Well, I managed to follow my Don Quixote to London. I don't think Cervantes ever expected his characters to travel so far, especially not by airplane, but here I am.
The jetlag hasn't quite set in yet, but undoubtedly by two in the afternoon I will be wanting to sleep rather badly. In the meantime I have to contend myself with trying to setup shop, getting a bank account, a flat, and a temporary job to pay the bills before my Canadian cash runs out.
London has a very different aura to Ottawa. The creative scene here is just so much larger its almost incredible. It feels like a short plane trip has ripped open a new window into my soul. I had previously been aware of the workings of large cities (heck I grew up in one), but the sheer magnitude of living in a city of 6 million people, with all the comensurate hustle and bustle, is wonderful. For example, Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth is playing a show this Sunday. Thurston Moore has never been to Ottawa outside of Sonic Youth, and there would be no hope in me seeing him solo, but here, in this vast expanse of humanity, it is a regular occurrence.
The musical connections are already beginning to form, I just need to be patient and hope that my equipment arrives unscathed in couple of days.
The adventure begins, and I can taste the future.
S.P.
Shouldn't it be "The sidekick in the *old* world"?
;)
Posted by: neonfoxtongue | December 04, 2007 at 09:51 AM