Letter #5

March 30, 2006

Axl Rose
c/o Merck Mercuriadis
75 9th Ave # 2R
New York, NY 10011

Dear Axl,

I’m writing again to ask you to perform at my wedding celebration.

There’s been an update on the event music situation! My former roommate from my semester in Sevilla, Spain–Joe “José” Manekin—may be able to fly his reggae band out to the wedding celebration. You can read more about the band at http://www.johnstonemusic.com. They do the reggae roots thing quite well, and let’s face it, nothing says summer party like some SoCa beats. Unless of course it’s you and the rest of Guns N’ Roses ripping down the chandelier!

I was thinking, if we can line up both you AND John Stone (hey, I’m an optimist), you guys should definitely do a few songs together. I’ve seen those old live videos of “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” where you guys break it down Kingston style for a minute or so, and it’s extremely cool. Then, once you’ve eased into the pool with some laid back Marley covers, you can turn on the afterburners and rock your brains out.

Believe it or not, Axl, we’ve got a lot in common. We’re both redheads, we’ve both experimented with dreadlocks, we’ve both been vocalists in bands (ask me to tell you about The Y-Bomb sometime, our college band. Wow!). We’ve both got a temper. We’re both passionate individuals who require creative fuel to live. We’ve both married gorgeous brunettes. We’ve both won Grammy awards. JUST KIDDING! Only YOU’VE won a Grammy award. Just checking to make sure you’re paying attention. Seriously though, we hold a lot of shared personality traits that would make your performance a ton of fun. If you don’t believe me, just give me a call and we’ll go for beers.

Axl, your performance at our wedding celebration would be one of the greatest experiences of our lives, with or without John Stone. I very much hope you can make it.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best,

Matt Stewart