Meeting Pattie Boyd was like meeting both George Harrison and Eric Clapton at the same time. Ever hear Harrison's "Something"? Or Clapton's "Bell Bottom Blues" or perhaps even "Wonderful Tonight?"

Oh and THEN there was that little number, what was it called... umm...

think, think, think...

Oh! Yes!

"Layla"...

...

All of those songs, really, courtesy of the love each of those musicians had for this woman. All of them, but "Layla"?? Let's think about how it would feel to have been the one to inspire that song. Words, music, everything... just think about it...

I don't care if you prefer the rock-out electric version, the acoustic, unplugged version or really just dig the piano solo, but without Pattie Boyd, you wouldn't have the chance to sit with your friends and discuss, sometimes even fight about, the above on your Friday nights when someone flips "Layla" on the juke box.

And holy crap... I met Layla...

Photo: Pattie Boyd attends Julian Lennon's photo exhibit opening at the Morrison Hotel Gallery on Bowery on 9.16.10.