…Where the rain stays mainly on the plain/plane/playin’…Whatever. It’s been sunny here! I’ve come to hang out with my parents, rock and roll on the water (literally), listen to good music on their boat and wander around. It’s pretty much the perfect thing to do if one wants to get away to get inspired before the next round of Motel 6’s and gigs. I highly recommend it! Following are a few pics of Mallorca, best viewed while listening to the Gypsy Kings. Or Johnny Cash. I’ve done both. Hasta Luego!

Palm trees...Now THERE'S something you don't see in LA...

I'm going to get a set of these for my next gig!

The Spanish colors...

And...The Spanish colors!

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Well, August draws to a close and all I can say is, WHY was  I complaining about the cold summer we’d been having?! It’s hot. Africa hot. Tarzan couldn’t take this kind of hot. (That line brought to you by the classic 80s film “Biloxi Blues”.)

In other news, I’ve been writing, planning a September Pacific Northwest tour and scoping out tour buses…This one’s a beaut!

I'll take this one, please...

What else? Ah yes, I’ve been getting inspired by going to a couple awesome shows–best one by far being John Hiatt. WHAT a night! That guy can seriously rock it; two hours of nonstop greatness followed by an encore. And as mesmerizing as he was, I kept finding myself staring at these black light glowy stars…Ooooohhhhh, preeeeetttttyyyy…

Finally, today is my pup Luca’s 3rd birthday. I believe that’s something like 21 in dog years, though he still acts like a total baby. Still, I’m going to go out and get him drunk tonight. Tradition, you know. Wish us luck!!

I'm all grown up!

May the rest of your summer be restful and summery. I’m pointing towards September with a smile on my face. Love and kisses all…

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We’re having a cool summer out here in Los Angeles. Ordinarily I’d complain about it, but having spent 3 weeks in the desert, it’s just fine with me…It’s easy to take long walks with the puppy, I don’t sweat as much while I’m practicing, and I don’t play hooky as much for beachtime. Don’t get me wrong–I HAVE been beaching it a bit…In fact, after my last beach foray I came home and wrote a song about Alzheimer’s and the Gulf oil spill. Sound upbeat? You betcha!

Following are a few images from the last couple weeks: streetlights at night, grapes into wine and lemons into lemon tart. What more do you need? Louder music! :) xox

When a neighbor hands you fresh-picked lemons, you gotta make pie!

Oooh--I can...almost...reach...

One of my favorite sculptures in LA...Lights!

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July has sprung, and with it fireworks, the Tour de Lance (er, France), lots of swimming and the end of my time in the desert…I’ve had a lovely couple of weeks out here in Tucson–baking, writing, walking, swimming, playing shows and playing with my pup…All good things. I’m swinging out to New Mexico this weekend to play a house concert in Las Cruces, then I’ll be swinging back to my little house in West Hollywood. With that comes more shows, YouTubes, a quick trip to Spain and then back on tour in the Great North in September! Yippee!  Here are a few of my favorite sights from the last few days for you…xox

Ka-BOOM! 4th of July...

Sha-ZAM! Nectarine pie oh my...

Hoo-WEE! That's a pretty sky.

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Wasting away again in the desert heat is what I’m doing. No, I haven’t stepped on any pop tops that would blow out my flip flops, but it’s plenty hot and dry and dusty and I could use a good margarita. Instead, today I settled for a lime popsicle. Not at all the same thing…

I have come here to Tucson to build up the need-to-write pressure in me…This will eventually bubble over into an incredible rush of productive brilliance! Or, that’s my hope. So far I’ve been staving it off by watching the entire 2nd season of True Blood (shamelessly hooked), and re-reading The Razor’s Edge for the umpteenth time.  And swimming. Well-rounded? You bet.

This weekend I’m looking forward to fireworks and maybe some cherry pie (insert dated Warrant reference here), and next weekend I’m off to New Mexico to play at the famous Las Alturas House Concert Series!! Yippee! Then it’s back to LA with my folder full of new songs.*
*(Subject to having written anything.)

No pics for now. I’m at a starbucks with limited wi-fi and some guy behind me is sucking on his iced carmel whipped frappu-macchi-mocha-fudgecicle-latte with a really really annoying enthusiasm. I’m outta here kids…Happy swoosh bang boom the 4th of Kapow!! xox

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