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20 August 1998

Hello,

Tom Waits has been my favorite musician ever since my friends forced him upon me in 1991. After missing his Frank's Wild Years era of touring, I finally saw him in concert at the Don Hyde Benefit Feb. 96. It was wonderful to see him in concert and to see how his band performs live. His music has convinced me that there is quality music out there and has pointed me to so many other artists out there with real talent.

I did not start this WWW Tom Waits site until I was in college and had spare time due to a boring part-time government job. I have been working with a Dallas, TX company since early 1995 and I am currently working from Thailand of all places. Things are pretty hectic but I haven't been able to find much of a night life anyway (since I only know a little Thai). I will try to keep the site as updated as possible, but there have been some rough periods. I apologize for all of the delays recently and hope that they are behind me at least for awhile.

I would like to thank all of the people who have had input on this web site. Recently Andrew Boris King has redesigned the page and I think he did a great job. The problem is that he was doing it in his spare time and his spare time has run out just like mine. The reason I am saying this is so you will know that all the pretty portions of my site are due to Andrew's genius. The ugly parts and awkward parts are me trying to do what I can until we both have more time.

I appreciate all feedback, comments, or corrections about the site or any information about the performer himself. Any information that I receive about current and future projects is listed on the site, so please access the correct location for those types of questions. This includes any future touring schedules and any future albums. I will get to all of my e-mails eventually, but please bare with me. If you would to talk with other Tom Waits fans, please join us in any of the discussion forums available. If you would like to sign up for concert updates and Waits-related information through e-mail please subscribe to the TomWaits listserv.

THANK YOU!

Internet addresses:
snielsen@iadfw.net