Robert Fripp writes in his diary at DGM
(http://www.disciplineglobalmobile.com/diary/) that Tony Levin
has agreed to become the active bassist of King Crimson again.
Rehearsals are due to begin in April 2004, with more plans
following up that summer. He also suggested Trey should take
over the position of inactive fifth man and may be called to
duty again when the time is right, either in the recent Double
Duo formation, or as a quintet.

FUCKIN' 'A' the beast is still alive!!!

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"You have the option to drill additional holes in the label,
causing the record to rotate off the side of the turntable"

LEVIN must be on of the busiest people in the biz. The God of all bassists, that everyone looks up to.

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The world needs more organized anarchy!

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Whatever the case may be I'M HAPPY WITH WHAT I HAVE TO BE HAPPY WITH!!!

BTW: I just received notice that the cd of the Eyes Eide Open dvd with be available soon. I highly recommend these to everyone. The DVD is phenomenal, to say the least, and I'll be thrilled to have an official cd of the concerts, also!!!

The beast will never die!!!

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Thursday 20th. November, 2003

11.11

Hotel Quite Acceptable, Mexico City.

Pat & Trey have just left the lobby with Bill Munyon & David Norman (our Production Manager) for the airport & flying home. Next time were our parting words.

Last night's performance was the final show in this completion tour, the completion of this particular stage of King Crimson activity (1999-2003) & this particular incarnation, Line-Up Seven.

A completion has potential: nothing is lost, something is gained, something becomes available. Everything is as it was; it is also different.

So, what is the next stage in Crimson's process? January 13th. 2004 is King Crimson's 35th. birthday, five life cycles since the original five young men met in the basement of a café on Fulham Palace Road. For the 35th. Anniversary Year I have suggested to the other members that:

1. We re-activate The Fifth Man, Tony Levin. Tony has agreed to return to active service in King Crimson. Currently, the plan is for rehearsals to be held at Studio Belewbeloid in the second half of April; then again in June, with a view to King Crimson Line-Up Eight being on full-call for July 2004.

2. Trey moves to The Fifth Man role while TLev becomes re-activated.

3. Once Tony is re-Crimsonised, The Fifth Man is called back to Crimson service, and Trey becomes Crimson-active/available once more.

4. This gives three viable King Crimson performing incarnations:

Quartet: AB, RF, PM, TL >Line-Up Eight
Double Duo: AB, RF, PM, TG >Line-Up Seven
Quintet: AB, RF,PM,TG, TL >Line-Up Nine.

5. All five Crimson members to be in current ongoing-active mode for Crimson ProjeKcting: freewheeling, spontaneous, mobile improv & performance. Initially, this is likely to take place at Studio Belewbeloid. The aims are to generate new material:

for Crimson repertoire;
for music to be made available through new technologies such as the about-to-be-becoming DGM subscription website (incorporating the intent of BootlegTV).

During the Eurotour, I asked Trey to consider the KC Quintet option but, at that time, it didn't appeal to him. I'm hoping that, once TLev is re-activated, it will. Trey has also told me, on this tour, that he has achieved his youthful ambitions as a musician. I have tried to get away from the music industry on several occasions, and failed each time. I hope that Trey is just as successful.

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in other semi related matters, a bass player friend of mine met dave grohl recently and asked him "dave, i'm a bass player looking for a gig, you know anybody who's looking for a good bass player?"

without hesitation he said...

"Metallica."

funny.

wouldve been more funny if he was a drummer looking for a gig and got the same answer.

i'm drunk.

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