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Hard Candy
Well, I suppose it could have been raining. That would have made my first day back in New York an official beat down. But it was clear and cool, about as beautiful as this city gets. And after putting in my 11 hours, I looked outside and said, “F This.” I walked home, double time,…
Read MoreReady For Anything
Touched down EWR 5 p.m., driver waiting. The air felt cooler than I expected, the sky more blue, the city more magnificent in the evening light. It actually felt good to get home. I unpacked, and immediately stepped out into Hell’s Kitchen, headphones blaring Ryan Adam’s “New York, New York.” Picked up “Hard Candy,” the…
Read MoreBack In Your Hollywood Arms
36,000 feet, American Airlines #114, seat 19C (aisle) somewhere over, I dunno’, Texas or something. Listening to Aimee Mann. Blinking the dryness out of my contacts. Sedate. Pensive. Slightly anxious. Slightly bored. I left New York City exactly two weeks ago. By the time I get to Hell’s Kitchen I will have traveled some 12,000+…
Read MoreBack Down To Earth (Such A Popular Place)
Well, I’m back in the world, back in Santa Monica, one step closer to home. All things considered, I’d rather be here than there, though. I can still see the ocean from my room. Which, while not Poipu Beach, beats 56th Street. Anyway, Degus’ wedding day was a blast. An all-nighter, as it were. We…
Read MoreKipu Falls
We kept to our two adventures a day minimum yesterday, 4x4ing through the cane fields of the southwest corner of the island, hiking around Maha’ulepu Bay, and cliff diving and rope swinging at Kipu Falls. I laughed out loud at myself this morning as I limped across the patio due to my coral incident, and…
Read MoreLihue
It’s a miracle that Sibby and I avoided the Lihue ER yesterday. The wedding party youth contingent celebrated the birth of our nation by drinking from sunrise to sunset. (Though Sib and I got in a healthy run along the coastline, and I did manage to write a new song, “Pretty Mess,” before the festivities…
Read MoreToday took the cake. Today kicked ass. (Click here for photos.) We drove up to Wimea Canyon, then went for a 6.2 mile hike from 4000 to 2000 feet above the Nepali Coastline on Awawapaui Trail . Unbelievable. Truly the most staggering, breathtaking and awe inspiring views, like, ever in my life. The I pointed…
Read MoreI’ll spare you (and me) the moment by moment account of yesterday’s travels. We have more adventures in store. The trail becons. Jon and I drove up the east side of the island all the way to the Northshore — the top of Kaua’i. (Click here for photos.) There the jagged green mountains, windswept and…
Read MoreMonday morning came with rain. Falling soft and steady, the gusting Trade Winds blew a fine mist through my windows, a cool wake up call indeed. I rose from bed, brewed some local coffee, and watched the clouds whisp over the mountains and out to sea. (Click here for photos.) I went running north of…
Read MoreAloha From Poipu, Hawaii!
I got goosebumps this afternoon. Full-on, full-bodied goose bumps. I was driving over the mountains into Poipu (Poy-poo) Beach. The Pacific spread out before me, blinding diamonds on the waves, Oasis’ “Go Let It Out” as loud as it gets on the Explorer’s CD player, a few stray raindrops dotting the windshield. Paradise. I was…
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