My soon-to-be ex-wife, Amanda. I wish I’d been able to do whatever would have been necessary all the way back to keep us as a unit. Probably the worst thing I did was not tell her how miserable I was, certain that I could turn this around somehow.
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To anyone I’ve unintentionally hurt or upset.
To my father, for the time that was lost when we weren’t getting along. We were able to reconcile a few months before he passed away five years ago.
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The Resurrection Shuffle.
Right now is a pretty good time in my life. I am existing on three-monthly check-ups, but, yeah, I am very grateful.
All the hanging about.
An artist travelling and playing with the Stones.
Paintings and guitars. I have Picasso prints and one Rembrandt etching.
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