Or: "Firestarter." There's someone setting fires in seattle all over the place, and it's not me. (?) Heh.
In a coffee house, called "Coffee Messiah," actually. And this guy's talking to anyone who'll listen that last night he was riding on his bike at 4 am, minding his own business, and suddenly three cops rolled up and spread him out to the ground. Poor guy. Seems he looked like a guy they thought was starting fires. Then it was suddenly SIX cars and dogs and the whole sha-bang. And I just say, "Who's REALLY starting fires in this country?" ya know??
Hanging out with my buddy Lott. Good bass player, likes his Czech beer. Standing on the beach, talking about the surf, the economy, the vibe. Times are lookin' down. So he says, could be right, sure-sure. He's got this theory that stoplights on city streets are an idea from the oil industry - the more ya stop and go, the more you use. Never thought of it that way! I think he may have something there ...
We end up at a crazy eat-Asian eatery (Oooh, I like the sound o' that - "east-Asian eatery!"). It's called, "Wah's." It's owned by a guy named Wah. He is awesome. He cooks up a serious lunch (we're the only customers, wrong time, but they peter in), and it rocks. We swig coffee and talk about more fucking important musician shit. My buddy has a cool hat on, and everywhere we go, someone makes a comment or compliment. This is his town, and I'm really enjoying his company ...
Short list of some other crazy things that have happened in the last couple of days. I had my first "Dick's Burger," a famous burger in Seattle. Bought a Prince CD I've been meaning to for awhile, ya know, the one with that song, "Mad Sex" on it. Also the soundtrack to one of my favourite Robert Altmann movies, "Kansas City." Went to two parties, one with a bunch of german guys, great cooking ... so what am I rambling on about? Guess the last few days were a rollercoaster. One guy freaked out (drugs?) and said we were some sort of "stalkers" and the other musicans laughed and said, "Yeahhhh." I think we ARE stalkers for the best party in Seattle. Highs and lows. But you don't wanna know where I slept ...
Watched the ships and the fog roll in at day-break. Ice cold. That was deep, beyond human stuff ... Sunrise over steamy, foggy gawd awful beauty, rustic and moving in the breaking day.
-Todd