1999 was the most intriguing liner notes to me. Especially the line:

"My love to Vashti and my money to Al. Thank you all for being my pal."

That seemed a way off sentence for someone with the then enigma vibe he had at that time.

And who the funk was Vashti??? I now the background of the queen Vashti but wasn't sure thats who he meant. I was thinking it wa sosmeone in the entourage etc.

There was a thread not too long ago--I think in Associated Artists--that talked about Vashti being Susan, which totally blew my mind. All this time, I had thought Vashti was just a nickname for Vanity. If I can find that thread, I'll link to it here.

Efan said:

Susan?! Wow. If true, he really had an affinity for her even though others came first (at that time).

All these years I wondered who the hell Vashti was too

All these years and I've never, ever read those liner notes!

TheEnglishGent said:

Where's the Org police

nurseV said:

Nikademus said:

I know who that Vashti is as I stated in my initial post. I was wondering if it was that Vashti he meant in the liner notes, or someone else.

That was back in the days when he was so mysterious and silent that any word directly from him was precious. I always thought his liner notes showed the seldom seen vulnerable side of him.

I thought he was a photographer.

It's been many years since I've read any old articles.

Tame said:

I think he took the photo for his first album. I don't know if that makes him a photographer.

poetcorner61 said:

mozfonky said:

Exactly

mozfonky said:

Hmmm. Mystery solved I guess. Maybe that was who Al was . He was thanking his album cover photographers. Awesome. It took 25 years or so but now I know