captain mission awake at the crack of dawn, strode on down the hall and puts his boots on, walking the dog, doing his duty, i throw the ball, he fetches it. i drink coffee and read papers he waits by my side, perfect. when i get home i feed him his breakfast, three large steaks, very happy dog.
then a long hot shower before heading to the city with azr where i buy a lou reed cd called 'take no prisnors' it is the best live album ever, i have it on vinyl, l and spent about 17 years looking for the cd version, as it was never released as a double disc, they released it with half the set missing.
this cd is gold, it is the most intimate recording of a man at his peak, his musicians are amazing, accomplished and polished jazz elements with some incredible be bop harmonies, i recall listening to this feeling like i was in this tiny club in nyc watching the gig. reed would start a song and suddenly half way through would launch into a rave or rant, he took no prisoners, everyone was on a level field, he's rude, vitriolic and witty. then he'd seque back into the songs, outstanding performance, my fave live cd ever. a lot of people just don't get lou reed, just listen to this cd, his song writing is incredible but his execution and technique is masterful, the words of a writer not an entertainer although it's a stand up comedy routine along the lines of lenny bruce.

yeah wandering the botanical gardens with a good friend is the perfect day, blue skies and beautiful plants and trees, a wonderful harbour sprawling out as a backdrop, it don't get better than this, then an maple ice cream and now we are cooking with gas, wandering around the rocks, coffee in some nice little alleyway cafe we invent the mugolatte. i see some aborigional dancer and music that is incredible and profoundly moving, gives me goose bumps.

i'm home to fix up my airport connection, no more internet woes but i get distracted, the sun disappears and being somewhat vampyric after dark i have no electric lights, so i ponder the stars outside, walking with pan, making a plan for tomorrow.
rejoice things are getting better.