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Back at work after being on the road 3 of the last 4 weeks. Although with the weather outside I'm ready to go back to Florida. Although there is always something slightly comfortable about listening to good music, drinking something warm and looking out the window as it rains. So grey.....so so grey.

Went to Niches this weekend. It was so good to be back there even though it was cold. It was a gathering to honor Lou and all he has done. I'm going back next weekend to act as a site coordinator. I'm so excited to have a whole weekend there in the fall. It has been too long. My last overnight visit was with Jordan and Adrienne and Damian and it was fun but not the same relaxing, thought changing experience it normally is.

I've also got Jordan and I signed up to spend a weekend there in November.

It will never be the same without Lou but it will have to do. (Ryhme just flows from me.)

If you have no idea what Niches is go look at the site. It won't make much sense because it is largely indescribable. I had heard lot's of people rave about it in these semi mystical terms. And I figured, yeah yeah yeah I'm sure it's nice, some cabins in the woods.

Then I went there when I a relationship ended. I was supposed to go to DC with her and it ended the day before so I had the time and I was feeling distraught. So I called up down there and went all by myself.

It's hard to explain how transformative two nights there could be. But I left a new man. And from then on I became obsessed with getting there as often as possible. I was there nearly every other weekend for awhile. Took Jordan with me a few times. Fell in love with the place and with Lou. Talk about your father figures......I went there alone weekend after weekend and really got more comfortable with me to use a dumb cliche. (Another ryhme?)

I got involved as a consultant and tried to help keep it open but the financial issues were too great. Lou got sick with luekemia again and the place closed for awhile. Thanks to the hard work of some very dedicated people they have got it open again. It's different, without Lou and his cooking, wisdom and comfort. But the connection to a place, the sense of nature and the very otherwordly sense of well being I get there remains.

So about the studio session at Workbook. I think it came out great. I'm very happy with the two songs we got done and we all had a great time. We all had fun being together and it worked wonderful. For a band that hadn't played in 6+ years we brought the rock...;)

Oh also....I'm so excited....but I have a boxing lesson on Friday. I'm making an effort to return to boxing. We'll see....

And the Exploding Hearts are amazing.