Well, not literally, but to be able to work legitimately, in this country
(U.S.), I must go home
(CAN)and get the proper paperwork filled out, signed and, most importantly
to this archaic system, paid for. If they would only trim the fat off
of the management of world governments there would be no need to travel
back home to pay for such pieces of paper. With this lot of old-timers
a 'paperless society' still seems a generation off. I'll stop here, on
this issue of government waste, or I'll prove my Blog Title a misnomer.
Erin Alden Meeting
Today is Friday. I'm having tea at my local (lol, I have a "local" in about 20 countries...love it!), waiting for the talented
Erin Alden to join me for an afternoon of lunch and brain-storming - "what project
can we work together and what would that partnership look like"?
Erin Alden
Erin, like me, works with other artists to improve their work - recordings
mostly - whereas I am a Live Performance Improvement Specialist. We
both write/arrange/produce and tweak artists in each other's area of
expertise so keeping off of one another's toes long enough to create
something fun is imperative. Erin is working with S. Africa's Shaun V.,
brought to her by the lovely, British producer,
Lizard - he's a real piece. I've yet to meet him in person, only online, as it has been with Erin until today... We
met at The Omelette Parlour, on Main, in Venice. She is fabulously
beautiful with the most killer blue eyes... and smart. We ate, became
part of the Mutual Admiration Society - chatting about how wonderful
the other's work was - and walked the beach to the Santa Monica Pier
out into the Promenade. We talked for hours, discussing our projects
and the new-music-industry as it pertains to our Internet marketing and
social networking. We got caught in a downpour on the walk back to
Venice, and laughed all the way through it. This was my kind of
meeting!!!