world nomad

It's official - I'm in love. I went and saw the Dresden Dolls play last night at Bimbo's in SF and they were amazing... as usual. Kris and I arrived a little early and found a gorrilla with a man playing the accordian on the street, stilt-walkers and other artists entertaining the crowds before the much anticipated main event. The Red Paintings (from Australia and I think even Brisbane?) were the opening act and were really interesting. I know they've played a ton of shows in Brisbane but I'd never seen them before coming here. The lead looked familiar and was a wicked nut job with a the bassist geared up in a kimono. Upstage were human canvas' doning crazy headgear that lit up.

Then... yes... Amanda and Brian came on stage and the crowd went nuts - including me. They did numbers from Yes Virgina, previous records and one or two covers which was really awesome. Amanda looked a little tired but as usual gave it her all and is a spectacle to watch. She has this energy that's incredible and in my mind they are genius. At one point they played 'Good day' and I nearly cried wishing that Rhiannon was here to sing me her version she wrote for my 21st. I turned around and said to Kris that if she played Mandy went to med school next I would go off - and they did which was spectacular! The encore was incredible... Amanda and Brian jammed for a little while with this connection between them which is so intense you wish you had something like it.

I'm posting up some wicked photos on flickr as soon as I can. Some really good ones since I was so close to the stage. my feet ached and I still hurt but it was worth every moment. I just wish crowds in America would learn to express themselves and get their booties moving.

Today I have crashed and feel emotionally, physically drained and ready for an early night with a good movie and a bottle of red. There are heaps of Australian wines (all from South Australia) in San Francisco which is awesome because I do like my Aussie Merlot. They mostly stock cliche wines but I do like Yellow Tail and Rothbury Estate so it's okay.

I've been working hard at uni and am currently the Assistant Stage Manager for 'The Karamazovs' which is a beautiful play. Read the book by Dostoyevsky. So basically i'm at uni from 6-9.30 everyday except Friday's and soon enough we'll move into Friday rehearsals from what I hear. This isn't including my normal 11hours of other classes. I'm flat out and tired at the moment and a little exhausted.

Yesterday my bus pass was stolen which is $45 worth. I'm pissed off and leaving it at that.

What else. Oh yeah, I got something in my eye today and freaked out when it went blood red! I had no idea where to go for help and that didn't help my freaking out. All is well and I didn't have to end up at a doctor's handing over a fortune for medical assistance which is good. The medical system here does suck - it's all true.

I found a wicked store today at 920 Larkin St which sells an eclectic range of magazines, books, and "movies". They had this old 1955 year book which I can only guess was the property of Mary Alice - I nearly bought it for a $1 but I didn't... though it would have turned into some good stimulus for writing a play. It was full of old pictures of an all girls convent school and had the wackiest layout.

Anyways i am going to sign off but email me - let me know what you're up to.

Luv Rob