Three of a Perfect Pair

…and then there were three

I have been a sloppy blogger lately. This is due to a massive workload and that I became a father on Thursday, April 27 at 12.06 pm when Otto was born. He was 49 cm tall and weighed 3015 g. Not bad for a premature young man, eh? He was supposed to meet the world on June 9, but apparently he couldn’t wait. I am writing this at the hospital in Helsingborg, where A and myself were taken by ambulance in the middle of the night at high speed.

As of this writing, all three of us are doing just fine. Otto is the largest baby in his room and is already showing tendencies to become the perfect child (says the proud father).

Hail King Otto!

* * *

"Three of a Perfect Pair" is a song that took me a while to appreciate, but now I like it. Adrian Belew's solo version of this on the King Crimson tour of 2000 was astonishing. Check it out on the live 3-CD Heavy ConstruKction, filled to the brims with excellent Crimson live music.

* * *

NP: Gong – Live at Chateau Neuf, Oslo, Norway, December 15, 1974. I am not much of a Gong fan, but since this recording features Bill Bruford, I wanted to hear it. To these ears, it’s Bruford that saves the day with his immediately recognizable drumming. The flying (tea)pot-heads really needed someone to kick them in the rear with some distinct and serious drumming. Mind you, Steve Hillage throws in some neat guitar playing on a few tracks. Quite an individual player. Maybe I should check out some more of his playing.