Guinea-Bissau

I booked a flight today to Guinea-Bissau. Well technically to Dakar, Senegal from which I'll take a 15 hour taxicab ride to Guinea-Bissau. I'm going to help my friend Roy, who I met in Sri Lanka, retrofit shipping containers into portable medical clinics. Should be an adventure. ;-)




My 25th birthday celebration in Sri Lanka.
(coco, me, roy)

the close of a chapter

When the rain comes down it pours,
it pours upon my head and......

Yesterday rain came down in sheets in Louisville and continued all night long and it was still going this morning as I rose at 4:15am EST to catch the first of three planes on route to Nassau, Bahamas for the next Soularize conference. I sit now in Ft Lauderdale, FL at my 5 hour layover.

Last night was my last show with The Cobalt Season on their midwest, to eastern portion of the US tour. It was wonderful to be with Ryan, Holly, and Paxton -- wonderful as well to see my old roommate Daniel Dixon. Ryan is a true lyricist and Daniel's full sense of music is beyond my grasp. I loved the opportunity to perform some of my poetry and was very grateful for the platform Ryan extended. Last night was probably my personal favorite as it was hosted at Dan's house and the show flowed with sense of emotion. Ryan and Holly sang a new song they co-wrote which was a transparent telling of their relationship as a family and I love the courage they display in sharing openly with strangers. My thoughts are with them as they continue on in the tour.

Lexington

The traveling groove is settling in and besides missing my temperapedic bed I'm enjoying the engergy that comes from traveling. We've played shows in Milwaukee, Indi, and Lexington. Each one with it's own flavor and unique set of characters. We're off to some thrift stores in lexington and I'll post some stories after.

for now.