Fri Jun 10 09:37:33 EDT 2005