TODD RUNDGREN FROM THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION
Had I remembered that it was doomsday, I'm sure I would have died of fright.
February 24— Had I remembered that it was doomsday, I'm sure I would have died of fright. As it was, traveling through blinding rain at 100 mph only had me petrified. Every time the driver swerved from the road to its shoulder I closed myeyes. They say prayer doesn't work. I know it does. Either that, or for some unknown reason God wanted me here on earth a day longer than seemed possible at the time. You see, the driver of this car had a pilot's license and since we couldn't get a flight out of the city he decided he'd fly the car.
So there I was, supersonic hydroplaning on my way to catch a glimpse of Todd Rundgren's --newest project, a revised version of Utopia. The band's latest record, Ra, gave me reason to believe that this was Todd's first real group involvement since the days of Nazz.
By the time we made it to the airport where they were rehearsing, Utopia was about to leave, but for our sake, they agreed to hang around for an hour, play a few tunes, and do a group therapy type of interview.