Funny how life catches up with you and then you believe there’s no time for the important things—like blogging!
Just landed in NYC last night and am jetlagged so up at 6 am. Plus I’m staying at a friend’s place which is wall-to-wall windows so I imagine the break-of-dawn wakeup is inevitable.
What’s been going on…
1) Show at La Fleche D’Or was fantastic. The place is really cool. Definitely has a New York vibe (more Brooklyn than Manhattan) and the way they support musicians is amazing! A super-long soundcheck, all the beverages you want, a free dinner, etc and so on… I mean, they give you a rider, for Pete’s sake… So I’d say that was definitely NOT New York-like, but much appreciated! I’ll blog more about the musical aspect of the night on my Myspace. I’m definitely planning on going back there, though, to listen and play.
2) I’m mad for Velib. With the weather being just gorgeous in Paris last week/weekend, I Velib-ed all over the place. I even braved the Place de la Concorde on the bike, which perhaps was not the smartest thing, as it’s rather treacherous over there. But see, I’ve lived to tell the tale… and Velib another day.
3) My French lessons are great. I love my prof, Olivier, who teaches models, mainly. But he teaches me, too! My level of French is rather particular after studying it in school—very buttoned up. So Olivier teaches me all the argots (slang) I need to know to follow a regular conversation. Everyone talks in argots ALL THE TIME. So if you don’t know the word, it’s like, “huh?” So I’m following much better now. This is Olivier’s site should you ever need a fantastic French tutor.
I am in NYC for just a few days before I head to LA to finish this record!! I’m excited to be back. New York will always be home for me. But LA will be a nice break, too. I haven’t been back since I shot my last music video there.
I promise to blog more and better when I’m not in such a jetlagged state…
1 Comment
Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Sounds amazing. I’m reading Henry Miller right now, but the Paris I’m in, even though I’m still in New York, but his words have me in 1928. I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about the city.