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First
of
all,
he
looks
great,
he
sounds
great
and
he
feels
great.
He
opened
the
R&R
Hall
of
Fame
show
last
night
after
an
impressive
introduction
by
Tom
Hanks.
Jerry
said
the
introduction
was
almost
longer
than
the
song.
He
did
WLOSGO
--
just
him
and
the
piano
--
and
will
do
GBOF
tonight.
This
article
in
today's
Newsday
said
Jerry
came
out
looking
like
the
elder
statesman
of
Rock
that
he
has
matured
into
becoming.
After
the
performance,
Jerry,
Phoebe,
J.W.
and
Cecil
headed
back
to
the
hotel
where
Jerry
curled
up
watching
a
movie
and
Phoebe
ordered
dinner
for
him.
We
had
a
long
discussion
about
his
plans
in
NY.
He
did
some
interviews,
but
not
anything
for
television.
Today
he
is
scheduled
for
a
publicity
photo
shoot
and
an
interview
with
a
reporter
for
Billboard.
He
said
he
will
be
back
in
NY
early
next
year
for
Letterman
and
B.B.
King's
if
everything
goes
well
with
the
album
release.
He's
looking
forward
to
going
back
to
Europe.
He
knows
his
most
avid
fans
live
there
(except
for
me,
of
course!).
He
said
he
had
a
wonderful
time
in
Brazil,
though.
We
discussed
the
new
album.
He
thinks
some
of
the
songs
will
be
available
through
Amazon
by
Christmas,
but
the
CD
itself
will
be
ready
early
next
year.
I
have
no
idea
why
it's
worked
out
that
way.
He
and
I
agreed
that
the
music
industry
lately
is a
far
cry
from
what
it
was
when
we
were
younger.
Some
of
the
songs....
We
already
know
about
Mean
Old
Man
(which
he
intends
to
incorporate
into
his
live
shows),
but
there
are
a
few
other
Kris
Kristofferson
songs
included:
Come
Sundown,
Here
Comes
That
Rainbow
Again
and
You
Can
Have
Her.
(Not
sure
if
that
last
one
is
KK
or
not).
I
asked
if
he
had
re-recorded
any
of
his
older
songs,
because
we
had
that
question
here.
Yes,
one
song
has
been
included
that
he
had
out
in
the
past.
We
are
supposedly
going
to
be
GLAD
he
did....
The
balance
of
the
songs
on
the
CD
are
those
you
have
never
heard
JLL
do
before.
They
are
keeping
most
of
the
titles
a
surprise.
I'm
really
looking
forward
to
hearing
them!
They
were
produced
by
Jim
Keltner
and
Steve
Bing,
with
Phoebe
as
Executive
Producer.
On
the
home
front,
Topaz
is
doing
well,
although
aging
gracefully.
There
is a
new
pup
named
"Blue,"
a
Blue
Heeler,
which
is a
large
dog,
living
at
the
ranch.
He
belonged
to
Lee,
who
can't
keep
him
now
that
he
is
living
in
an
apartment.
http://www.blueheeler.com/
Interesting
looking
dog....
Remember
that
the
R&R
HoF
show
was
recorded
for
a 4
hour
TV
special
which
will
be
shown
Thanksgiving
weekend.
I
assume
that
it
will
also
be
available
in
DVD
form,
as
the
entire
production
is a
fund-raiser
for
the
R&R
HoF
itself.
Hope
that
Jerry's
performances
will
be
included
in
that
recording.
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