room 411 porto carlton hotel.

we had a brief layover in paris in the new terminal…an architectual wonder…and then on
to portugal…greeted by marianna and jorge
at the airport…the trip was quite fun as our drivers
promptly got lost in the portugal streets for an hour
before we arrived at our hotel carlton…the rooms are really nice, very tired from travel and little sleep…took opportunity to soak awhile in this marble bath…..wonderful meals here…(you could often hear me saying “it doesn’t get much better than this!”)…the weather is beautiful…reminds you of LA nights, but better…the sun is bright here…but they tell me even brighter light in lisbon where we will play our last show…at the san luiz municipal theatern….porto is on the
douro river near the sea and is known for its amazing port wines and wineries…a most incredible city on the water, beautiful bridges, and
old architechture keeps your eyes buzzing…and the people here are the best!!! we played the hardclub across the river from our hotel…built into
the side of a mountain…the club gets its name from
all the stone and wood construction…the show and
sound here were superb…the way i like it…with subs really kicking..philly style…packed empathetic audience…paparazzi was here too…
after the show…checked out some porto clubs with
my new friend kalaf (mc, poet, dj, bulliet) – including
a drumnbass show in the hull of a docked boat….!!!
talk about waves….ahhhh!! as per usual on this tour the food, deserts, and wines were superb!!!

beers were provided by super bock. also, must
say the euro tv news is much superior to US tv
coverage…you at least get to see reporting from all sides…and it doesn’t come at you with such hyper anxiety driven hyperbole…in your city check
out public tv for world news for a broader spectrum
of coverage.