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Dear Uncle Sam,
Today I offer you my sister’s fantastic swing band “Housetop” in New York City, performing a song I wrote for them, entitled “Pants”.

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Enjoy a little preview of some of the songs the Count and I wrote for Kelsey Adams, and a peek at her big show A couple weeks ago.

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Dear Uncle Sam,
I put together a little virtual tour of my new home in Cebu, Philippines.
Well, not just MY home. I share it with the the Count and Countess, our dear friend Alexander (a great German actor), his brilliant wife Connie, a very successful German entrepreneur named Jan, a model named Romeo, and an Iranian prince (no kidding) named Khashayar who is also a gifted filmmaker (he did a celebrated segment for Oprah recently).
In putting together this little slideshow today I omitted a few rooms, the resident’s of which were not around to give me permission to snoop. Also omitted is our kitchen, which is unfinished and in no state for the internet, and the quarters where our *gasp* HOUSEKEEPERS live.
One interesting detail is that the house (which once belonged to the Governor, we’re told) contains one quite small, quite empty secret room, with a corresponding secret stairway beneath it, which we’ve yet to see, as it’s boarded up.
I think it would make a hell of a game of “Clue”. Was it Colonel Muller in the study with the tuning fork? Or perhaps Professor Patton, in the dining room, with the B-flat half diminished?
Enjoy the video. And remember, if you want your children to grow up to have a life as fabulous as mine, encourage them to drop out of school.

Incidentally, the music is From the “Mikado” by Gilbert and Sullivan - “If You Want To Know Who We are”.

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Dear Uncle Sam,
Kelsey Adams (Or Special K, as I call her) launched her power pop into the Philippines with a triumphant bang at the Waterfront Casino, last week. Count Jaye and I, not content with the anonymity of the songwriter / producer role, decided to step into a sliver of Special K’s spotlight, by playing in her band, for the show. Filipino superstars Jed Madela and Billy Crawford stopped by and sang a few tunes, and much fun was had by all.

Those humongous letters on the backdrop should clear up any confusion about who’s party we’re attending.

Me and Special K.
Incidentally, the Count and I have moved into decidedly more glamorous diggings. I will soon give you a virtual tour of our new mansion, and it’s grounds.

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