Fiddlin Red Seidman: Guestbook

Dianee

April 9, 2009

Heard from Garry yesterday. When I got a joke-mail from him I emailed him back and said,
"Hey Garry,
You must be alive unless someone else is using your email address!"
He emailed me back and said, "Yep, using nurses computer so ccan't stay on long. Going home soon."
That was good news.
Thought I would share it-
we can all use good news, eh?

Yours in Harmony,
Diane

J. Michelle Scott

April 6, 2009

I will preview your music for www.doubleimpactradio.com
Michelle

Diane

March 31, 2009

Thanks for asking John.

No the tenants turned out to be a nightmare destroying the carpeting and the couch Red loved so much. I haven't been up to the mountain since they left but I understand it is a mess.

I am showing the house to a perspective buyer in April and if they don't purchase it I am going to list it with Century 21. I have had it on Craigs list for some time with no bites at all. With the economy the way it is it may not sell even in what they call a "short-sell" situation. But other than that everything is going very well.

Yours in Harmony, Diane

John Troth, Jr

March 30, 2009

How are your tenents working out? Are they paying their rent?
Looks like everything is going well.
John

Diane

March 29, 2009

I will be in Islamorada April 19th at Bay Jam. Giving a scholarship in Red's name to a student for fiddle lessons at school.
Then on to Key West the 20, 21, 22, big party with the Carter Brothers, back to Islamorada to work a sailboat race to Key West arriving the 25th. Have to head north evening of May 1 though, can't stay for all of song writers fest but will be there for the first couple of days.
Are we really going to meet?
Rock on Red

Dave

March 29, 2009

Poor old Garry, will email him directly.
Di, I have hours and hours of footage of dear Red and Bruce, including the whole tribute afternoon. Wild Night man we had so much rebel rousing in the HB when they played that. I put my ipod on shuffle and when Jon Anderson plays Seminole Wind it always reminds me of the Seidman and ... something in my eye!
Di, get to KW end of April for songwriters festival, it would be great .. Rock on Larry

Diane

March 28, 2009

Hey folks,
I heard from Garry earlier today. He had just been taken back to the hospital. He's had a rough time of it this past year.
He asked me to say hello to everyone and he hoped he would be back online again, someday.
Bless his heart.
Love, Diane

Diane

March 28, 2009

Hey Dave Lester-
I want to thank you for all those you tube videos of red and bruce you have posted ! I put links to all of them on the News Page if anyone wants to see the Red-man in action.

Also, Dave, I found some of the videos are no longer available; You've Got a Lover, Wild Night, and Bourbon Street. Do you have them saved somewhere? I probably should get all of them off and save them on something before anymore of them disappear.

Thank you for taking the steps to put them on there. Had a really good cry watching them, man that guy could play some serious music!

Yours in Harmony, Diane

Diane

March 22, 2009

Hey Dave,
Think of him and watch for signs. He will visit soon. Be sure and let us know when he does;) Love and peace right back at ya!
Home on the Suwannee for awhile, Diane

Dave Lester

March 22, 2009

You sweet people you. I love the way everyone shares their memories of Red and things like this. He's obviously busy appearing to people over there in the States - wish he'd fly over the pond and say "Hey Dave" to me one more time!
Miss you buddy, rock on.
Love and peace to you Di - and all.

Diane

March 21, 2009

and here is the email I sent back to Mark, I wanted to share it with Red's family and friends too...

You son of a gun you-making me cry in the middle of Starbucks.

Of course it was him, he talks to me all the time.

I guess I didn't see any crazy guy in a white truck in traffic cause I was busy following directions to our friend's house where I spent the evening telling stories of how Red and I talk alot. He sends signals to many of his friends and fans- and I believe it is to tell us the other dimension is a great place to be.
I did alot of learning this past year
attending intuitive classes and psychic retreats and have written a book - hope to get it published by the end of the year.
It's dedicated to all the people who have lost or will lose a loved one explaining
they shouldn't grieve too long-cause our loved ones are still here.
Here to help us as much as they can help us-as much as we allow.

Thank you so much for sharing this with me, Mark.

I hope you and your wife have a wonderful weekend!
Love, Diane

Mark

March 20, 2009

Diane,

This is the email I sent to you and you thought it would be received well here so here it is.

Hi. I have something I'd like to share with you that may sound crazy but here goes.

From time to time I'll be doing something that reminds me of Red, whether it's singing or golfing or anything really, but I don't think about him constantly. I, like many others I'm sure, miss the the son of a gun.
Anyway, I worked late tonight and was tired and on my drive home I was'nt playing the radio but just enjoying the quiet, when Red pops into my mind with questions I never really thought of before like "how am I doing" and in return I ask how he's doing and get that smile for an answer. Just normal thoughts I guess that a person would probably never tell anyone about. And the questions and answers keep coming and it's almost like Red and I are having a conversation. Traffic is moving along OK when I come up past a small truck and notice a Bruce and Red bumper sticker on the back. This floored me. I've never been one to freak out so I quickly pass it off as a tremendous coincidence. As I am passing the truck I look over and see someone I have never met before but know through pictures I have seen. THAT freaked me out and I'm convinced that Red was letting me know that that moment was coming up. The person driving that truck was you. I was the crazy looking guy waving at you from the white ford pick-up until I realized you had never seen me before and I had no chance of pulling you over and it seemed like I was missing an oppurtunity Red was trying to tell me about but somehow I knew that everything was alright and drove on.
That was about 7PM tonight(March 18th) heading north on I-75 just south of Fort Myers and I'm still kind of freaked out. Your the only one I could share this with that would'nt think I was crazy, or even if you do I stand by this account of what happened.

Red says hey.

Mark Smalley

Diane

March 17, 2009

St. Patty's Day was always one of Red's favorite holidays...May the Luck of the Irish be with you all! Raise a glass and smile.
Peace, Diane

Diane

March 12, 2009

Wanted to let everyone know Red's red fiddle (the one he was playing when I met him) will be opening up for David Allen Coe Saturday, March 14th in the hands of a lovely fiddle player by the name of Melanie.
Red played for David Allen Coe when he was alive, talk about the circle of life...Peace to All and ROCK ON RED !!!
Love, Peace and Sunshine, Diane

Diane

February 25, 2009

THANKS GREG, GLAD YOU ARE ENJOYING RED´S MUSIC!
I STILL LOVE LISTENING TO HIM QUITE OFTEN. PEACE AND SMILES TO YOU.

AND YES, DAVE. I CHOSE TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST ABOUT THE END OF HIS LIFE. THE REST OF THE BOOK IS MUCH MORE FUN AND ENJOYABLE- THE SYNCHRONISTIC MIRACLES JUST KEEP ON COMING...
THANK YOU, I AM CONTINUING TO LIVE LIFE TO ITS FULLEST AND I CHERISH THE MEMORIES I HAVE OF MY LIFE WITH FIDDLIN RED.
THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ THE BEGINNING OF THE BOOK AND THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE HERE!
PEACE AND SMILES TO ALL!
LOVE, DIANE

Greg

February 21, 2009

I really enjoyed the photo section, Diane. Thanks for sharing all those great pics of Red. I just downloaded the Naked By The Bay CD from iTunes. Gotta go listen to some fine music from the maestro now, take care.

Dave Lester

February 19, 2009

Wow. It's a very candid account Diane and you're very brave to lay it all out. Thanks for sharing, love to you and all our acquaintancies and I hope life continues to hold many glad times for you in the future as well as great memories of the past.
Rock on Red, my friend.

name

February 19, 2009

comment2,

diane

February 14, 2009

It was so good to see you too,
Dave and Theresa,
Congratulations on your marriage. May you have as much happiness as you can stand!
I am sitting in a bar in Bocas del Toro, Panama, working on building a new life, and I love, love, love this country!
By the way, if any one wants to check out the beginning of the book I have written about the 9 months of my life after Red's passing, www.dianesdetox.com/ninemonthsagowas.html

It's all good!
Rock on Red and everyone!
Peace, Diane

dave and theresa

February 8, 2009

diane it was so good to see you. we so are happy for you. you had a glow around you!!!! we miss you and your smiles.........also nice to meet you Dave!

red miss you bro!!!!

Diane

February 8, 2009

Oh, Garry, so sorry to here about your mum. Guess she'll be enjoying all that great music in heaven now.

Yes, Dave, Rock on Red.

I should introduce you Daves.

Dave Lester (super guy from England and great fan) meet Dave Elliott (super guy from Florida and great fan and "master-mixer" of Red's Naked by the Bay CD and newly married;)

Hope 2009 is treating everyone in a fine manner. The travels to Panama have been life changing for me. Love the country, the weather and the people.

Oh, and I love you all too!

Did you see the "new" www.bruceandred.com ?
I popped some photos, a little blurb about the boys and the entire blog from the old bruceandred site. Talk about memories...let me know what you think.

Blessings, Diane

Garry

February 8, 2009

Hi Dave...sadly I won't be around as my mother died this morning at 9 and I have to join my family up in Ely in Cambs....but I'll mail you as soon as I get back.

Dave Lester

February 6, 2009

That last post by "dave" wasn't me by the way...
Garry, emails and facebook coming your way - are you around Poole next weekend?
Rock on Red, still miss you my friend

Garry

February 3, 2009

Hi Diane...thank's for adding me to your facebook and, my God, it looks like you had a wonderful time in Panama..what I would have given to have been there...especially if Lisa was free!!! LOL....by the looks of things, the weather was also wonderful by the darkness of your tans....and fancy seeing an Indian woman with a cellphone!!!
What is this world coming to??
My son and I talk literally all day, everyday and it's like we've never been apart although he has asked me to write a time line bio of my life and, when I asked how far he wanted me to go, he said RIGHT back to me being a kid.....damn...I'm going to become an author!!!
Dave...send me an email sometime will you, please?
All the best to you all.
Peace and love Diane
and Rock on Red
Garry

dave

February 2, 2009

click, delete, yes click, delete, yes click, delete, yes click, delete, yes click, delete, yes, yeah that is a pain in the ______.!! hey just bein' a smart _ss!!!! miss ya diane!!

married man

Diane

February 1, 2009

Well, I got an email from hostbaby and they couldn't help me so an hour of click, delete, yes, and the mess of spam is gone. Mess of spam-hmmmm, sounds like an omelette from my childhood!
Anyway, happy Super Bowl Sunday everyone!
Peace and love, Diane

Diane

February 1, 2009

Not sure how to send an email link. How about you just go to facebook.com and type in Diane Jackman...I think there are more than just me, but I shouldn't be too hard to find, I hope.

Garry

January 31, 2009

It's that man again.....Meeeeeeeeee
Hiya Dave...how's you and Jen??
Do you have my home number?
I think I should have your email address but if not, mine is freefall8 in that very warm place.com....LOL
Love to meet up with you both....Poole won't know what hit it...."thinks....must get myself UN barred from my favourite bar" LOL
I can get you cheap parkhome rates for a few days or however long you want to stay. By the way....the sea fishing is amazing down here...if you have sea legs cos I have 4 boat rods and reels and all the tackle to go with them....as a Brummie, I don't think you'll know about sea fishing!!! LOL

Diane, how do I find your facebook site...I've never been on there...me dumb and as bad as Homer Simpson!!! Dohh!
Tell you what, Di, send me the URL via one of your email addy's
I tell you what....everyone that has seen me this week has said I look totally different from 2 weeks ago....WOW!! What a feeling and now I know how you feel, Di, and God Bless you in the way you are going....got any disabled access in the B&B??...MUST come over soon...when I get the all clear!
Love to you all...xxx (NOT for you, Dave...lol)

Diane

January 31, 2009

Oh Garry, that is such terrific news! Poor away with your feelings...
Putting photos of the Panama trip up on my facebook account - wait till you see the fun I have been having! Happiness beyond words here too.
Guess God is smiling down on all of us. Maybe Red is helping too!
Rock on everyone!
Love, Diane

Dave

January 31, 2009

Garry, that's fantastic news and I'm so glad that you have something good to happen to you after all the cr*p you've had to put up with.
We're going to come down to see you soon...
Welcome back from Panama Diane!

Garry

January 31, 2009

Sorry for the missing words and mistakes but it just poured out of me in a rush!!

Diane....let me know when I can ring, please.
G

Garry

January 31, 2009

Hi again Diane...so nice to have you back again....looks like you're on the up again, thank God!
Yes...as of this moment, I don't have any extraordinary hospital visits apart from my usual visits to my Oncologists and Cardioligists.
An amazing and moving happened to me a week and a half ago~~~~I haven't seen my son since he was a baby and, because his mother became a Jahovas Wittness (the cause of the divorce)35 years ago I have been blocked from every angle I had to admit to myself I would never see him again!! I got a 'phone call a week ago last Wednesday and it was HIM!!! My son had somehow felt that he needed to find me as he sensed I was ill!!!
As he's an IT manager he had the whole internet to find me and he managed it in only a couple of weeks!! I had been trying for years to find him but the internet gave me nothing and yet he not only found me, he also found my ex~directory 'phone number and, needless to say, there were many tears shed...infact I couldn't speak for 2 or 3 minutes!! We talk every day now and it feels sooooo good to call someone SON now....I've never had that infinite plessure....and to hear him call me DAD makes my throat close up!....Sorry to go on but I have never been so happy in all my life and we are meeting up in June for two weeks here in Poole~~~completely with Wendy, my daughter in law and Nic, my lovely Grandson who will be 3 while they are all with me!!
I am over the moon with happiness now and I only hope all my friends on here feel such intensity of joy as I feel.

Sorry to go on but it only needed Diane to come back online for me to pour out my feelings.
Love and Peace to you all.
And Rock on Red~~~~whereever you are.
Garry

Diane

January 30, 2009

Aiy Carumba ! I have been in Panama too busy to Internet-so sorry about the spam !
Dave-I have written to CD baby for help with deleting them cause it has to be done one at a time!
Garry-good to see you writing-you staying out of the hospital?
Jerry-thanks for visiting the site. Red would have liked you and your music.
Rock on everyone!
Peace and Love, Diane

Jerry Johnson

January 30, 2009

Thanks for the site, Diane. I feel like I know him a little bit now. Rock on Red!

dave

January 26, 2009

diane come home and fix this!!!!! WHERE ARE YOU??

Garry

January 22, 2009

HAVENING???? Bloody dyslexic fingers!!!! LOL

Garry

January 22, 2009

I second that Dave....how you doing?
I went through them all and counted almost 4 pages of spam!!! Poor old Diane, havening to delete and block them all!!
Ditto with the "Rock On Red" God how we must all miss him...most of all Diane!!

Dave

January 22, 2009

Enough spam already for goodness sake!
Rock on Red.

Garry

January 8, 2009

Hi Diane...hope you have a great time in KW with your friends...make a nice change for you.
Don't forget to wave....I'll wave back..lol.

Happy New Year to you and all my friends here.
Garry

Diane

January 4, 2009

Hey Mike-no worries, no hurries...you'll get 'er dun when you get 'er dun! It'll be beautful, of that I am sure. Red built that guitar in the 1970s so what's a few more months...or years;) Keep in touch and Happy New Year.

Dave and Jenny-I still miss him every day too. Rock on you two and have a happy new year!

I'm Key West bound for a HUGE birthday party for our great friend Joan on the 9th of January. The Carter Brothers start at 10 and so does the fun! This is my first time in the Keys since April... looking forward to it!

Happy New Year Everyone.
It's going to be a GREAT one.
Love, Diane
PS-and big congratulations to Dave and Theresa-a wedding is a wonderful way to start 2009!

Dave aand Jenny

January 2, 2009

Rock on Red, still miss you every day

Mike

January 2, 2009

Hey Diane,

Just wanted to let you know that I'm still out there and yes I'm still workin on Red's 12 string. Don't know why I'm having such a hard time making my self finish this project. Maybe I'm just waiting on warmer weather. I promise that it will get finished and you'll be proud of it. Talk to you soon. Take care and God bless, Mike

Diane

December 29, 2008

Garry, so glad to have you back among the "living" and I am so sorry to have missed your phone calls. Keep trying, we will talk one of these days.

I have been sad throughout these holidays, realizing last year I was in a state of shock in December and January, going through the motions and duties of a new widow and traveling in the frigid north to feel the warmth of my family. This year seems like the "first year without him," and it feels strange, not to be sitting on a bar stool in Key West on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, watching him grin and perform, making so many people happy with his incredible talent.

I spent Christmas with a friend of mine from high school, his family and children and it was a very nice holiday. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers and good wishes. I will be with my sons for New Years Eve at Jannus Landing in St. Pete listening to a band called Sister Hazel. Should be fun and much warmer than last year's fire works in New York City!

I hope you like being able to listen to Red singing cover tunes on this website and if you haven't been to the "new" www.BruceandRed.com you can check it out and come back here to write your thoughts. I couldn't let the memories simply disappear so I put the entire blog on a page (from the early days of Bruce and Red through the grieving we all did together to the end of 2008). You can access at the old bruceandred web address.

May 2009 be a wonderful year for all of us. May the blessings continue...
Peace and much love, Diane

Garry

December 26, 2008

Big Hi to all my friends and seasons greetings from a freezing UK.
I'm sorry that I haven't been on for a couple of months but, after they chopped my legs off in October they warned me about the likelyhood of clinical depression but, like I always did, I just laughed off the suggestion!!!
Trouble is, when I got home, the realities of living alone and not having any legs to help me transfer from wheelchair to bed etc hit me really hard and most nights I ended up sobbing my heart out and sleeping the night through still sat in my wheelchair...needless to say I ended up with pressure sores on my rear end!!
I slowly slipped into deep depression and sat for weeks in the same clothes and unwashed and unshaved!!! Slowly I realised what was happening to me and called the doctor in.....he took one look at me and had me rushed into hospital because I was severly deydrated and depressed. After a few weeks of intense treatment I got back to my old self....well, almost! And now here I am....I'm sorry I missed Red's day, dear Diane but my thoughts were with you and Red....wonder if he's been stamping on my feet...the phantom pains have been horrrendous!!!

I hope you all had a fantastic Christmas and well and get trully "Merry" over the New Year.

Love to you all..and ROCK ON RED!!!!
Garry

dave

December 25, 2008

Rock on Red and Happy Christmas fella.
Tom, I was there at the Hog when you were last Tuesday so we probably enjoyed Bruce together - I was the silly one singing all the words and asking Bruce which songs to play (must drive him mad!)
So glad you enjoyed the Red man's playing - he's still here courtesy of technology and his indelible presence in itself. I'm so fortunate to have met him.
All the best to you Diane.. peace.

Gus Stewart

December 24, 2008

Diane,Hope you and yours have a lovely Xmas and peacefull prosperous New Year.I will raise a glass to heaven too.

Diane

December 22, 2008

Thank you for taking the time to write Tom.
I never get tired of people telling me what a wonderful musician my husband was. I am grateful I have so many recordings to hear him play his strings.

I wonder if he is playing a harp now?

Thank you for your holiday wishes. I will see both of my sons on New Years Eve and look forward to a bright and beautiful 2009.

I pray everyone has a happy holiday.

Peacefully yours, Diane

PS-Dave and Theresa, There is no doubt Red will be at your wedding on New Year's Day. I wish I could be there in person, but you know I will be there in spirit, arm in arm with Red. I wish you a long and happy life together.

Tom VanDalsen

December 22, 2008

Hello Diane,

You don't know me, but I felt that I had to write you a quick note.

I just got back from another visit to Florida. I took my son, who is in college, down for a mini vacation. We live in Michigan, but have a place down in Port St. Lucie, that we usually rent out. Anyway, got into Miami on Monday night and Tuesday drove down to Key West. It was my second visit to the Hogs Breath Saloon. I was so happy to see the Bruce Isaacson was playing there again. My wife and I had gone down last April and saw him for the first time then. Loved his music and bought the CD that has your late husband playing with him. What a great CD and music that these two made together. I wish I could have been there for one of the shows that Red played. I got on Bruce's website and saw that he had some YouTube music with the two of them playing. All I could say is WOW!. The constant grin that Red had, as he played, was contagious. What an incredible musician too. Excellent fiddle, guitar and harmonies.

I am so very sorry for your loss. If there is any bright spot, it's the knowledge that the world is a happier place because of him and he left us with music that will be ageless.

I hope you can have a nice holiday with your friends and family.

Take good care,

Tom VanDalsen

Dave and Theresa

December 19, 2008

Hey brother Red....I will be looking for you on New Years Day!

Lynne & Steve

November 30, 2008

We are thinking of you on this sad day. We too miss his smile and his music. A year ago a light went out, Red will not be forgotten. Rock on Red.

Diane

November 30, 2008

Sweetheart, I miss you more than words can explain.
Thank you for being in my life.
I will love you forever.
Diane

dave

November 29, 2008

In case I don't get the chance tomorrow....
Miss you brother, miss seeing your face and smile and watching your awesome flying fingers. Thanks for the memories and hope you're having a good time, wherever you are.
Rock on Red.

dave

November 27, 2008

Giving thanks for Red. Cheers buddy.. and rock on!

Diane

November 13, 2008

Hey Stumpy !
Good to see you back on line. Got your incomplete phone message the other day. I was really glad to know you were still here on earth!
Yes, Red sure has left me some interesting messages!
Peace to you and take care of yourself !
Love, Diane

Garry

November 11, 2008

Diane, I've just read the poem that Red left for you "to find"~~~~~How very moving! You should copywrite it and sell it on to greeting card makers to put onto their 'new baby' cards!!
Luv and stuff
Garry xx

Garry

November 11, 2008

Hi all.........Finally, I get out of hospital for the SECOND time in one go, if you can understand that~~~~~I was released and then rushed in after swabs were taken of the operation site by the home visit nurse!!
They revealed something that all the nursing staff and doctors had missed in hospital~~tell all later.

I have mega problems with this laptop after I tipped a coffee onto some of the keys while in my 'second home' and am waiting on a new one, laptop I mean, so will type a fuller greeting to you all when it comes or when this one is repaired~~whichever is first.
Hope you are all well,
As ever, my love to you Diane.
And, also as ever, Rock on Red up there.
Garry no legs or Stumpy to you....LOL

Diane

October 26, 2008

Well, I found a piece of paper this morning on which Red had put his lovely scribbles to, and if you have ever tried to read his writing-you know what I mean-he always said if he hadn't been a musician he could have been a doctor cause no one can easily read what he wrote:)

Congratulations, your journey's just begun.
I know you work hard, don't forget to have some fun.
But if the pressure ever gets to you-
Just remember, it's important to do.
Realize you're expected to be perfect in every way.
It's a beautiful view of the bay,
Sunset's violet hue,
Now go out and save the world,
We're all counting on you.
Love, Red

It gives me chills when I find words like this at just the right moment in time.
There are no mistakes.
Rock on Red,
Love, Diane

Mike

October 12, 2008

Red,
You still inspire me....I carry your spirit with me everytime I perform... Love ya, Mikee

Dave

October 6, 2008

Amen to that.

Thanks for sharing Diane.

Diane

October 4, 2008

I understand about lumps in your throat-you old billy goat:)

There is rarely a day that goes by when something, somewhere doesn't catch me off guard and send me into a few spontaneous tears. Tears are good, and better out than in! Then, I smile and think of all the laughs and fantastic music he gave us. We are so lucky to have had him in our lives.

This morning I was pulling an amplifier out of the closet to take to the music store and an old sheet of scribbles dated 2/7/86 fell to the floor. Here's what I found;

"Crazy Moon"
The sun's goin down on a Friday night,
Just a little later that old moon's shinin' bright.
Troubles surely brewin,
It's a crazy moon.

Somehow you know when it's gonna come around.
A hell raisin' feelin when you head into town.
And all of your friends are feelin it too,
It's a crazy moon.

CHORUS
It's a crazy moon, hanging in the sky.
Crazy moon makin everybody wild.
Bar rooms are crowded and they're leavin' em in ruins.
It's a crazy moon.

It's a crazy moon, shinin down tonight.
Crazy moon makes us feel just right.
Tonite we're gonna party till tomorrow afternoon,
It's a crazy moon.

People in the honky tonks gettin out of line,
When all we were tryin was to have a good time.
Two best friends are fightin and I hope it's over soon.
It's a crazy moon. L. Seidman copyright 1986

I sure wish he had sung more of these during the last 9 years-I would love to hear how this one was supposed to sound. Maybe I'll find him singing it amongst the 70 cassettes I have yet to listen to...

From the nature coast of Florida,
Red's widow is missin her fiddle player,
and happy to be alive.
Love and peace to all,
Diane

Dave L

September 29, 2008

Was listening to B&R yesterday and Deep In The West brought a lump to the old billy goat

Rock on Red

September 23, 2008

Thank you Mark & Kathy,
I am pretty sure Red approves of the CD too. When I had finished the project I sat at the kitchen table and looked down at it and with tears in my eyes asked The Universe, "I wonder if you like what I did for you?"

I looked closely at the hole in the CD and the words that were showing through from the insert behind it were, "Thank you, beautiful."

Now these words were on 2 different lines and for them to show through the hole in the CD, between his legs, well, that was enough for me. Red used to call me beautiful all the time.

I will always miss him but I am so grateful to have the music he left behind.

Now that I am back in northern Florida I can concentrate on what it will take to bring music back into the school system here along with a volunteer yoga program. I already have a few teachers interested in teaching yoga to their students to start their day !
Rock on Red !
Rock on everyone !
Peacefully yours, Diane

Mark & Kathy

September 23, 2008

Diane, I love the new CD. "Sails" is one of the prettiest instrumentals I have ever
heard, and I can see the twinkle in Red's
eyes when he sings "If I had a Boat"!
That CD is a great tribute to his talent.

Garry

September 21, 2008

By the way, got WiFi via a connection from Vodaphone....not cheap but it's great to be able to see everybody at the Hogs and hear from friends.
Diane....will you be able to pick up the pics tomorrow??
Love

Garry

September 21, 2008

Hi diane and all my friends..............Am now in the Hospital and had the "chop" on Thursday. This time with no epidural and I'm in agony but the surgeon said it will clear in a few weeks!!!! Will send pics today or tomorrow...NOT gruesome....lol....talk soon..xx
Garry

diane

September 20, 2008

thanks for the hello, d, it's nice to be missed, i miss you too,
i'll be heading down the pike tomorrow and be in touch next week. want to talk to you about redoing reds acoustic adventures to include mandoa and sails...and then redoing great big world to include all the lyrical songs Red had recorded.
The trip has been awesome.

and thanks, Garry, September 7 was a day for his family and old friends to honor Red with a service on Long Island with lots of hugs.

I got your phone message before you went into the hospital-sorry I missed you and I hope you are done with your surgery and all is well.

Peace to all, Love, Diane

Dave

September 19, 2008

Hey you, we miss you. when are you coming home? :( hope you are having fun. just thinking of you and wanted to say hi!!!! so hi!! love you mean it.........
D

Garry

September 10, 2008

Dear Diane....I hope you and Red's family had a peacefull day on Sunday and that there was lots of hugs.

Well, it looks like KW got let off with that Hurricane although they had a power outage in the early hours this morning and it's still not on.
Do you know, if the blow had hit as a catagory 4, there would have been lots of furniture smashed and they would have had to buy more from the hurricanes namesake..IKEA!!! :>))
Ikea would make a great storm shelter....No windows and lots of beds in stock. LOL

Hope you're all peaceful and staying dry....we've had mega floods here in the UK, Diane
Byeeee all

Diane

September 6, 2008

I am sitting in Bellmore, Long Island, New York, at Red's sister's home as I write this.
The whole "Fam-Damily" is here for the unveiling of his tombstone Sunday, September 7, 2008 in the family plot at Mt. Ararat Cemetery.

We all miss him, but are thankful for the memories and the music he left behind.

Peace to all of you,
Diane

PS- of course, Hurricane Hanna is blowing up a storm here-leave it to Red to send us the excitement of a hurricane for our enjoyment !

Diane

September 2, 2008

To all who want to purchase Red's first post humous CD, "Naked by the Bay," here's the link to go to the CD baby site where it is available:

http://cdbaby.com/cd/redseidman

Garry, I don't have a Paypal account at present as I went through a bout of trouble with the old account and had to close it. I may open another, we shall see. I am working on setting up a fund to put music back into the school system in my tri-county area of northern Florida-first, I am raising awareness it is necessary for our children to have music in their lives !

As to your sore fingers, Garry, Red used to tell a story of how he would shut himself in his room and practice for hours every day, bloodying his fingers until callouses built up. I guess if you want something badly enough, you do what it takes. I think I'll stick to my key board lessons:)

I am in New York State right now, visiting my youngest son as he gets back into classes at Cornell University. Red was so proud of both of my sons. He loved them as though they were his own and we gave him "bragging rights" right from the beginning !

New York State is a bit chilly so I am NEARLY rady to head back to Florida-had to do my yoga this morning on the porch where it was only 60 degrees Farenheit !

Hope all is well with everyone.
Rock on Red !
Love, Diane

Garry

September 1, 2008

ARGHHHHHHHHH!!!! I forgot how painfull it was to play a guitar after a long layoff!!! The little finger and ring finger tips on my left hand are bleeding!! Well, it happened before and I got calouses after a couple of months so I'll have to grit my teeth for a while.

Diane, lovely to have such a long chat to you the other night....the memorial to Red DVD will be in the post in the morning~~~going to try and find the rest of the night...got 5 hours stored in my defunct laptop.
When I have them all spliced together and fully edited I'll be offering them to all of Reds friends out there...FREE of charge...but you will have to promise to send some money to the foundation that Diane has started in memory of dear old Red.

Diane...please open a Paypal account so we can start sending you some pennies.

As the saying goes~~~~ROCK ON RED.

dave

August 29, 2008

Rock on electro-magnetic-acoustic Red

Diane

August 27, 2008

Glad you are feeling settled and euphoric, dear Garry ! That's a good place to be. Also, congratulations on the guitar purchase, I am sure you will have fun with it, and hopefully make some beautiful music-perhaps with the help of our old friend Red:)

I am in Maine, freezing in their 50 degree weather, on a "working" vacation. I finished the first rough draft of the book about the end of Red's life and the incredibly miraculous experiences I have had since he passed through death's door to his new life.

Today I am going to a museum in Rangeley, Maine where Wilhelm Reich did bio-elctromagnetic research in the early 1900's-so far before his time he was incarcerated for his efforts. He died in prison and in his will forbade anyone to touch his equipment for 50 years. I wonder if he and Red are leading me on to more interesting discoveries:)

Anyway, Rock on Red, and everyone else-living in this dimension and beyond !

Peace and love, Diane
PS-good luck on your next surgery Garry !

Garry

August 24, 2008

Now why did that happen?? Best you drop down to my entry below this one...lol
to catch up>>>>>so I had a look on ebay and the very first electro/acoustic guitar I looked at, I fell in love with!!..It's a LINDO BLUE 'TIGER' GUITAR and, for some reason, it wasn't till after I had paid for it that I noticed that the finger board (fret board) had Feng Shui symbols on it!!!! This was trully an impulsive buy as I haven't held a guitar for at least 20 years and now I see I wasn't alone being touched by the hand of Red.....at first it was a bit unsettling after reading about your experiences yesterday, Diane, but now I feel all settled and strangely euphoric (?)!!

By the way...I missed entering in that I would be going into hospital to have my right leg amputated to get rid of the horrible pain I feel 24/7.
Right...we'll see if this goes in.
Love and peaceful thoughts to you Diane and all my friends on here..

Garry

August 24, 2008

Hello dear friends...I haven't been on here for a while as I have been deep in the depths of despair with my medical situation as I will be back in hospital within 28 days (new thing in the UK...the patient can set the date of their admission into hospital!!)
But all of a sudden I started laughing my head off as I realised I could get twin false legs to stand proud again and dear old Red would have my other leg to play soccer with or to stamp along to his music!
As I started to feel better something made me reach for my wallet and out popped Red's pick that you kindly sent me, Diane. For some reason I thought that the pick was hibernating in my wallet and needed to be used, so I had a look on ebay and th

Diane

August 24, 2008

Paige, Thank you for visiting Red's website and for writing in the blog. Always good to hear from someone from the mountains of Georgia !

Yes, weren't those days of trail rides and fiddle music at The River House GREAT FUN ! .

Funny you would write about Red and his music yesterday, Paige. I think his spirit was very busy yesterday in everyone's hearts. Lissa, from New York wrote an email about how she was thinking of him on Saturday. She'd heard some interesting folk fiddlers and thought-that was exactly the kind of music Larry (Red) would have enjoyed.

I, too, had one of those delightful "psychic moments" yesterday.

I was at the American Folk Festival listening to a group of French Canadian Fiddle players, he would have loved, and the tears welled up. Red and I were part of the audience at the Folk Festival in Bangor, Maine in 2003.

I stepped off to the side lines and wiped away my tears and immediately started laughing when I saw the sign on the side of the trash can "BIG RED'S REDEMPTION CENTER." Yes, Red was definitely BIG ! Big talent, big friend and big hearted-especially when it came to me.

As I was thinking how blessed I was to have had him in my life, I turned to watch a flock of 11 ducks flying down the Penobscot River. A woman about 7 feet away from me yelled, "LARRY."

Yes, Spirit World, which our Red is most definitely part of now, is always trying to help us realize we are part of The Divine. We are never alone. It really is all good !

Thank you for your prayers, Paige, and know mine are with you too.

Peace and love to all,
Diane

Paige

August 23, 2008

Diane,
You two were a joy to be with, a daily reminder of what true love is. I always loved hearing him play; I have great memories of the guys playing around the fire in Dahlonega. I am sure he is still playing somewhere, we just have to close our eyes and open our hearts to hear him. I can't wait to hear the cd. Thanks for sharing with those that love him. You are in my heart and prayers.

Diane

August 16, 2008

So glad you enjoyed the CD, Craig. I plan on putting together some of the old country and rock and roll recordings in 2009. Red was a genius on strings, a hell of a writer and a really great guy.
Peace and God Bless You Too !
Diane

craig hagely

August 15, 2008

diane thanks for the cd ..it is great...if you put any more of reds great music together let me know....god bless craig

Diane

August 11, 2008

I know.

D

August 6, 2008

very cool diane, i am at peace as i know you are as well. always listen to natures music as it happens and don't question it. embrace it for it will come full circle. you know......

love

Diane

August 6, 2008

Thanks to both "Daves".

CD Baby has Red's new CD and they should be available later this week. I am really pleased with the way the entire project came out. I think Red is too.

I have posted some photos of the CD and the insert and a few stories on how things came together. There is no doubt in my mind Red has been helping with the whole project.

I laughed when I realized the photos I had chosen was of Red on a rock. So we can now say, Rock on Red and Red on rock !

Keep smiling that big Red smile everyone.

Peace to all, Diane

Dave Lester

August 6, 2008

Sounds brilliant, I can't wait to get a copy. I will wait for cdbaby as the easiest method from this side of the pond unless Bruce will be taking any copies down to Key West in August as I'm coming over for the weekend on 15th.
Well done you two, best wishes.

Dave

July 30, 2008

Well I had the honor of seeing the final lay out and cover design for the new CD. Diane has done an awesome job with the project as producer and I'm proud to have been a part of it. She has shared some stories with me about Red and some of the songs he wrote for her.

He was a gifted song writer as well as performer. As I listened to his private recordings in the studio I played them 4, 5, 6 times over and over until I felt his music. As I mixed and edited his music I felt his presence and I tried to capture his vision of the songs.

I know he was not completely finished with some of the songs but as the CD started to come together I realized just how relaxing and comforting his music is. And with that I say mission accomplished.

Thank you Diane for sharing this very special music with all of us. :)

Diane

July 29, 2008

Well, folks,

I am happy to say I have just finished the premier run of "Naked by the Bay," Red's first "post-humus" CD. These are songs I found on his recorder a few months after he left this earthly plane. Many of them were written about our lives together.

I think he is proud of me for getting this accomplished. I know I am proud of him for making such beautiful music. I couldn't have done it without the help of TinRoofShack.com Productions, so I am sure he is smiling down on Dave Elliott too !

There are 15 songs in all with 9 original "Red" tunes. The song list is in the "news" section. The stories behind the songs are on the "music" page and the lyrics will be available once the copyright information has been confirmed.

This has been a labor of love for me. I believe he wants me to hold on to the Georgia house and will do his best to help me pay for it.

If you would like, you can send me a check for $15 and I will ship it to you:

Diane Jackman
P.O. Box 1678
Old Town, FL 32680

They will be available on CD Baby on/about August 8th...

So, life is a journey, enjoy the ride, and turn up the music !

Peace and Smiles to Y'all !
Diane

Garry

July 21, 2008

Message in the B&R guest room for you, Diane.

Diane

July 21, 2008

Thanks Bill,
I posted the photo to the "photo gallery" page and let the folks know they can get the CD you two recorded live together at www.BillPound.com .

Bill and Red played together for a few years. He was the only musician who consented to playing Red's original music, so Bill will always hold a special place in my heart.

...and, his step daughter and her fiance are renting the house I built for Red in the mountains of Georgia. A lovely young couple in a lovely home just starting out. They are taking great care of our home - until I figure out what to do with it :)

Thanks for the photo Bill,

and Rock on Everyone,

Peace and Smiles, Diane

Bill

July 21, 2008

Hi Diane! It just dawned on me that you might not have this photo. I call it "Bill Pound proudly shares the stage with Fiddlin' Red" at the Sidebar in Jasper, Ga. The Florida folks have no idea how much I enjoyed playing with Red & having your support Diane! Peace, Bill

dave

July 18, 2008

Great job Diane - can't wait for the cd!
BTW, in the photos the one with Red is Mike, I'm in the following pic (with Mike) and, yes, we were at Louie's.
Peace...

Diane

July 12, 2008

Thanks D.

Working on Red's music has been bittersweet- or should I say, SWEET-bitter, because it is mostly sweet. Listening to the words he wrote about our lives together, and apart...and the melodies, so very, very beautiful.

I think his original music is timeless, meant to be in movie scores. There's a story in every song.

I am meeting the "Chief Masterer" at the recording (TinRoofShack.com) study Monday to start the mastering process. I have almost all the lyrics on paper. If you ever tried to read Red's writing you would understand, even when he wrote them down, it's difficult.

Oh- and I want to tell everyone I was so happy to see a first hand recycler the other day. I got a note requesting a CD on paper the fan had recycled himself. WAY TO GO-RECYCLE IT OURSELVES, eliminate the middle man- He (or she) simply scratched out what was written on the "used" side and told me he wanted one of the CDs Red had done with Grateful Ted. Thank you, Mike and Christine Bell in Key West. I thought I was the only one who did that:)

Peace and smiles, Diane

D

July 9, 2008

Diane you are the angel sent finish the work. Step up and take a number the ride is just about to take off. Bless all that understands the words that are un-spoken. We all make a choice when the sun comes up and when the sun goes down. You know who you are and the force of the butterfly will stay with us :) LOVE you all......

D

Brutellio

July 8, 2008

Hello. I enjoyed reading your website.
Have a wonderful day and keep up the good work.
Brutellio.

Dave L

June 26, 2008

Rock on Red...

AdultAngel

June 22, 2008

What occurred there is sad to relate.

Gus Stewart

June 16, 2008

Still cant quite get my head round Reds sad demise.My company has been taken over hence the new e-mail address. Will be in Florida this year but not KW till next year.Keep up the good work Diane it is just what Red deserves!

Diane

May 24, 2008

Hey Dave,
Thanks for visiting the site. I have been very busy, not only with RedsMusic but DianesDetox...that should be up in about a week. I have gone into the "healing business" fulltime, doing health seminars around the southeast-it has been great.

I was so glad to see Garry's post last night. I sure hope we can get him to the USA!

I miss Red alot and I am having such fun getting to know the man he was in the 1970's, 80's and 90's... can't wait to get the stuff I have on cassettes out- "old country and rock n roll" music- that way everyone can hear Red doing what he did best, making the crowds smile-no matter who he was playing with...
Have a great week, I will be at the mountain home with my sons, celebrating my birthday and painting the house I built for Red in 1999...and thinking about what to do next;)
The universe continues to bless me so I am enjoying the ride. Peace and smiles, Diane

Dave

May 22, 2008

WOW You have been busy. Sounds great and looks very cool. Diane you are such a giving person so full of life I understand why Red loved you so. I know that all of your friends feel the same way. You keep looking ahead and sharing the vision.

Your Friend
D

Diane

May 22, 2008

Thank you for visiting the site Les, Tia and Lissa. Glad y'all enjoyed it-I finally got clips of the songs up today. Les-what year did you and Red write the song Fishin' Not Catchin'? and we'll have to get together and talk about some of the other songs. I'll be at the Georgia house next week, my sons and I are going up to paint the house !
Traveling mercies Lissa, I'll be in New England end of June for a seminar, will you be around;)?
Peace and smiles to all,
Diane (
Rock on Red-as Diana and Frank would say:)

Lissa

May 22, 2008

Hey Diane, sitting at the airport with no competion form Cosmo for a computer. Finally getting to look at all of the work you've done, so many sites, pictures and info. So good to see his face..still looked the same as all those year ago..maybe a little redder! Although I knwo he's just a float awya it's still sad to knwo I can't get to see him at any live performace. Didn't know Nate played too. he was too young whne I was around...anbd we were too distinterested!

more by regular email when we arrive in the west. Love and hugs,

Les & Tia Strader

May 10, 2008

Howdy Diane!
We love ya! Website is great! Pics are awesome! Miss ya!
Love
Les & Tia ;}