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Thread #118563   Message #2595672
Posted By: Jeri
23-Mar-09 - 06:42 PM
Thread Name: Rick Fielding tribute, March 21, Toronto
Subject: RE: Rick Fielding tribute, March 21, Toronto
Well, I got about 11 hours of sleep last night and had to fight my to consciousness this morning, and I'm feeling better.

I thank Lillian for her words about the song I wrote and Mick sang, but know that it wasn't just my writing.

Too much information:
I'd sent the words to both Rick and Mick. When I went up to visit Heather after Rick died, she handed me his song book and asked, 'Did you write this?' I know Rick had been working on it at some point but dropped it when he got sick. He'd edited it a bit, and I later sent his edits to Mick, and he finished it, writing a tune and a couple of bridges.

See, I'd given it to Rick and Mick. I didn't think Mick was going to do anything with it and Rick was gone. I don't know that I ever would have gone near it again.