August 1. Back again. I am here. Biking for coffee? Lunching
w/ Randy. August 2.
Finished reading Maigret et la grande perche. On to Maigret chez le
ministre. August 3.
Dining with Koneffs. Have you heard Yes?
August 4. Gussied up the
last tour page. Check it
out! August 6. Backyarding
w/ the returned neighbors. Swiss cheese really from Switzerland and delightful
Toblerone chocolate. August 7. Rockia Traoré.
August 8. Pictures from
the July tour made available to you.
August 10. Michael Hall sent his new record. Mammoth people in town (cafe w/ Giovanna). Chris Mills in town. August 12. Sat in w/ Mills last night at Spaceland. Saw Heidi there! Exciting! Playing acoustic
w/ Stu! The old but excitable Kevin Coyne headlining! August 23. Back from Nashville, Phoenix
(Scottsdale really), Chicago,
Orlando in that order. Saw
Duane and Denise and Amy and Mari and Bethann and Sheila and Dag and Meredith and
Sophie and Kai and Jim and Deanna and Kelly and Carson and Janice and Nancy. Gary
put us up in the country music capital and played the guitar. Mark played the
bass. Greg played the drums. Housepitality in the city of winds once again
courtesy Ms. Sachs and Ms. Hester; I send thee roses made of words. Barbekudos
to Jim and Rebecca and Donna and Maryanne. Chuck made it all happen re: the B&N. Chupa Chups courtesy the M&M people
(Scottsdale event). Thunderstorms courtesy das himmel uber Florida. We were all
wet at EPCOT,
but you can drink there. Can get espresso if the machine isn't broken. Meet the
kids from all over, eat their foods. Lulu from Glasgow is going places but right
now she's at the Pringle
shop. August 25. Roast
chicken w/ Janet at Versailles.
August 26. Another new old
Today column may be read here. August
27. Ran into Paul F. over on Larchmont
and oh how lovely is the smallness of the world. Soon to Jim's bbq, very
soon I see by the clock on the screen. When will I work? (The Sundayness of the
day being as ever irrelevant.) August 28. Went to that 'cue. Socialized! There was Beth -- hadn't seen her in a while. And Greg. Nor him. And Susan. Her neither. There they
were. There was Gary, and I lent him
an album. I
was hoping to see Lori there, but Lori wasn't there. But I was! I was there! And
here is Bunny the cat.