L.A. - Land of the Surreal

I went to Universal Studios to see what I could see. While I was amazed at the ability of the Hollywood tricksters to manipulate our minds on film, I was dumbfounded by the completely false world that was created for our amusement. Wandering around I began to wonder if the cracks in the pavement were due to wear or placed there intentionally to add authenticity. Wandering around the city let me to the same questions regarding the random people I saw. There isn't a real boob in all of L.A. and the faces of both men and women aren't the faces they were born with.

Another interesting observation about about L.A. are the rules of the road. I come from the eastern side of the U.S. where pedestrians have the right of way provided it isn't inconvenient for the drivers behind them. In L.A... the cars will create a traffic jam to allow someone to cross the street while texting on their phone and sipping a mocha-latte-fluffernutter-cafe-ole. Drivers seem to be courteous, yet harried while they honk their horns in a very not New York fashion to alert the person chatting away in front of them that the light has been green for over a minute.

Sushi abounds here. I have eaten more delicious fishy treats in the last 3 days than I have in the last 3 months. Real crab meat in the sushi, enormous portions, reasonable prices... I'll miss the food when I leave.

I have also turned over a new leaf here. Eat Less... Move More... the simple plan to a longer and healthier life. I have walked on average 8 miles a day since I've been here. I take stairs in lieu of the elevator and I am trying to eat less meat. Not completely vegetarian (see the sushi comments) but less cow and pig will be healthier. Who'd have thought a smoke and red meat free E-Rock? The world might be coming to an end.

Oh yeah... we did a show here too...

Here's a rare shot. Looking down from upstage-right. I don't think I was supposed to climb up there, so let's keep it a secret between you (the internet) and me.





...and I suppose I'll finally include a pic of the star of the show. This pic was taken by a journalist attending the show who wrote a spectacular review. (so far every review has been spectacular... did you expect anything less from a show I'm on?)

The young lady next to Stevie is Aisha Morris, his daughter, who is one of the singers in our cavalcade of entertainment.

Tomorrow we kick into overdrive. We ake up at 6:00 am Pacific Time and fly to Chicago to meet up with our busses. (they left 3 days ago). The Chicago show is Monday and then the marathon begins... Detroit, Atlanta, New York, Baltimore, and Boston. A lot of travel and not a lot of time between gigs. I love my job.

More from Chicago... Stay Tuned.