Glad I decided to go out last night and take a break from trip planning and packing. Checked out the Literary Cafe poetry night with T.M. Gottl and David Smith. Saw lots of friends and familiar faces (the Smiths, the Steves, Judy, Ray, John, Claire, Carmen, etc, etc.) and some new ones. Couldn’t have had a better send off.

This morning its last minute details, paying bills, packing (eventually) and off on Phase 1 of the World Tour ’08; Belgrade and the boisterous Balkans via Continental’s CLE-Paris route.

Reports from the road… er, air, coming up…