Introducing 'Patch William'

"He was better than any 'head shrinker' because he always knew what was buggin' you even before you told him."
-Ava Gardner
as heard in the 1964 film,
"The Night of the Iguana"

Listen to the delicate ‘easy listening’ sounds of ‘Patch William’ sing “The Last Bus”:
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=patch+william&docid=952180933176&mid=6AAC3058A76FECDF4A476AAC3058A76FECDF4A47&FORM=VIVR#

I was fortunate to have Ali Digby (one of the band members of Patch William) at my Birthday Cocktail Party celebration in London, England. Ali is a talented musician as well as a ‘true sweetheart’. She performs cello and sings backup vocals for the band. The 'Patch William' band has a website and I took this portion ‘about them’ to post here on my blog today:

Patch William officially started in the summer of 2007 with their first gig at Bristol University.

The band consists of Ed and Will, who are brothers, Bill, who is their father, George, one of their old friends, and "Ali Digby", a recent addition to the band since recording.

For their first year playing the band conscientiously gigged around London, recorded at home and promoted them culminating in a lucky run-in with producer Steve Levine. Having heard them play Steve quickly signed the band to his label, Hubris records, in the summer of 2008.

From this Patch William has been invited to perform a live session for BBC introducing where they recorded three tracks which have subsequently been played on 6music and Radio 1.

Since then the band has begun to record their first studio album, to be released over the summer with a prospective tour to support it soon after.
Website:
http://www.patchwilliam.com/
PHOTO: Ali Digby
at the No. 11 Hotel, London
June 2009

I will have to add the 'Patch William' CD to my WISH LIST once it comes available.





Twenty-five years ago today:

July 18, 1984
Wednesday

For lunch today, Barbara and I were accompanied by Joe (a gay guy that really reminds me of the main actor, Ray Walston, from the old TV-show called ‘My Favorite Martian’).

We saw Presidential nominee, ‘Walter Mondale’, waving our way in his limousine, and then we ate Chinese food followed by a visit to the Gitano Ice-Cream place.


We did some typical office talk as we decided to take a walk to the pier area and then back to work. We are enjoying ourselves, getting paid for doing nothing.

I have been jump roping a lot lately. It’s amazing how fast and how many repetitions I can do now. I even have the energy to go bike riding after working up a sweat.

After work I accompanied mom for a visit to Grandma’s. Mom and I borrowed a movie from ‘John and Sherri’ called “All the Right Moves”, starring Tom Cruise. It was an ‘okay’ evening.

I love working in The City (San Francisco). The time passes so quickly and it’s like a vacation each day.