Pat DiNizio

Pat DiNizio of the Smithereens sent me an email yesterday.

Yes, that's right. Pat. DiNizio. Of the SMITHEREENS. Wrote. to. me. ME.

And you know what? I didn't write to him first. I thought my days of being starstruck were long gone, but all it takes is a message like this, from someone who's music I have enjoyed for years, and I'm all giddy. Now all I have to do is get him to admit that "Behind the Walls of Sleep" was written about me.

What Pat asked for is that I help him advertise a show he'll be doing with other performers who make me melt: Marshall Crenshaw and Glenn Tilbrook. What a lineup! Although I live 1600 miles away, I am going to this show, one way or another. I'll have to get someone to come with me though; someone who will bring a bucket and a shovel to scoop up my melted remains after the show.

Here's the advertising part of the message he sent - in glorious caps - with his own hands:

TICKETS ON SALE NOW FOR THE BIG HALLOWEEN CONCERT AT IRVING PLAZA, NYC, STARRING THE SMITHEREENS, GLENN TILBROOK FROM SQUEEZE, MARSHALL CRENSHAW & GRAHAM PARKER!!

WELL ALL RIGHT!

TICKETS FOR THE BIG HALLOWEEN CONCERT, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29TH, 2004, AT IRVING PLAZA, NYC, ARE FINALLY ON SALE!!

HERE'S THE FINAL LINE-UP FOR THIS AMAZING CONCERT;

THE SMITHEREENS

GLENN TILBROOK (FROM SQUEEZE) & THE FLUFFERS,

MARSHALL CRENSHAW

GRAHAM PARKER

LEGENDS ALL, ALL ON ONE BILL IN ONE NIGHT, FULL SETS FROM ALL FOUR BANDS!

PLEASE GO TO WWW.IRVINGPLAZA.COM, OR TICKETMASTER TO PURCHASE TICKETS FOR THIS VERY COOL, ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME NYC HALLOWEEN CONCERT EVENT.

I SINCERELY HOPE TO SEE ALL OF YOU AT THIS UNFORGETTABLE "REUNION OF A GENERATION"...

SINCERELY, PAT DINIZIO