Oct. 19, 2006
Thursday
Got an email from Australia which actually asked if I could do two radio interviews on the day I land. The producer from the Festival knows this is going to be tough, but says the shows are very high profile, and - and she actually wrote this " Both are quality, high-profile and in all honesty the perfect vehicle for an artist of your stature."
For those who don't know me, my stature is about 5 foot eleven inches, though Velina thinks I'm going a little tippy-toe to get that.
On the other hand, I got to SFO and it turns out my flight to Australia is not 10:30 am, but p.m.! So I didn't have to stay up all night, I didn't have to miss the next cool-ass event in Salt Lake - a panel on media control and propaganda - but this did give me a chance to see Velina for a few moments before I passed out.
So it was worth it. Now it's off to Aussieland. Because I am...
THE WRITER!