Hi folks,
I'm spending the first summer since 1973 without air conditioning here and I must say that it's been an education. Living in the USA certain does have it's advantages as most places there come with a/c of one kind or another. It's 85 here today which is a far cry from what we're hearing about back in Lynchburg where it's been in the high 90s up to over a hundred for weeks on end now. We DO have fans a plenty and once away from the West side of the apartment it's cooler. We can't however open all of our back windows due to the pigeon population back there that hasn't been resolved as it's taking forever to get the nets in place to build them out. I've toyed with the idea of a "stand alone" a/c unit but have no idea about what "type A" or "type B" power requirements are here.
Summers here are not as long as they are in Virginia so we have a little over 2 months left of warm weather and then it'll be gray and rainy for the rest of the year. I haven't mentioned that riding the Metro in this is also quite warm, say at least 15 degrees warmer when you add masses of people crowded together underground on trains. This weekend we go to hit a museum somewhere in the 16th (our hood) and the twins are off into their new quarter at Strayer University. Cassie is having fun at work and I'm working on new music and getting ready to play out again as a solo here probably in the fall. A new Roland AC-60 amp will be on the way soon and I'll need to get started wood-shedding to get ready for the gigs which if everything works out will be at our favorite Brasserie here in the 16th. I'm looking at doing Sunday afternoon shows in their upstairs room which is intimate but very nice. Cassie and I start rehearsals for our trip to Cluny in August to be with our new friends Claudia and Fred who also plays for the annual village festival there on August 14th. Should be a blast!
That's it from warmth central here in Paris. Just remember to never take your a/c for granted. We certainly won't again.
Love to all everywhere......*
A bientot,
Sid
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