K. Got to airport 3 hrs before flight. Easy check-in but then realized I forgot my smokes. Got one off a pensive dude who seemed glad I interrupted his train of thought. Joey C arrived and we chatted about my Amoeba show and how exciting it is to play South America. My first time, Joey's second or third.
Troy arrived next and the three of us went through security easy peasy. Had Lo Mein and eggplant sandwiches at the Lounge. Somewhere between delicious and horrid. Decided to take a couple photos.
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Everyone was trying to do a rabbit hand puppet. Not very well. I can tell the difference.
JHo, Dean-O and Dennis are elsewhere having a decent bite. Time to head to the gate. I get on a bus that takes me to a plane. I get in my seat and have to give up my precious Cigfiddle 'cause my row has all the emergency stuff in the compartment so there's no room. The stewardess said she'll have it up front and I realize how screwed I am if something happens to that instrument. There's literally no way to replace it. Especially not the day before the Santiago show. I carry it in a backpack 'cause I don't wanna check it and I'd have to if it had a proper case. It'd be too long. Glad I abandoned my original idea of using Tuba and Vocal.
The hydraulics seem to be working…
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Which always cheers me up…plus I got a very exciting desert screensaver on the entertainment doodad…
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Off to Santiago via Lima (as you do). Yummy Chilean Cab…Not a bad buzz as far as pressurized ones are concerned.
The closest to Mexico City I've been since I was 12…
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It's a shame it's so f'ed up, lovely place and lovely folks. Getting a bit of a melancholy gonna listen to some Django on my IPod fix me right up.
Stopping for an hour in Lima. Staying on the plane.
In Santiago Chile!!! Where I was born. I'm back after 45 years. Ha!
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Off to sleep.
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