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I'm on a boat

PhillyB

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Departing at 0500 from the port in Long Beach. Getting here was several levels of hell thanks to an excruciating headache and an equally excruciating taxi ride through rush hour traffic upon arrival at LAX.

I traipsed up the gangway onto the ship where I was greeted by two Filipino crewmen. One checked me in and the other stared at me guitar case, asking if he could carry it for me. I obliged, and he strutted ahead of me, leading me to my cabin, pretending to play it and making guitar noises whenever he passed another crewman. I have been asked to play at their party in a couple days so I guess I'll be doing that.

In an hour I'll be off to Australia, hopefully with some semblance of a book upon my return. The best part us I'll be skipping the next month of boring newslessness... I get home two days after the start of free agency. Excellent.

For those interested I will post pictures when I arrive in Australia... no Internet access until then. Adios mofos

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