Up 7:30. Breakfast, coffee.
Called Bree at 8:30.
Massage.
Was supposed to leave by 12:30, but couldn’t find keys (had looked in the morning as well). As of 2, still haven’t found them; I got in last night, so they have to be here. Called Dylan begging off meeting, tried to clear my head for a while.
Found them about 15 min. after writing that, in the shoulder bag I didn’t use yesterday. Mystery. Revised plans w/ Dylan and Nina, Listened to an Echo & the Bunnymen collection on the way. Good decision.
Met for coffee near Whitney at 3:30. Nice chat.
Walked w/ them to their hotel, around 12th. Found a bite, went to Pete’s Candy Store, for Anna Maskovachis/James Hannahan reading. Hung out a little w/ Anna, Joanne MacNeill, Annie Nocenti. Before the reading, I was sitting in the patio alone and a guy who hadn’t gotten his time at the comedy open mic before the reading (Pete’s turns the room several times a night) asked if he could tell me his jokes. They weren’t good.
Enjoyed the reading - Anna’s work was a disguised acct. of adjuncting; James read from his quite interesting book of prose poems w/ some relationship to Pessoa and a jaundiced angle on idol.
Slipped out at 8:15, went to meet Pete G. to hear Chris Brokaw at Mama Tried. Good set, played “Fools Rush In.”
Got some chicken and rice on the way home that surely blew my diet for the day. Food scheduling is often an issue.
Home after midnight, lights out probably 1 am or so.