April 24,
Salzburg, Austria
.The last few days have been
a whirlwind of activity. I got off
the plane and we started rehearsing immediately after a nice strong
coffee. Pretty intense.
The hills really are alive with the sound of music in
Salzburg. Most notable moment: Waking up in the morning and hearing an
orchestra of birds chirping. And
then there was the cat fight in the middle of the night. That was fun too.
Austria is a truly beautiful
country. I always feel very
hopeful here – if any country got through a hotbed of hell, Austria would have
to be high up on the list.
Remember Hitler? Born here
in a small town called Braunau.
Now, Austria boasts having
good roads, good schools, long leaves of absences for new mothers (I think it’s
a year!!!) healthcare, a growing variety in food choices, etc. The food is so fresh here too and
prepared with a lot of care.
There’s a new Thai place right across the street from Rockhouse, (a
killer venue, which also has rehearsal rooms). There wasn’t any Thai food here six years ago The joint is a little hole in the wall,
but it was fantastic. Good coffee
and good Thai food? That’s all I
need!
But let’s talk about the WHITE ASPARAGUS. It is in season
NOW. I haven’t had any yet, but
it’s going to happen – any minute now.
I can feel it.
.
And it is so clean here
. One of the best things: the water. Straight from the mountain. Fantastic.
As much as I love that we get
free rehearsal time, I find the pictures on the walls of the room a little
disconcerting. Zappa sitting on
the can just doesn’t do much for me and neither do the heavy metal posters.
We had our first gig in Linz
last night and I saw a lot of familiar faces. I almost cried on stage – I had to do everything in my power
not to. It means a lot to me to
come back here and be able to do this after a six year break – having been here
at least 12 times. I often
wondered if I would ever get to do it again. And there I was in Linz, with folks who have come to every
show I ever did there, bought every cd, knew some of the lyrics, listened to
stories. Wow… I don’t care what all the self help
books in the world say, one can’t help but feel validation when someone likes
your music.
Thank you Oostereich!
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