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08.17.13: Iceland, part 3 18 Aug 2013 | 02:36 am
Day 4: Golden Circle and Beyond Another day off, this time to visit the sights that are on the typical tourist bus agendas—Thingvellir, Geysir and the waterfall Gulfoss. Besides being the site of th...
08.16.13: Iceland, part 2 17 Aug 2013 | 12:54 am
Day 3 We’re lucky with the weather today. The sun is shining on the lava fields. We stop to view a roadside plaque commemorating Iceland’s most famous and deadly serial killer. His name is Axlar-Bjö...
08.14.13: Iceland, part 1 15 Aug 2013 | 12:27 am
Day 1 Arrived here a few days early in order to sightsee with my daughter. We had allowed ourselves a day to get over jet lag in Reykjavik. After dinner we saw singer Ólöf Arnalds and bass player Skú...
08.11.13: Things to Do in NYC 12 Aug 2013 | 01:43 am
Museum I’m back in NY on a break before we begin a European tour. Went to Museum, a gallery with changing exhibits showcased on shelves in a former elevator shaft on Cortlandt Alley, south of Canal S...
07.23.13: Oakland, California, Part II 23 Jul 2013 | 08:24 pm
Our show was across the bay in Oakland where the response to the Trayvon Martin verdict was fast and furious—many broken storefront windows downtown. One of the jurors spoke up and said yes, George Zi...
07.22.13: Oakland, California, Part I 22 Jul 2013 | 07:51 pm
A Place With Something For Everyone At the suggestion of a local friend we took a tour of the film studios of Kink.com over in the Mission. Don’t click on Kink.com unless you’re ready for some stron...
07.17.13: Salt Lake City, Utah, Pt. II 18 Jul 2013 | 02:37 am
As mentioned in the previous post, Salt Lake City is having a bit of a renaissance. It’s part of the touring circuit now (most groups play The Depot). There are wonderful restaurants, bars and quite a...
07.16.13: Salt Lake City, Utah 17 Jul 2013 | 02:10 am
This Is The Place We played at a lovely outdoor venue here—Red Butte Gardens—and during the day some of us went shoe shopping and to an incredible thrift store. This town has changed a lot in recent...
07.14.13: Telluride, Colorado 15 Jul 2013 | 02:15 am
Brutal and Amazing I had played at their bluegrass festival here a few years ago, and it seemed to have made a lasting impression, so we were invited to play this new summer festival called “The Ride...
07.10.13: Bullittsville, Kentucky 10 Jul 2013 | 10:20 pm
Prepare To Believe A group of us went to the Creation Museum in Bullittsville, Kentucky which is across the river and through the woods from Cincinnati where our show is tomorrow. I expected a sort o...