Today I went to a party thrown by my friends Sherry and Scott in West Asheville.  As usual when I go over there, I had a great time.  I got to play some music, talk to Sherry, Scott, and other friends, meet new people… Sherry got out her copy of the new Spring 2007 issue of PanGaia Magazine (available at bookstores and certain gift shops everywhere), which I had been wanting to see.  My friend Devi Spring got her article published, “The Emerging Indo-Pagans”.  What I didn’t know and didn’t remember was that I had done a rather extensive interview with Devi, and some of my comments and feelings are part of the article.  Damn, didn’t know I could talk like that.  It was a great article.  Sherry gave me her copy of the magazine… she’s too good to me sometimes, I love going over and talking with them.

Frankie and I started another book.  So far we have read one book and part of another by Spider Robinson, 11 books by Glen Cook, and are starting in on a tome of a collected series by Randall Garrett.  We’ve been at this since not long after we met, with a break last summer when she was in and out of the hospital for a couple months.  All this is going on by telephone.  I love reading aloud, even more so when the person being read to loves it as well.

My ex-wife, Beth, and her boyfriend James, are on the road.  Sometime around the 20th they should get here, and will likely leave the morning of the 23rd.  Hope there’s enough time to do what we want to do together (including a possible trip to Sylva to visit Frankie).

And my favorite band, The Polyphonic Spree, are coming to town on Tuesday for a performance at The Orange Peel.  Somehow I got lucky and had enough money to purchase a ticket.

Hugs,
Me