so in the midst of creation of the cd, I made this little trip to Hanoi...

I know the guys back home are busy at the finishing touches on the CD, getting it ready for launch and making sure its all we can make it to be. And I take off for Hanoi. I did feel bad about leaving them for a while, but then I thought that's just ego speaking. So I decided to go to Hanoi and tap some of that tropical mystery.
Hanoi is a strange and wonderful place, its not all pretty and not all ugly, it has an allure that is beyond the physical. Its like meeting that girl in junior high that makes your whole body vibrate but you don't know exactly why. She not the prom queen or the sex kitten but my god she turns your particular crank in a way that you have never experienced before. You don't know quite what to say but you know you have to try.

Caught a jazz act in Minh's jazz club tonight. All Vietnamese jazz players, and they have great chops. It makes perfect sense though. Look at the way they live. To the naked eye it looks like confusion on the streets but there is order, just not the kind we are used to. They freestyle on the roads and on the sidewalks, there are lanes, kind of, but not every one feels compelled to follow the crowd so you get freestylers everywhere. While I like to play jazz, they live jazz, every day.
Thus day one comes to rest. Amd I am stoked, can't wait to meet her again tomorrow. We are meeting right after breakfast...