Todd Rundgren And His/My/Your Friendship Tree

I’ve been a big Todd Rundgren fan since about 1975 or so.

So, imagine my excitement when, in June of 1996, I found myself in his home in Woodstock, New York.

Well, Todd was not there. He was in the process of moving to Hawaii – and he was having an Estate Sale at his Woodstock home.

My friend R and I went. Nothing could stop us.

Here’s R – posing at the Mink Hollow Road sign:

and me, too:

The  street sign has significance because Todd put out an album in 1977 called “Hermit Of Mink Hollow”

Anyway, R and I were there – inside Todd’s house! Buying his stuff! Peering into the window of his recording studio!

We had found Utopia!

I purchased Todd’s pagoda. I like to think it is a spiritual connection.

Here it is residing in Woodstock:

And here it is residing in my Mother-In-Law’s yard in Long Island:

In his Woodstock home, Todd had a playroom for the kids, and there was a sand box. In that sand box, I found a leaf of a Jade Plant. Also known as a Friendship Tree.

I pocketed that leaf.

I took it home and planted it.

It grew.

Eventually it became this Mama plant.

When Hubby moved into my apartment, it was too large for us to keep. I was afraid that it would die in the smaller, less-lit apartment, so who did I call?

My buddy R, of course.

Here he is, barely able to get Mama Plant into his car.

Good bye, Mama Plant! Good bye Todd’s and my Friendship Tree!

But – of course –

I kept a leaf.

And now, here’s the Grandbaby of Todd’s plant:

And, the cuttings I had to give it yesterday to keep it well pruned.

Todd fans around the country – no, the world! should have these cuttings – to be able to spread the Love, spread the Friendship!

Please let me know if you want me to mail you a cutting. But hurry, they won’t last for long, and I don’t have that many.

Comment to this post if you want a Great-Grandbaby Todd Friendship Tree leaf, which you can plant and have grow into your very own Friendship Tree. A direct connection to The Man Himself.

Thanks, Todd. We love you.

xoxo,

SAllan

PS added July 2016 – The above post is several years old; I’m afraid I no longer have cuttings available to send out.