07-25-10 LA CA: 1257 hrs. I didn’t get a chance to write here last week. I thought I was going to get to it but did not. The days passed quickly and I realized that there was no way I was going to get it done. I am sure you did not notice, this dispatch thing is of no real importance, of course but all the same, I am sorry for not posting anything.
Last week was busy. I was working on a project that had me all over the place, traveling and not getting all that much sleep. I got at least seven hours last night, which was the first in about a week. It was an eventful week and when I can, I will give you all the details.
I go back here yesterday and had enough time to do some laundry, pack up for the radio show and head out to the station to do it. I got back after that, hoping for some high quality listening time in front of the speakers but it was not to be. I was just too burnt to do it, so my big night off was not all that hot. I won’t be back here for awhile.
The radio show was good, the music was great and it was fun to be back on the air live. I think it was about the third or fourth time this year. I ran into Anne Litt, one of the hosts at KCRW and we realized that we had not seen each other since last year.
In a couple of hours, I return to the land of no sleep and many miles as I leave for Europe. I will be doing shows in Denmark, Holland and one in England, the Sonisphere Festival. Right after I finish my show, I head to Heathrow and fly to DC. The Evens are playing the next night at Fort Reno and there’s no way I am missing that one. I don’t know what my level of jetlag will be on that night but I am looking forward to the show nonetheless.
The last time I wrote you, I told you that I had been working on a project that has been keeping me quite busy. The last several days were part two of that project, so there was the same amount of hustle and lack of sleep. I have been trying to keep up on things in the news but found myself unable to do much at the end of the day but try to get sleep as the next work day started only a handful of hours later. Hopefully, I will be able to see what’s been happening in the next few days.
I am looking forward to the shows, only four of them on this little run but looking forward to the chance to get out there anyway. I am coming back to America to do the fund drive broadcast at KCRW and a few other things and then right back out to Europe for shows in Belgium and Scotland to finish the shows for the year. As much as I hate to admit it, I will need the week and half in August between the two European trips to catch my breath. I have been fairly flat out since last October and it’s getting to me a little. From September until the end of the year will probably end up being pretty busy, so I should take advantage of what little down time I have afforded myself.
Next time I write you will either be on the plane heading towards DC or from the city itself. Should be a good bit of travel. Ok, I have to get the final-final done on the pack. Thanks for reading this. Henry