home again, home again. with the 2002 road trip behind me, i can concentrate on the last third of the summer. but first, in review:
i spent the last two weeks on the road…minneapolis to los angeles and everywhere in between. the drive out was long and hot…temperatures reached 109 degrees…but 109 degrees in utah is like 79 in minnesota. the western states are humidity lacking, making it feel a good 30 degrees cooler. we stopped breifly in salt lake city and slept in reno. for every casino in that city there is also a buffet. but honestly, reno was a disappointment. it was just a dirty place to waste money.
san fransisco was a blast. we spent the first day exploring the city and then ben and i headed to a television station that broadcasts live from san fransisco to watch a show. we returned two days later for a behind the scenes tour from your favorite and mine, mr. chris parillo…he also introduced me to the best mocha i’ve ever had at peet’s coffee and tea. chris lives for coffee. for good coffee, that is. peet’s is four or five blocks from the studio. he has to pass starsucks to get there. we also spent a great deal of time at alcatraz and exploring the piers. san fransisco is a fun city. our three day stay there was perhaps a bit short.
we spent most of the next week driving slowly down the coast. the plan, i suppose, was to explore california’s many beaches. i’ve discovered that i’m not a particularly big fan of water. besides. it’s cold there. it didn’t really get warm until we reached los angeles…by way of the 405….
the trip home began a day early. i, along with everyone esle, was ready to go home. it was a long two weeks. sleeping in the back seat of the suburban just isn’t the same as a bed, you know? anyway, the trip back was filled with all sorts of music. here’s what i’ve been listening to:
a little too much rosie thomas
lots of denison witmer’s stuff, 80s ep, etc.
pedro (given)
fiona apple
boards of canada, music has a right to children*
autechre, peel sesison 2
then when i got home i had two packages from e-bay folks….one was damien jurado’s ghost of david, which i’ve been trying to get a hold of for a long time. the other was a compilation with a live version of pedro’s criticism as inspiration, among other things…including some of adam voith’s writing…i don’t know that i’m a fan of the rest of the cd though. we’ll see.
okay, there’s a bunch of stuff on my mind right now, but my eyes are starting to sting, so i best be getting to bed. i’ll try to come up with something a bit more substantial for another time 🙂
love anna
ps. i promise substantial doesn’t equal depressing…
*hey s, thanks man.
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