Ah, the bittersweet end of a vacation--looking forward to getting back into the swing of things at home and on the road, but also sad about having to leave the Dionysian fantasy world of escape. This year, we did a whole lot of nothing: morning jogs (well, for me, it’s about a quarter jogging and three-quarters huffing and puffing), big meals, lots of wine and lazy days reading by the pool.
My family and I are on vacation in Southern California with some friends, staying at the same resort we’ve stayed at for the past seven years and, for only the third time in our 18-year career, we didn’t have a gig on New Year’s Eve! Although New Year’s is a great time to work (being onstage seems to help avoid the inevitable anticlimax of midnight’s strike), it was a pleasure to be with friends and family for a relaxing evening of food and wine.
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