February 2005

writing from Dresden in East Germany. We played here last night, and the night before that in Berlin. We are having a great time…seeing very beautiful countryside and the cities are incredible.  Our hotel in East Berlin was across the street from one of the last places where the original Belin Wall is still up. Even though it came down in 1989, the memory of it is still very present in the city and the art. The crowds have been great so far. Lots of people at the shows, and very receptive to Jack and me.  We did get a single heckler in Berlin though and to hear the heckle in a German accent was something special. The rest of the crowd rallied behind us though and called out for an encore after we finished. And then Jack and I killed him.  That’s all for now.  Keep the emails coming…

jack and i are in duisburg germany today. our first show was last night in utrecht, netherlands. very fun and the venue folk were as nice as can be. all the workers were volunteering just for the love of music…just like playing in los angeles, except not at all the same. we are missing our families, but having fun with eleni mandell and her band. just getting to know everyone at this point, but everyone is very cool… we also miss mike and jim (the missing quartet members) and we were listed on tonight’s show as the full quartet. won’t everyone be surprised. jack and i are sounding good though and the crowd response last night was excellent. the european speed of life is really suitable to touring…a bit slower and fun. great coffee, beer, and the good news about netherlands, weed…luckily my parents aren’t reading this. ok, all for now. thanks for everyone’s support so far.