“The Lonely Park” / Gary Wilson

Cleopatra Records. Video by Dave Robles

[@PatriciaMcNeill-mu5jy]

Northside Park, Endicott, NY. Beautiful!

[@makeout5]

Yes.

[@dogconnoisseur3040]

hey gary! just had a question for ya, i was thinking. i read somewhere once that the residents sent you a fan letter regarding your first album, is that true? i could see the letter getting lost in translation, but i was curious.

[@makeout5]

Yes. Around 1977 Jay Clem from The Residents sent me a letter from their SF residence to my parent’s home in Endicott, New York. Jay mentioned to me how much he and the band enjoyed my album “You Think You Really Know Me”. We corresponded for a while by mail and Jay invited me to their San Francisco address. I finally made it out to San Francisco in 2008 and made an unannounced visit to their residence. No one was there so I plastered their door with Gary Wilson posters.

[@dogconnoisseur3040]

@@makeout5 thank you so much for the clarification! love the residents and love you. when i read that i could certainly believe it, you're both obscuro legends, but part of me wondered if it was urban legend from some internet stranger. that's so cool that you plastered the residence in gary wilson posters. i'd love to think of some average joe walking to his home and seeing those. anyways, thanks again and take care!

[@makeout5]

A quick correction. My trip to San Francisco to visit The Residents was in 1978.