It is far past silly. Dennis Waterman has left a message with Mandy to say he is out of the country until December 2011 and I know he isn't because I have been watching his house.

Worse still. The lawyer of James Bolam has sent me a letter by courier expressly stating that I should take back any claim that James was a friend of Klaus. Well James Bolam WASN'T a friend of Klaus. In the 1970's when James Bolam was a sort of star he did sometimes arrive at Klaus's house wanting to hang out but Klaus did not know who he was. I did explain that Mr Bolam was the star of great dramas like 'Fishy on a Dishy' and 'The Lovely Lads' and 'Only I am Laughing', but Klaus did not care for his strange hair. Also he was a particular fan of Mr Bewes.

So I have decided, much against the advice of Pupu (who is secretly pleased) to take legal action.

So I walked down to Warnes, Killick & Bernst at South Woodford and made my feelings quite clear. And do you know what Mr Killick said? He said, "does it matter?".

Does it? Does it? Does it?

Does it?

Well. He suggested to me very strongly that I should let sleeping dogs get on with my life. But he does not know. I am vested with the responsibility of Klaus's reputation. This means care and affection and James Bolam is treading a very sticky thread.

I think I may see Rodney Bewes for lunch.

Peace,

JS

I am in trouble again and Pupu is so cross. She is a big fan of 'Waking Up The Dead' with Trevor Eve so she is not happy that it turns out I have upset him.

I have today received an email from Mr Eve's lawyer who tells me that I must set things straight, that Trevor never knew Klaus (he did, actually), that Trevor has never sung in a funky style (he did, of course), and that Trevor does not approve of porn (nor did Klaus, obviously - he was an erotik expressionist).

It always hurts me when I am to deal with those who deny Klaus. At least Dennis Waterman is loyal and has always spoken fondly of their friendship. I think I will call him and invite him and James Bolam out to tea.

Peace,

Jan

Actors and Klaus... actors and Klaus! My god he loved them and they did also love him. I think he admired their talent for expressions and voice use, and they did like his abilities for making the phrase of music say something emotional.

Many already know of the close friendship which Klaus struck up with the classical actor Dennis Waterman. Dennis was too a great singer (who made his greatest characters 'Terry Minder' sing a song at the beginning of every time his show was on.) Klaus was to have produced his album but Fabien Mitterrand made it impossible (another time I will explain).

But this was not his only great friendship of the stage (Klaus not Dennis). He became close also with Anthony Booth in the late sixties. (Anthony was a great Shakespearean player and made political speeches on the Royal National Theatre of England and Wales.) He almost recorded a song which Klaus made only for him called Wonderful Kiss, Marvellous Eyes. This too, it is shame to say, did not get as far as acetate though it was slated for Elektrische Lippen before Futafusion refused to pay his fee (Anthony not Klaus).

Later in more like the late seventies, a young actor called Trevor Eve (famous for his TV show called Shoelace) contacted Klaus, interested in writing a funk-opera version of Hamlet. Klaus agreed readily and they worked for a very long weekend putting soliloquies to funky riffs with Trever Eve at the microphone. Inspired partly by brandy, his extemporaneous vocal style was terribly interesting and much like a cross between Yoko Ono and early Rap music.

Unfortunately Trevor Eve's theatrical agent at that time was not happy with his image singing funk, preferring a more laid back jazzy style. To this day he has never made a decent album.

Anyway. I shall leave now to eat some Wagon Wheels. Mandy found them for me at Asda. And there was Pupu saying that they no longer made Wagon Wheels. There is a storm brewing here - I am most certain of this.

Peace,

Jan Sink