Well, I gotta say... the reaction to my little, last-miute, impulsive April Fool joke yesterday was hysterical... and, y'know? Really kinda gratifying.

Man! I got so many emails from really great people, who seemed to be a fun combination of relieved and pissed off at me at the same time, for fucking with them like that.

Nope. I was just kidding. I'll be in Central Park on Saturday afternoons this summer. I hope that beautiful, little grassy hill by the Lake is soaking up all this rain today, and becoming once again the most comfortable, friendly and sweet little outdoor amphitheater in the world.

Y'know, I recently wrote to several people in emails, about how sometimes over the winter, my own self-doubt increases a little. I mean, I'm human like everybody else. "Thank heaven we're not all crazy on the same day." And, when I'm not regularly sharing my music with other people, the darkness kinda creeps in a little. Y'know? That little voice in the back of your head that tells you what you're doing with your life is of no consequence or value to anyone.

Listen... I know it's a liar. I know it's the same subtle liar that whispers to all of us once in a while. (I recognize it for what it is now, and don't pay a whole lot of attention to it these days.) But, in the long, cold winter months... it gets just a little louder sometimes.

Yesterday, after that little prank, it was quite a surprise to check my email and see sooooo many messages from people... most of whom I may never actually know personally, and many from wonderful people I've met in Cental Park over the years.

Um... thanks... a lot.

Really.

Okay, then.

BEFORE we start singin' in Central Park this year, let's all plan on meeting up at CAMI HALL on Friday night in 3 weeks... okay?

APRIL 22! I've got a special night planned. Got some brand new songs. I'll tell a few stories. I'm gonna play some LOVE songs that I love. Tell a few stories about the songs I've written and how they came to be... some of the old songs. Some you've never heard before. Have a lotta laughs. You can reserve a place right now! If you click on that little button over there on the right, under the poster, that says "Add to Cart". CAMI HALL seats around 200 people. We'll bring in the new season and kick winter in the ass once and for all as it heads out the door.

(Oh yeah, let me explain it again... when you reserve a ticket to the CAMI HALL concert, there is no actual physical ticket. Your name automatically gets placed on the list at the door, so all you hafta do is walk up to the door that night and tell them who you are... cool?)

I'll also probably stop in the "Forum" later today, just to see what's been going on in there. Haven't really been in there for a while.

Watching the events that unfolding in this country and around the world, I am convinced more than ever that I jumped on the right train with my music a few years ago... the "Good" train. And, that there are just soooo many peoople who... y'know... just don't get it. (I believe with my whole heart that those people are fear-based or ego-driven individuals, who perhaps will never see the light... maybe because of the twisted nonsense they are being fed and their need to believe it for some reason. I honestly don't have an answer. I'm just guessing.) That's okay. I'm sure they've come to think I'm an asshole. I'm comfortable with that. 'Cause, as John Lennon sang,

"You may say I'm a dreamer.
But, I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you will join us..."

That's so cool. I've personally got so much to learn. The more I hang around and take in this Life... the more I begin to understand how much in this life is unknowable on an intellectual level. And, I'm astounded at how much silly bullshit is flowing all around. But, y'know? Riding this train I jumped on...

I love the compnay.

Oh and listen... tomorrow night... I'm gonna do an intimate evening of music at Fourth U on the corner of 76th Street and Central Park West. Doors open around 7:00 - - music cranks up around 7:30, I think. (It's only $10)

Maybe I'll see you there, too.

Thanks for everything.