Comments on the Restitution Video from Heep Fans
That was one great commercial	Cool!!!! He is The Wizard who drives a truck!
Bob, that video was so cool!  Makes me look at the truck driver's life with the kind of eyes that they want us to get when they make videos like that. And Heep's music fits good in!	"He was the wizard...of 5 million miles And I chanced to meet him on the motorway He told me tales...and I'll read his book Me and the magic man drive another day (...day...day...day)"

I had the pleasure of speaking with the author of the book "Restitution", Kelly Clark at his cabin June 27.

The following is a paraphrase of our conversation. Some of the words are not exactly as spoken on the phone, but as close as I can remember as we were both on cell phones, and not near computers for typing !

For more details about his story and his book, please visit the info page here.

D.W: K W ! "Good to hear the voice behind the words... so tell me, about you..is the story in the book yours?"

K.W.: "Hi Dave, nice to hear you too ! The story of Restitution is my story to a degree, and combined with some other facts and fiction as well."

D.W: "Well, I have to tell you, I have read it twice now, and it's really very good. Tell me where it all started?"

K.W.: "The story was conceived during the last 30 years ago as I drove my truck throughout this country. Much of it is based on factual experiences I have had throughout my life, and some if it is not. (DW: I won't go into specifics about the story line, but when you do read it, you will be able to understand better).

The constant for me during these years, and 5 million miles of driving, of course, has been the music of Uriah Heep.

All during my travels, I have mentioned Uriah Heep's music at the stops I make, to the people I meet, and in the years I have been driving, I have been able to amass a great deal of fans along the way !"

D.W:  You're a Heep fan just like the rest of us then...

K.W.: Yep ! There is no other music like it..Mick Box is the guitar god.
Heep is the best. !

D.W.: How far do you go back with them?

K.W.: Since 1972 or so.. I saw them in concert, and they have been with me ever since. There was a period where I sort of lost track of them...

D.W.: " You know... you're like many, many of us out there...ardent fans who lost them for a bit in the 80's, but  found them again and now are as strong as we were way back... go on please..."

K.W.: "In the 80's, like I said, I sort of lost track of them, but when Sea of Light and Sonic Origami came out, I knew they were still making music, and still playing live. It was a great feeling to know that they were still out there!

The book is something that has been formulating all these years, and I started writing it in 2001. It changed a little bit as I was writing it because of some events that happened in the world.

D.W.: How did you find a publisher?

K.W.: It's self financed. I have been promoting it on the road as I travel.

D.W.: So you're STILL driving for a living?

K.W.: Absolutely ! I drive during the week, and am home on weekends most of the time. I have been on radio stations, have held book signings, and am in the process of conceiving a Television ad. We'll see where that goes.

D.W.: This is fascinating... ( I asked K.W. at this time to tell me a bit about what really was real in the book, and what wasn't. We went through a few of the chapters, and he explained a few item's to me that I won't reveal here...you'll have to read it to see.)

So, if your driving, so you ever get through Ohio?

K.W.: Yes.. I go through Ohio quite a bit actually.

D.W.: Well then, we will have to meet up !

K.W.: I would like that...

(We have scheduled a time and place to meet and talk Heep and his book for the week of June 28)

D.W.: I think that your story is something that a great many people can relate to, and I think that it's a must read for a Heep Fan. Have you seen the other books by Dave Ling (Wizards and Demons), and Jeff Perkins (Born to Perform) ?

K.W.: Yes..I have read them, and they are very well done !

D.W.: You sent me a copy for Mick Box, and I will take care of mailing it to him as we discussed. By the way... do you know what Heepventions are?

K.W.: Yes ! I might try to get to the one in North Carolina

D.W.: Well, we'll talk about that when we meet up... maybe we should jump in your rig, and go together?

K.W.: I was just thinking that... it's about 9 hours from where you live... 9 hours of Heep, good times on the road, and it'll be a great trip !! I would love to attend... can I bring some books?

D.W.: Definitely looking forward to that ! (I then called Ron Mann, and informed him of these events... we just might make it there !

D.W.: (After about 45 minutes on the phone (Well, my battery is beeping, so I better let you go.. Hey... when we meet up this week, how about I video you for a bit talking about Heep and stuff, and we'll put it on the website?

K.W.: That would be fun ! Let's do it...

D.W.: Sounds like a plan to me. Listen, take care, and thanks for spending the time on the phone. I'll look forward to meeting up this week, and grabbing a few beers with you.

K.W.: Sure thing... I know a great place out by you that we can meet up at, and I'll even bring the Heep CD's in case the juke box doesn't have any !

D.W.: Done deal..