Phoenix
Adventures in the desert: Alan Sparks is the greatest. We had a splendid time playing in his living room on Tuesday, and an even better time spending time in Phoenix with him and his friends as hosts. The whole evening was a grand affair, right down to the black-and-white frosted cookies in the shape of music notation. (Apparently his friend Jodi was up until 3 a.m. the night before, mixing food coloring into sugar.) With only my keyboard plugged in and just enough mic to carry my voice up to the balcony, we played semi-unplugged surrounded by picture windows, while a thunderstorm made its way across the city. But who could have predicted that right on the last chorus of Harbor, fireworks would erupt right behind his back yard? We lead a charmed life sometimes, we traveling musicians. Sometimes it’s subtle, but oh my, not this week.
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| Capoeira Arizona, on Channel 12 [ see a video clip ] |
party food, chez Sparks |
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| Misoponia gives Marika a backrub | fireworks! [ see a video clip ] |