This Stitch is For You!

I found out on Wednesday that Arthur Kane died. (New York Dolls bassist). Being a BIG NY Dolls fan, I was heartsick. Still am. How can I miss someone I didn't even know? It's weird. I just was so in love with their records and was so inspired by their sound. It's part of why I switched from bass to guitar. Who doesn't want to be as cool as Johnny Thunders? Hello?!

Arthur Kane even saw Bubble play a year ago. Him AND Clem Burke were at the same Bubble show and I think it was definitely a highlight in our Bubble career as Ny Dolls/Blondie fans.

ALL ABOUT YOU
So here's the thing.
This rock chick starts knitting last year.
Finds out her obsessive personality really likes it much to the surprise and even ....shock of several people.
This rocker starts going crazy with knitting and starts a knitting blog.
She finds that after a few months of trial and error, she really likes creating her own designs.
Even if they suck.
Then, she really starts opening up in her blog and life is sweet.
One day, she writes a short post about the not so great aspects of her life.
(her dad's failing health, her husband's ongoing chronic debilatating arm pain, and of course,her ever present lack of money)

YOU ALL WRITE TO HER AND MAKE HER CRY EVEN MORE!

Thank you.
Top ten reasons why I started knitting again today:
1. I thought it would help my mood and it did. Even though the ribbon yarn had completely unrolled itself and tangled up all over the place.
2. Because knitters should be president. (imagine that!)
3. Because the emails you sent me made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.
4. Mainly .........number 3 just over and over and over again.

THANK YOU a thousand times over for your outpouring of love and understanding.

Re: updates.......
My dad. Not so good. My mom is wondering when I can come back there again as she needs some assistance.

Bam. hm........his pain is awful. But we do now have health insurance (first time in 12 years) and he has an appointment with a doctor at the end of July. (when we're back from Vancouver.)

Why must I tell you all of this?
I dunno.
My life is an open book and it ALL affects my knitting, my music, my mood and my universe.
Truth is a matter of perception and your letters altered my perception thereby altering my truth.

I have knit one row of Janis today and will go back in there and knit more.

In spite of the fact that FED EX made a mistake and didn't deliver our Bubble cd/artwork to the manufacturers on time!!!!!! LAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm still smiling.
Yes, I'm still smiling.
Dammit.......I am smiling!
ha.
You can't keep a good woman down.

Signing off with the thought that we're all connected through a piece of yarn.

Comments

[catheryn]

Hey Honey:

Hang in there. I can't believe that the Fed Ex didn't make it in time. That is beyond belief. Hoping dad is feeling better in the days to come and your trip to Vancouver provides some kind of solace.

Will send as much good juju as I can.

[Wendy]

Gawd, I love the photo of your yarn smile! Thanks for making ME smile. Hang in there sweetie! I'm sending positive energy your way . . .

[Kate]

You asked: Why must I tell you all of this?
Answer: Because we all care!!!

Knitters are truely the best people in the world, I know this yet am amazed by it daily as well. Hope everyone pulls through in good health. (by the way, been a lurker on your blog and love it!!)

[Crystal]

I am sending you all of the postive thoughts I can. Last year my dad, healthy and energetic all of his life, went into the hospital suddenly one afternoon. My stepmom called me to let me know and to tell me that they were running tests. He had had sharp chest pains. Everyone on my dad's side of the family has pacemakers.. they all die from heart attacks. He's been lucky. They all got their pacemakers at 35 or 40... he's 57 and can still run and hike for miles. He's not skinny, but he's healthy. I have never been so upset in my life, I think. When my mom got into a motorcycle accident, I was shaken but ok. My dad has a little chest pain.. I was there within the week. Of course, when they were done testing him at the hospital that day (a few minutes after I got off of the phone with him) he was yelling at the doctors because he felt fine and wanted to go home and they made him stay. I can just picture him in there... with that pissed off look on his face. The scary thing is that he looks like Richard Kuklinski... ya know (The Iceman: The "Best" Mafia Hitman) especially when he's mad.

I truly hope you're dad is in there fighting them with as much spunk and vitality as you have. If he's anything like you, he'll bounce back in no time. Growling all of the way. My thoughts are with you.