Re: A letter to Kate???

[sandoval@stsci.edu]

In article <1993Jan7.080926.18869@midway.uchicago.edu>, chrisw@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu (chris williams) writes:
> In article <19590.9301061256@subnode.epcc.ed.ac.uk> s.telford@edinburgh.ac.uk (Scott Telford) writes:
>>sandoval@stsci.edu's message of Thu, 31 Dec 1992 21:27:53 GMT:
>>
>>>    Anyway, I have what may be a strange question.  I've been reading all of
>>> this Kate stuff lately from the archives (Cloudbusting, The Garden, etc..)
>>> and it's really made me want to write Kate to thank her for all they joy
>>> her music has given me.  I've never written to a performer before, so where
>>> should I send my letter?  I'd assume that I could send it to the record 
>>> company, but then I'm afraid they'll just send me  a form letter and Kate
>>> will never actually see my letter.
>>
>>Better to send it c/o the KBC, which she *does* keep in contact with.
>>Better still, try East Wickham Farm - after all, if her studio's there,
>>she's going to pick up the mail pretty frequently!
> 
>    She *might* read it, but the family has a policy of not replying to
> *anything* sent directly to the Farm. Andy (IED) has sent a dozen white
> roses to Kate on her birthday for years, but other than the time at the
> convention, Kate and her family have never acknowleged them. The KBC
> is the best route, and Kate *has* replied to letters sent there. But
> don't expect a reply, and you won't be disapointed.
> 
>                                   Chris Williams
>                                      chrisw@fciad2.bsd.uchicago.edu
> 
    Chris,

     Thanks for the info.  A reply would be nice, mainly just to know that
she got it.  But I'd never expect one.  It'd just be a nice surprise. :)
I'll give the KBC a try.

     Thanks again.

     John