I forgot to mention that I went to GSpot last Thursday night with The Oz to see a band called Spirit Journey. Damn! They were wonderful. A kind of jazz/rock fusion. Very danceable, sophisticated music. Very long cuts — maybe 8-12 minutes. A sax enriched the sound of two percussionists, a keyboard, lead and bass guitar. Mostly instrumentals, but they did a set of vocal music covers. It was one of those magic evenings of going out to hear live music when the band was HOT HOT HOT and so was the crowd. I don’t know when I’ve seen so many really good looking women in such a high proportion to the crowd and the crowd filled the rooms with buzz and good vibes. It was one of those nights when people are relaxed and having a drink and no one is really getting drunk, just having a good time. There was one table of a family that had gathered for a holiday celebration and one of the older men at the table was over the top, but his daughters were so cute apologizing for him and taking care of him. The Oz and I chatted with the younger women after the older men left and they were very nice and repeatedly told us that it was very out of character for their dad to be so loaded, but I’m guessing it was one of those moments that happen when you drink — you get carried away by the moment and don’t realize until too late that you’ve passed the line. As a former drunk myself, I can relate. Also saw Katie P there about midnight and she and her 9 tattoos looked wonderful. I’m always happy to see this former student yell “D Long!” at me from across the room and she’s also the daughter of Pat and Doug, both of whom I adore, and brother of another former student, Charlie, who was one of the superstars of my teaching experience. Anyway, if you ever get a chance to see Spirit Journey, do yourself a big big favor and go hear them. I thought they were really wonderful and that their music isn’t something you hear everyplace and any day. Original and compelling. My highest musical kudos.