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Lot Essay
Pattie Boyd: In April 1975 Eric was advised to leave the country for a year for tax reasons, so we went to the house of my friend Sam Clapp, on Paradise Island in the Bahamas... It was everything the island’s name implied... We had a lot of visitors, including Ronnie and Krissie Wood, and Mick Jagger... One morning I woke with a searing pain in my tummy... The doctor diagnosed acute appendicitis. He wanted to operate immediately because he was afraid my appendix might burst... eventually I had it done, and all was well. Life on the island was idyllic - every day was another perfect day in paradise, and at night we would walk on the beach, our feet kicking up tiny phosphorescent fish that sparkled in the moonlight. I could have stayed forever, but Eric hadn’t wanted to go in the first place and, with his creative personality, developed island fever. He was drinking heavily and wrote a song during that time called “Black Summer Rain.” I couldn’t understand how he had come up with such a dark title in such an idyllic place. A tour of New Zealand, Australia, and Japan came as a welcome diversion for him.
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Letter with various mailing folds and horizontal crease, light edge wear, discolouration to old adhesive beneath clippings, the Gymslip Riot clipping loose, the original envelope torn, creased, stained and soiled consistent with age and handling. The postcards with light wear, creasing, soiling and smudging consistent with age and handling.
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Lot 79Sale 22891
Correspondence from Pattie Boyd, mid 1970sEric Clapton and Pattie BoydEstimate: GBP 300 - 500
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