Postcard from Afrika...

Hello,

This is an image from my last trip around the coast of Africa. My two dear, dear friends, made this electronic post card for me. They said they did it themselves but I have no doubt, no doubt in my mind that they had the help of...Miguel (or something), the Greek (I think) cabinboy, that they picked up somewhere in the Greek Isles.. I think. He was helping them with everything the entire length of the trip. It started to get on my nerves actually. He was helping all the ladies on board. Athena Onassis was about the only one who wouldn't let him go below her poop deck. If you catch my drift. And don't say I'm dissing my my two friends, because they'd the first ones to brag about. "Ain't No Shame In Their Game" says my friend and BAP, Toni Morrison.

But anyhow, thank you ladies, and I miss you too. We're still on for the Mombassa Karneval in Kenya next month aren't we? Remember Iman says we can't miss it.

Yes, you can..

Dearest friends,

I have been on a well earned vacation. In AFRICA no less. Actually, better still, it was on a yacht around Africa. And let me tell you, it was so nice that it wasn't my ship for once. It's so nice, every once in a while, when someone invites you on their yacht instead. It's not everyday that that happens. But on that rest, I had the most inspirational moment:

A "friend" of a friend was invited when we docked in Capetown. I was warned that this girl was not noblesse, she was not famous, and in fact had not much to her name at all. Of course, at first I was wary. How do I approach her? What should I say? Will she want something from me? Will we have anything to talk about? But when I saw her, all of my anxieties were assuaged: She was so thin! How could you not love her!?

I was completely smitten. I couldn't figure out just why. As I was warned, she was no one. And on top of that she didn't even have much to say. But she didn't need to. She was so thin, and such a clothes horse that nobody cared! She was nice to look at. And it made me realize that this was something that everyone could learn from:

Not everyone can change the world. Not everyone can do "charity". And of course, not everyone can be noblesse (thank God).. But everyone. And I mean everyone CAN BE THIN! I mean, really - what does it take? Not eating so much? How much does that cost? Nothing.. Nothing at all. I mean, this girl was so thin, with just the right amount of cleavage that she could pull off the most crap Alexander McQueen crap couture shit gown. It almost made me want to cry. And with her giant sunglasses she was just the sweetest thing, you almost wanted to hug her. And I DO NOT like to hug.

But just think about it: If everyone were this thin, there may be world peace. And who wouldn't want that? Recently, I saw photos of "American Tea Party Protesters", and I was so saddened by all the fat I saw - all that grease. Who wouldn't be angry?

So let's all just take a tip from this girl. I don't remember what her name was, she honestly could've been some eastern european prostitute (My host was Russian), but she made my week, the week she was onboard. I can still see the sun shining off her shoulder blades (I actually gave her some of my whale placenta tanning creme.)

So maybe this week, when we're presented with a pasta dish we can think of this individual and all of us, we can.. just say no...

For world peace...

P.S. She was posing for this particular snapshot right before lunch on our last day.