dear sonoma county residents,

i am collecting stories about tom waits. i have never met or seen the man and i don't even know what he looks like. i've heard many stories and would like to collect them all. no story is too small! before i moved to santa rosa, i had no idea who tom waits was. hadn't heard his music, didn't know what he looked like, could care less. when i started hearing all of these stories about him from friends i created this very strange version of him in my head. the funniest thing about the stories is that they are so very ordinary. i also think it's neat that so many people are connected to this one common story theme. if you participate, i promise to send you a copy of the collection in the form of a neat handmade tape or CD. all you have to do is get in touch with me and i'll give you a call and record our "interview", or you can just leave me a voicemail here: 410 929 7842. it's a skype number, so don't worry about waking me or anything.

thank you.
susie