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subways and sunrises ~ 2001-01-04 - 02:52:43 chicago was good, even though I had to take a greyhound bus down there. I found my way to the gig by el and cta bus. I'm pretty proud of my ability to navigate public transpo in cities. my dad was a bit freaked out when I left-- he seemed to think it was impossible to get around chicago without a car. he forgets that I've been traveling alone since I was 18, and I didn't start owning cars until I was 24. I like it when cities have a subway system, they're easy to figure out if you know how to read a subway map. my favorite subway is the BART in the bay area, although the T in boston is probably a close second, maybe even a tie. my least favorite is the NYC subway. the metro in paris is cool, and some of the stations have wooden(!) escalators and the cool, old school, gothic metropolitain signs. the london underground is kinda rickety, but scores points because there's a station in islington named angel. the turnout at the gig in chicago wasn't big, but it wasn't bad, and I better than broke even. the best part was crashing at regie gibson's house, and staying up talking, talking, talking about life and love and music and poetry and sex and spirituality. we ate carrots and drank cider and talked until the sunrise surprised us. regie's another one of those folks I've been wishing for a chance to connect with. have I mentioned that genuine connections with my fellow humans is one of my favorite things on earth? it's true. I really don't know what people are talking about when they grumble about how hard it is to meet cool people. I seem to stumble over beauty everywhere I turn. I think it has something to do with moving through the world with open eyes and an open heart.
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