the village buzz

just to keep everyone up to date.. i was in california the week before last. i was there for a little over a week, and it has taken me a week to get back into the swing of things. i rode my motorbike out there.. i did 7,000 in 9 days.. that rocks.. one of the things i wanted to do was see the place i grew up. i had not been there in 20 years, and i was curious to see the place where i got wired up. most of the photos i took there would not be that interesting to most folks, so i will only post a few from the trip. so this is mary. i was sitting in a coffee shop (the santa paula coffee company) on main st. in santa paula while i was working on some stuff for the office in ohio. we struck up a conversation, and i told her i had just ridden into town and was checking out where i grew up. she was a nurse in santa barbara, and had moved to sp to retire. she asked if i would take her around main st. and tell her what i remembered about the place. the walk through main st. with mary was awesome in that it forced me to think about all the things i remembered from being a kid. where i got my shoes, where the leather fixing guy had his shop (i think his name was jess), the place where i learned photography (john nichols gallery), and the places where i came of age. we talked mostly about the people who influenced our lives and made us who we are. she vowed to me that she would start working in the library, teaching kids to read and write english. that rocks. it would be the coolest to know that sp still pumped out people who cared about each other. rock on, mary..

were there people who made a huge difference in the course of your life? at some point, make sure you go out into the world and let them know this.. it’s important..

more unrelated stuff…

there is absolutely no way i could express in words how awesome it was to travel our country on top of a motorbike. i would do it again tomorrow, if i could. BUT! there are some very important things to consider..

i wrote them all out in a rough sketch for anyone who is thinking about hitting the open road. if you need someone to go with, i’ll go..

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the smiths in review.. i just had and article go up over at scoremusicmagazine.com. for those of you who just can’t let go of the 80’s, be sure to check out my review of the new smiths dvd..

go here for more info..