But any success is always tempered by a degree of sadness,
as we think about the friends and family we have loved and lost on our travels;
none more so than at this time in November, when we remember Mike and his wife
Sara who are no longer with us.
A few weeks ago Paul from Track and Field sent me a copy of
a letter from his archives. It was the letter that Mike sent to Track and Field
as an introduction to Saloon; at the time we badly wanted to play their club
because it was so damned cool and we were sick of playing terrible gigs every
time we came to London. Little did we know that Track and Field had already
seen us when we supported Stereolab and couldn’t really see the point in
Saloon. Still, the letter must have made a difference, as within the next few
years we went on to play countless Track and Field shows and release three
albums with them. Anyway here is the letter for you to enjoy.
Missing you Smoughts!