MY DEAR GOOD PEOPLE,
I want to thank each and everyone of you who have expressed your sincere sympathies and condolences to me at my time of agonizing grief.
It is very touching to see how much Jude is truly loved by so many.
Losing her is the worst
thing that ever could have happened to me.
I’m having a very hard time trying to recover from this one.
I know I never totally will.
“Time heals” – I’ve heard it said many times, but so far time has only made me get deeper into my sorrow as we are getting into the cold and dark fall season and memories keep coming back to me. As I’m sure with every coming season I’ll be reliving through countless memories, now no more in the making with my dearest loved one.
I’ve tried to keep busy
and working to get my mind off the devastating reality.
And yes, I’ve been working with Andy McCoy. We did the 2 “Hanoi
Revisited” festival concerts this summer which were full of obstacles that
made it hard, especially for him to give his best performance (rain,
technical problems etc.) but as far as the overall vibe and feeling goes it
was great and very emotional – the concerts were dedicated to, and in
honour of Jude Wilder. The audiences were fantastic and it was fun to play a
bunch of those old, but ageless Hanoi Rocks tunes. Also because we rehearsed
them probably tighter than we ever did in the Hanoi days. It wasn’t until
we played as “Michael Monroe & Andy McCoy” in Helsinki at the
Tavastia Club on August 24th, that we were able to do a
completely trouble-free show that we could ourselves be quite happy with
afterwards. This was not anymore just Hanoi songs but also some new, freshly
written material by me and Andy. However, the band was the “Hanoi
Revisited” one, which is basically my solo band with Andy replacing one of
the guitar players; Lacu (drums), Timpa (bass), Mickey Crane (the other
guitar).
It has been hard for me to write for a while now and I thank you for your patience and understanding…
Best Wishes to you all – and if you wish, please send Jude Love and Light and Happiness with pure thoughts.
Love & Respect,
MICHAEL MONROE
